Category Archives: CP Canada
Corrective to Nov. 11 story on federal health transfers
OTTAWA - In a Nov. 11 story about federal health funding in the budget, The Canadian Press erroneously reported that the $2.5-billion in annual funding for bilateral health agreements with the provinc...
Nov 12, 2025
Fact File: 'Spam' videos use actors to spread false Canadian political news
The prospect of an Alberta sovereignty referendum triggered a wave of clickbait stories on video-sharing sites earlier this year. But in a development that one expert calls "troubling," content farms ...
Nov 12, 2025
Carney government reduces savings targets for some departments, agencies
OTTAWA - Eight fewer departments and agencies are being asked to slash their budgets at least 15 per cent over the next three years, a move one economist says shows Ottawa's cost cutting exercise was ...
Nov 12, 2025
Bank of Canada mulled later timing for October rate cut, deliberations show
OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada's governing council was on the same page about the need to lower its benchmark interest rate last month - but the exact timing of the cut was up for debate. The central ban...
Nov 12, 2025
Premiers lay out priorities for meeting with Carney next week
OTTAWA - Infrastructure investments and the state of U.S.-Canada trade negotiations are high on the agenda Canada's premiers have for an upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. The premiers ...
Nov 12, 2025
Montreal transit maintenance union suspends strike as new labour bill tabled
MONTREAL - The head of a union representing transit maintenance workers said members aren't giving up on their fight for better wages and conditions, despite new legislation that will give the Quebec ...
Nov 12, 2025
Ottawa is seeking a permanent parliamentary budget officer with 'tact and discretion'
OTTAWA - Ottawa says it's looking to hire a permanent parliamentary budget officer - someone with "tact and discretion" - just a few months after appointing a very critical fiscal watchdog on an inter...
Nov 12, 2025
In the news today: Federal budget falls flat: poll; G7 meeting in southern Ontario
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Federal budget falls flat on affordability: poll New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the...
Nov 12, 2025
Affordability gap leaves Liberal budget with middling reviews: Leger poll
OTTAWA - New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the federal budget released last week - leading one pollster to argue all parties should think twice before mounting an election camp...
Nov 12, 2025
Federal prison service 'ill-equipped' for long-term mental health care: watchdog
OTTAWA - Weak policies, insufficient training and a lack of specialized treatment are hindering the Correctional Service of Canada's efforts to deliver mental health care, the federal prison ombudsman...
Nov 12, 2025
