Category Archives: CP Canada

Budget office sees modest boost in housing supply from Build Canada Homes
OTTAWA - Housing Minister Gregor Robertson said the federal government's new housing agency is just getting started after the parliamentary budget office said in a new report Tuesday that Build Canada...
The Canadian Press Dec 02, 2025

In the news today: Carney to address Assembly of First Nations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to address Assembly of First Nations gathering in Ottawa Prime Minister Mark Carney will address hundre...
The Canadian Press Dec 02, 2025

Carney vows to meet Coastal First Nations after chiefs vote against pipeline to B.C.
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to meet with Coastal First Nations after chiefs voted unanimously Tuesday to press the government to uphold the oil tanker ban off the northern British Col...
The Canadian Press Dec 02, 2025

Franklin the Turtle book publisher condemns 'violent' post by U.S. defense secretary
The publisher of the Franklin series of children's books says an online post by U.S. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth depicting the titular character as a bazooka-wielding soldier is denigrating and vio...
The Canadian Press Dec 01, 2025

Alberta's Smith says her United Conservative Party is not a separatist party
CALGARY - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her United Conservative Party isn't a separatist party. Last week's historic energy deal between Alberta and Ottawa was met with skepticism, and at multip...
The Canadian Press Dec 01, 2025

Calgary man found guilty of three terrorism-related charges tied to ISIS
CALGARY - An Alberta judge said a man who willingly joined an Islamic State group in the Middle East over a decade ago knew what he was doing and found him guilty Monday of three counts of participati...
The Canadian Press Dec 01, 2025

May says voting for budget was 'mistake' and it won't happen again
OTTAWA - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May says supporting the Carney government on the budget vote is a "mistake" she won't make again. May told The Canadian Press the memorandum of understanding Prim...
The Canadian Press Dec 01, 2025

B.C. community holds vigil to mourn deaths, losses in deadly Hong Kong fire
VANCOUVER - Family members of more than 150 people who died when seven highrises burned in Hong Kong last week "deserve the truth," said Phoebe Wong, who attended a memorial in Vancouver late Sunday f...
The Canadian Press Dec 01, 2025

Canadian injured in West Bank in what local group calls assault by Israeli settlers
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada said Monday it is aware of a Canadian citizen injured in the West Bank and is providing consular help after what local activists described as an attack by Israeli settle...
The Canadian Press Dec 01, 2025

Treasury board president "looking into" potential changes to return to office rules
OTTAWA - Treasury Board president Shafqat Ali on Monday denied having any knowledge about discussions to potentially order public servants to return to the office full time in 2027. Ali was responding...
The Canadian Press Dec 01, 2025

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