Category Archives: CP Canada
'There's a void': Alberta students keep busy, hope for end to teachers strike
EDMONTON - Many Alberta students are sleeping in these days, struggling with the feeling they should be doing something else instead. A provincewide teachers strike, about to enter its second week, ha...
Oct 13, 2025
'Dream of a lifetime': Canadian economist Howitt among Nobel winners in economics
Canadian economist Peter Howitt, who is among a group of three researchers to win this year's Nobel Memorial Prize in economics, said he found out about the prize from a persistent Swedish reporter wh...
Oct 13, 2025
Death row, detainment and dire geopolitics cause onslaught of Canadian consular cases
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says deteriorating stability worldwide is causing a massive expansion in the work required to protect Canadians abroad, with the department warning Foreign Affairs Minis...
Oct 13, 2025
Southern resident killer whales show signs of slow decline toward disappearance
The latest survey of endangered southern resident killer whales confirms their plateau and gradual slide toward disappearance in the absence of stronger measures to protect them, a director with the C...
Oct 13, 2025
Travelling to Seattle to see the Jays in the ALCS? Some things to know
There's more than 4,000 kilometres between the home ballparks of the Toronto Blue Jays and the Seattle Mariners. However, that huge travel distance for the teams to do battle in the American League Ch...
Oct 12, 2025
Following healthy food guidelines in Canada comes at a high cost, study finds
MONTREAL - A recent study out of Laval University finds many foods that are high in sodium and sugar on Canadian shelves are much cheaper than healthier, equivalent options. The lead author said she h...
Oct 12, 2025
PM Carney makes last-minute trip to Egypt summit for Trump's Gaza peace plan
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney was set to leave Sunday afternoon for Egypt, to take part in a hastily organized summit surrounding the truce U.S. President Donald Trump helped arrange between Isr...
Oct 12, 2025
French language complaints and inspections surge in Quebec
Quebec's office for the protection of the French language carried out close to 10,000 inspections this past year as the province ramped up its crack down on businesses that fail to comply with its lan...
Oct 12, 2025
Three N.L. activists aboard a Gaza-bound flotilla released from Israeli detention
AMMAN - Three Newfoundland and Labrador activists who were part of a flotilla that was detained by Israeli forces have been released and are en route home to Canada. Sadie Mees, Devoney Ellis, and Nik...
Oct 12, 2025
University of B.C. launches mushroom-powered toilet, turning waste into fertilizer
VANCOUVER - A "beautiful experience" isn't a term often used for a trip to an outhouse, but researchers at the University of British Columbia say the description fits for their mushroom-powered waterl...
Oct 12, 2025
