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June 20, 2022, 5:07 PM

Canada investing billions to modernize North America defense

Canada is investing $4.9 billion (US$3.8 billion) over the next six years to modernize North America’s aging defensive systems
June 20, 2022, 5:07 PM
Canada investing billions to modernize North America defense
June 20, 2022, 2:34 PM

Canada sets dates to ban some single-use plastics

The Canadian government is banning companies from importing or making plastic bags and Styrofoam takeout containers by the end of this year, their sale by the end of next year and their export by the end of 2025
June 20, 2022, 2:34 PM
Canada sets dates to ban some single-use plastics
June 13, 2022, 3:51 PM

Canadian PM Trudeau tests positive for COVID a second time

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he's tested positive for COVID-19 for the second time — just days after he met in person with U.S. President Joe Biden
June 13, 2022, 3:51 PM
Canadian PM Trudeau tests positive for COVID a second time
May 31, 2022, 11:11 PM

Canada OKs drug decriminalization test in British Columbia

Canada is allowing the province of British Columbia to try a three-year experiment in decriminalizing possession of small amounts of drugs
May 31, 2022, 11:11 PM
Canada to temporarily decriminalize certain drugs in BC
May 31, 2022, 3:38 AM

Canada to cap the market for handguns with new law

Trudeau’s government would put a freeze on importing, buying or selling handguns
May 31, 2022, 3:38 AM
2 months ago

Waterfall partially freezes over in Canada

Video shows an ice formation at the Johnston Canyon Lower Falls in Banff National Park in Canada.
2 months ago
Waterfall partially freezes over in Canada
2 months ago

Canada bans foreign home buyers for 2 years to cool market

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is banning foreign investors from buying homes in Canada for two years in a bid to cool off a hot housing market
2 months ago
Canada bans foreign home buyers for 2 years to cool market
3 months ago

Canada picks the F-35 for its next fighter jet

The Canadian government has selected Lockheed Martin Corp.’s F-35 as the preferred bidder in its competition to buy a new fighter jet
3 months ago
Canada picks the F-35 for its next fighter jet
3 months ago

Canada advances to World Cup for first time in 36 years

Cyle Larin, Tajon Buchanan and Junior Hoilett scored and Canada secured its first World Cup berth in 36 years with a 4-0 victory over Jamaica on Sunday
3 months ago
3 months ago

Trudeau reaches deal to keep his party in power till 2025

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his Liberal Party has reached agreement with the opposition New Democratic Party to keep power until 2025
3 months ago
Trudeau reaches deal to keep his party in power till 2025
3 months ago

Tentative deal to keep Canada's Liberals in power until 2025

A senior government official in Canada says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal party and the opposition New Democratic Party have reached a tentative agreement that would see Trudeau’s Liberals keep power until 2025
3 months ago
3 months ago

Trains halt across Canada as union workers strike

The union and CP Rail blamed each other for the work stoppage Sunday.
3 months ago
3 months ago

Queen meets Trudeau in 1st engagement since COVID-19

Queen Elizabeth II met with Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Monday, smiling and greeting him in front of a large bouquet of blue and yellow flowers, the colors of the Ukrainian flag
3 months ago
Queen hosts Trudeau in 1st in-person engagement since COVID
4 months ago

Canada protest convoy organizer Pat King denied bail

A Canadian judge has denied bail to a prominent organizer of the three-week convoy protest against coronavirus restrictions in Ottawa
4 months ago
Canada protest convoy organizer Pat King denied bail
4 months ago

Canada responds to claims it's not helping citizens in Syria

A Canadian government spokesman says officials are working with Syrian Kurdish authorities and international organizations to gather information and help Canadian citizens detained in Syria
4 months ago
Canada responds to claims it's not helping citizens in Syria
4 months ago

Canada lawmakers extend emergency powers for truck protests

Canadian lawmakers have voted to extend the emergency powers that police can invoke to quell any potential restart of blockades by those opposed to COVID-19 restrictions
4 months ago
Blockades over, but Trudeau says emergency powers needed
4 months ago

