Category Archives: CP Canada
In the news today: Canada-China deal, Emergencies Act ruling, LA Dodgers sign Tucker
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney reaches 'landmark' tariff-quota deal with China on EVs, canola Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has r...
Jan 16, 2026
B.C's charity herring sale is back on. But hundreds of sea lions feasted first
RICHMOND - Victoria fisherman Bob Fraumeni is used to the challenges of the sea, having worked on fishing boats since he was 12 years old. But there was little he could do to salvage his haul of herri...
Jan 16, 2026
Immigrants more likely to cite human rights, diversity as 'Canadian values': survey
OTTAWA - Immigrants are more likely than those born in Canada to identify things like respect for human rights and gender equality as "shared Canadian values," say survey results in briefing notes pre...
Jan 16, 2026
Government's use of Emergencies Act in 2022 was 'unreasonable': Court of Appeal
OTTAWA - The Federal Court of Appeal has ruled it was unreasonable for the Liberal government to use the Emergencies Act four years ago to quell protests in the national capital and at key border poin...
Jan 16, 2026
Carney reaches 'landmark' tariff quota deal with China on EVs, canola
BEIJING - Prime Minister Mark Carney touted a renewed relationship with China and "enormous progress" on trade irritants as he announced a new deal with Beijing on electric vehicles and canola at the ...
Jan 16, 2026
B.C. councillor charged with four counts of sexual assault involving two complainants
VICTORIA - A councillor for the British Columbia city of Maple Ridge has been charged with four counts of sexual assault involving at least two people, almost a year after the appointment of a special...
Jan 15, 2026
Lapu Lapu festival attack trial moving to B.C. Supreme Court
VANCOUVER - The trial of a man accused of plowing his vehicle through the crowded Lapu Lapu festival in Vancouver last April is being moved to the B.C. Supreme Court. Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who attended a pr...
Jan 15, 2026
6 economic areas Canada and China have agreed to expand — and one big holdout
OTTAWA - Canada and China released a series of agreements Thursday aimed at boosting bilateral trade and investment - even if there is no resolution yet to the tariff dispute. "What it signals to me i...
Jan 15, 2026
Carney meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping
BEIJING - Prime Minister Mark Carney met with Chinese President Xi Jinping at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. Xi welcomed Carney and his delegation to China. He said the leaders' last meeting...
Jan 15, 2026
Don't expect spike in arrests after B.C. ends drug decriminalization: police chief
The chief of Victoria's police department supports ending drug decriminalization in British Columbia, but says she doesn't expect to see a spike in arrests once the program ends this month, since it w...
Jan 15, 2026