Category Archives: Canada
In the news today: Carney meets Xi on margins of APEC in South Korea
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney, Xi meet on sidelines of APEC summit in South Korea Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Chinese ...
Oct 31, 2025
Trump's 10% bus tariffs are about to pinch city budgets across North America
OTTAWA - A transit advocacy group is warning new U.S. tariffs on buses coming into effect this weekend are going to upend the budgets of cities across North America - and eventually residents and ride...
Oct 31, 2025
Fans hold out hope as Blue Jays fail to clinch World Series in Game 6 'heartbreaker'
TORONTO - Excited anticipation turned into disappointment for Toronto Blue Jays fans as the team failed to clinch the World Series in Game 6, but they're not giving up hope. The Los Angeles Dodgers fo...
Oct 31, 2025
Carney says meeting with Xi marks turning point in Canada-China relationship
GYEONGJU - Prime Minister Mark Carney concluded a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday with an invitation to visit China, but no movement on the trade issues that have plagued the relat...
Oct 31, 2025
Poilievre vows to tackle unemployment, cost of housing in address to young Canadians
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre addressed young Canadians at an event in Toronto tonight, arguing that the Liberals are sacrificing their future. Speaking at a podium with a sign that sa...
Oct 30, 2025
Trigger for new immigration powers 'intentionally not defined' in border bill: Diab
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says the definition of a "public interest" event that would allow her department to pause or revoke immigration applications is "intentionally not defined" in n...
Oct 30, 2025
Quebec government adopts secularism bill forcing students to uncover faces
QUBEC - The Quebec government has passed a law extending the province's ban on religious symbols to everyone who interacts with students in schools. The law also prohibits students from wearing face c...
Oct 30, 2025
Five things you may not know about the 1995 Quebec referendum
MONTREAL - The 1995 referendum on independence took place 30 years ago on Thursday, when a razor-thin majority of Quebecers voted to stay in Canada. After a dramatic campaign during which the sovereig...
Oct 30, 2025
Montrealers are facing a month-long transit strike that starts this weekend
MONTREAL - Metro and bus service in Montreal is expected to be disrupted nearly every day this November because of a transit strike involving about 2,400 maintenance workers and separate strike action...
Oct 30, 2025
Canadian yellow peas hit with India's new 30 per cent tariff on all imports
OTTAWA - Canadian yellow pea producers will now face tariffs in both of their major export markets after India announced a new 30 per cent levy on all imported yellow peas beginning Nov. 1. China impo...
Oct 30, 2025
