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Conservatives demand to know if prime minister used 'loophole' to avoid fraud charges

Conservatives demand to know if prime minister used 'loophole' to avoid fraud charges

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is still being dogged by questions about family vacations six years ago at the Aga Khan’s private island in the Bahamas.
Jean Charest's climate plan: no to consumer carbon price, current emissions target

Jean Charest's climate plan: no to consumer carbon price, current emissions target

OTTAWA — Conservative leadership candidate Jean Charest is promising to repeal the Liberal government's consumer carbon price and eliminate the federal portion of the HST on low-carbon purchases.
Canadians bitten by travel bug but squeezed by delays at the passport office

Canadians bitten by travel bug but squeezed by delays at the passport office

OTTAWA — Long lineups are an evil but necessary part of any magical trip to Disney World, but Michelle Irving didn't expect the longest line she would face for her upcoming vacation would be at the passport office.
Access-to-info system at Library and Archives Canada in 'bleak state': watchdog

Access-to-info system at Library and Archives Canada in 'bleak state': watchdog

OTTAWA — Library and Archives Canada is frequently failing to answer formal requests for historical records in a timely way, says a new report from the federal information watchdog that calls on the Liberal government to make fundamental changes.
Another new Quebec party launches, courting federalists, anglophones, minorities

Another new Quebec party launches, courting federalists, anglophones, minorities

MONTREAL — A new provincial political party courting Quebec anglophones, minorities and federalists arrived on the scene Tuesday — the second in less than a week.
Giant 23,000-kilogram steel ring to be installed in Montreal as public art

Giant 23,000-kilogram steel ring to be installed in Montreal as public art

MONTREAL — A giant steel ring weighing more than 23,000 kilograms will soon loom over downtown Montreal — all in the name of art.
Prince Charles and Camilla's Canada tour to visit St. John's, Ottawa and Yellowknife

Prince Charles and Camilla's Canada tour to visit St. John's, Ottawa and Yellowknife

OTTAWA — Prince Charles and his wife, Camilla, will visit St. John's, N.L.
Day 8 of search: Hope remains that missing Saskatchewan boy is still alive

Day 8 of search: Hope remains that missing Saskatchewan boy is still alive

RED EARTH CREE NATION — The search for a five-year-old Saskatchewan boy, missing in the province's north for more than a week, is still being treated as a rescue mission.
Trial of Quebec City Halloween sword attack suspect delayed for second time by COVID

Trial of Quebec City Halloween sword attack suspect delayed for second time by COVID

QUEBEC — The first-degree murder trial of the man accused in the Quebec City Halloween 2020 sword attack has been delayed for a second time by COVID-19.
Charest climate plan, Canada's role in Musk's Twitter bid : In The News for April 26

Charest climate plan, Canada's role in Musk's Twitter bid : In The News for April 26

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 April 26 ... What we are watching in Canada ...