Category Archives: CP Canada

N.S. chief justices defend courtroom poppy ban after politicians call practice wrong
HALIFAX - The heads of Nova Scotia's supreme and provincial courts are expressing their support for judges who ban court staff from pinning poppies to their robes during proceedings after some Canadia...
The Canadian Press Nov 09, 2025

Doctors gather to protest physician payment bill at Bell Centre
MONTREAL - More than 10,000 demonstrators descended on Montreal's Bell Centre on Sunday to demand the suspension of a new law that changes how doctors in the province are paid. Organized by a quartet ...
The Canadian Press Nov 09, 2025

Worker interested in taking polar bear photos at Nunavut site before he was killed
Christopher Best told his family not to worry about the pictures of polar bears he was snapping and posting on social media as he worked at a radar site in Nunavut. "Chris said, 'Well, yeah, they're n...
The Canadian Press Nov 09, 2025

COP30 primer: Here's what to know about the annual UN climate talks and Canada's role
Canadian climate negotiators are headed to Brazil for the next two weeks as leaders gather for annual United Nations climate talks. The talks come as Prime Minister Mark Carney, whose credentials as a...
The Canadian Press Nov 09, 2025

Low municipal election voter turnout not a concern for these Quebec towns
MONTREAL - The historic village of Calixa-Lavalle is named after the man who composed the Canadian national anthem, so perhaps it's no surprise its residents take their civic duty seriously. While nea...
The Canadian Press Nov 09, 2025

Freeland tasked with tapping Canadian businesses to help rebuild Ukraine
OTTAWA - Seven weeks ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney assigned former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland to be Canada's new special envoy for the reconstruction of Ukraine. Canadians haven't heard much...
The Canadian Press Nov 09, 2025

Blood thinners no longer needed for many with irregular heatbeats, study suggests
Those who have undergone successful corrective procedures for irregular heart beats may no longer need to commit to long-term blood thinning therapy, an international study co-led by Canadian research...
The Canadian Press Nov 08, 2025

Jason Kelce says he didn't mean to insult Canada with comments about World Series
Former Philadelphia Eagles centre Jason Kelce says he didn't mean to insult Canada when he questioned why he was supposed to care about the World Series in a podcast episode earlier this week. Kelce i...
The Canadian Press Nov 08, 2025

Moe receives more than 80 per cent approval, says he's responsible for city losses
SASKATOON - Premier Scott Moe received healthy support from members at the Saskatchewan Party's convention Saturday despite his dismal performance in the province's two major cities in the last electi...
The Canadian Press Nov 08, 2025

Official says test reveals no contamination of a local water system after derailment
VICTORIA - A local official said testing has revealed "no contamination" of a local water system on Kamloops Lake in B.C. after more than 80,000 litres of aviation fuel spilled on its shores in a trai...
The Canadian Press Nov 08, 2025

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