Category Archives: CP Canada
Smith says working through differences with Ottawa key to quelling Alberta separatism
OTTAWA - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Friday that she and Prime Minister Mark Carney are committed to working through the issues between Alberta and Ottawa as separatist sentiment rises in the ...
May 08, 2026
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for April, by Canadian city
OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in April. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, how...
May 08, 2026
Here's a quick glance at unemployment rates for April, by province
OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in April. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 10....
May 08, 2026
National employment numbers for April from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's April employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.9 per cent (6.7) Employment rate: 60.5 per cent (60.6) Participation rate...
May 08, 2026
In the news today: Hantavirus cruise ship, Air Canada flights, Playoffs ER stats
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canadian consular officials head to Canary Islands to meet hantavirus cruise ship Consular officials are on t...
May 08, 2026
Number of Canadians connected to hantavirus outbreak grows to 10, all asymptomatic
OTTAWA - The number of Canadians connected to a hantavirus outbreak that began on a polar expedition cruise has grown to 10 as federal officials report three more people - two from Alberta and one fro...
May 08, 2026
Daughters relieved as trio convicted of murdering parents in B.C. home invasion
ABBOTSFORD - Arnold and Joanne De Jong spent their last night alive surrounded by family, not knowing that three men who had done cleaning work on their property in of Abbotsford, B.C., would later in...
May 08, 2026
Parade of ghostly icebergs brings joy and wonder to Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN'S - At the top of Signal Hill in St. John's, N.L., on Tuesday afternoon, a steady stream of people walked around a rocky cliff and gasped. Some cheered, some took out their phones to capture ...
May 08, 2026
Former U.S. president Barack Obama in Toronto for keynote speech
TORONTO - Former U.S. president Barack Obama is in Toronto today to deliver a keynote speech at a Canadian think tank. The 44th president is set to headline Canada 2020's gala at the Fairmont Royal Yo...
May 08, 2026
Emergency rooms are getting some relief during Habs games in Stanley Cup playoffs
MONTREAL - For some Quebecers, watching the Montreal Canadiens take to the ice during the Stanley Cup playoffs is more urgent than seeking medical care. Hospital officials in the Montreal area say the...
May 08, 2026
