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Pressure mounts on Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez to resign amid crisis
QUÉBEC — Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez is facing increasing pressure from prominent Liberals to…
Why is B.C. facing the prospect of a flood disaster again?
British Columbia’s Lower Mainland is facing flooding, severed highways and evacuations due to the double…
Quebec government reaches agreement in principle with family doctors
QUÉBEC — The Quebec government announced Thursday that it has reached an agreement in principle…
Vast majority of victims don’t report intimate partner violence to police, study says
MONTREAL — A new analysis by Quebec’s statistics institute has concluded that the vast majority…
Trans Mountain pipeline pays $196K penalty for environmental lapses after 2024 storm
Trans Mountain has paid a regulatory fine for environmental lapses along its British Columbia pipeline…
Number of people starting ADHD meds is up 157% in Ontario: study
TORONTO — Researchers say there’s been a dramatic rise in the number of people going…
Woman, 84, dead after leaving her home overnight south of Montreal
LONGUEUIL — For the second time in less than a week, a woman in her…
Fact File: Posts falsely claim Canada revoked China’s equal trade status
Chinese language posts that appeared on social media the past few weeks claimed Canada was…
CRA aiming to hire 1,700 call centre staff ahead of busy tax season
OTTAWA — The Canada Revenue Agency is looking to hire or rehire about 1,700 call…
LeBlanc believes U.S. will keep CUSMA trade deal with Canada, Mexico
OTTAWA — The minister in charge of Canada-U.S. trade says he has no reason to…
In the news: Commons winter break coming, evacuations in rain-soaked southern B.C.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Flooding severs B.C.’s Lower Mainland from Interior, as cross-border flows rival 2021
VANCOUVER — Flooding and rock slides have cut off British Columbia’s Lower Mainland from the…
B.C. murder suspect had risk factors on confidential police intimate violence tool
VANCOUVER — A confidential document that is used by police to assess risk in intimate…
Danielle Smith becomes first Alberta premier in 90 years to face citizen recall
EDMONTON — Danielle Smith has become the second Alberta premier – and the first in…
Former chief coroner describes years of calls for changes to help toxic drug crisis
VANCOUVER — The former chief coroner for British Columbia says the provincial government didn’t seem…
Fraser to speak to religious communities about religious exemption for hate
OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser said he’ll speak with representatives from religious communities after…
Quebec Liberals under investigation by anti-corruption police
MONTREAL — Quebec’s anti-corruption police have launched a criminal investigation of the provincial Liberal party,…
Former B.C. premier Clark says Conservatives cannot be ‘kooky’ if they want to govern
VICTORIA — Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark says “nobody wants to elect a government…
Air Transat pilots notch big wage gains in deal where income was biggest hurdle
MONTREAL — A tentative deal has yielded big wage gains for Air Transat pilots, the…
Bank of Canada leaves key interest rate unchanged as markets bet on extended pause
TORONTO — The Bank of Canada has halted its downward push on interest rates. The…
Yves Engler barred from seeking NDP leadership due to harassment allegations
OTTAWA — Self-described “agitator” Yves Engler has been denied entry to the NDP leadership race,…
Hoekstra downplays fears of Trump administration meddling in Canada’s politics
OTTAWA — U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra is downplaying concerns America’s new national security…
Canada adds Maniac Murder Cult, Terrorgram Collective to list of extremist entities
OTTAWA — The federal government says it has added three extremist networks and an armed…
QuickList on the 21 Alberta politicians facing citizen recall petitions
Twenty Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith’s 47-member United Conservative Party caucus are officially…