CANADA & WORLD

B.C.'s Jobs Minister Kahlon urges Canada to 'negotiate hard' over U.S. tariff raises
VICTORIA - British Columbia's minister of jobs and economic growth is urging the federal government to stand firm and "negotiate hard" when trying to find a solution to 35 per cent tariffs imposed by U.S. President Donald Trump's Ravi Kahlon's advice ...
12h ago

Quick quotes: Reaction to Trump's 35 per cent tariffs on Canada
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his earlier threat to increase tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent. Trump signed an executive order Thursday night to hit Canada with higher duties, after the two countries did not reach a trade...
14h ago

Montreal offices of TVA network and Journal de Montréal hit by vandals
MONTRÉAL - The Montreal offices of Quebecor media properties TVA and Journal de Montréal were vandalized on Thursday evening. Police say the company's building on Frontenac Street was broken into around 10 p.m. The glass front doors were smashed and p...
14h ago

Talks with Trump's team constructive before boosted tariff announced, ambassador says
WASHINGTON - Canada's ambassador to the United States said much progress has been made with her American counterparts on trade - despite President Donald Trump's decision to boost tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent on Friday. Kirsten Hillman, who also se...
15h ago

Canadian charity close to getting aid trucks into Gaza for first time since March
OTTAWA - Two months after announcing it had truckloads of food waiting to enter Gaza, a Canadian charity says it's finally about to get its first shipment of aid to desperate Palestinians since March. Human Concern International has two trucks in place...
15h ago

Canadian aid agency workers call for action saying starvation is rampant in Gaza
TORONTO - Canadian aid agencies say malnutrition and starvation is rampant among children in Gaza, as well as among the aid workers trying to help them. The Toronto-based president and CEO at Save the Children Canada said Friday the global agency's cli...
15h ago

Trump seeks to fire official overseeing jobs data after weak employment report
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Friday called for the firing of the head of the agency that produces the monthly jobs figures after a report showed hiring slowed in July and was much weaker in May and June than previously rep...
17h ago

Falling tree kills mother, 26, and five-month-old baby at B.C. campground
COMOX - A mother and her five-month-old baby have been killed by a tree that fell in a Vancouver Island campground. Police say emergency responders were called to the scene in Cumberland, B.C., on Thursday afternoon. RCMP say that the 26-year-old mot...
17h ago

Moe disappointed by Trump's tariffs but says Carney should remove countermeasures
SASKATOON - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe says Prime Minister Mark Carney should start removing counter tariffs against the United States to get a deal done with President Donald Trump. U.S Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick has asked Ottawa to do awa...
18h ago

Enbridge says federal support for oil and gas not yet clear
The head of Enbridge Inc. says he's encouraged by conversations in both Canada and the U.S. on building more energy infrastructure, but that it remains to be seen what concrete action will result at home. "I'm optimistic about our ongoing conversations...
18h ago

Glencore accused of discharging copper concentrate dust at Horne smelter in Quebec
ROUYN-NORANDA - Glencore's Horne smelter in western Quebec is facing a charge under the province's environmental laws for allegedly releasing copper concentrate dust into the air in March 2023. Quebec's Environment Department said in a statement on Fri...
19h ago

"Not out of the woods yet," BC Wildfire Service warns of very dynamic fire situations
Tens of thousands of lightning strikes across British Columbia since Wednesday have created "a very dynamic" wildfire situation, with more than half the current fires started since the storms. Emelie Peacock, an information officer with the BC Wildfire...
20h ago

Days after its release, Ottawa calls report on lethal exports to Israel 'flawed'
OTTAWA - Ottawa is insisting it hasn't been allowing exports of lethal weapons to Israel - days after the release of a report that says Israeli customs data indicates Canadian arms are still being exported there regularly. Foreign Affairs Minister Anit...
20h ago

N.S. given mixed review on overhaul of housing for people with disabilities
HALIFAX - An independent monitor says Nova Scotia is making gradual progress in some aspects of its five-year plan to move people with disabilities out of institutions and off wait-lists for community housing. However, Michael Prince also notes in his ...
21h ago

In the news today: Canada hit with 35 per cent tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada hit with 35 per cent tariffs Canada was hit with 35 per cent tariffs on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on his threat to increase...
Aug 01, 2025

