Category Archives: CP Canada

Man pleads guilty to smuggling in connection with deaths of 8 migrants in Akwesasne
MONTREAL - A dual American-Canadian citizen has pleaded guilty for his role in a human smuggling operation that resulted in the deaths of eight migrants in the St. Lawrence River in 2023. The U.S. Dep...
The Canadian Press 11h ago

Committee calls for reversal of agricultural research centre closures
OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is recommending the government halt its decision to close agricultural research centres and experimental farm sites across Canada as part of its cost-cutting exer...
The Canadian Press 12h ago

B.C. nurses vote overwhelmingly in favour of strike
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Nurses Union has voted 98.2 per cent in favour of strike action. More than 50,000 of the approximately 55,000 union members voted after talks reached an impasse in Apr...
The Canadian Press 12h ago

Zelenskyy says Ukraine has a 'drone deal' with Canada in the works
OTTAWA - Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country has started preparations for a military drone deal with Canada. In a post on social media, he says 20 countries are already working wi...
The Canadian Press 13h ago

Teachers who created hostile environment at Montreal school have licences revoked
MONTRAL - Quebec's Education Department has revoked the teaching licences for all 11 staff members accused of creating a toxic climate at a Montreal elementary school. Education Minister Sonia LeBel s...
The Canadian Press 13h ago

Doug Ford says he won't attack other bids in his push for Toronto as defence bank HQ
TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says he doesn't believe in attacking other cities' bids to host a multinational defence bank as he makes his own pitch for Toronto as the best choice for the projec...
The Canadian Press 13h ago

In the news today: Hantavirus testing, Census surveys due, Habs face Sabres tonight
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Hantavirus testing might not be useful for people without symptoms: experts Health experts say it's not clear...
The Canadian Press 21h ago

Hantavirus testing might not be useful for people without symptoms: experts
TORONTO - Health experts say it's not clear whether it's useful to test people who may have been exposed to hantavirus but don't have symptoms. Dr. Bonnie Henry, British Columbia's provincial health o...
The Canadian Press 21h ago

MP calls on Canadians to fill out census as some express privacy concerns
OTTAWA - As some Canadians claim that the federal government's national census violates their privacy, a Liberal member of Parliament is calling on them to fill out their 2026 census forms for the goo...
The Canadian Press 21h ago

'Unwanted wherever you go': New Canadian asylum law leaves some migrants in limbo
MONTREAL - When a 26-year-old Haitian mother and her young daughter crossed into Quebec from the United States through forest trails on a freezing night in January, she had dreams of a fresh start in ...
The Canadian Press 21h ago

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