Category Archives: CP Canada
Ottawa hasn't defined 'national interest' under major projects law
OTTAWA - The federal government still has not issued specific criteria to define the "national interest" under its new major projects law, despite calls from MPs to do so. The Building Canada Act allo...
Oct 20, 2025
Montreal light-rail network set to open 14 new stations on Nov. 17
MONTREAL - Montreal's light-rail system has an opening date for its northwest expansion, with the Deux-Montagnes line set to open on Nov. 17. The new branch of the REM network includes 14 stations, th...
Oct 20, 2025
Lawyer for Bloc candidate who lost by one ballot urges court to annul vote
MONTREAL - The lawyer for a former Bloc Qubcois MP who lost her riding by a single vote in the April federal election says allowing the result to stand would send a "disastrous message" to voters. A t...
Oct 20, 2025
CBC launches court fight to keep Gem subscriber numbers confidential
OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada has filed an application in Federal Court to fight an order directing it to disclose subscriber numbers for its Gem streaming service. The information commissioner ordered CB...
Oct 20, 2025
Three U.K. men accused of killing Ontario restaurateur agree to extradition to Canada
EDINBURGH - Three men accused of being involved in the death of a restaurant owner in Owen Sound, Ont., have consented to be extradited from Scotland to face trial in Canada. The men, who are from the...
Oct 20, 2025
Liberals say anti-fraud measures to protect bank customers coming with federal budget
OTTAWA - The federal Liberals say they plan to direct banks to put new policies and procedures in place to detect and prevent fraud as part of a national strategy to fight scammers. The proposed legis...
Oct 20, 2025
Artificial intelligence threatening to push young people out of entry-level jobs
OTTAWA - Throughout her university career, Jacqueline Silver assumed her computer science degree would guarantee her a job. Finding out she was wrong was a demoralizing experience. Silver, who graduat...
Oct 19, 2025
People fill the streets for 'No Kings' rally in Washington
WASHINGTON - Eric Poole walked down Washington's iconic Pennsylvania Avenue wearing a bright red shirt with the words: "Dear Canada, we hate him too." He was among huge crowds of people who filled the...
Oct 18, 2025
Eight-year-old shows his love for the Blue Jays with custom prosthetic eye
TORONTO - Eight-year-old Logan Dorna is cheering on the Blue Jays in their playoff run while sporting their logo on his prosthetic eye. Logan's left eye was removed at the Hospital for Sick Children i...
Oct 18, 2025
The CBC's new plan to grow, win back audiences is ambitious but vague, experts say
OTTAWA - Experts say CBC/Radio-Canada's new five-year plan to grow its audience offers a reply to its many critics - but it lacks specifics and it might be too little and too late. Earlier this week, ...
Oct 18, 2025