Category Archives: Canada
Jobs minister urges youth to pursue skilled trades despite generational stigma
OTTAWA - Canada must break the stigma around careers in the skilled trades if the Liberals want to achieve their infrastructure and homebuilding agenda, federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said on Monda...
Apr 13, 2026
Hootsuite founder Ryan Holmes is back as interim CEO, replacing Irina Novoselsky
The CEO of Hootsuite has stepped down after spending the last several months defending a contract between the company and a controversial U.S. government department, making way for the firm's founder ...
Apr 13, 2026
NDP pushing for ban on AI surveillance pricing as Lewis makes Parliament Hill debut
OTTAWA - The NDP is expected to introduce a motion on Wednesday calling on the government to ban a practice known as surveillance pricing that New Democrats say is unfair to consumers. The text of the...
Apr 13, 2026
Carney welcomes Hungary vote that shifts stance on Ukraine and democracy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed Hungary's shift toward support for both Ukraine and liberal democracy on Sunday after voters in the European nation ended 16 years of far-right government....
Apr 13, 2026
In the news today: Byelections, Quebec premier, N.S. strike, New cancer study
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed: Voters head to the polls in federal byelections expected to hand Liberals majority Voters head to the polls toda...
Apr 13, 2026
Christine Fréchette to be sworn in as Quebec premier after winning CAQ leadership
QUBEC - Quebec will soon have a new premier after former cabinet minister Christine Frchette was elected leader of the Coalition Avenir Qubec on Sunday. She is to be sworn in on Wednesday, and will na...
Apr 13, 2026
B.C. First Nation asks UN body to count cultural losses in spill compensation formula
VICTORIA - An international group that sets the compensation formula for maritime oil spills doesn't factor in the devastating cultural losses to First Nations, says an Indigenous leader whose Coastal...
Apr 13, 2026
Axworthy, Rock call on foreign affairs minister to do more to safeguard arms exports
OTTAWA - Former senior Liberal cabinet ministers say they have "deep concern" about the federal government's decision not to pass legislation aiming to close what they consider a regulatory gap in arm...
Apr 13, 2026
Voters head to the polls in byelections expected to hand Liberals majority
OTTAWA - Voters head to the polls today in three local byelections widely expected to grant Prime Minister Mark Carney a majority government. Two are Toronto-area Liberal strongholds, while the third ...
Apr 13, 2026
Montreal streetcar tracks still pop up from pavement decades after last tram retired
MONTREAL - These days, the only place you'll find a working Montreal streetcar is at the Canadian Railway Museum south of the city. But each year, the spring thaw that cracks up the asphalt on city st...
Apr 13, 2026
