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What Trump’s agreement with the U.K. suggests about trade talks with Canada
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s preliminary trade agreement with the United Kingdom sent a…
Quebec reports high immigration, record-low fertility in 2024
MONTREAL — Despite a downward trend, Quebec still reported nearly record-high population growth last year…
More details needed about Carney’s plans to revamp foreign service, union head says
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has vowed to invest in Canada’s foreign service, arguing…
Ottawa, Indigenous capital group sign first-of-its-kind 10-year agreement
OTTAWA — Ottawa and the National Aboriginal Capital Corporation Association have signed a first-of-its-kind, $514…
This pilot is honoured every year in a U.K. town. Will Canada recognize his bravery?
There is a street named after him in a British town. A plaque at the…
Bodycam footage relinquished in fatal officer-involved shooting in northern Quebec
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ — The Nunavik Police Service in Quebec’s Far North says officers involved in a…
Canadian Blood Services says it needs 1 million new blood donors over next 5 years
TORONTO — Marc Parravano has donated blood 146 times. He remembers regularly going to the…
Carney, Canada’s premiers to meet in Saskatchewan next month
OTTAWA — Canada’s premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet in Saskatoon on June…
Canada looks again to Europe as world marks 80 years since end of Second World War
OTTAWA — After the Second World War came to a close, Canada pulled itself away…
NDP faces ‘Parliament from hell’ without official party status, says former MP
OTTAWA — The NDP will return to the House of Commons without official party status…
In the news today: Former NDP MP warns: tough times ahead in parliament for the party
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Yukon Premier Ranj Pillai stepping down, won’t run in next election
Before he decided to run in the 2022 leadership campaign to become premier of the…
B.C. government appoints former chief justice to review festival safety measures
The British Columbia government has appointed a former chief justice of the B.C. Supreme Court…
‘Every day is fun because I’m still alive,’ says 110-year-old Canadian veteran
One of Canada’s oldest veterans, Burdett Sisler, says it’s not that hard to make it…
Over 800 special ballots ‘mistakenly’ kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says
OTTAWA — Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept…
Canada’s South Asian diaspora on edge in light of mounting India-Pakistan tensions
Canada’s South Asian community is on edge after conflict erupted between India and Pakistan in…
Court can weather suggestion accused spends ‘rest of his goddamned life in jail’: Eby
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he is confident the independence of the court won’t…
Asylum claims at Quebec border crossing doubled between March and April
MONTREAL — Asylum claims doubled at a Quebec border crossing in April as the Trump…
New rules on tipping, price labelling take effect across Quebec
MONTREAL — New rules on tipping and on price displays at grocery retailers took effect…
Quebec police watchdog investigating officer-involved fatal shooting in Far North
KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ — Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating a fatal shooting involving an officer in the…
Toronto District School Board says it got a ransom demand over stolen student data
TORONTO — Canada’s largest school board says it has received a ransom demand over student…
CEOs call on Carney to ‘take action’ to support domestic energy sector
OTTAWA — Canada’s energy CEOs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to scrap the…
Study finds no evidence to support New Brunswick’s mystery brain disease
FREDERICTON — There is no evidence to support claims of a mystery brain disease in…
Planned burn could have killed trapped firefighters, says B.C. safety report
British Columbia’s worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province’s wildfire service during…