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Ontario to loosen internal trade, remove barriers on alcohol and labour mobility

Ontario to loosen internal trade, remove barriers on alcohol and labour mobility

TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford is urging all of his fellow premiers to join his province and others in taking steps to remove barriers to the free flow of goods and workers within Canada, pitching it as a way to shore up the economy against the
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Court bans pro-Palestinian protests on McGill University campus for 10 days

Court bans pro-Palestinian protests on McGill University campus for 10 days

MONTREAL — McGill University has obtained a temporary court order against a pro-Palestinian student group forbidding protests that disrupt activities or block access to buildings on campus.
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Lacking clarity on U.S. trade, Bank of Canada keeps 'powder dry' with rate hold

Lacking clarity on U.S. trade, Bank of Canada keeps 'powder dry' with rate hold

OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada doesn't know quite yet how to navigate monetary policy amid constantly shifting trade turbulence with the United States, so the central bank kept its powder dry with an interest rate hold on Wednesday.
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Boy, 16, dies after stabbing in Montreal; city's eighth homicide in 2025

Boy, 16, dies after stabbing in Montreal; city's eighth homicide in 2025

MONTREAL — A 16-year-old boy who was stabbed Tuesday evening in Montreal has died. Police confirmed his death today — the city's eighth reported homicide in 2025. The teenager was stabbed in the Côte-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.
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In the news today: Federal leaders debate in Montreal, interest rate decision due out

In the news today: Federal leaders debate in Montreal, interest rate decision due out

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
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Here's how people without ID or fixed address can vote in the federal election

Here's how people without ID or fixed address can vote in the federal election

ST. JOHN'S — Anyone who wants to register to vote in the April 28 federal election has to be able to prove who they are and where they live.
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Gas firm says a contractor is dead in a gas plant fire near Fort St. John, B.C.

Gas firm says a contractor is dead in a gas plant fire near Fort St. John, B.C.

FORT ST. JOHN — A contractor has been killed and another person hurt in a fire in a gas plant north of Fort St. John, B.C. Alberta-based Tourmaline Oil, which runs the Gundy oil and gas extraction facility in Wonowon, B.C.
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Federal Court of Appeal dismisses challenge of federal firearms ban

Federal Court of Appeal dismisses challenge of federal firearms ban

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed a challenge of a government ban on firearms that Ottawa considers fit only for the battlefield, not hunting or sport shooting.
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Hit-and-run on TMU campus appears to have targeted a specific person: Toronto police

Hit-and-run on TMU campus appears to have targeted a specific person: Toronto police

TORONTO — The driver of a vehicle that struck several pedestrians on Toronto Metropolitan University's downtown campus may have been targeting a specific individual on the walkway before speeding away from the scene, police said Tuesday.
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First Nation launches challenge of B.C.'s approval to raise Mount Polley mine dam

First Nation launches challenge of B.C.'s approval to raise Mount Polley mine dam

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia First Nation has filed a legal challenge over the plan to allow the Mount Polley mine to raise its tailings dam a decade after a similar storage site at the mine gave way, creating one of the province's largest environm
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