Skip to content

National News

Canadian soldier dies while off-duty in Latvia

Canadian soldier dies while off-duty in Latvia

OTTAWA — Latvian State Police are investigating the death of a Canadian soldier in the capital city of Riga. The Canadian Armed Forces said in a statement that Capt. Aaron Wideman died while off-duty. Lt.-Gen.
Read more >
Bilingual Quebec communities lose bid to suspend application of language law rules

Bilingual Quebec communities lose bid to suspend application of language law rules

MONTREAL — Bilingual Quebec municipalities have lost their bid to have several parts of the government's French-language reform suspended while their case makes its way through the courts.
Read more >
Corrective to Oct. 1 story about war in the Middle East

Corrective to Oct. 1 story about war in the Middle East

OTTAWA — In a story published Oct. 1, 2024 about the escalation of war in the Middle East, The Canadian Press erroneously attributed the quotation "all-out war" to Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly in the third paragraph.
Read more >
Dominic LeBlanc calls notion of traitors in Parliament an irresponsible exaggeration

Dominic LeBlanc calls notion of traitors in Parliament an irresponsible exaggeration

OTTAWA — It is an irresponsible, "partisan exaggeration" to claim there are traitors or treasonous people sitting in Parliament based on the findings a recent spy watchdog report, Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc has told a federal inquiry.
Read more >
Trudeau appoints Daniel Rogers new head of Canada's spy agency

Trudeau appoints Daniel Rogers new head of Canada's spy agency

OTTAWA — A veteran of Canada's national security systems has been named the new head of the national spy agency. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Daniel Rogers as the new director of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service.
Read more >
Quebec government imposes measures to address 'toxic climate' at Montreal school

Quebec government imposes measures to address 'toxic climate' at Montreal school

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has appointed monitors to address a "toxic" climate of fear and intimidation at a French-language Montreal primary school, where some teachers allegedly subjected students to violence and claimed autism didn't exist.
Read more >
Annual inflation falls to 1.6% in September, raises odds of 50-basis-point rate cut

Annual inflation falls to 1.6% in September, raises odds of 50-basis-point rate cut

OTTAWA — The chances of a half-percentage point interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada became more likely Tuesday after Statistics Canada reported annual inflation fell to 1.6 per cent in September.
Read more >
Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milk seems to be over: PHAC

Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milk seems to be over: PHAC

The Public Health Agency of Canada says a Listeria outbreak linked to several plant-based milks appears to be over with no additional cases reported since August.
Read more >
Here's a list of September inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

Here's a list of September inflation rates for selected Canadian cities

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says.
Read more >
Here's a list of September inflation rates for Canadian provinces

Here's a list of September inflation rates for Canadian provinces

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.7 per cent (1.3) — Prince Edward Island: 1.
Read more >