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‘December to remember’: Winter will get off to an abrupt start, Weather Network says
Blasts of frigid Arctic air could send temperatures tumbling in December and herald the arrival…
In the news today: Support for steel, pipeline promises and their pitfalls, AI toys
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Carney expected to announce new supports for steel industry hammered by U.S. tariffs
OTTAWA — The federal government plans to limit foreign steel imports and cut interprovincial rail…
Search goes on for bear that attacked B.C. pupils, two other grizzlies to be freed
The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says two grizzlies captured in Bella Coola will be fitted…
Trouble in ‘Team Canada’ as B.C.’s deputy premier raises spectre of pipeline lawsuit
VICTORIA — Rifts in “Team Canada” appear to be widening on the brink of a…
Lawsuit seeks damages against B.C., federal government over Cowichan title ruling
NEW WESTMINSTER — A proposed class-action lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court says the provincial…
Five more Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall, bringing total to 14
EDMONTON — Elections Alberta has issued recall petitions against five more members of Premier Danielle…
Judge says Amazon needed 100 lawyers to assess 2.25M documents in competition probe
OTTAWA — A Federal Court judge says Amazon Canada should have hired “at least 100…
Thomas King’s revelation he is not Indigenous sends ripples through culture sector
TORONTO — Thomas King’s revelation that he has no Indigenous ancestry sent ripples through Canada’s…
Manitoba Premier Kinew asks PM Carney for sentencing, parole overhaul
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has asked the prime minister for stiffer sentences for…
Explainer on Alberta UCP legislature members facing recall petitions
EDMONTON — Fourteen Alberta legislature members with Premier Danielle Smith’s United Conservative Party caucus are…
MPs call on feds to bring back bill criminalizing coercive behaviour in relationships
OTTAWA — MPs on the House of Commons status of women committee called on the…
Carney says B.C. ‘has to agree’ on pipeline plan from Alberta
OTTAWA — British Columbia “has to agree” on any pipeline from Alberta to the Pacific…
Women’s groups criticize Liberals over delay of key firearms measure
OTTAWA — More than a dozen women’s advocacy groups chastised the Liberals on Tuesday for…
Coroner finds lapses in care for Quebec man who sought MAID after hospital bedsores
MONTREAL — Quebec health authorities should improve their approach to caring for people with spinal…
Beekeepers call for import ban on non-North American bees as deadly mite spreads
OTTAWA — Canadian beekeepers are sounding the alarm about a pest that’s spreading in parts…
Quebec to extend religious symbols ban, outlaw university prayer rooms in new bill
MONTREAL — Quebec’s secularism minister says the province needs tighter rules to keep religion out…
Meta pitching app store age verification law to Liberal government
OTTAWA — Meta has been lobbying the federal government for new rules to implement age…
Fact File: X’s AI chatbot claims Carney isn’t PM, Russian video set in Toronto
The artificial intelligence chatbot Grok made several errors over the past few weeks when asked…
Court dismisses lawsuit accusing Manitoba Métis leader of wrongdoing
OTTAWA — The Manitoba Métis Federation is celebrating an Ontario Superior Court decision that found…
Carney says his comment about speaking with Trump was a ‘poor choice of words’
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday his recent reply to a question about…
Official languages commissioner concerned about federal budget cuts
MONTREAL — Canada’s commissioner of official languages says he wants to ensure language rights don’t…
Quebec begins consultations on potential revision of greenhouse gas targets
MONTRÉAL — Quebec is beginning consultations at the provincial legislature on whether to revise its…
Quebec economic update: modest financial relief to households, lower deficit
QUÉBEC — Quebec’s finance minister presented an economic update on Tuesday that offered modest savings…