Category Archives: CP Canada

Montreal transit strike begins, could disrupt service for two weeks
MONTREAL - A transit strike kicked off Monday morning that could disrupt bus and subway service in Montreal for the next two weeks, as Quebec's labour minister accused the workers of holding public tr...
The Canadian Press Sep 22, 2025

Fact File: Fake stories about hockey stars tied to foreign clickbait network
A new NHL season is just around the corner, but hockey fans looking for updates on their favourite players and teams should be wary of news they see posted on Facebook from clickbait accounts sharing ...
The Canadian Press Sep 22, 2025

Ontario wants return of mandatory minimum sentences, 'three-strikes' bail rule
Ontario is asking Ottawa for a series of specific measures to tighten bail and sentencing rules, as the federal government gets closer to tabling legislation to reform those aspects of the justice sys...
The Canadian Press Sep 22, 2025

In the news today: Carney to meet other leaders at United Nations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to meet other leaders at United Nations Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with world leaders at...
The Canadian Press Sep 22, 2025

Montreal says new housing fund will help create 6,300 non-market units in 10 years
MONTREAL - A Montreal homeless shelter says it's nearly doubling the number of apartments it can offer the unhoused thanks to a boost in funding from the city, part of a $2-million envelope split amon...
The Canadian Press Sep 22, 2025

Supreme Court considering $2-million dispute between Kanesatake and Quebec lawyer
MONTREAL - Canada's top court is currently weighing a $2-million dispute that has embroiled a Quebec lawyer and a Montreal-area Mohawk community for more than two decades. The Supreme Court's decision...
The Canadian Press Sep 22, 2025

Canada, major fossil-fuel producers widen gap between output and climate targets: report
Canada and other major fossil fuel-producing countries are derailing the world's chance to hit key targets to rein in climate change, a new international report suggests, with 2030 production levels e...
The Canadian Press Sep 21, 2025

Quebec premier promises new legislation inspired by federal major projects law
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says his government will table new legislation to speed up environmental approvals, modelled on the federal major projects law. During a Sunday evening appear...
The Canadian Press Sep 21, 2025

Carney announces Canada officially recognizes a Palestinian state
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Mark Carney formally announced that Canada will recognize a Palestinian state ahead of the United Nations General Assembly as the international gathering of world leaders gra...
The Canadian Press Sep 21, 2025

U.S. right-wing commentator offers to house B.C. ostriches facing cull order
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA - An ostrich farm in British Columbia's Interior whose birds face a cull order has the support of a right-wing American influencer, who is asking for help from truck drivers...
The Canadian Press Sep 21, 2025

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