Category Archives: National News – CP

OTTAWA - The Conservative opposition says the government must compensate dairy farmers within 90 days of the new North American trade deal becoming law, saying the sector is the biggest loser in the r...

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Feb. 28 ... What...

SMITHERS, B.C. - The hereditary chiefs of the Wet'suwet'en are scheduled to meet for a second day with senior federal and provincial ministers today as they try to break an impasse in a pipe...

VANCOUVER - A constitutional challenge by a doctor who argues patients should have the right to pay for private care if the public system leaves them waiting too long is expec...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada is set to decide whether a human-rights lawsuit against a Canadian mining company can be heard in British Columbia, even though it in...

MONTREAL - Quebec public health officials are reporting the province's first presumptive case of the new coronavirus, dubbed COVID-19. Health Minister Danielle McCann made the announcement Thursday ni...

OTTAWA - The Conservative leadership race is underway and the deadline to register as a candidate was Thursday. To register, a candidate had to submit 1,000 signatures, $25,000, and a full a...

EDMONTON - Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its 2020-21 budget Thursday. Here is a look at who might be pleased and who won't be so happy: WINNERS Techies: The province is investing $20...

EDMONTON - Highlights: Alberta's United Conservative government tabled its budget 2020-21 Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: - A $6.8 billion deficit on revenues of $50 billion. - The bud...

OTTAWA - Canada's top public-health official Theresa Tam says Canada has begun to look at surveillance for local transmission of the novel coronavirus, just as the United States co...