Canada Post workers vote to reject latest contract offer
OTTAWA - Unionized workers at Canada Post have voted to reject the Crown corporation's latest contract offer. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers said Friday that 68.5 per cent of urban mail carriers who voted were against the deal, while their rural ...
Aug 01, 2025

Freeland tells MPs she was 'dismayed' by BC Ferries' decision buy Chinese ships
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland told MPs Friday she was "dismayed" by BC Ferries' decision to purchase four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder using a $1 billion federal loan - but did not call for the loan's cancellatio...
Aug 01, 2025

Some LGBTQ+ summer camps struggle to meet demand amid corporate funding drop
On the shores of Lake Huron, Harry Stewart and his husband Chris Southin sway back and forth in their rocking chairs on a wooden deck, watching dozens of youth play and laugh around them at Rainbow Camp. "People say that we're the two old guys from the...
Aug 01, 2025

Carney disappointed after Trump hits Canada with 35 per cent tariffs
WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday his government is disappointed that U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on his threat to increase tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent if Ottawa didn't make a trade deal. "While we will continue ...
Aug 01, 2025

Trump signs order imposing new tariffs on a number of trading partners that go into effect in 7 days
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump on Thursday signed an executive order that set new tariffs on a wide swath of U.S. trading partners to go into effect on Aug. 7 - the next step in his trade agenda that will test the global econom...
Aug 01, 2025

Trump injects new dose of uncertainty in tariffs as he pushes start date back to Aug. 7
WASHINGTON (AP) - For weeks, President Donald Trump was promising the world economy would change on Friday with his new tariffs in place. It was an ironclad deadline, administration officials assured the public. But when Tr...
Aug 01, 2025

Canada's shifting stance on Palestinian statehood, explained
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday his government intends to recognize a Palestinian state. Here's a closer look at why that's happening and what it all means. Is Palestine a country? The name Palestine has been attached to an area...
Jul 31, 2025

Abbotsford, B.C., denies permit for MAGA singer Sean Feucht's show, citing protests
ABBOTSFORD - The City of Abbotsford in British Columbia's Fraser Valley says it will not issue a permit for a concert by Sean Feucht, becoming the latest Canadian cancellation for the American Christian musician who's outspoken in the Make America Grea...
Jul 31, 2025

First human case of West Nile virus acquired in Canada this year confirmed
TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says this year's first human case of West Nile virus acquired within the country has been confirmed in Toronto. The confirmation comes after Toronto Public Health said its first laboratory-confirmed case of...
Jul 31, 2025

Police chief disappointed at alleged drug deals from chair outside consumption site
VICTORIA - Victoria's police chief says undercover operatives didn't have to look far to find evidence of criminality outside a safe consumption site in the city. A suspected cocaine dealer was selling drugs from a chair set up directly in front of th...
Jul 31, 2025

Canada, NATO allies warn of 'growing number' of state threats from Iran
OTTAWA - Canada and many of its NATO allies released a joint statement Thursday condemning a "growing number" of state threats from Iranian intelligence services. The joint statement said the countries are united in their opposition to attempts to "kil...
Jul 31, 2025

Fact Check: 'I'm very much alive,' says byelection candidate alleged to have died
An online conspiracy theory recently claimed that a candidate on the ballot in the federal byelection in Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot riding had died in February. The source for the claim was an obituary for an unrelated woman with the same name. Th...
Jul 31, 2025

Carney's pledge that Canada would recognize a Palestinian state gets mixed reactions
MONTREAL - Prime Minister Mark Carney's commitment that Canada would recognize a Palestinian state is prompting mixed reactions from Canadians with family in the Middle East. Omar Mansour from Victoria says he feels encouraged by Carney's announcement ...
Jul 31, 2025

'Come, please:' Chappell Roan's Saskatchewan lyric lights up LGBTQ+ fans
REGINA - American pop star Chappell Roan is creating excitement in an often-overlooked Canadian province, with her latest single supercharging fans in Saskatchewan's LGBTQ+ community. In Roan's new song about post-breakup frustration, set for release l...
Jul 31, 2025

Fish dropped on power lines by bird caused B.C. blaze, firefighters say
Firefighters say a brush fire in the British Columbia Interior was caused when a bird dropped a fish on power lines. Ashcroft Fire Rescue says in a Facebook post that the fire happened Wednesday about six kilometres south of the town, sharing photos th...
Jul 31, 2025

