Category Archives: CP Canada
Potential for Chinese EV production at Stellantis plant raises concerns
TORONTO - The prospect of U.S. automaker Stellantis using its Brampton, Ont., facility as a bare bones assembly plant for Chinese electric vehicles is being panned by Unifor and government. The union ...
Apr 02, 2026
Supreme Court won't hear case contesting constitutionality of Canada's voting system
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal challenging the constitutionality of Canada's first-past-the-post electoral system. The system, set out in the Canada Elections Act, sees t...
Apr 02, 2026
Conservatives call for federal relief at the pumps as Iran war pushes prices up
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are calling on the Liberals to give Canadians some relief at the pumps by suspending federal taxes on gas and diesel for the rest of the year. Conservative Leader Pierre Poi...
Apr 02, 2026
In the news: Jobs and tariffs one year later, Middle East conflict continues unabated
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Jobs market is 'static' after a year of tariffs Thursday marks one year since U.S. President Donald Trump upe...
Apr 02, 2026
Canada's Jeremy Hansen rockets toward the moon with Artemis II after engine burn
CAPE CANAVERAL - Canadian Jeremy Hansen is headed toward the moon as part of the Artemis II lunar mission after a nearly six-minute engine burn to bust out of orbit Thursday evening. Hansen, serving a...
Apr 02, 2026
Canada's labour market is 'static' after a year of U.S. tariffs, population shift
OTTAWA - Thursday marks one year since U.S. President Donald Trump upended the global trading system with his "Liberation Day" duties - a major step in his wider tariff campaign that's hammered critic...
Apr 02, 2026
As more copper wire thefts knock out service, some point fingers at scrap yards
ST. JOHN'S - In early January, a bold telephone wire heist left about 135 people without phone services for about two weeks in Clarendon, a rural area of southern New Brunswick, between Fredericton an...
Apr 02, 2026
Family of teen killed in Montreal drive-by asks for justice during sentencing hearing
MONTREAL - The family of a 15-year-old girl killed in a drive-by shooting in Montreal in 2021 remembered her as their "joy, pride and hope" in emotional victim impact statements at her killer's senten...
Apr 02, 2026
B.C. gang member who fled to Puerto Rico sentenced to 15 years for conspiracy
VANCOUVER - Police say a man involved in British Columbia's deadly gang conflict who fled to Puerto Rico to dodge murder and conspiracy charges has been sentenced to 15 years in prison. The Combined F...
Apr 01, 2026
Vancouver police arrest Pokémon card theft suspect who allegedly bear sprayed sellers
VANCOUVER - Vancouver police say a man has been arrested after a series of robberies where the alleged thief bear sprayed unsuspecting sellers of high-value Pokmon cards. Police say there have been fi...
Apr 01, 2026
