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Train derailment and spill near Montreal leads to confinement order
LONGUEUIL, Que. — People in a part of Longueuil, Que., were being asked to stay…
NDP unveil campaign pledge to remove GST on internet, heat, diapers, more
OTTAWA — The NDP would remove the GST on all “essentials” if it forms the…
Quebec orders audits at 17 schools over alleged behaviour ‘contrary to Quebec values’
MONTREAL — Quebec Education Minister Bernard Drainville says his department will investigate complaints involving 17…
Supreme Court declines to hear appeal of man convicted in Alberta hunters’ deaths
OTTAWA — Canada’s top court has declined to hear the appeal of one of two…
RCMP rolls out body-worn cameras for officers nationally
OTTAWA — The RCMP is rolling out body-worn cameras for officers, deploying more than 10,000…
Ambitious Centre Block renovation project nearly ready to enter the rebuilding phase
OTTAWA — The major restoration of Parliament’s Centre Block is nearly ready to enter the…
Anti-abortion activists challenge Quebec law forcing demonstrators to keep distance
MONTREAL — A Superior Court judge heard final arguments Thursday in a constitutional challenge of…
Chair of Liberal Indigenous caucus says identity ‘complicated’ as members questioned
OTTAWA — The chair of the Liberal party’s Indigenous caucus says Indigenous identity is “complicated”…
$375M announced for Indigenous-led conservation in Northwest Territories
OTTAWA — K’ahsho Got’ine guardians Twyla Edgi-Masuzumi, John Tobac and Buddy Gully pulled more than…
Police in B.C. put lid on grocery store theft, but thousands in cheese still ruined
NORTH VANCOUVER — RCMP say officers interrupted a theft at a North Vancouver grocery store…
Purolator workers won’t handle Canada Post packages if strike occurs, union says
Teamsters Canada says if Canada Post workers go on strike or are locked out, its…
Ottawa names experts to advise on creation of national pharmacare program
OTTAWA — The federal government has tapped a panel of five experts to craft the…
B.C.’s chief vet tells clinics to set up avian flu protocols amid human exposure risk
British Columbia’s chief veterinarian has told clinics that treat wild birds that they must establish…
Nova Scotia election debate: Leaders clash over pace of health-care improvement
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s NDP and Liberal leaders attacked Progressive Conservative leader Tim Houston’s claims…
Vancouver police say one person taken into custody, later released, in hate case
VANCOUVER — One person was taken into custody over what Vancouver Police say is part…
Ottawa rules out early intervention to end Canada Post strike
OTTAWA — The Liberal government in Ottawa is signalling it’s not currently planning to intervene…
Famous Winston Churchill portrait returns to Ottawa after international art caper
OTTAWA — A stolen portrait of Winston Churchill that was swapped with a dodgy forgery…
Canada, Indonesia agree to trade pact, Trudeau touts nuclear energy for Indo-Pacific
LIMA — Ottawa has concluded negotiations for a trade deal with Indonesia and is proposing…
In the news today: Canada Post workers go on strike Friday
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Foreign interference inquiry’s final report now due by end of January
OTTAWA — The federal government is giving an inquiry into foreign interference an extra month…
Canada Post workers are on strike. Here’s what you need to know about your mail
TORONTO — Workers at Canada Post went on strike Friday in a move that is…
Doctors in northern Saskatchewan treat 27 scurvy cases, highlight food insecurity
LA RONGE, Sask. — Doctors in La Ronge, Sask., have treated 27 cases of scurvy…
Immigration cuts will help housing gap, PBO says, but less than government projects
OTTAWA — The federal government is overestimating the impact its cuts to immigration will have…
Insurance bureau estimates $110 million in damages from October storms in B.C.
VANCOUVER — Intense flooding that hammered British Columbia’s coast last month has led to more…