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Premier Scott Moe reflects on 2024 and looks ahead to 2025
With the calendar about to turn over to 2025, it's only natural to take stock of the year that was and the hopes for the year that will be.Senior reporter Lisa Schick sat down with Premier Scott Moe i...
Dec 24, 2024

Premiers urge Trudeau to extend deadline for charitable donations after postal strike
TORONTO - Canada's premiers are calling on the federal government to extend the deadline for claiming charitable donations on tax returns through to the end of February. Ontario Premier Doug Ford made...
Dec 24, 2024

Snowfall means a white Christmas, but also traffic woes across southern Quebec roads
MONTREAL - A heavy snowfall that began Monday night has guaranteed much of Quebec a white Christmas, but has also sent cars skidding off the province's roads during the busy holiday travel period. Pro...
Dec 24, 2024

Ontario First Nation challenging selection of underground nuclear waste site in court
A First Nation in northern Ontario is challenging the selection of a nearby region as the site of a deep geological repository that will hold Canada's nuclear waste, arguing in a court filing that it ...
Dec 24, 2024

McKenna to Martone: 10 players to watch at the world junior hockey championship
The world junior hockey championship has produced memorable moments and breathtaking performances. This year's tournament in Ottawa should offer the same level of entertainment as the next generation ...
Dec 24, 2024

Steve Meehan, Canada new men's rugby coach, honed his skills at clubs round the globe
Steve Meehan acknowledges his own rugby playing career "wasn't too flash." An injury in his first year out of school caused his shoulder to repeatedly pop out of place. "It brought a bit of a sudden h...
Dec 24, 2024

Track Santa's flight around the world
Santa has checked his list twice and knows who has been naughty and nice.Now, he's travelling around the world delivering gifts for children. The North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD) has b...
Dec 24, 2024

Border measures aimed at responding to Trump's tariff threat begin to take effect
OTTAWA - Immigration measures announced as part of Canada's border response to president-elect Donald Trump's 25 per cent tariff threat are starting to be implemented, beginning with a ban on what's k...
Dec 24, 2024

In the news today: Online Harms Act among bills stuck in House
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Online Harms Act among bills stuck in House Justice Minister Arif Virani is unapologetic about the money it wo...
Dec 24, 2024

Trudeau could stay or go. Either way, Canadians should brace for a spring election
OTTAWA - Canada appears to be barrelling toward a spring election now that the NDP is vowing to vote down the government early next year - whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau stays on or not. Politi...
Dec 24, 2024