Category Archives: CP Canada
Canada Post commits to free postage for people who are blind as legislation changes
OTTAWA - Canada Post is vowing to maintain free-postage service for people who are blind even as Ottawa's budget bill looks to repeal those parts of the postal service's legislation. Bill C-15, the fe...
Dec 08, 2025
Canada turns to EU for agreements on AI as Montreal hosts G7 digital, tech ministers
OTTAWA - Canada's artificial intelligence minister kicked off two days of meetings among G7 ministers Monday touting new digital agreements with Europe - a move that comes at a time of deep divisions ...
Dec 08, 2025
Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate, move to sidelines after an uncertain 2025
OTTAWA - Economists widely expect the Bank of Canada will hold its benchmark interest rate steady this week and move to the sidelines to cap off a year dominated by trade and economic uncertainty. The...
Dec 08, 2025
Trump says 'We'll see' on whether to restart trade talks with Canada
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump answered "we'll see" when he was asked Sunday whether he'd resume the trade talks he halted with Canada earlier this year. Trump made several comments about th...
Dec 07, 2025
Writer and photographer Stephen Thorne remembered as dogged, keen-eyed storyteller
OTTAWA - Journalist Stephen Thorne, who movingly chronicled some of the most difficult episodes in recent Canadian history, died Friday after being ill with prostate cancer. He was 66. Thorne spent mu...
Dec 07, 2025
Air Transat to start halting flights Monday after pilots issue 72-hour strike notice
MONTREAL - Air Transat pilots set the stage for a strike as early as Wednesday morning, issuing a 72-hour notice to the struggling company on the cusp of the busy holiday travel season. The Air Line P...
Dec 07, 2025
Experts urge Ottawa to seek new trading opportunities within the Western Hemisphere
OTTAWA - Canada is missing out on economic opportunities in its own backyard, says a new report from the Canadian Council for the Americas. "Latin America is the neglected ... close cousin of Canada,"...
Dec 07, 2025
Canada's crypto tax crackdown reaps millions. So why no criminal charges?
VANCOUVER - A team of Canada Revenue Agency "cryptoasset auditors" has been mining a rich seam of unpaid taxes, working on more than 200 files and reaping more $100 million in the last three years. Wh...
Dec 07, 2025
Alberta's Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says anyone seeking an independence referendum should not have "gatekeepers," like the courts, standing in their way. Smith was asked about the independence q...
Dec 06, 2025
Soccer fans buzzing as World Cup schedule announced for Toronto, Vancouver
VICTORIA - Foreign nationals in Vancouver and Toronto are buzzing with excitement as the cities gear up to host a slate of national teams as part of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. The full schedule of...
Dec 06, 2025
