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Myles Gray death hearing delayed as lawyer for officer appointed provincial judge
VANCOUVER — A public hearing in Vancouver into the police-involved death of Myles Gray in…
Lawsuits depict Tumbler Ridge, B.C., shootings and victims in fresh detail
SAN FRANCISCO — Tech firm OpenAI and founder Sam Altman face seven wrongful death lawsuits…
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and Artemis II crew meet with Trump
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump praised the courage of the astronauts on the historic…
Tories accuse Liberals of shutting down public debate in parliamentary committees
OTTAWA — Conservative MPs say the Liberals wasted no time in shutting down public debate…
Tumbler Ridge families likely to seek US$1 billion in lawsuit against OpenAI: lawyer
VANCOUVER — An American lawyer representing some of the victims of the Tumbler Ridge, B.C.,…
Carney accepts invitation to visit Saudi Arabia ‘in the future’ amid diplomatic thaw
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he plans to visit Saudi Arabia “in the…
Carney says clean electricity strategy promised weeks ago is still on its way
OTTAWA — The federal government still has not announced its clean electricity strategy, despite Prime…
Anand backs up report saying Iranian soccer officials were turned away from Canada
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday it’s her “understanding” that Iranian soccer…
Conservative MP Jamil Jivani returns to Washington to meet with U.S. trade rep
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani was back in Washington on Wednesday with a handful…
Ottawa plans to outsource air passenger complaints process amid record backlog
MONTREAL — The federal government aims to outsource the air passenger complaints process to a…
Higher, lower or hold? Bank of Canada says direction for key rate is up in the air
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada held its benchmark interest rate steady for a fourth…
Governor General visits Tumbler Ridge, B.C., to show support as the community grieves
Gov. Gen. Mary Simon says returning to Tumbler Ridge, B.C., months after the tragic mass…
Davis Schneider’s brother died of an overdose. The Blue Jay says naloxone can save others
TORONTO — To Davis Schneider, his older brother Steven was “kind of like a Superman.”…
In the news today: Interest rates, Manitoba First Nation lockdown, Missing N.S. kids
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
A timeline of key events in the Nova Scotia missing kids investigation
HALIFAX — Four-year-old Jack Sullivan and his six-year-old sister Lilly were reported missing from their…
One year later, RCMP saying little about disappearance of two Nova Scotia children
HALIFAX — Almost a year after RCMP began investigating the sudden disappearance of two children…
Fires, drought and water woes to begin B.C.’s wildfire season
VANCOUVER — A cluster of wildfires are burning in British Columbia, many of them on…
Federal government to inject $755 million into Canadian sport over five years
Freestyle Canada chief executive officer Peter Judge faced a choice between his organization running a…
Liberals table first fiscal document in seven years that won’t need opposition votes
OTTAWA — The Liberal government released a spring economic update Tuesday closely focused on boosting…
Feds outline $4.3B for Indigenous education, health in spring economic update
OTTAWA — The federal government is promising $4.3 billion for First Nations education, Inuit food…
Liberals target affordability to meet era of uncertainty in spring fiscal update
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals say they’re putting the windfall from an unexpected boost in…
Fact File: RFK Jr.’s comment on Canada’s medical assistance in dying law misleading
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. told senators last week that medical assistance in…
Feds formalize enhanced oil recovery tax credit flip-flop in spring economic update
OTTAWA — The spring economic update the federal government released Tuesday seeks to formalize a…
Health Canada approves 1st generic version of Ozempic in the country
TORONTO — Health Canada has approved the first generic version of brand-name Ozempic. The department…