Category Archives: CP Canada
Newfoundland and Labrador health minister pushes Ottawa to negotiate pharmacare deal
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government has not signed any new pharmacare agreements with the provinces and territories in the year since it was elected, and one province says that's creating...
Apr 28, 2026
Carney leaving Saturday for Armenia summit as Ottawa's focus shifts toward economy
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will visit Armenia this weekend for a summit on European strategic issues amid signs Ottawa is shifting its focus toward bolstering trade and defence ties on the co...
Apr 28, 2026
In the news today: Economic update, OPP officer dead, Parents on social media ban
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Prime Minister Mark Carney promises 'good news' in spring economic update Prime Minister Mark Carney is sugge...
Apr 28, 2026
Fires, drought and water woes to begin B.C.'s wildfire season
VANCOUVER - A cluster of wildfires are burning in British Columbia, many of them on land that is already parched, marking the beginning of a season that has some officials planning for how to conserve...
Apr 28, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney promises 'good news' in spring economic update
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says the Liberals are "good fiscal managers" - and he'll have the chance to prove it when the federal government tables its spring economic update Tuesday afternoon...
Apr 28, 2026
OPP officer dead after crash on Highway 401 in Cobourg: police
COBOURG - Sgt. Brandon Malcolm was a respected police officer whose life was "taken far too soon" while on duty in a highway crash east of Toronto, said Ontario Provincial Police commissioner Thomas C...
Apr 27, 2026
Royal Canadian Mint reviewing allegations about gold from tainted Colombian mines
OTTAWA - The Royal Canadian Mint says it has initiated a full review in response to allegations some of its gold comes from a region of Colombia where drug cartels control mines. Mint spokesperson Den...
Apr 27, 2026
Canada mulls observer role in fighter jet program with Italy, U.K., Japan: McGuinty
OTTAWA - Defence Minister David McGuinty confirms Canada is looking into getting involved in a program run by a coalition of countries to develop a sixth-generation fighter jet. But McGuinty says Cana...
Apr 27, 2026
Trial of ex-Mountie charged with security offence concludes in B.C. court
VANCOUVER - The trial of a former Mountie accused of a security offence in relation to his work helping the Chinese government has concluded in British Columbia Supreme Court, with his defence counsel...
Apr 27, 2026
Canada is getting a sovereign wealth fund. What does that mean and how do they work?
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the creation of the country's first-ever sovereign wealth fund on Monday, called the Canada Strong Fund. Carney pitched the new fund as a way for Canadians to inve...
Apr 27, 2026
