Category Archives: CP Canada
Rustad says 'dirty trick' by BC United may have cost Conservatives election victory
Former B.C. Conservative leader John Rustad says he was "furious" to learn that BC United was behind a website calling for him to be ousted before the 2024 provincial election. Elections BC fined the ...
Apr 09, 2026
Canada condemns Israel for Lebanon strikes, calls on Hezbollah to disarm
OTTAWA - Canada is condemning Israel for striking Lebanon hours after an apparent ceasefire was struck in the Middle East conflict and is calling on Hezbollah to disarm in favour of diplomatic solutio...
Apr 09, 2026
Carney says floor-crossing MPs must support Liberal values on abortion, LGBTQ rights
OTTAWA - Any member of Parliament who joins the Liberal caucus must adhere to Liberal values, including support for abortion and LGBTQ rights, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday as he faced ques...
Apr 09, 2026
Lewis says Gladu's floor-crossing shows Parliament needs the NDP
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Avi Lewis said Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu's defection from the Conservatives to the Liberals shows why Canada still needs the NDP to be a progressive voice in Parliament. Lewis said ...
Apr 09, 2026
Montreal-area port expansion first 'nation-building' project to begin construction
CONTRECOEUR - Prime Minister Mark Carney broke ground on Thursday on a long-planned port expansion near Montreal, making it the first so-called nation-building project fast-tracked for approval by the...
Apr 09, 2026
Poilievre fires back at questions about his leadership after fourth floor crossing
OTTAWA - Pierre Poilievre was defiant on Thursday in the face of questions about his leadership of the Conservative party after a fourth member of his caucus defected to the Liberals this week. He rem...
Apr 09, 2026
In the news today: Liberal policy convention, MP crosses the floor, High travel costs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Liberal huddle for 1st big policy convention without Trudeau Liberal party members are gathering in Montreal a...
Apr 09, 2026
These are the faces of B.C.'s 10-year toxic drug emergency
More than 18,000 people have died of drug overdoses since British Columbia declared the issue a public health emergency on April 14, 2016. The crisis has touched the lives of many more survivors, and ...
Apr 09, 2026
B.C. First Nations leaders say Eby's planned DRIPA pause breaks trust
VANCOUVER - First Nations leaders say the British Columbia New Democrat's plans to suspend sections of the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act has hurt their relationship with the gove...
Apr 09, 2026
Brain injury a shadow crisis amid overdose deaths in British Columbia
VANCOUVER - Edwin Bergsson's friend broke down the door of his recording studio in Victoria about five years ago, found him unconscious, and saved his life. "It's incredible that I'm here today," Berg...
Apr 09, 2026
