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Nine police officers recently killed in Canada; here is a look at their deaths

Nine police officers recently killed in Canada; here is a look at their deaths

A veteran Quebec provincial police officer was stabbed to death Monday night after she tried to arrest a suspect in Louiseville, Que., about 100 kilometres northeast of Montreal. Sgt.
Budget 2023: What you missed, from phone chargers and concert fees to air travel

Budget 2023: What you missed, from phone chargers and concert fees to air travel

OTTAWA — For Canadians fed up with chargers that don't fit their cellphones, hidden fees, air-travel disruptions and cosmetic testing on animals, the Liberal government says help is on the way.
Budget 2023: Ottawa threatens to freeze U.S. firms from green tax credits, contracts

Budget 2023: Ottawa threatens to freeze U.S. firms from green tax credits, contracts

Ottawa is threatening a tit-for-tat with Washington over green tax credits and government procurement policies that risk freezing out Canadian businesses.
Budget 2023: Liberals follow through on big promises in deal with NDP

Budget 2023: Liberals follow through on big promises in deal with NDP

OTTAWA — The Liberal government has continued to fulfil its promises to the NDP within its second federal budget since the parties struck a confidence-and-supply agreement in March 2022.
Republicans, Democrats spar on Capitol Hill over Canada-U.S. migration 'crisis'

Republicans, Democrats spar on Capitol Hill over Canada-U.S. migration 'crisis'

WASHINGTON — The two sides in an escalating political war over irregular immigration in the United States squared off Tuesday along what for them was a largely unfamiliar front: the 8,900 kilometres of the Canada-U.S. border.
Liberals to go after predatory lending in today's budget, invest in dental care plan

Liberals to go after predatory lending in today's budget, invest in dental care plan

OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is set to table a federal budget in the House of Commons on Tuesday afternoon, which a federal source says will include plans to go after predatory lending and more details on dental care as part of a pitch
Psychiatric evaluation extended for man accused of crashing bus into Quebec daycare

Psychiatric evaluation extended for man accused of crashing bus into Quebec daycare

LAVAL, Que. — A court heard Tuesday that a Montreal psychiatric hospital needs more time to evaluate a bus driver's mental state at the time he allegedly drove a bus into a daycare, killing two young children.
National Inuit organization seeking $1.6 billion for school food program

National Inuit organization seeking $1.6 billion for school food program

OTTAWA — A national Inuit organization is calling for about $1.6 billion in federal funding over 15 years to set up a co-ordinatedschool food program in the North.
Freeland set to table federal budget : In The News for Mar. 28

Freeland set to table federal budget : In The News for Mar. 28

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 Mar. 28 ... What we are watching in Canada ...
Senior Mounties involved in N.S. mass shooting response either retired or in new jobs

Senior Mounties involved in N.S. mass shooting response either retired or in new jobs

HALIFAX — As a public inquiry prepares for the release of its final report into the 2020 Nova Scotia mass shooting, its findings are sure to refocus the spotlight on the RCMP's problem-plagued response to the 13-hour rampage that claimed 22 lives.