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Is climate action a $26-trillion opportunity? 'A little baloney' in minister's claim
OTTAWA - "This is not simply an environmental issue. It is an economic issue. The estimates going forward in terms of the size of the prize for countries that are in this game early, developing techno...
Jan 25, 2020
European Central Bank holds rates, launches policy review
FRANKFURT - The European Central Bank has decided to launch a top-to-bottom review of how it steers the economy in the 19 countries that use the euro currency. The review, the first since the global f...
Jan 25, 2020
Germany bans neo-Nazi organization Combat 18 Deutschland
BERLIN - Germany is banning the neo-Nazi group Combat 18 Deutschland in what the country's top security official said Thursday was a "clear message" against far-right extremism and anti-Semitism. More...
Jan 25, 2020
St. John's, N.L., lifts state of emergency eight days after massive storm
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - The City of St. John's has lifted a state of emergency that's been in place for more than a week. The provincial capital made the initial declaration last Friday, as ...
Jan 25, 2020
Response to the coronavirus and a protest-for-hire; In The News for Jan. 23
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 Jan. 23 ... What we are wa...
Jan 25, 2020
Commemorative stamp pays tribute to all-black hockey league in the Maritimes
CHERRY BROOK, N.S. - Canada Post unveiled a commemorative stamp Thursday that pays tribute to an all-black hockey league that once thrived in the Maritimes - long before ...
Jan 25, 2020
Meng Wanzhou case a 'test' of Canadian legal system: defence lawyer
VANCOUVER - An extradition case against Huawei executive Meng Wanzhou is a test of whether courts will reject foreign charges that run contrary to Canadian values, argues her lawyer. A British Columbi...
Jan 25, 2020
Survey finds support among Canadians for broader assisted-dying law
OTTAWA - As the federal government moves to revise the law on assisted dying, new survey results suggest most Canadians support medical help to end suffering even when a natural death is som...
Jan 25, 2020
Former cabinet minister Peter MacKay to announce Tory leadership bid today
STELLARTON, N.S. - Former federal cabinet minister Peter MacKay is to announce his candidacy today for the leadership of the federal Conservative party. MacKay, who served in a number of portfoli...
Jan 25, 2020
Commemorative stamp pays tribute to all-black hockey league in the Maritimes
CHERRY BROOK, N.S. - Canada Post unveiled a commemorative stamp Thursday that pays tribute to an all-black hockey league that once thrived in the Maritimes - long before ...
Jan 25, 2020
