Category Archives: Canada
Woman, 84, dead after leaving her home overnight south of Montreal
LONGUEUIL - For the second time in less than a week, a woman in her 80s has died after being found alone outside at night in the Greater Montreal area. An 84-year-old woman was found on a suburban str...
Dec 11, 2025
Number of people starting ADHD meds is up 157% in Ontario: study
TORONTO - Researchers say there's been a dramatic rise in the number of people going on medications to treat attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder in Ontario, suggesting factors such as more time s...
Dec 11, 2025
Killer whales and dolphins may be helping each other hunt of B.C. coast: new report
HALIFAX - Scientists have found evidence that two unlikely collaborators - killer whales and dolphins - may be helping each other find and feast on salmon off the coast of British Columbia. Sarah Fort...
Dec 11, 2025
'Not what they're saying': Carney rejects suggestion U.S. may exit trade pact
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney pushed back Thursday against the suggestion the U.S. is considering pulling out of North America's free-trade pact. When The Canadian Press asked the prime minister...
Dec 11, 2025
Quebec government reaches agreement in principle with family doctors
QUBEC - The Quebec government announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement in principle with its family doctors, agreeing to delay and amend contentious legislation designed to impose a new rem...
Dec 11, 2025
Fact File: Posts falsely claim Canada revoked China's equal trade status
Chinese language posts that appeared on social media the past few weeks claimed Canada was one of 32 countries to revoke China's "most favoured nation" trade status on Dec. 1. The claim originates fro...
Dec 11, 2025
CRA aiming to hire 1,700 call centre staff ahead of busy tax season
OTTAWA - The Canada Revenue Agency is looking to hire or rehire about 1,700 call centre workers over the next few months to manage an influx of calls during the upcoming tax season. Melanie Serjak, an...
Dec 11, 2025
LeBlanc believes U.S. will keep CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico
OTTAWA - The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he has no reason to believe the Trump administration is preparing to tear up the free trade agreement with Canada and Mexico, even though the ...
Dec 11, 2025
In the news: Commons winter break coming, evacuations in rain-soaked southern B.C.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... MPs set to break for six-week winter break The House of Commons could rise as early as Thursday for the winte...
Dec 11, 2025
House of Commons rises for six-week holiday break
OTTAWA - The House of Commons has started its winter break - without the government's lengthy budget implementation bill becoming law. House leader Steven MacKinnon told reporters outside the House of...
Dec 11, 2025
