Category Archives: The Canadian Press
House ethics committee votes to question finance minister on Alto connection
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne will appear before the House ethics committee next month to answer questions about his connection to the Alto high-speed rail project, after a leng...
Apr 21, 2026
High-speed rail pitch draws high levels of support and opposition: poll
OTTAWA - A new poll suggests the proposed Alto high-speed railway project is both the most-supported and the most-opposed item on the federal government's list of major projects. Probe Research survey...
Apr 21, 2026
CPAC cancels two news programs, cites ‘accelerating revenue decline’
OTTAWA - CPAC, the Canadian service that provides direct coverage of political events, says declining revenues have led it to cancel two flagship programs, PrimeTime Politics and L'Essentiel. It cited...
Apr 21, 2026
Former Tory leader to Poilievre: forget the floor crossings, focus on policy
OTTAWA - The last Conservative leader to be ousted by his party says he's advised his replacement to forget the floor crossings and social media trends as speculation heats up over Pierre Poilievre's ...
Apr 21, 2026
Truck blaze along in B.C.'s Coquihalla Highway sets off wildfire, closes route
MERRITT, BRITISH COLUMBIA - The main highway linking British Columbia's Lower Mainland to the Interior has been closed in both directions after a large fire in a semi-trailer set the forest alight. RC...
Apr 21, 2026
B.C. guide gets $30,000 penalty for leading client on hunt outside licence area
MCBRIDE - A British Columbia hunting guide has been ordered to pay more than $30,000 in penalties after admitting to taking a client outside of his designated hunt area. The B.C. Conservation Officer ...
Apr 21, 2026
Slain Mountie's family decries 'systemic failure' after suspect ruled unfit for trial
VANCOUVER - The family of British Columbia RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang says they fear she'll be "erased" from the legal record after the man accused of her killing was found unfit to stand trial. Shiling...
Apr 21, 2026
Slain Mountie's family decries 'systemic failure' after suspect ruled unfit for trial
VANCOUVER - The family of British Columbia RCMP Const. Shaelyn Yang says they fear she'll be "erased" from the legal record after the man accused of her killing was found unfit to stand trial. Shiling...
Apr 21, 2026
City of Montreal in court trying to overturn landmark police racial profiling ruling
MONTRAL - Lawyers for the City of Montreal asked the Court of Appeal on Tuesday to overturn a landmark class-action ruling on racial profiling by police, saying it's too complicated to determine who i...
Apr 21, 2026
'More bluster': Poilievre, LeBlanc dismiss Lutnick's comments on trade strategy
OTTAWA - Top Conservative and Liberal MPs are downplaying U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick's comments dumping on Canada's strategy heading into major trade talks with the U.S. and Mexico. But fo...
Apr 21, 2026