Category Archives: CP Canada
'Lives have been divided': Teen who set girl on fire at Saskatoon school gets 3 years
SASKATOON - Two teen girls who were once friends came to court Monday for a final chapter after one set the other's scalp on fire in a school hallway - but they never locked eyes. The victim, now 16, ...
Mar 16, 2026
Ottawa puts $200M into space launch pad in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA - The federal government is putting $200 million toward a Canadian-owned launch pad so it can send satellites into orbit without the assistance of other nations or other foreign third parties. ...
Mar 16, 2026
Man who drove bus into Quebec daycare, killing 2 children, labelled high-risk accused
MONTREAL - The Quebec man found not criminally responsible for killing two children after driving a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare has been labelled by a judge a high-risk accused, a designatio...
Mar 16, 2026
Here's a list of February inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.8 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely bec...
Mar 16, 2026
Here's a list of February inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA - Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.8 per cent in February, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): - Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.8 per c...
Mar 16, 2026
In the news today: Carney meets Starmer, high fuel costs, Canadians win Oscars
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to meet Starmer, King Charles in London as Iran war disrupts shipping routes Prime Minister Mark Carney...
Mar 16, 2026
Slain Iran critic Masjoody said months ago that murder suspects wanted to poison him
VANCOUVER - An Iranian dissident found dead in British Columbia this month had accused the two people now charged with murdering him of being aligned with Iran's government and trying to obtain poison...
Mar 16, 2026
Inflation cooled in February before oil price shock; last data ahead of BoC rate call
OTTAWA - Inflation was showing signs of easing in February but economists warn price relief will be short lived as the war in the Middle East fuels surging energy costs. Statistics Canada said Monday ...
Mar 16, 2026
Carney meets Keir Starmer in London as war in Iran disrupts shipping routes
LONDON - Prime Minister Mark Carney and British Prime Minister Keir Starmer agreed during a meeting in London on Monday that safe passage must be restored through the Strait of Hormuz. Their discussio...
Mar 16, 2026
Years of training keep Artemis II crew mission-ready, researcher says
MONTREAL - Despite the delays for NASA's Artemis II mission around the moon and back, a space medicine researcher says the crew, which includes Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen, are physically ready f...
Mar 15, 2026