Category Archives: The Canadian Press
Sale of Canadian armoured vehicles to ICE agency 'deeply troubling': Kwan
OTTAWA - Anti-armament advocates say Canadian firms shouldn't be selling armoured military vehicles to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or any other organizations with sketchy human ...
Dec 03, 2025
Government sending early retirement info to about 70,000 public servants
OTTAWA - The federal government is in the process of sending letters with information on its planned early retirement program to almost 70,000 employees as it works to reduce the size of the public se...
Dec 03, 2025
Quebec says it will cut the equivalent of 5,000 civil service positions by March 2027
QUBEC - The Quebec government is planning to eliminate the equivalent of 5,000 full-time positions in the civil service by March 2027. Treasury Board President France-laine Duranceau also says that by...
Dec 03, 2025
BC Hydro takes ranchers to court, says they blocked 'nation-building' hydro line work
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Crown utility is taking a family of ranchers in Vanderhoof, B.C., to court for allegedly blocking access to properties that BC Hydro needs to enter as it prepares for wo...
Dec 03, 2025
BC Hydro takes ranchers to court, says they blocked 'nation-building' hydro line work
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Crown utility is taking a family of ranchers in Vanderhoof, B.C., to court for allegedly blocking access to properties that BC Hydro needs to enter as it prepares for wo...
Dec 03, 2025
Pentagon watchdog finds Hegseth’s use of Signal posed risk to US personnel, AP sources say
WASHINGTON (AP) - The Pentagon's watchdog found that Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth put U.S. personnel and their mission at risk when he used the Signal messaging app to convey sensitive information a...
Dec 03, 2025
Coalition calls on Liberals to drop hate crime bill, says it criminalizes protest
OTTAWA - A coalition that includes civil liberties, community and labour groups called on the Liberal government Wednesday to withdraw its hate crime bill. Tim McSorley of the International Civil Libe...
Dec 03, 2025
Carney 'will have to answer' questions about flip-flop on tax credit, Liberal MP says
OTTAWA - A British Columbia Liberal MP said Wednesday Prime Minister Mark Carney "will have to answer" questions on why he reversed a budget commitment on tax credits when he signed the Alberta energy...
Dec 03, 2025
NDP legislator Joan Phillip facing unspecified health issue, says party caucus
VICTORIA - The British Columbia NDP caucus says legislator Joan Phillip is dealing with an illness that requires additional testing. New Democrat caucus chair Garry Begg says in a news release that th...
Dec 03, 2025
Parks Canada sites saw 13 per cent spike in visitors with Canada Strong Pass in place
OTTAWA - Parks Canada sites saw a 13 per cent increase in the number of visitors over the summer while the Canada Strong Pass was in effect. Megan Hope, a spokesperson for Parks Canada, said the agenc...
Dec 03, 2025