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Yukon crews keeping wildfires near Dawson at bay as close to 200 homes stay on alert
Crews battling wildfires burning near Dawson, Yukon, say there’s been minimal growth of the wildfire…
Many heat records at risk as Ontario, Quebec battle scorching temperatures
TORONTO — Dangerously high temperatures persisted on Monday across much of Ontario and southwestern Quebec,…
Fixing problems with Phoenix payroll system cost taxpayers $5.1 billion: official
OTTAWA — A top federal official said fixing the payroll problems caused by Phoenix cost…
Newly launched Access to Information review is flawed, transparency advocates say
OTTAWA — A newly launched federal review of the Access to Information system is being…
After 40-year mystery, police say ‘Mr. X’ in 1985 Air India bombing is dead
Police in British Columbia believe they have solved a decades-long mystery by identifying a suspect…
Canada signs new security and defence partnership with Europe
BRUSSELS — Canada and the European Union opened a new era of transatlantic co-operation Monday…
Suspect killed in alleged shootout with Quebec police, watchdog investigating
MARSTON, QUE — Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating after provincial police killed a person in…
Orcas use kelp tools to groom and bond off B.C.’s coast, study suggests
In pricey spas, kelp facials and body wraps can set the esthetically inclined human back…
St. John’s, N.L., streets won’t be named for people to avoid problematic legacies
ST. JOHN’S — Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital city will no longer name new streets and…
Manitoba premier ends state of emergency as wildfire danger recedes, evacuees return
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the provincewide state of emergency has been lifted…
Judge refuses to allow more avian flu tests on ostriches at B.C. farm
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal is refusing to allow the owners of a…
Mark Carney names Kirsten Hillman chief negotiator with U.S.
OTTAWA — Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman will take on the role of…
Convicted killer, 62, escapes from Archambault Institution in Quebec
MONTREAL — Correctional Service Canada says a convicted killer has escaped from a prison in…
Third day of searching for four missing in Quebec medical helicopter crash
MONTREAL — Police are spending a third day searching for four people who went missing…
In the news today: Carney in Brussels for EU-Canada summit
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
‘Heat dome’ over Ontario and Quebec causing wild weather across much of Canada
TORONTO — Blame the heat dome hanging over Ontario and Quebec for some of the…
Iranian Canadians and others watch and worry after U.S. strikes on nuclear sites
Iranian Canadians and Jewish groups turned worried eyes to the Middle East on Sunday, as…
Carney says Middle East ‘highly volatile’ after U.S. strikes Iran, calls for calm
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney called for de-escalation on Sunday after the United States…
Airmedic suspends operations after Quebec helicopter crash leaves four missing
NATASHQUAN — A search resumed Sunday for four people who are missing after a medical…
Receiver planning sale of Yukon gold mine involved in contaminant release disaster
The court-appointed receiver of a Yukon gold mine that suffered a catastrophic heap-leach facility failure…
John McCallum dead at 75: A political veteran of ‘good humour and grace’
OTTAWA — John McCallum, a former Liberal cabinet minister and a mainstay of 21st century…
Carney travelling to Europe for security, defence talks with EU, NATO
BRUSSELS — Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Europe on Sunday for back-to-back summits where…
Jury finds Quebec man guilty on all charges in 2023 truck attack in Amqui, Que.
RIMOUSKI — A Quebec man who drove into pedestrians with his pickup truck in a…
Events taking place across Canada Saturday to mark Indigenous Peoples Day
OTTAWA — Hundreds gathered Saturday at events across Canada to mark Indigenous Peoples Day, with…