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Media exclusion zone during 2023 Vancouver decampment ‘unlawful,’ report finds
VANCOUVER — Police and the City of Vancouver took “unlawful” actions when restricting media access…
Ex-chief of staff denies Marwah Rizqy’s claims of improper use of legislature funds
QUÉBEC — Former Quebec Liberal staffer Geneviève Hinse is firing back against claims that she…
Feds to fold envoys on Islamophobia, antisemitism into new national unity council
OTTAWA — Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller says there will no longer be…
Anand visits D.C. as Trump administration makes case for critical minerals trade zone
WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand was in Washington on Wednesday as the Trump…
Activists claims responsibility for Robin Hood-inspired grocery robbery in Montreal
MONTREAL — A group of activists say they have robbed a Montreal grocery store in…
$5.1-million settlement for victims of Quebec ski gondola malfunctions
QUÉBEC — A law firm representing victims injured in a pair of gondola malfunctions at…
B.C. minister says Ottawa is missing from the table on flood mitigation planning
OTTAWA — British Columbia’s minister of emergency management is accusing the federal government of being…
She went missing in Canada in 1985. She may have been a Florida serial murder victim
It was in January of 1985 when the mixed skeletal remains of two people were…
More than 160 police launch raids targeting Hells Angels in Quebec, New Brunswick
MONTRÉAL — More than 160 police officers have launched a series of raids in Quebec…
Parents of B.C.’s Piper James grieve on Australian beach where she died
BRISBANE — The parents of Canadian teenager Piper James have walked in the surf and…
In the news: Anand in Washington, foreign aid shifting, Chinese EVs okay with public
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Canadians support arrival of more Chinese electric vehicles, poll suggests
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OTTAWA — Most Canadians support allowing more Chinese electric vehicles to be sold in Canada…
Canada to focus foreign aid on building ‘mutual prosperity’ with trading partners: MP
OTTAWA — The MP overseeing foreign aid says Ottawa wants to focus its international assistance…
Harper calls for national unity, independence at portrait unveiling
OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper’s official portrait was unveiled in Ottawa Tuesday, ahead…
‘Corrosive’ immigration loopholes need to be shut down, Eby tells Ottawa
Federal lawmakers must close “corrosive” loopholes hampering the crackdown on extortion-related shootings in British Columbia,…
‘Hitting everybody so hard’: Alberta town remembers 3 hockey players killed in crash
STAVELY — Tributes across Canada and the hockey community have embraced a small Alberta town,…
Former B.C. lawyer who stabbed client to death is found guilty of first-degree murder
After former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer Rogelio (Butch) Bagabuyo stole almost $800,000 from a client, stabbed…
Smith says Alberta will withhold funding for judges without more input on selection
EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith says her government will withhold funding to support new judicial…
Social media ban would need oversight, mother of exploited teen tells MPs
OTTAWA — A ban on social media for children would need oversight and monitoring of…
Funny, unstoppable, magnetic: 3 Alberta hockey players killed in crash remembered
Three players with the Southern Alberta Mustangs junior hockey team in Stavely, Alta., were killed…
Ottawa remains opposed to acquiring nuclear weapons, minister says
OTTAWA — Canada has “absolutely no intention” of acquiring nuclear weapons, Defence Minister David McGuinty…
B.C. man feared ‘hit’ because of a feeling, ex-Mountie tells inquest into deaths
BURNABY — A former RCMP officer says a man found dead with his wife and…
China travel delayed Vancouver doctor’s arrest for alleged sex assaults of teen girls
VANCOUVER — Police in Vancouver say their investigation into a doctor for allegedly sexually assaulting…
NDP MPP jumps to federal Liberals as Liberal MP eyes provincial seat and leadership
The resignation of longtime MP Bill Blair has triggered a potential round of political musical…