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Women’s groups criticize Liberals over delay of key firearms measure
OTTAWA — More than a dozen women’s advocacy groups chastised the Liberals on Tuesday for…
Coroner finds lapses in care for Quebec man who sought MAID after hospital bedsores
MONTREAL — Quebec health authorities should improve their approach to caring for people with spinal…
Beekeepers call for import ban on non-North American bees as deadly mite spreads
OTTAWA — Canadian beekeepers are sounding the alarm about a pest that’s spreading in parts…
Quebec to extend religious symbols ban, outlaw university prayer rooms in new bill
MONTREAL — Quebec’s secularism minister says the province needs tighter rules to keep religion out…
Meta pitching app store age verification law to Liberal government
OTTAWA — Meta has been lobbying the federal government for new rules to implement age…
Fact File: X’s AI chatbot claims Carney isn’t PM, Russian video set in Toronto
The artificial intelligence chatbot Grok made several errors over the past few weeks when asked…
Court dismisses lawsuit accusing Manitoba Métis leader of wrongdoing
OTTAWA — The Manitoba Métis Federation is celebrating an Ontario Superior Court decision that found…
Carney says his comment about speaking with Trump was a ‘poor choice of words’
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday his recent reply to a question about…
Official languages commissioner concerned about federal budget cuts
MONTREAL — Canada’s commissioner of official languages says he wants to ensure language rights don’t…
Quebec begins consultations on potential revision of greenhouse gas targets
MONTRÉAL — Quebec is beginning consultations at the provincial legislature on whether to revise its…
Quebec economic update: modest financial relief to households, lower deficit
QUÉBEC — Quebec’s finance minister presented an economic update on Tuesday that offered modest savings…
$50K reward to help find Liam Toman, Ontario man last seen at Quebec ski resort town
MONTREAL — A Montreal non-profit is offering up to $50,000 for information that could help…
CBSA, PMO say they were not involved in MP announcing ban on Belfast band Kneecap
OTTAWA — The Canada Border Services Agency and the Prime Minister’s Office say they were…
Ophthalmologists urge provinces not to allow optometrists to perform minor surgeries
TORONTO — Ophthalmologists are urging provincial governments not to move ahead with plans that would…
Federal, provincial governments raked in more than $5.4B in cannabis tax revenue
OTTAWA — Ottawa and the provinces raked in more than $5.4 billion in cannabis tax…
Two grizzlies caught in Bella Coola, B.C.; DNA tests may confirm any link to attack
Two grizzly bears have been captured in Bella Coola on British Columbia’s central coast, and…
In the news today: Hodgson says B.C. tanker ban clarity is close
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Accessibility office in limbo as it calls out federal government’s failures
OTTAWA — The federal Office of Public Service Accessibility is in limbo months after it…
Premier Eby tells Carney it’s unacceptable B.C. has been cut out of pipeline talks
VICTORIA — For a project he says “doesn’t actually exist,” there was a lot British…
B.C. woman sentenced to 18 months in jail for money laundering in “milestone” case
Securing a guilty plea in a British Columbia money laundering case that dates back to…
Migrants rights groups call on government to withdraw border security bill
OTTAWA — The federal government’s border security bill is an open door to violating the…
Stopping overdoses like bailing a boat with a thimble, B.C. court hears
VANCOUVER — The co-founder of a Vancouver “compassion club” that bought heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine…
Nine of Alberta Premier Smith’s UCP legislature members facing recall petitions
EDMONTON — Nine members of Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party caucus are now facing…
Explainer on Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall petitions
EDMONTON — Nine Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party caucus are…