Category Archives: National News – CP

ST. JOHN'S - Newfoundland and Labrador announced Tuesday that it will sell off its stockpile of U.S. booze and donate the proceeds to charity, following the lead of Nova Scotia and Manitoba. The provi...

QUBEC - Quebec tabled its own bill Tuesday to expedite large-scale projects in the province, one that would allow the province to amend some 30 laws to allow the realization of projects deemed of nati...

OTTAWA - A group of academics and activists wants the federal government to help Palestinians accepted for postgraduate studies in Canada get out of Gaza - but the immigration minister says she can't ...

TORONTO - Ontario Premier Doug Ford is defending the funding process that saw one government ministry give money to a company even after another ministry identified "irregularities" that are now being...

HALIFAX - Uber drivers in Halifax could soon be subjected to more scrutiny under changes proposed for the region's vehicle-for-hire regulations. A new staff report for Halifax regional council is reco...

Several videos posted online last week showed people burning snow with a lighter and questioning why the snow turned black and didn't seem to melt. Some social media users claimed the snow was fake an...

VICTORIA - A member of the Royal Canadian Navy spent more than two hours in the waters off Vancouver Island after falling overboard. Maritime Forces Pacific says the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre ...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia is falling short of a target to create more affordable child-care spaces, according to a new report released as the province presses the federal government for additional funding...

OTTAWA - A military justice watchdog says an investigation of a sexual assault claim against former army officer Dany Fortin was "compromised" by "tunnel vision," bias and a lack of oversight. On Tues...

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) - Opponents of Missouri's new congressional map submitted thousands of petition signatures Tuesday calling for a statewide referendum on a redistricting plan backed by Preside...