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Control zones set up in Fraser Valley, B.C., after Newcastle disease detected
CHILLIWACK — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has put up controls on the movements of…
‘Randomness and chaos’: The invisible, unpredictable forces behind fatal rockfall
Scientist Daniel Shugar says images of the aftermath of Thursday’s deadly rockslide in Banff National…
Federal Appeal Court grants B.C. ostriches stay of cull pending appeal
A flock of nearly 400 British Columbia ostriches that gained international fame after they were…
Canada-Europe security and defence pact to be signed Monday in Brussels
OTTAWA — A security and defence partnership pact Prime Minister Mark Carney will sign with…
Don’t regulate us like radio, music streamer Spotify tells CRTC
OTTAWA — Music streamer Spotify says Canada’s federal broadcast regulator shouldn’t impose rules meant for…
Applications open for new disability benefit program, payments start next month
OTTAWA — Canada’s new disability benefit — a program that provides eligible people with up…
VIA Rail and Unifor reach tentative agreement, strike averted
MONTREAL — Via Rail has reached a tentative deal with the union representing 2,400 workers…
Conservatives set January dates for convention, review of Poilievre’s leadership
OTTAWA — Members of the Conservative party will hold a national convention in late January,…
Montreal mom charged with abandoning daughter ‘needs help,’ to remain detained
MONTREAL — The Montreal mother who allegedly abandoned her three-year-old daughter in rural Ontario, triggering…
CSIS says it took steps against dozens of employees over misconduct last year
OTTAWA — Canada’s spy service says it closed 34 misconduct cases last year and concluded…
Brampton mayor ‘cautiously optimistic’ about Bishnoi gang terrorist designation
OTTAWA — Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said Friday he’s “cautiously optimistic” about the chances of…
‘We cannot waste any time’: Anand promises ‘action’ and reform in foreign affairs
OTTAWA — Faced with escalating conflict in the Middle East, a collapsing global trade system…
Liberals, Conservatives pass major projects legislation in House of Commons
OTTAWA — Conservative members of Parliament voted with the minority Liberal government to pass its…
Parks Canada says fatal Banff rockfall not foreseeable or preventable
LAKE LOUISE — Parks Canada says there was nothing foreseeable or preventable about the rockfall…
In the news today: Search to continue for hikers after Banff rockfall
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…