Police move in on remaining protesters in Ottawa

According to authorities, some demonstrators were using tear gas and smoke grenades against officers.
4 months ago
Police move in on remaining protesters in Ottawa
4 months ago

Canadian police crackdown on Ottawa protesters

After nearly three weeks of shutdowns caused by protesters, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invoked the country’s Emergencies Act, which gives police broad power to make arrests.
4 months ago
Canadian police crackdown on Ottawa protesters
4 months ago

Police say at least 70 arrested in crackdown on Ottawa truck protest

Police say at least 70 arrested in crackdown on Ottawa truck protest
4 months ago
Police say at least 70 arrested in crackdown on Ottawa truck protest
4 months ago

Canadian police tow trucks from protests in Ottawa

Protests over COVID-19 mandates have been ongoing for three weeks in Canada.
4 months ago
Canadian police tow trucks from protests in Ottawa
4 months ago

Canadian leader invokes emergency powers over trucker protests

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced Monday that he will invoke emergency powers in an effort to end COVID-19 protests led by truckers who have blocked border crossings.
4 months ago
Canadian leader invokes emergency powers over trucker protests
4 months ago

US-Canada border bridge reopens after week-long closure amid trucker protests

CTV reporter Glenn McGregor is on the ground in Ottawa as the Ambassador Bridge on the U.S.-Canada border reopened following a week-long closure in response to the trucker protests.
4 months ago
US-Canada border bridge reopens after week-long closure amid trucker protests
4 months ago

Police crackdown on trucker protest in Windsor, Canada

Officers moved in on the truckers, confronting and arresting remaining demonstrators and removing vehicles from the area.
4 months ago
Police crackdown on trucker protest in Windsor, Canada
4 months ago

Standoff at US-Canada border cools down

Trucks that have been blocking the Ambassador Bridge have moved out, although hundreds of protesters remain behind.
4 months ago
Standoff at US-Canada border cools down
4 months ago

Massive trucker protest blocks major border crossing between US, Canada

Protesters are defying a deadline to leave the bridge or face serious consequences.
4 months ago
Massive trucker protest blocks major border crossing between US, Canada
4 months ago

Ottawa police sending warning to ‘freedom convoy’ protestors

Authorities in Canada have been seen confiscating fuel as the 13-day protest near Canada’s capital continues. Police warn that if protestors block the streets, they could face charges.
4 months ago
Ottawa police sending warning to ‘freedom convoy’ protestors
4 months ago

Tensions mount in Ottawa as police warn truckers to leave

Police in Canada’s capital are telling protesting truckers who have paralyzed the city for more than two weeks that it’s time to leave
4 months ago
Police ticketing, warning truckers to leave Canada's capital
4 months ago

Canada's Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell protests

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell protests, rules out using military: “This is about keeping Canadians safe."
4 months ago
Canada's Trudeau invokes emergency powers to quell protests
4 months ago

Ottawa police dealing with 'aggressive, illegal behavior' among anti-vaccine protesters

Authorities also cracked down on protesters near the Ambassador Bridge.
4 months ago
Canadian police deal with 'aggressive, illegal behavior' among anti-vaccine protests
4 months ago

Key US-Canada bridge reopens after police clear protesters

The busiest U.S.-Canada border crossing has reopened after protests against COVID-19 restrictions closed it for almost a week, while Canadian officials are holding back from a crackdown on a larger protest in the capital, Ottawa
4 months ago
Key US-Canada bridge reopens after police clear protesters
4 months ago

Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swell

Protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions have withdrawn their vehicles from a key U.S.-Canadian border bridge though access remains blocked
4 months ago
Canada border blockade clearing peacefully as police move in
4 months ago

Blockades on Canada-US border continue as protests swell

Protesters opposed to COVID-19 vaccine mandates and other restrictions have withdrawn their vehicles from a key U.S.-Canadian border bridge though access remains blocked
4 months ago
Canada police arrive to remove protesters at US border
4 months ago

Canadian police move in to remove protesters at bridge border crossing that has disrupted Canada-US trade

Canadian police move in to remove protesters at bridge border crossing that has disrupted Canada-US trade
4 months ago
Canadian police move in to remove protesters at bridge border crossing
4 months ago

