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Babies given peanuts, fish, eggs early less likely to become allergic, study affirms
TORONTO — A new Canadian study says giving babies peanuts, eggs, fish and other common…
Trump threatens to block opening of Windsor-Detroit bridge
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening not to allow a new bridge linking…
Liberal MP asks government to reconsider return-to-office policy for public servants
OTTAWA — The Liberal who unseated Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from his Ottawa-area riding in…
Canadian Schellenberg ‘definitely’ won’t face death again at China retrial: lawyer
The head of the law firm representing Canadian Robert Schellenberg says their client “definitely” won’t…
Prime Minister’s Office should be covered by access law, info commissioner tells MPs
OTTAWA — Information commissioner Caroline Maynard says Canadians should be able to use the Access…
Ottawa investigating report Gaza cemetery where Canadians were buried was destroyed
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada said it is “deeply concerned” by reports the Gaza War…
Liberals reject Poilievre’s call for tax relief on GM workers’ severance pay
OTTAWA — The federal Liberal government is rejecting a call from the Opposition Conservatives to…
‘Strategic choice’: B.C. backs bid to host new defence bank in Vancouver
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s government is supporting a private bid to host a new international…
BC Greens won’t renew accord with NDP, citing ‘undelivered or stalled’ commitments
VICTORIA — The BC Green Party announced Monday that it will not renew an accord…
Health advocates say Liberals need to take a stand on Alberta’s health privatization
OTTAWA — A group of health care advocates is on Parliament Hill this week lobbying…
Canada joins peers in condemning China’s conviction of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and MPs from both sides of the aisle…
Union warns of public safety risks as Transport Canada cuts jobs
OTTAWA — A federal union is warning of threats to public safety as employees at…
‘They were brothers’: Players, families remember 3 who died in Alberta highway crash
STAVELY — When Sawyer Smith thinks about teammates Caden Fine and JJ Wright, he remembers…
Inquiry report on scandal at Quebec auto insurance board to be released Feb. 16
QUÉBEC — The commissioner who oversaw the public inquiry into the $500-million cost-overrun scandal at…
B.C. firm says some workers found dead after abduction from Mexico mine
VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based firm that operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers…
Ottawa commits $6M to fund cross-Canada research aimed at driving productivity
CALGARY — The federal government has announced a $6 million grant aimed at improving Canada’s…
In the news today: Tax exemptions, Alberta tribute hockey game, Super Bowl highlights
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
‘Get their act together’: Freeland on U.S. relationship with others on world stage
Former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland says when it comes to the U.S. and its relationships…
Petition calls for federal party leaders to get top-secret security clearance
OTTAWA — An electronic petition on the parliament website calls on the House of Commons…
As men’s health enters the national conversation, advocates call for co-operation
OTTAWA — The upcoming launch of a national strategy on men’s and boys’ health is…
Inuit not sure where they fit into Carney’s economic, defence agenda: ITK president
OTTAWA — Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president Natan Obed compares working with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s…
Canada bolsters Arctic security and Inuit ties with new Nuuk consulate: Anand
NUUK — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand wrapped up a three-day trip to Greenland and…
Rob Lantz wins leadership race, will be next P.E.I. premier
CHARLOTTETOWN — Rob Lantz will become the next premier of Prince Edward Island after winning…
Balmy in B.C. and Alberta as jet stream’s dip south brings deep freeze to Ontario
Meteorologists say the position of the jet stream is to blame for bone-chilling cold in…