Category Archives: CP Canada

Justice ministers wrap up their meeting in Alberta
OTTAWA - Ministers responsible for justice and public safety at the federal, provincial and territorial levels wrapped up two days of discussions Friday on bail reform and the role of victims in the c...
Oct 17, 2025

'Catastrophic': Tour bus had brake problems before deadly Columbia Icefield rollover
JASPER, ALBERTA, CANADA - A fatality inquiry heard Friday the driver of a tour bus complained about his brakes just days before it tumbled down an embankment in Jasper National Park, killing three peo...
Oct 17, 2025

Canada's health ministers seek fixes to fentanyl crisis, access to pharmaceuticals
CALGARY - Federal Health Minister Marjorie Michel and her provincial and territorial counterparts wrapped a meeting in Calgary on Friday with a pledge for deeper collaboration to tackle the most press...
Oct 17, 2025

CRA says it has more work to do as call centre improvement plan hits 50-day mark
OTTAWA - Two senior officials working at the Canada Revenue Agency say the agency surpassed its target for answering more calls from Canadians ahead of schedule. On Sept. 2, Finance Minister Franois-P...
Oct 17, 2025

Poilievre says RCMP covered up Trudeau-era scandals
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said the RCMP covered up for former prime minister Justin Trudeau in cases that would otherwise have led to criminal charges. In a recent interview with a...
Oct 16, 2025

Jays jerseys abound as baseball fans help Seattle amid tourism slide
SEATTLE - Pike Place Market artist and vendor Daniel Fleming says Toronto Blue Jays fans typically show up in Seattle in droves for games against the Mariners, and the ongoing American League Champion...
Oct 16, 2025

B.C. First Nation on Vancouver Island gets back 80 hectares of land from Ottawa
NANAIMO - A British Columbia First Nation is getting some land back in an agreement with the federal government as part of a claim settlement that dates back almost two centuries. Crown-Indigenous Rel...
Oct 16, 2025

Alberta Premier Smith wants education commission after teachers strike
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Thursday, as thousands of striking teachers and their supporters chanted and shouted nearby, that she wants to form a commission on education when the pr...
Oct 16, 2025

Amazon unionization in Quebec was discussed by management, tribunal hears
MONTRAL - An Amazon senior executive told a labour tribunal on Thursday that unionization efforts by Quebec workers were discussed in meetings by management, though not in detail. Amazon's director of...
Oct 16, 2025

Astronaut Jeremy Hansen fields kids' queries, 100 days from Artemis 2 launch opening
LONGUEUIL - Jeremy Hansen is on the cusp of embarking on a historic deep space mission to the moon, admitting to some inquisitive students Thursday that while the unknowns present a scary prospect, so...
Oct 16, 2025