Category Archives: CP Canada
In the news today: Canadians in Cuba, Trump threatens bridge opening, Olympic roundup
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canadians awaiting flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba Canadians in Cuba are wait...
Feb 10, 2026
Canadians wait for flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba
Canadians in Cuba are waiting for flights home as an energy crisis worsens in the nation amid a U.S. oil blockade. Major Canadian airlines, including Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat, have already ...
Feb 10, 2026
Montreal parish fights to demolish derelict church that's become a TikTok destination
MONTREAL - Tacked on the plywood fence keeping intruders away from the long-closed St-Eusbe-de-Verceil church in Montreal, next to "Free Gaza" and anti-police graffiti, is a poem. "This church is no m...
Feb 10, 2026
Ukrainians push for permanent residency in Canada as war with Russia grinds on
OTTAWA - Roksolana Kryshtanovych never planned on moving to Canada before Russia's war, but the invasion made it impossible for her to go home to Ukraine. In the years since Moscow launched its full-s...
Feb 10, 2026
Conservatives table motion on refugee claims in response to extortion wave
OTTAWA - The Conservatives introduced a motion Tuesday calling on the government to bar non-citizens convicted of serious crimes from making refugee claims. The motion introduced in the House of Commo...
Feb 10, 2026
Advocates urge Ottawa to extend 'no-brainer' tax incentive for employee ownership
OTTAWA - It took Peter Deitz eight years to figure out the best way to sell his business. But it wasn't until the federal government opened up a new option for succession planning that he found the ri...
Feb 10, 2026
Trump threatens to block opening of Windsor-Detroit bridge
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening not to allow a new bridge linking Windsor, Ont., and Detroit to open, arguing that the United States should first be compensated. Trump said in a so...
Feb 09, 2026
Babies given peanuts, fish, eggs early less likely to become allergic, study affirms
TORONTO - A new Canadian study says giving babies peanuts, eggs, fish and other common food allergens early and consistently decreases the risk they'll be allergic to them. Senior author Dr. Derek Chu...
Feb 09, 2026
Liberal MP asks government to reconsider return-to-office policy for public servants
OTTAWA - The Liberal who unseated Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from his Ottawa-area riding in the last election is criticizing his government's new return-to-office policy for federal workers....
Feb 09, 2026
Canadian Schellenberg 'definitely' won't face death again at China retrial: lawyer
The head of the law firm representing Canadian Robert Schellenberg says their client "definitely" won't face the death penalty again after China's top court overturned the sentence and announced his r...
Feb 09, 2026