Windsor, Ontario mayor: Trucker blockade is an ‘illegal protest’

ABC News' Linsey Davis speaks with Windsor, Ontario, Mayor Drew Dilkens about the massive trucker protest and the measures he could take if protesters don't agree to leave.
4 months ago
Windsor, Ontario mayor: Trucker blockade is an ‘illegal protest’
4 months ago

Truckers' bridge blockade forces shutdowns at auto plants

The truck blockade at the U.S. border by Canadians protesting the country’s COVID-19 restrictions is tightening the screws on the auto industry, forcing Ford, Toyota and General Motors to shut down plants or otherwise curtail production
4 months ago
Truck blockade at U.S.-Canadian border shuts auto plants
4 months ago

What’s at stake as protests continue at the US-Canada border over COVID restrictions

The latest at the U.S.-Canada border, including what’s at stake for citizens and consumers, as protests continue in Ottawa over COVID-19 restrictions.
4 months ago
What’s at stake as protests continue at the US-Canada border over COVID restrictions
4 months ago

Traffic backup at Canadian border

The Ambassador Bridge on the Detroit-Canada border has been shut down for the second day in a row. The blockade was caused by the Freedom Convoy demonstration that is occupying Canada’s capital.
4 months ago
Traffic backup at Canadian border
4 months ago

Ottawa hopes to silence protesting truckers’ honking horns

Honking your horn is now banned in Ottawa, Canada, where truckers have flooded the streets to protest vaccine mandates.
4 months ago
Ottawa hopes to silence protesting truckers’ honking horns
4 months ago

Trudeau addresses protest

"A few people shouting and waving swastikas does not define who Canadians are,” said Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in response to protests over COVID-19 restrictions.
4 months ago
Trudeau addresses protest
5 months ago

Trudeau isolates after being exposed to someone with COVID

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is isolating at home after learning he was exposed to someone who tested positive for COVID-19
5 months ago
Trudeau isolates after being exposed to someone with COVID
5 months ago

Canada First Nation finds possible burial sites at school

A First Nation in Canada says a preliminary geophysical investigation has identified 93 possible burial sites around the site of a church-run boarding school
5 months ago
7 months ago

Flooding in western Canada shuts down roads and bridges

Heavy rains clobbered the western Canadian province of British Columbia, triggering landslides, shutting down roads, prompting the evacuation of an entire town and forcing an oil pipeline to close.
7 months ago
Flooding in western Canada shuts down roads and bridges
8 months ago

Trudeau overhauls Canadian Cabinet, gives women top roles

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has overhauled his Cabinet and named prominent women to the foreign affairs and defense posts in the gender-balanced group of the government's top officials
8 months ago
8 months ago

Fire breaks out on cargo ship off Canadian coast

Sixteen people have been evacuated after a fire broke out in 10 containers on the MV Zim Kingston near Victoria on Saturday, the Canadian Coast Guard reported.
8 months ago
Fire breaks out on cargo ship off Canadian coast
8 months ago

Drone captures stunning fall colors in Canada

A drone captured footage of the vibrant shades of autumn in Newfoundland.
8 months ago
Drone captures stunning fall colors in Canada
9 months ago

Trudeau's Liberals win Canada election, but miss majority

Canadians have given Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party a victory in parliamentary elections
9 months ago
9 months ago

EXPLAINER: What are the issues in Canada's close election?

PM Justin Trudeau faces a tough reelection battle against his Conservative rival
9 months ago
10 months ago

Trudeau triggers Canadian election, voting day Sept. 20

PM seeks to capitalize on Canada's high vaccination rate.
10 months ago
10 months ago

Canada opens back up to American tourists

The country is opening up to U.S. visitors for the first time since the pandemic began and is requiring visitors to follow strict COVID-19 protocols, including proof of vaccination and a negative test
10 months ago
Canada opens back up to American tourists
1 year ago

Fully vaccinated Americans may enter Canada as of mid-August

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada could start allowing fully vaccinated Americans into Canada as of mid-August for non-essential travel and should be in a position to welcome fully vaccinated travelers from all countries by early September
1 year ago