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LGBTQ refugee group says number of requests for help has increased
OTTAWA — An organization that helps LGBTQ+ people file refugee claims says it has seen…
In the news today: G7 success for Carney, Oilers lose cup final to Panthers again
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Highlights from Day 2 of the G7 meeting in Kananaskis
OTTAWA — Canada hosted the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., with the agenda on Day…
The latest: Day two of G7 meeting in Kananaskis focuses on foreign policy
KANANASKIS — The G7 summit continued today without U.S. President Donald Trump, who left the…
G7 leaders agree to ‘charter’ on wildfires, pledging global co-operation
BANFF — Leaders of the G7 have agreed to co-operate on efforts to manage the…
Mother of missing three-year-old girl charged in Quebec with child abandonment
MONTREAL — Quebec police and volunteers combed through ditches along a highway west of Montreal…
Canadians spending less time with friends, especially those of working age: StatCan
A Statistics Canada reports says Canadians are spending less time with friends than ever, with…
Eby to ask PM to declare India’s Bishnoi gang a terrorist group, amid extortion fears
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he wants a gang based in India declared a…
Watchdog says military police still resisting civilian oversight
OTTAWA — The military police watchdog says resistance to civilian oversight in the Canadian Forces…
National chief slams House committee for limiting witnesses on major projects bill
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations slammed the committee of…
Conservative MP resigns seat so Poilievre can run in Alberta byelection
OTTAWA — Alberta Conservative Damien Kurek officially resigned as an MP on Tuesday — the…
Environment minister says consumer rebates for EVs will return
OTTAWA — The federal government intends to bring back consumer rebates for electric vehicles but…
Canada pledges $4.3B in support for Ukraine as Carney, Zelenskyy meet at G7
KANANASKIS — Prime Minister Mark Carney outlined $4.3 billion in new support for Ukraine’s defence…
G7 members agree to increase public sector use of AI, collaborate on quantum
OTTAWA — G7 countries pledged Tuesday to increase adoption of artificial intelligence, including in the…
Scattering of protesters, empty sites, on second and final day of G7 leaders summit
CALGARY — More than 50 Sikh protesters continued their demonstration Tuesday outside Calgary city hall…
Around 80,000 Canadians in the Middle East amid Israel-Iran conflict: Global Affairs
There are approximately 3,500 Canadians in Iran and another 6,700 in Israel amid an escalating…
Quebec man who killed his young twins displayed domestic violence signs: coroner
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner has raised questions about whether police missed domestic violence red…
Kurek looks to leave mark on Canada with bill to add a new national symbol
OTTAWA — Outgoing Conservative MP Damien Kurek is looking to leave his mark in Parliament…
Montreal invests $100K to lure research talent seeking to escape United States
MONTREAL — The City of Montreal is investing $100,000 to lure scientists and researchers who…
Military vice-chief says there are no plans to arm Coast Guard vessels
OTTAWA — The federal government does not intend to arm the Canadian Coast Guard, the…
128-year-old shipwreck on Vancouver Island charred by fire
A shipwreck that has been part of Vancouver Island’s history for more than a century…
Federal government says it will move open banking forward at ‘earliest opportunity’
OTTAWA — The federal government says it will introduce legislation to implement open banking at…
‘I had higher expectations’: In tourist town of Banff, G7 felt rather than seen
BANFF — In her hometown of Banff, Alta., Monica Dominguez’s experience of the G7 leaders’…
In the news today: Carney to meet with Modi, Zelenskyy at G7 today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…