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Five premiers urge Carney to withdraw court submission on notwithstanding clause
OTTAWA — Five premiers say Ottawa must withdraw its recent call for limits on the…
Hydro spying trial delayed as court weights utility’s motion to shield information
LONGUEUIL — The trial of a former Hydro-Québec employee facing economic espionage charges remains on…
MPs question Longest Ballot Committee organizer during probe of spring election
OTTAWA — An organizer behind a protest group that signed up hundreds of candidates in…
Marineland says its belugas shouldn’t go to Nova Scotia’s Whale Sanctuary Project
HALIFAX — Marineland says it has more than a dozen reasons why none of its…
Former B.C. lawyer admits to killing client, but claims manslaughter, court hears
VANCOUVER — A former lawyer from Kamloops, B.C., accused of first-degree murder in the death…
Abandoned baby: Montreal-area police release video of person with bundle in arms
MONTREAL — Police have released surveillance video in the hopes of tracking down the parents…
Fiscal watchdog gives mixed review to Ottawa’s budget framework changes
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s fiscal watchdog says that while there are good ideas in the new…
These autistic Canadians say U.S. rhetoric has been unhelpful, focus should be on early diagnoses
TORONTO — By the time Moira Robertson got an official autism diagnosis at 23 years…
In the news today: Carney to meet with Trump in Washington
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Two men arrested in Chilliwack, B.C., after alleged drug lab uncovered
CHILLIWACK — Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say two men have been arrested and charged after…
RCMP investigating death of woman on international flight diverted to Yellowknife
YELLOWKNIFE — RCMP in the Northwest Territories are investigating after the death of a passenger…
Alberta teachers say strike aims to fix crisis, Smith says province wants to bargain
EDMONTON — The head of the Alberta teachers union said Monday the provincewide strike by…
B.C. judge rules that evidence not needed in lawsuit against serial killer’s brother
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected a bid by a plaintiff in a…
Three men arrested, charged in extortion shooting in Surrey, B.C.: police
SURREY — Two police organizations have announced charges against five men in connection to separate…
Marineland’s request for federal funds to care for belugas ‘inappropriate’: minister
TORONTO — Marineland’s request for emergency funding from Ottawa, in a letter that warned 30…
Auto sector tempering expectations of Carney’s meeting with Trump
OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney prepared to enter the belly of the beast…
Some noteworthy Supreme Court of Canada decisions over the last 150 years
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada marks its 150th anniversary this year. Here are…
Quebec and Alberta united in pushing back against Ottawa, Premier Danielle Smith says
MONTREAL — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Monday that her province and Quebec are united…
Hydro-Québec seeks to shield info as ex-employee’s economic spying trial begins
LONGUEUIL — A trial for a former employee of Quebec’s electricity utility accused of economic…
Ottawa shifts budgets to the fall as minister defends new fiscal focus
OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne on Monday unveiled major changes to how and when…
Economic uncertainty takes centre stage at summit of Great Lakes premiers, governors
QUÉBEC — Economic uncertainty caused by the Trump administration was the focus of a three-day…
Israel to release three Canadians detained in Gaza flotilla, group says more coming
OTTAWA — Ottawa says Israel will release three Canadians it detained for attempting to reach…
Chief justice says rule of law, judicial independence protect Canada from autocracy
OTTAWA — While Canada is not a superpower in the traditional sense of the word,…
Number of temporary worker applications fell as fine total increased, government says
OTTAWA — Ottawa ordered companies to pay almost $5 million in fines in the last…