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Ottawa to relaunch EV rebates program in 2 weeks with new auto strategy
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — The federal government announced a suite of new electric vehicle policies Thursday, including the reintroduction of the popular rebate program and the elimination of the EV sales mandate in favour of new emission standards. Speaking at an auto parts manufacturer in Woodbridge, Ont., Prime Minister Mark Carney said Ottawa is restoring the rebate ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Three Nova Scotia youths face sex assault charges after hockey hazing
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia RCMP say three youths are facing sexual assault charges after police received a complaint about a hockey team’s hazing ritual in October. The Mounties in Colchester County say the allegations involve a hockey team in the Truro area, north of Halifax. Investigators say that on Jan. 30, a youth reported being ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NATO 5% pledge to add $63B to deficit by 2035, budget watchdog says
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — The parliamentary spending watchdog says Prime Minister Mark Carney’s plan to spend the equivalent of five per cent of GDP on defence by 2035 will push the federal budget deficit up by $63 billion in 2035. A report by Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques estimates that gradually ramping up core defence spending to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Ottawa to relaunch EV rebates program in 2 weeks with new auto strategy
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canadians looking to buy a new electric vehicle will be able to access federal rebates again starting Feb. 16. Prime Minister Mark Carney is announcing a suite of new electric vehicle policies today, including scrapping the EV sales mandate and replacing it with new emission standards. Ottawa will also offer $5,000 toward the ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Budget watchdog says NATO 5% pledge to hike deficit by $63B
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s pledge to NATO allies that Canada will spend the equivalent of five per cent of GDP on defence will cost the country an extra $33.5 billion a year, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer says. A PBO report released today says all that extra defence spending will push ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Johns says McPherson can bring NDP back to official party status
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — B.C. NDP MP Gord Johns is putting his support behind his caucus colleague Heather McPherson for NDP leader. Johns tells The Canadian Press that he is backing the Alberta MP because he sees McPherson as someone who can grow the party due in part to her ability to win her Edmonton riding for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Canadian consulate in Greenland to open Friday, Canada’s Black history
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Greenland consulate could boost ties with Canada The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence in the face of U.S. President Donald ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How a missing-person report filed after four decades helped ID Canadian’s remains
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Vancouver police say a missing-person report and a DNA sample filed by a B.C. woman four decades after her mother disappeared helped identify the remains of a woman found in Florida in the 1980s. Othram, an American DNA firm that works with law enforcement on cold cases, announced last week that Jeanette Marcotte’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds expected to announce national automotive strategy, new EV rebates today
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce new electric vehicle policies today including a revival of the popular EV rebates for consumers. Government and industry sources, who were not authorized to publicly discuss details ahead of the announcement, say the strategy will scrap the electric vehicle sales mandate in favour of new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Greenland consulate sparks hopes for joint action on climate change, defence
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
OTTAWA — The launch of a new Canadian diplomatic mission in Greenland is sparking hopes for more collaboration on climate change, Inuit rights and defence in the face of U.S. President Donald Trump’s annexation threats. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to officially open the new consulate Friday in Greenland’s capital Nuuk, where the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Update expected in Frank Stronach case after Toronto sexual assault trial delayed
By Canadian Press on February 5th, 2026
TORONTO — An update is expected today in the case of Canadian businessman Frank Stronach, whose sexual assault trial in Toronto is facing some delays. The trial was scheduled to begin earlier this week but Stronach’s legal team asked for more time to prepare after receiving what it described as a large volume of new ... Read More »
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