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Quebec language watchdog now says it’s OK to use ‘go’ to support sports teams
MONTREAL — Quebec’s language watchdog has changed its tune on whether it’s acceptable to use…
All criminal trials in four B.C. courts to be rescheduled during FIFA World Cup
VANCOUVER — The chief justice of the British Columbia Supreme Court says all criminal trials…
Quebec urged to reconsider $30M fine against college over English-language enrolment
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is being urged to show leniency toward a Montreal college…
Number of Canadians with favourable view of U.S. has fallen, poll suggests
WASHINGTON — Amid months of tariffs and taunts from U.S. President Donald Trump, a new…
‘Horrendous’ air quality in Toronto as wildfire smoke blankets several provinces
TORONTO — Much of Central Canada, Manitoba and Saskatchewan were placed under special air quality…
Here’s a list of June inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says.…
Here’s a list of June inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says.…
Plan to fence off Nanaimo, B.C., city hall to protect from overdose site disorder
VICTORIA — The City of Nanaimo, B.C., is considering building a 1.8-metre-high fence to protect…
Carney to meet with Incident Response Group to discuss the wildfire situation
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to convene the Incident Response Group in Ottawa today…
In the news today: Tariffs and wildfire headline meeting with P.M. Carney
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Pilot dead after helicopter crash in Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE — One person is dead after a helicopter crash in the Northwest Territories. RCMP…
Cabinet to meet Tuesday as Trump says 35% tariff letter is ‘the deal’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the letters he sent to Prime Minister…
Drug use sees parole revoked for Kerry Sim, who killed B.C. teen Reena Virk in 1997
VANCOUVER — Day parole has been revoked for the woman who drowned Victoria teenager Reena…
Federal envoy urges Ontario to act on antisemitism in its public schools
OTTAWA — Canada’s special envoy on antisemitism says Ontario school boards need to take seriously…
Alberta surpasses U.S. in confirmed measles cases with more than 1,300 since March
EDMONTON — Alberta has surpassed the United States in confirmed measles cases, after 30 new…
Poilievre wants Carney to cash out blind trust, says ethics screens insufficient
OTTAWA — The Conservatives want Prime Minister Mark Carney to sell all the assets in…
Fires force Manitoba to prep for evacuees, bring alert to jewel Saskatchewan park
WINNIPEG — Manitoba prepared Monday to find shelter for thousands more potential wildfire evacuees while…
Federal Court says Canada acted ‘unreasonably’ in denying request to repair home
OTTAWA — The Federal Court says Indigenous Services Canada acted unreasonably to deny funding for…
Man with al-Qaida ties likely to plead guilty to terror offence in Montreal: lawyer
MONTRÉAL — A man with ties to al-Qaida who allegedly threatened to bomb public transit…
Carney’s planned cuts will include the foreign service, alarming some ex-diplomats
OTTAWA — The diplomats’ union and former ambassadors are raising concerns about Prime Minister Mark…
Immigration minister won’t say if Canada considering barring British, Irish rappers
OTTAWA — A prominent Jewish organization is pushing for Canada to deny entry to two…
Torrential rains: Montreal calls on Quebec to expand flood compensation
MONTREAL — Montreal’s mayor says the province must expand its disaster compensation program in the…
Federal Court of Appeal to hear arguments in B.C. ostrich farm avian flu case
OTTAWA — The B.C. ostrich farmers who lost dozens of birds in an outbreak of…
Woman severely burned by substance in ‘intentional act’ in Langley, B.C., police say
LANGLEY — Police in Metro Vancouver say they have yet to identify a suspect in…