MK-ULTRA mind control class action authorized by Quebec Superior Court
MONTREAL - Quebec's Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit over infamous CIA-linked brainwashing experiments at a Montreal psychiatric hospital, allowing the case to move toward trial. The Royal Victoria Hospital, McGill University and th...
Jul 31, 2025

Heat, lightning spark dozens of new fires in B.C., prompting evacuations and alerts
Dozens of new wildfires have been sparked in British Columbia, in a surge associated with this week's high temperatures and thousands of lightning strikes. Multiple evacuation orders were in place across the province on Thursday, covering lakefront pr...
Jul 31, 2025

Cenovus encouraged by talks with Carney government but says regulatory hurdles remain
We love the notion of new projects and strengthening the Canadian economy. At the same time, we need to take a step back and say, 'What's precluding us from proceeding with these things?'"
Jul 31, 2025

Justin Trudeau spotted at Katy Perry concert days after dining together in Montreal
MONTREAL - Justin Trudeau was spotted in the crowd at Katy Perry's concert in Montreal on Wednesday night, days after duo dined together in the city. The appearance continued to fuel speculation about a possible relationship between the former prime mi...
Jul 31, 2025

Canadian aid pallets part of Gaza airdrop after Israel loosens restrictions
OTTAWA - Airdrops of Canadian aid into Gaza are underway as nations react to Ottawa's pledge to join allies in recognizing Palestinian statehood. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Jordan is helping to airdrop Canadian aid and has posted a photo...
Jul 31, 2025

Lion Electric will not respect warranties on school buses sold in United States
MONTREAL - Quebec vehicle-maker Lion Electric will no longer honour warranties on school buses and trucks sold in the United States, leaving clients south of the border in the lurch. After seeking protection from its creditors in December, the struggl...
Jul 31, 2025

Supreme Court won't hear case of Ontario man who fatally shot Indigenous man
The nearly decade-long case of an Ontario man found guilty of manslaughter in the fatal shooting of an Indigenous man has come to a close after Canada's top court declined to hear it. The Supreme Court of Canada rejected a leave to appeal request Thurs...
Jul 31, 2025

Trump signs executive order pushing tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pushing tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent beginning on Friday, following through on a threat to raise duties if Ottawa didn't make a trade deal. The White House confirmed the tariff...
Jul 31, 2025

In the news today: Auto industry braces for tariffs, Ottawa to recognize Palestine
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Auto industry looking for tariff exemptions Automotive industry leaders are hoping to see exemptions for vehicles compliant with the current trade deal as Canada ...
Jul 31, 2025

Canadian teen visits Ukraine to support efforts to recover children taken by Russia
OTTAWA - Sixteen-year-old Jaden Braves says he chose to travel to Ukraine and volunteer for a humanitarian aid group operating in a war zone because he thinks young people need to step up when others are suffering. Braves, who is from Toronto and is th...
Jul 31, 2025

Tsunami advisory refloats memories of waves that swamped Port Alberni, B.C., in 1964
Longtime residents of Port Alberni, B.C., know the potential impact of a tsunami all too well. Mike Ruttan was 12 when the town on Vancouver Island was hit with massive waves triggered by 9.2-magnitude earthquake that struck Alaska on March 27, 1964. ...
Jul 31, 2025

Bail decision delayed in case of 3 charged in alleged plot to seize land in Quebec
QUÉBEC - A judge has put off a decision until Wednesday on whether to grant bail to three men facing terrorism charges in an alleged plot to forcibly seize land in the Quebec City area. Quebec court Judge René de la Sablonnière heard evidence and argum...
Jul 31, 2025

Newfoundlanders who fled cod moratorium are returning - and creating a housing crunch
NEW-WES-VALLEY - The affordable housing complex Mike Tiller is hoping for is unlike anything else in his community. The sleek, modular buildings with sloping roofs and wide windows pose a sharp contrast to the brightly-coloured clapboard houses dottin...
Jul 31, 2025

Wildfire evacuations underway for about 400 properties near Peachland, B.C.
Police are helping firefighters from several local departments evacuate residents from about 400 properties in the Peachland, B.C., area due to a fast-moving wildfire. Central Okanagan Emergency Operations issued a bulletin just after 5 p.m. Wednesday ...
Jul 31, 2025

Eby says B.C. insulated from Trump copper tariff, cites need for trade diversity
VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says an incoming 50 per cent United States tariff on some copper products highlights the need for diversified markets. He says the tariffs will affect provinces differently, pointing out that most of B.C.'s...
Jul 30, 2025