Category Archives: CP Canada
Pipeline protest created safety risks, but journalists were let in, says RCMP officer
VANCOUVER - The senior RCMP officer co-ordinating enforcement at a British Columbia pipeline protest in 2021 says journalists were permitted to go through an "access control point" set up by police, a...
Feb 06, 2026
Canadian Tire ordered to pay nearly $1.3 million for false advertising
MONTREAL - Canadian Tire has been ordered to pay just under $1.3 million after pleading guilty to 74 counts of violating sections of Quebec's Consumer Protection Act related to false advertising. Crow...
Feb 06, 2026
Fitness trial begins for man accused of killing B.C. Mountie Shaelyn Yang in 2022
VANCOUVER - The hearing to determine if a man accused of killing RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang is fit to stand trial has begun in the BC Supreme Court in Vancouver. Jongwon Ham, who appeared at the hearing...
Feb 06, 2026
Union files complaints as feds increase public servants' in-office time
OTTAWA - Canada's largest federal public sector union has filed several unfair labour practice complaints - and another union is warning of a possible strike - as the government moves to increase publ...
Feb 06, 2026
Supreme Court ruling sets out exception to confidentiality between lawyer and client
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says there can be an exception to a lawyer's duty to keep conversations with a client confidential when the lawyer needs the information to defend themselves again...
Feb 06, 2026
Some U.S. alcohol to return to Quebec stores before quality drops, minister says
MONTREAL - Quebec's finance minister says some U.S. alcohol will be returning to the province's liquor store shelves before the quality drops. Eric Girard says the only products authorized to be sold ...
Feb 06, 2026
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in January. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, h...
Feb 06, 2026
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for January, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in January. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9...
Feb 06, 2026
National employment numbers for January from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's January employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.8) Employment rate: 60.8 per cent (60.9) Participation ra...
Feb 06, 2026
In the news today: Anand in Greenland, January job numbers, Olympics begin
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Foreign affairs minister to open consulate in Greenland today Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to o...
Feb 06, 2026
