Category Archives: The Canadian Press

Think tank calls on Ottawa to abandon single-payer pharmacare model
OTTAWA - A think tank is urging the federal government to abandon plans for a single-payer pharmacare program in the face of tariff-related fiscal uncertainty. Rosalie Wyonch, associate director of re...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Canada's 2030 emissions target is out of reach after progress stalled in 2024: report
OTTAWA - Canada's short-term targets for reducing its emissions are now out of reach after emission levels remained unchanged last year, and recent federal policies have set back Canada's progress, Ca...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

In the news today: Carney in Mexico, protesting Ottawa's agenda, B.C. lichen at risk
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada, Mexico to sign partnership agreement Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to sign a strategic partne...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Carney, Sheinbaum sign deal to deepen economic, security ties
MEXICO CITY - Canada and Mexico have signed a pact to deepen economic and security ties ahead of what is expected to be a challenging round of negotiations with the United States on a trilateral trade...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Lichen, logging, land rights: Complex forces play out in fate of ancient B.C. forest
A shaggy, cool-green lichen hangs from the trunk of a tree in a forest on northeastern Vancouver Island, growing on the bark like coral on a rocky sea floor. Lichenologist Trevor Goward has named it o...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Lichen, logging, land rights: Complex forces play out in fate of ancient B.C. forest
A shaggy, cool-green lichen hangs from the trunk of a tree in a forest on northeastern Vancouver Island, growing on the bark like coral on a rocky sea floor. Lichenologist Trevor Goward has named it o...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Montreal mayor sees opening of UN-Habitat office as part of her political legacy
MONTREAL - Outgoing Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante says Thursday's inauguration of a sixth UN office in the city is a reflection of the environmental, housing-focused agenda she's championed in her near...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

Progressive groups rally 'common front' to march, challenge elements of Carney agenda
Canada-wide protests are planned this weekend, a coalition of progressive civil society groups say, in what organizers call an emerging "common front" to elements of the new Liberal government's agend...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

CRTC launches hearing on Canadian content obligations for music streamers
OTTAWA - The federal broadcast regulator begins a hearing today to look at which Canadian content obligations should apply to music streamers like Spotify. Streaming services argue their current effor...
The Canadian Press Sep 18, 2025

B.C. RCMP officer testifies about venting frustrations over group chats
RICHMOND - An RCMP member stationed at the Coquitlam, B.C., detachment says he regrets making "stupid" and "ugly" comments in group chats with other officers that included stereotypes about Asian driv...
The Canadian Press Sep 17, 2025

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