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In the news: B.C. town rocked by shooting, P.M. puts off Munich security conference
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Auto thefts down 18% year-over-year while recovery remains low: report
OTTAWA — The number of vehicles stolen in Canada fell sharply last year but there…
Loss of government funding, secularism putting many Quebec churches ‘on the brink’
MONTREAL — In 2023, the Ste-Marie-de-l’Isle Maligne church in Alma, Que., completed its transformation into…
‘Directly above her’: Saskatchewan man recalls fight with moose to save mother
BIENFAIT — Shawn Tuffnell says he punched a moose multiple times, gripping its neck, before…
10 dead, including female suspect, in ‘devastating’ shootings at B.C. school and home
TUMBLER RIDGE, BRITISH COLUMBIA — RCMP Supt. Ken Floyd says police are “not in a…
Voices in reaction to the mass shooting that left 10 dead in Tumbler Ridge, B.C.
RCMP say seven people were killed when a shooter entered a high school in Tumbler…
Carney suspends trip to Europe following B.C. school shooting
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended his plans to travel to Halifax and Munich,…
A list of some school shootings that have happened in Canada
Eight people, including a suspect, are dead after a shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School…
Ottawa ‘probably’ will announce winner of submarine contract this year: MP
OTTAWA — The federal government may name the winner of the heated competition to supply…
Homicide-suicide ruling in 2023 deaths of family in Prince Rupert, B.C.
BURNABY — The jury in a British Columbia coroner’s inquest into the deaths of a…
B.C. organization enters debate on government-run grocery amid rising food costs
VANCOUVER — When Elizabeth Osinde arrived in Canada about two years ago as a refugee…
Montreal man arrested over alleged link to Ryan Wedding: FBI
A Montreal man wanted in connection with a criminal organization allegedly run by former Canadian…
Conservatives table motion on refugee claims in response to extortion wave
OTTAWA — The Conservatives introduced a motion Tuesday calling on the government to bar non-citizens…
Ottawa plans to add 8,000 new electric vehicle charging ports in Canada
OTTAWA — The federal government is looking to increase the number of electric vehicle chargers…
Suspect pleads not guilty to murder in Vancouver Starbucks stabbing trial
VANCOUVER — A 25-second confrontation on the patio of a Vancouver café left a man…
Canadians wait for flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba
Canadians in Cuba are waiting for flights home as an energy crisis worsens in the…
Procurement minister says loans to Canada Post aren’t a ‘long-term solution’
OTTAWA — Federal Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound is defending the government’s latest $1 billion loan…
Montreal parish fights to demolish derelict church that’s become a TikTok destination
MONTREAL — Tacked on the plywood fence keeping intruders away from the long-closed St-Eusèbe-de-Verceil church…
CAQ leadership candidate Fréchette promises to revive fast-track immigration program
QUÉBEC — Christine Fréchette, leadership candidate for the Coalition Avenir Québec, is promising to revive…
Montreal police chief says officers’ arrests in Toronto a ‘sad moment’ for policing
MONTREAL — The recent arrests of several Toronto officers in an organized crime investigation is…
Carney says he spoke to Trump after president threatened to block Gordie Howe bridge
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Donald Trump’s threat to stall the opening of…
Canadian ICC judge says Trump’s sanctions won’t stop her from doing her job
OTTAWA — When International Criminal Court judge Kimberly Prost goes on vacation, she needs to…
Conservative MP requests to skip scheduled pay raise
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Mike Dawson says he can’t “in good conscience” accept the pay…
Advocates urge Ottawa to extend ‘no-brainer’ tax incentive for employee ownership
OTTAWA — It took Peter Deitz eight years to figure out the best way to…