Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Provincial immigrant nominee programs get late year boost: Diab
OTTAWA - Immigration Minister Lena Diab says some provincial immigrant nominee programs are getting a late-year increase to the number of slots they have. Diab says she relayed the news to her provinc...
Oct 16, 2025
Trans Mountain faces $292k environmental fines after 2024 B.C. rainstorm: regulator
Trans Mountain is facing $292,000 in regulatory fines for alleged environmental issues in January 2024 along a stretch of its British Columbia pipeline expansion route hit by a major rainstorm. The Ca...
Oct 16, 2025
Trans Mountain faces $292k environmental fines after 2024 B.C. rainstorm: regulator
Trans Mountain is facing $292,000 in regulatory fines for alleged environmental issues in January 2024 along a stretch of its British Columbia pipeline expansion route hit by a major rainstorm. The Ca...
Oct 16, 2025
Strike by B.C.'s professionals could delay national-interest mine project: union
VICTORIA - The union representing licensed professionals in British Columbia says its latest escalation of strike action could result in "costly delays" in projects such as the expansion of the high-p...
Oct 16, 2025
Strike by B.C.'s professionals could delay national-interest mine project: union
VICTORIA - The union representing licensed professionals in British Columbia says its latest escalation of strike action could result in "costly delays" in projects such as the expansion of the high-p...
Oct 16, 2025
Trump warns Hamas 'we will have no choice but to go in and kill them' if bloodshed persists in Gaza
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday warned Hamas "we will have no choice but to go in and kill them" if internal bloodshed persists in Gaza. The grim warning from Trump came after he ...
Oct 16, 2025
IMF chief, former PBO Kevin Page say Ottawa has leeway to run steeper deficits
OTTAWA - Canada's former parliamentary budget officer and the head of the International Monetary Fund are both arguing Ottawa has room to run steeper deficits in the upcoming federal budget, despite c...
Oct 16, 2025
Canadian passport now outpaces U.S. in ranking of visa-free access
OTTAWA - Canadian passport holders have overtaken Americans in terms of their visa-free access to the world. The Henley Passport Index ranks Canada in 9th place for how many countries Canadian citizen...
Oct 16, 2025
Canada Post promises to protect rural mail delivery in overhaul
OTTAWA - Canada Post says it will prioritize reliable and affordable mail delivery for all Canadians - including those in rural and remote communities - as part of sweeping changes kicked off last mon...
Oct 16, 2025
Squamish, B.C., launching lockout of unionized workers in dispute
SQUAMISH - The district government in the community of Squamish, B.C., is locking out some unionized workers in a growing labour dispute. The District of Squamish, about 65 kilometres north of Vancouv...
Oct 16, 2025
