Category Archives: Canada
Layoff notices sent to thousands of federal government workers
OTTAWA - Thousands of workers across the federal public service have received notices that their jobs may be cut, many of them landing in the last week. The Public Service Alliance of Canada said 1,77...
Jan 19, 2026
Dingo pack surrounded Canadian found dead on beach, Australian police say
BRISBANE - Australian police are investigating the death of a Canadian woman, whose body was found on a beach surrounded by a pack of dingoes, on an island off the country's east coast popular with ba...
Jan 19, 2026
40-year-old woman dies east of Montreal following argument with man inside home
ROUGEMONT - Quebec provincial police say a 40-year-old woman died on Sunday east of Montreal following an argument with a man that had escalated. Police spokesperson Batrice Dorsainville says officers...
Jan 19, 2026
Here's a list of December inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely bec...
Jan 19, 2026
Here's a list of December inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 2.4 per cent in December, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 3.0 per c...
Jan 19, 2026
Surprise inflation hike won't knock Bank of Canada off sidelines, economists say
OTTAWA - Inflation closed out 2025 with a surprise uptick, but economists weighing in Monday argued there was little cause for concern under the hood to warrant a change in interest rates from the Ban...
Jan 19, 2026
In the news today: Carney goes to Davos, gun compensation, Chinese EV deal
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney heading to Switzerland to take part in World Economic Forum Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Switzer...
Jan 19, 2026
Gun owners have until March 31 to express interest in gun compensation
OTTAWA - The period for gun owners to declare interest in a federal program offering compensation for turning in or permanently deactivating their guns began Monday. Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawe...
Jan 19, 2026
Doctors in FIFA World Cup cities worry about ER capacity, strain on health system
TORONTO - Doctors in Canada's FIFA World Cup host cities say they're concerned the already strained health-care system will buckle if a sudden, unexpected surge slams emergency departments during the ...
Jan 19, 2026
Carney courts investment at World Economic Forum in Switzerland
DAVOS - Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Switzerland on Monday to join the global power elite for the World Economic Forum in the ski resort town of Davos, where he's looking to drum up investmen...
Jan 19, 2026
