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Wisconsin and Minnesota Republicans call on Canada to curb wildfire smoke
WASHINGTON — Six Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to Canada’s ambassador calling for action…
Ottawa’s national security review, shutdown order ‘procedurally unfair’: Hikvision
OTTAWA — A Chinese maker of surveillance camera systems says the national security review process…
Defence expected to find operational savings even as its budget balloons
OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence will not be spared from Prime Minister Mark…
Three people stabbed in serious assault at Calgary Stampede: police
CALGARY — Police say they are looking for suspects after three people were stabbed at…
Canadian pharmaceutical industry alarmed after Trump floats 200 per cent tariff
WASHINGTON — Canada likely isn’t the main target of U.S. President Donald Trump’s threat to…
Just for Laughs founder says his life has been ruined by sex assault allegations
MONTREAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon says he’s been treated like a pariah…
B.C. man charged with murdering Bailey Plover was convicted of assault hours earlier
The man accused of murdering his estranged wife, Bailey Plover, in a Kelowna, B.C., parking…
Canada continues to fall behind on building up EV charging network: experts
OTTAWA — Canada continues to fall behind on efforts to build up a network of…
Ottawa set to miss 2026 deadline for establishing $10-a-day child care: report
OTTAWA — Ottawa is expected to miss its 2026 deadline to implement $10-a-day child care…
Ontario bakers look to heat up friendly competition with B.C. over Nanaimo bar record
In the kitchen of Northwest Fudge Factory in Levack, Ont., a group of five children…
Canada to ‘align’ with U.S. airport screening rules as TSA drops shoes-off policy
OTTAWA — Ottawa says it will work to align its flight security regulations with those…
The Conservative party raised a record amount in 2024 — and spent even more
OTTAWA — The Conservative party’s spending outstripped its record fundraising total in 2024 as it…
Envoy says Canada is coming closer to recognizing Palestinian statehood
OTTAWA — The Palestinian ambassador to Canada says she feels Ottawa is on the brink…
Texas flood to create safety planning ‘ripple effect’ at Canadian camps: organizers
EDMONTON — Canadian summer camp organizers say they expect a ripple effect of bolstered emergency…
Quebec government reassigns head of auto insurance board amid scandal
QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has reassigned the president and CEO of the province’s auto…
Quebec won’t accept some applications for sponsorship of immigrants until 2026
MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it won’t accept new applications from residents who want…
Armed forces needs to strengthen screening to weed out extremists: expert
OTTAWA — Terror charges laid against members of the Canadian Armed Forces over an alleged…
Vaccination rates among children in Maritimes are too low to stop spread of measles
FREDERICTON — At least three out of the four Atlantic provinces have released data revealing…
In the news today: Ottawa to miss daycare deadline, Atlantic measles vax rate low
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Trial begins in former world junior hockey players’ sexual assault case
A young woman felt she had no choice but to go along with what a…
Explosive at B.C. minister’s office ‘homemade,’ not intended to hurt anyone: RCMP
NORTH VANCOUVER — An “unsophisticated, homemade” bomb blew open the door at a British Columbia…
Armed Forces members part of alleged terror plot to take over land in Quebec: RCMP
MONTREAL — Two active members of the Canadian Armed Forces are among four people arrested…
Why Canada may not be ready for ‘new reality’ of flash flooding and severe storms
VANCOUVER — Ryan Ness of the Canadian Climate Institute says he’s been following the “terrible…
Two dead in mid-air collision were students at Manitoba flight school
STEINBACH — Two student pilots died Tuesday morning after their single-engine planes collided mid-air during…