Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Feds, Ontario pool $8.8B for housing infrastructure to cut development fees
OTTAWA - The federal and Ontario governments said Monday they will together invest billions of dollars in local infrastructure spending to help cities cut costly development fees and get more homes bu...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Human Rights Tribunal set to deliver verdict on First Nations child welfare deal
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is expected to release a decision Monday on a landmark First Nations child welfare deal reached between chiefs in Ontario and the federal government. The de...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026
Rescue teams search for 27 missing after a passenger boat sinks in eastern Indonesia
PALU, Indonesia (AP) - Rescue teams raced Monday to find 27 people missing after a passenger boat sank in rough seas on its way to a remote village in eastern Indonesia. The boat, the Nazila 05, was c...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Air Canada CEO to step down later this year after backlash over lack of French
MONTREAL - Air Canada chief executive Michael Rousseau will leave the company later this year after coming under fire last week for his failure to deliver a video condolence message in French followin...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

In the news today: NDP tensions, Political honesty law, Joni Mitchell at the Junos
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Lewis begins NDP leadership with Prairie tension and a big rebuilding task ahead New NDP Leader Avi Lewis begi...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Lewis begins NDP leadership with Prairie tension and a big rebuilding task ahead
WINNIPEG - Avi Lewis starts his term as federal NDP leader with the daunting task of rebuilding the party in line with his unapologetically progressive vision - but he's already facing resistance from...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Liberals dismiss call for law to ensure political fibs and flubs don't eclipse facts
OTTAWA - The Liberal government has dismissed a Toronto man's proposal to keep politicians honest in an age of misinformation, saying there are already several ways to fight falsehoods. Federico Sanch...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Canadian banks, pension funds have poured billions into ICE contractors
OTTAWA - Major Canadian banks and pension funds provided tens of billions of dollars to American contractors for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, an investigation by the non-profit...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Transgender Quebecers face surgery delays, out-of-province patients get faster care
MONTREAL - Fraser Place says gender-affirming surgery will finally allow him to feel comfortable in his own body. But the 26-year-old Montrealer says that sense of comfort feels excruciatingly far awa...
The Canadian Press Mar 30, 2026

Trump says he has 'no problem' with Russian oil tanker bringing relief to Cuba despite blockade
ABOARD AIRFORCE ONE (AP) - President Donald Trump on Sunday night said he has "no problem" with a Russian oil tanker off the coast of Cuba delivering relief to the island, which has been brought to it...
The Canadian Press Mar 29, 2026

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