TORONTO — The association representing career colleges in Ontario began warning the government about possible "suspicious" student financial aid activity at a few campuses three years ago, documents show.
Career Colleges Ontario also asked the government to refer certain related concerns to police... Read more
Canada Post says it lost $277 million before taxes in the second quarter of the year, marking an improvement from the same three-month period a year ago.
The postal service says the result compared with a loss of $407 million during the second quarter of 2025, when it was facing a prolonged period... Read more
Surveillance video released by police of an arson at a Toronto MP’s home shows a lone suspect pouring fuel on five vehicles and setting two on fire before abandoning the lit-up gas can in the driveway.
Liberal MP Salma Zahid says her car and another vehicle were set on fire early Thursday... Read more
A 32-year-old North Battleford man is facing charges including attempted robbery and dangerous driving after being arrested on Wednesday evening.... Read more
B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay says suggestions that a recording shows she illegally offered jobs to legislators, in exchange for resigning so she could stand in a byelection, are "preposterous."
In the purported recording of Findlay addressing Conservative legislators that was... Read more
FREDERICTON — The New Brunswick government on Friday granted conditional approval for a 500-megawatt natural gas plant that officials say is crucial to avoid rolling electricity blackouts within the next two years.
The green light comes after the province completed an environmental impact... Read more
The Saskatchewan Rate Review Panel is warning SaskPower customers to be prepared for their bills to go up by as much as 6.4 per cent on February 1.
The panel confirmed the 3.9 per cent rate hike which took effect on February 1 of this year, but noted that ratepayers should be prepared for next year... Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A federal judge on Friday once again spurned Donald Trump’s effort to erase his hush money conviction, rejecting the president’s bid to move the state court case to... Read more
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says a United Conservative Party legislature member is heading to Minnesota to advocate for trade and strong relationships.
Jennifer Johnson, a backbencher in Premier Danielle Smith's caucus, is to attend the annual Midwestern Legislative Conference in Saint Paul.... Read more
Austrian anti-immigrant speaker Martin Sellner says he was not granted an electronic travel authorization in time for a trip to Hamilton to speak at a nationalist... Read more
The Mayor of Saskatchewan Beach says he’s feeling surprised and disappointed by the sudden loss of nearby fire services.
Corey Livingstone, the mayor of the resort... Read more
A man was found suffering from gunshot wounds in a home at the 300 block of 1st Street East Thursday night, Saskatoon police said.
Several significant roads in Saskatoon will have restrictions and detours in place this weekend.
The... Read more
A routine watercraft inspection in Blackstrap Provincial Park may have helped keep invasive mussels from making their way to Saskatchewan’s waters.
According to the Government of Saskatchewan, conservation officers stopped a vehicle towing a boat in the park southeast of Saskatoon on July 17.... Read more
HALIFAX — The lawyer for a man accused of threatening to bomb the U.S. Consulate in Halifax earlier this month says his client is not ready to seek bail.
Ali Assakereh was arrested on Aug. 10 for allegedly placing a propane tank and flammable liquids in his car and parking near the consulate,... Read more
OTTAWA — No Canadians are among the 121 foreign nationals rescued near the Nepal-China border after a flash flood tore through the region on Wednesday.
The flash flooding along the Himalayan border between Nepal and China, caused by a glacial collapse, has killed at least 570 people.
Nepal’s... Read more
MONTREAL — A handful of Quebec ridings have been known for almost consistently electing a member of the party that goes on to form the government in general elections. But with multiple parties appearing to be neck-in-neck in the current provincial campaign, some experts are questioning whether the... Read more
SUMMERLAND — The wildfire that forced thousands to flee their homes in British Columbia's South Okanagan region earlier this month is now classified as being held.
The BC Wildfire Service says the blaze is expected to remain within its current perimeter of about 252 square kilometres west of... Read more
OTTAWA — The federal government posted a deficit of $370 million for the April-to-June period of its 2026-27 fiscal year.
In its monthly fiscal monitor report, the Finance Department says the result compared with a deficit of $6.28 billion for the same period a year earlier.
