Category Archives: National News – CP

WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump signed a bill Thursday canceling about $9 billion that had been approved for public broadcasting and foreign aid as Republicans look to lock in cuts to program...

The eyes of many are on a northern British Columbia gold and copper mine as rescue efforts are underway to free three contractors trapped underground. This is not the first time the Red Chris mine has...

EDMONTON - An Alberta judge has found six people in contempt for not attending interviews as part of an investigation into alleged irregular political donations made to the United Conservative Party. ...

MAPLE RIDGE - Bruce Fairweather was in bed Wednesday night when he says his wife heard what sounded like gunshots. He went outside his home in Maple Ridge, B.C., and saw two vehicles on fire. "Both ve...

HALIFAX - The Royal Canadian Navy plans to retire some of its older warships this fall. The navy confirmed Thursday that eight of its 12 Kingston-class vessels will be removed from service following "...

WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says he's feeling "encouraged" after meeting with Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and American lawmakers in Washington, D.C., ahead of next we...

HALIFAX - Nova Scotia's environment minister said Thursday there is no set deadline for Northern Pulp to submit a cleanup plan for its shuttered mill site near Pictou, N.S. Tim Halman told reporters f...

OTTAWA - A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs. Earlier this m...

MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers announced Thursday that he won't seek a third term, setting off a scramble to replace the two-term Democrat in the battleground state's first open race f...

OTTAWA - A warning from the United Nations' top court that failing to address climate change could violate international law could lead to greater public scrutiny of major projects in Canada, one expe...