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Montreal parish fights to demolish derelict church that’s become a TikTok destination
MONTREAL — Tacked on the plywood fence keeping intruders away from the long-closed St-Eusèbe-de-Verceil church…
CAQ leadership candidate Fréchette promises to revive fast-track immigration program
QUÉBEC — Christine Fréchette, leadership candidate for the Coalition Avenir Québec, is promising to revive…
Montreal police chief says officers’ arrests in Toronto a ‘sad moment’ for policing
MONTREAL — The recent arrests of several Toronto officers in an organized crime investigation is…
Carney says he spoke to Trump after president threatened to block Gordie Howe bridge
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Donald Trump’s threat to stall the opening of…
Canadian ICC judge says Trump’s sanctions won’t stop her from doing her job
OTTAWA — When International Criminal Court judge Kimberly Prost goes on vacation, she needs to…
Conservative MP requests to skip scheduled pay raise
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Mike Dawson says he can’t “in good conscience” accept the pay…
Advocates urge Ottawa to extend ‘no-brainer’ tax incentive for employee ownership
OTTAWA — It took Peter Deitz eight years to figure out the best way to…
Oral HIV self-test approved for sale, advocates say it’s key to elimination
TORONTO — An oral, at-home HIV test that delivers results in as little as 20…
In the news today: Canadians in Cuba, Trump threatens bridge opening, Olympic roundup
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Ukrainians push for permanent residency in Canada as war with Russia grinds on
OTTAWA — Roksolana Kryshtanovych never planned on moving to Canada before Russia’s war, but the…
Cascadia movement has roots in the past, but does B.C. separatism have a future?
VICTORIA — In 2017, Cory Pahl was a candidate for the Cascadia Party of British…
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…