The deficit came as... Read more
A 29-year-old man was injured in a shooting in Saskatoon on Thursday night.
According to police, officers responded to an “unknown problem” at a home on the 300 block of First Street East, in the city’s Buena Vista neighbourhood, just after 11:30 p.m.
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A Prince Albert distiller says the Canada-U.S. trade dispute is creating new challenges for his business, but the difficulties of selling alcohol across borders existed long before... Read more
New figures from Statistics Canada show the FIFA World Cup modestly boosted economic activity in June, with some tourism-related industries even edging down slightly for the month.... Read more
OTTAWA — New figures from Statistics Canada show the FIFA World Cup modestly boosted economic activity in June, with some tourism-related industries even edging down slightly for the month.
The agency says accommodation services lowered 0.7 per cent in June, despite the influx of tourists and fans... Read more
Every Friday, Murray Wood takes a look back at the week’s news and decides who’s hot… and who’s not. This week’s list includes the garden harvest, loud motorcycles and the return... Read more
Sarah Mills says petty tantrums are not the way to negotiate a trade deal, and they don’t benefit anyone paying bills and trying to make a living on... Read more
Some say liquor stores, bars and restaurants buying American booze at the raised rate will not be the only ones claiming the extra cost.
8:30 –The Riders have hit a real rough patch of the season, dropping two straight and suddenly looking a lot less comfortable than they did a few weeks ago. Green Zone host Jamie Nye joins Evan to talk about what’s gone wrong, how worried Rider Nation should be — and whether this is... Read more
Statistics Canada says the economy grew at its fastest pace in more than three years in the second quarter as exports and business capital investment ramped up.
The agency says real gross domestic product rose 3.3 per cent in the second quarter on an annualized basis while GDP was up 0.3 per cent... Read more
Government officials say people from Ebola-affected countries will continue to be banned from entering Canada for another 30 days, prolonging the state of limbo for tens... Read more
Government officials say people from Ebola-affected countries will continue to be banned from entering Canada for another 30 days, prolonging the state of limbo for tens of thousands of people who have had their residency applications suspended since May.
The extension means decisions on... Read more
MONTREAL — Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is set to visit Houston with his Artemis II crewmates to receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to award them the medal in a ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
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The intensifying tariff war between Canada and the United States could permanently alter cross-border trade, signalling the potential end of an era of expanding economic ties between the countries, experts say.
New tariffs and the increasing unreliability of the U.S. as a trading partner is... Read more
The collapse of talks with the United States has added urgency to reducing trade barriers within Canada, but experts say it’s not a simple fix.
Efforts to boost interprovincial trade have ramped up recently. Nine provinces agreed last month to allow direct-to-consumer alcohol sales across... Read more
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
Tariffs could permanently alter trade, expert says
A prominent U.S. investment strategist says the intensifying trade war between Canada and the U.S. could permanently alter cross-border trade.
Peter... Read more
OTTAWA — Economists are expecting fresh data will show growth rebounded sharply in the second quarter of the year when Statistics Canada publishes new gross domestic product figures this morning.
StatCan is set to report updated GDP results for June and the second quarter overall.
A Reuters poll of... Read more
MONTREAL — Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen is set to visit Houston with his Artemis II crewmates to receive the Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to award them the medal in a ceremony at NASA’s Johnson Space Center.
Hansen will become the first non-NASA... Read more
Charles Rousseau says he’s always believed in Quebec independence but it won’t be his top priority at the ballot box come Oct. 5, when the province chooses its next government.
In an interview outside a sovereigntist-themed coffee shop in Montreal on Thursday, the 27-year-old Masters’ student said... Read more
On a night meant to introduce players to Canada West competition, it was a reunion which took centre stage at Griffiths Stadium on Thursday.
University of Saskatchewan Huskies quarterback Anton Amundrud made his long-awaited return to game action in a 35-1 pre-season victory over the Alberta Golden... Read more
The provincial government released its first quarter financial update with a deficit at $825 million, slightly worse than the $819 million projected when the budget was released.
A water network expansion that gives Regina capacity for 310,000 people has been completed ahead of schedule and under budget.... Read more