Category Archives: CP Canada
Government suspending ban on single-use plastic exports
OTTAWA - The federal government is suspending the planned export ban on single-use plastics due to tariffs and supply chain issues "creating significant pressure on the domestic economy." The governme...
Dec 24, 2025
Ottawa runs budgetary deficit of $18.4 billion for April-to-October period
OTTAWA - The federal government ran a budgetary deficit of $18.4 billion for its April-to-October period. The result compared with a deficit of $14.5 billion for the same period a year earlier, accord...
Dec 24, 2025
In the news: New poll says 2026 looking up, Canada must stay strong on US trade talks
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... One-third of Canadians optimistic about 2026: poll This year has been marked by economic upheaval, global con...
Dec 24, 2025
Western and Northern Canada braces for chilly, snowy Christmas
Frigid temperatures across much of Western Canada include advisories warning parts of Alberta to prepare for a snowy Christmas Eve and Christmas Day As much as 10 to 20 cm is expected to fall by Chris...
Dec 24, 2025
N.W.T. RCMP deny excessive force, racism allegations after suspect suffers frostbite
BEHCHOK - Mounties in the Northwest Territories are defending the actions of some of their officers during the arrest of a suspect after the Dene Nation alleged the man was left with severe hypothermi...
Dec 24, 2025
BR-YEAR-Whale-Coroner
VICTORIA - Veterinary pathologist Stephen Raverty says answers about the recent deaths of three whales this fall in British Columbia waters could come out in early January. Raverty says one of the wha...
Dec 24, 2025
About one-third of Canadians optimistic about the new year: survey
OTTAWA - This year has been marked by economic upheaval, global conflict and climate change-induced natural disasters, and only a third of Canadians are optimistic things will get better in 2026, a ne...
Dec 24, 2025
No faith in fossil fuels? Why some religious leaders are speaking out on climate change
TORONTO - Anglican Deacon Michael Van Dusen typically has plans for the Christmas season that do not involve a Toronto courthouse. Perhaps he would be preparing his Christmas Day sermon or visiting wi...
Dec 24, 2025
For B.C. whale coroner, a gruesome duty to 'revered' animals approached with humility
VICTORIA - When veterinary pathologist Stephen Raverty is chest deep in work, the term takes on a gruesome meaning. Picture Raverty deep in the innards of a humpback whale, trying to retain his balanc...
Dec 24, 2025
B.C. court orders alleged U.S fraudster to explain millions sent to disbarred lawyer
VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has ordered a man accused of participating in a multimillion-dollar securities fraud in the United States to explain the source of "large sums" of money ...
Dec 23, 2025
