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Police found blood on jacket Montreal girl was wearing when her body was found
ELIZABETHTOWN — Police found traces of blood on the jacket a nine-year-old Montreal girl was…
Mounties say one man is dead following a mid-air crash in Chilliwack, B.C.
CHILLIWACK — RCMP say one man is dead following a mid-air collision between two planes…
What people are saying about B.C.’s wildfire evacuations
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VERNON — More than 1,300 firefighters are battling wildfires in British Columbia, including recent fires…
With hundreds of homes lost, these ‘wildfires of note’ threaten B.C. communities
The Bradley Creek fire that is believed to have destroyed about 230 homes on the…
Canada-U.S. trade minister back in D.C. for talks this week
OTTAWA — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is in Washington again this week. LeBlanc and…
Health Canada authorizes Moderna clinical trial for new Ebola vaccine candidate
TORONTO — Health Canada has authorized Moderna to conduct a clinical trial on a new…
WestJet flight cancellations tapering off as airline ramps back up after strike
Flight disruptions at WestJet appeared to be tailing off Tuesday as the airline ramps up…
Ottawa awards Telesat $2.3B Arctic military satellite contract
OTTAWA — A Canadian telecommunications firm has signed a deal with the federal government worth…
NDP quarterly fundraising dips but individual donors are giving more
OTTAWA — The federal NDP’s total fundraising dropped in the second quarter while the average…
U.S. antisemitism envoy calls on Canada to restrict visas, expand terrorism listings
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy for fighting antisemitism is urging Canada to revoke…
Non-profit calls on feds to launch commission on legacy of slavery, racism in Canada
OTTAWA — A non-profit organization is calling on the federal government to launch a national…
Town in Quebec’s Laurentians declares state of emergency after heavy rainfall
MONTREAL — A municipality in Quebec’s Laurentians region has declared a local state of emergency…
In the news today: MPs divided on hybrid rules, B.C. plane crash, wildfire aid
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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Repeated flooding, few answers drive Montreal West Island residents to demand action
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MONTREAL — More than 100 residents gathered outside the Pierrefonds-Roxboro borough hall in Montreal on…
Years after the pandemic, MPs are divided on hybrid Parliament rules
OTTAWA — During the pandemic, members of Parliament began voting and attending committee meetings from…
Two planes crash in mid-air near Chilliwack airport, officials say
CHILLIWACK — Two planes from a pair of flight schools crashed Monday while flying near…
‘The fire was just raging’ evacuee describes fleeing Okanagan wildfires
VERNON — Atlyn Becker remembers the hills glowing orange around her on Saturday as her…
Seven more belugas on the move from Marineland to U.S. aquarium
NIAGARA FALLS — Seven more whales are on the move from Marineland, headed to a…
5 things to know about the Canadian astronaut joining NASA’s Crew 13
A few months after Artemis II’s lunar flyby, another Canadian astronaut is preparing for a…
Canadian astronaut prepares for NASA mission to International Space Station
Growing up on a cattle farm in eastern Alberta, Joshua Kutryk says he dreamt of…
Some Canadians tell Carney Ottawa’s spelling protocol should lean British
OTTAWA — It seems some Canadians feel quite at home with the federal government’s preference…
WestJet, CUPE reach tentative deal as passengers scramble amid flight disruptions
CALGARY — WestJet and the union representing some 4,400 flight attendants reached a tentative deal…
‘It’s a responsibility’: animals moved out as B.C. fire risk looms
Will Unruh says the 13 bison he cares for at his ranch near the shores…
Lakeside homes destroyed, evacuations expanded as B.C. wildfires surge
VERNON — A wildfire fanned by 115-kilometre-per-hour winds razed homes along the west side of…