OTTAWA - Prominent business groups are backtracking their claim that one in five Canadians would be affected by the federal government's proposed changes to capital gains taxation. In a letter sent to Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland today, the Canadian Chamber of Commerce and other groups said the government's asser...

OTTAWA - Canada's Competition Bureau says it will begin a market study focused on the Canadian airline sector. It will look into the state of competition in the airline industry and how governments can make improvements. In a market study, the bureau examines barriers to competition, such as regulations or policies, wi...

OTTAWA - Canada's airline industry will work to create a streamlined intake form for travellers with disabilities, the federal government says. Disability advocates, government officials and representatives of the airline industry are talking about how to improve accessibility at a summit in Ottawa today. The summit w...

RICHMOND, B.C. - The president of London Drugs says he doesn't know why the company was targeted in a cyber attack that forced it to close its stores for more than week, but hackers with sophisticated methods are "constantly probing for weaknesses" in online systems. Clint Mahlman says the Richmond, B.C.-base...

LAVAL, Que. - The man accused of murdering two children and injuring six others after a city bus crashed into a Montreal-area daycare is scheduled to stand trial over five weeks beginning in April 2025. Superior Court Justice Lyne Décarie today set Pierre Ny St-Amand's trial for next April 7 to May 9, but sugges...

The Canadian Cancer Society says all provinces and territories should lower the starting age for breast cancer screening to 40. The current guideline set by a national task force says screening for people at average risk for breast cancer should start at age 50. The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care is e...

OTTAWA - The risk of wildfires is high in Western Canada but officials say the situation is better than it was at this time last year. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre says there are 90 fires burning right now, and seven are out of control. Almost half of the fires are in Alberta and one-third are in British...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada will not review a ruling that allowed a justice of the peace to remain on the bench after she wrote a column critical of the bail system and the conduct of some Crown prosecutors. A hearing panel established by the Justices of the Peace Review Council recommended Julie Lauzon be rem...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Embassy praised sanctioned Haitian, emails suggest A Canadian Embassy official and an RCMP liaison officer in Haiti praised and thanked a sanctioned Haitian businessman after he allowed the use of hi...

WINNIPEG - A courtroom in Winnipeg is expected to hear testimony today about the search for the remains of the four victims of Jeremy Skibicki. Skibicki is charged with four counts of first-degree murder in the slayings of four women in early 2022. He has admitted to the killings, but the trial now centres around the a...

Parts of British Columbia will likely enter "unfamiliar territory" with drought if they see another hot, dry summer, says the head of the province's River Forecast Centre. Dave Campbell says persistent drought conditions in B.C. stretch back to 2022, so the province is heading into this summer with "mult...

A Canadian diplomat and an RCMP officer heaped praise and gratitude on a sanctioned Haitian businessman that Global Affairs accuses of gangland connections, after he allowed a helicopter airlift of Canadian citizens and police at his luxury golf course last month, emails provided by his lawyers suggest. Emails attribut...

VICTORIA - British Columbia's premier says the province has identified "sophisticated cybersecurity incidents" involving government networks. David Eby says the provincial government is working with the Canadian Centre for Cyber Security and other agencies to determine the extent of the incidents, but there i...

VANCOUVER - The executive director of the Vancouver Area Network of Drug Users says Health Canada's decision to allow British Columbia to again prohibit the use of illicit drugs in most public spaces will cause more deaths, calling it "prohibition 2.0." Brittany Graham says the initial decriminalization exemp...

LONGUEUIL, Que. - A Quebec court judge has ruled that the case against a former RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference can go ahead in the province. Judge Sacha Blais denied William Majcher's bid to quash the indictment against him. Lawyers for the 61-year-old argued in April that the char...

WINNIPEG - A Winnipeg man has admitted to killing four women but claims he's not criminally responsible because of mental illness. Jeremy Skibicki, 37, has pleaded not guilty to four counts of first-degree murder. His trial began Wednesday. Here is a timeline of the case: March 15, 2022 - Police say an unidentified wom...

OTTAWA - Jewish students from major Canadian universities appeared on Parliament Hill today to raise the alarm about a rise in antisemitism on their campuses amid the Israel-Hamas war. They appeared alongside several Liberal MPs, including Anthony Housefather, who helped initiate a parliamentary committee study about a...

OTTAWA - Longtime Ottawa journalist Joyce Napier is headed to the Vatican as Canada's new ambassador. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly announced Napier's appointment and says she will work to advance reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples in the new role. Napier's 40-year career as a journalist included ti...

OTTAWA - The federal health minister says he isn't convinced by the rationale used to deny independent hygienists equal reimbursement for the same services dentists' offices offer under a new national plan. Reimbursement rates vary from province to province, but the dental program pays significantly less for a cleaning...

OTTAWA - Public service unions say they'll launch further legal challenges and grievances over new rules that federal employees must work from the office at least three days a week. The unions are promising a "summer of discontent" over the policy, which was announced by the federal government earlier this mo...

OTTAWA - Energy Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says carbon capture technology is not too expensive or ineffective. Wilkinson is defending carbon sequestration systems after a high-profile project in Alberta was abandoned over its price tag. Capital Power, an Edmonton-based electricity company, pulled the plug last week on...

RICHMOND, B.C. - The president of London Drugs has issued a letter apologizing for a cybersecurity incident that forced the company to close stores for more than a week, but he says there's no evidence customer databases were compromised. The letter from Clint Mahlman says the Richmond, B.C.-based company is still inve...

Quebec Premier François Legault is defending his comments about a new history museum after he was accused by a prominent First Nations group of trying to erase their history. The Assembly of First Nations Quebec-Labrador criticized Legault's April 25 comments that suggested the province's history began with the ...

SURREY, B.C. - A court date has been set for the third man charged with the murder of British Columbia Sikh activist Hardeep Singh Nijjar, coinciding with that of the other two suspects. Case listings from Surrey Provincial Court in B.C. show that Kamalpreet Singh will appear next on May 21. Kamalpreet Singh, Karanpree...

OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is slamming the federal Liberals for giving nearly $26 million to Costco and Loblaw for energy-efficient appliances. In 2019, the Liberals faced heat from Conservatives after the government announced it was giving $12 million to Loblaw for energy-efficient refrigerators and freezers. ...

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - An immigration lawyer in Toronto says new figures from the federal government show just how "grudging" Ottawa's efforts have been to rescue Canadians' family members from the war in the Gaza Strip. Figures obtained by The Canadian Press through an access to information request show Canadian...

OTTAWA - City officials say they've cancelled a flag-raising ceremony at Ottawa City Hall to mark the establishment of Israel because of security concerns. The flag will be raised next Tuesday, but a ceremony involving the mayor, diplomats and members of the Jewish community will not go ahead. The city says it has int...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Most of Canada to receive emergency alert test The federal government will test its capacity to issue emergency alerts today. That means Canadians in most provinces and territories will receive a tes...