Category Archives: Canada

Submarine company taps former news anchor Peter Mansbridge to voice ad
OTTAWA - South Korean firm Hanwha Oceans has tapped former TV news anchor Peter Mansbridge to voice an ad as it looks to secure a multi-billion-dollar procurement contract from Ottawa. Peter Mansbridg...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Carney heading to Norway to watch NATO exercises, meet with PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to travel to Norway on Friday to observe the Norwegian-led NATO Cold Response exercise above the Arctic Circle. Cold Response is run by NATO every two years a...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Lawyer says no proof of his client was present when B.C. couple was killed
ABBOTSFORD - One of three men accused of killing an Abbotsford, B.C., couple has conceded that evidence against him shows he knew of the planned home invasion that resulted in their deaths - but his l...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Gray likely died of cardiac arrest, complicated by police actions: pathologist
VANCOUVER - The forensic pathologist who performed an autopsy on Myles Gray in the days after he died following a beating by Vancouver police officers testified Monday that it did not reveal a single,...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Automaker allowed more tariff-free U.S. imports due to higher Canadian production
OTTAWA - Ottawa is letting an unnamed automaker import a higher quota of U.S.-made vehicles without tariffs because the company is selling and making more cars in Canada than first expected. While the...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Man accused of killing B.C. Mountie Shaelyn Yang testifies at fitness hearing
VANCOUVER - The man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang in a Burnaby, B.C., park testified Monday at a hearing in Vancouver to determine whether he is fit to stand trial. Jongwon Ham, who appe...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Lawyer for Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet says accuser's testimony lacks credibility
MONTREAL - Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet was back on the witness stand Monday denying he ever acted inappropriately with women, with his lawyer suggesting the accuser at the centre of his defamation la...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Major ice storm headed to southern Quebec, up to 35 mm of freezing rain over 24 hours
Environment Canada says a "potentially critical" ice storm is heading for southern Quebec starting Wednesday. According to a special weather statement, the region can expect 20 to 30 millimetres of fr...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

Liberals nominate Fintrac official Annette Ryan as new budget watchdog
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has nominated a senior official from the national financial intelligence agency as Ottawa's next fiscal watchdog. Wayne Long, secretary of state for financial instituti...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

NRC to acquire Bombardier jet as feds earmark nearly $1B for defence research
OTTAWA - The federal government says it will put more than $900 million into the National Research Council for defence initiatives, including the purchase of a Bombardier jet for private sector resear...
The Canadian Press Mar 09, 2026

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