Category Archives: CP Canada

Immigration minister says she's accountable after former IRGC official granted a visa
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says she's accountable after a former Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps official was granted a visa to visit Canada. But she says she didn't know about the deci...
The Canadian Press Apr 30, 2026

'You people can change this,' priest tells Ottawa elite as she wins award for book on homelessness
Rev. Maggie Helwig went into Wednesday night with a plan. The priest at Toronto's St. Stephen-in-the-Fields Anglican Church was attending the Politics and the Pen gala, an annual fundraiser attended b...
The Canadian Press Apr 30, 2026

Quebec coroner says Brazilian woman died of hypothermia near Quebec border in 2024
MONTREAL - Canadian officials turned away a Brazilian woman at border crossings three times in the days before she got lost in the woods and died of hypothermia near the U.S. border in 2024. The 36-ye...
The Canadian Press Apr 30, 2026

Trump's trade czar says U.S. looking to work with Canada on energy: sources
WASHINGTON - United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer told Canadians looking for insights into the future of bilateral trade this week that "America First" is policy, not a slogan, and they s...
The Canadian Press Apr 30, 2026

Manitoba shuts down landfill search site, crews still looking for victim at another
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government has officially decommissioned the search site at a Winnipeg-area landfill where the remains of two slain First Nations women were found last year. A portion of the P...
The Canadian Press Apr 30, 2026

Two Canadians detained by Israel off Greek coast: flotilla organizer
Two Canadians are among the activists detained by Israel after the boats they were sailing on were intercepted overnight during a mission to break the nearly 20-year naval blockade of Gaza, Canadian f...
The Canadian Press Apr 30, 2026

Supreme Court of Canada to hear Churchill portrait thief's sentence appeal
OTTAWA - The man who stole the "Roaring Lion" portrait of Winston Churchill from the Chteau Laurier in Ottawa will have a chance to appeal his sentence in the Supreme Court of Canada. The top court, f...
The Canadian Press Apr 30, 2026

Proposed power to search, seize mail not being extended to postal workers: minister
OTTAWA - The federal government's new proposal to allow authorities to search and seize mail would be limited to police officers, Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree said Wednesday. The proposa...
The Canadian Press Apr 30, 2026

Carney names former cabinet minister Jonathan Wilkinson as next EU ambassador
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney has chosen MP and former cabinet minister Jonathan Wilkinson to serve as Canada's next ambassador to the European Union. "It's an important job right now for Canada...
The Canadian Press Apr 30, 2026

In the news today: GDP numbers, High-speed rail, Regulating AI chatbots
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... StatCan to release GDP figures for February and early estimate for Q1 today Statistics Canada is expected to r...
The Canadian Press Apr 30, 2026

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