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Alberta Premier Smith punts suggestions she’s stoking separatism talk
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is deflecting accusations that she’s stoking the fires of…
‘He stole our innocent child’: Quebec daycare crash families relate heavy toll
LAVAL — The mother of a four-year-old boy killed when a city bus plowed into…
Quebec to ban cellphones in elementary and high schools for entire school day
QUÉBEC — The Quebec government is expanding its cellphone ban in schools, prohibiting students from…
Court gives green light to part of ’60s Scoop’ class action
OTTAWA — The Federal Court has rejected the federal government’s motion to dismiss a claim…
Vancouver artist who was mother of two identified among Vancouver festival victims
VANCOUVER — Family members and friends of those killed in a vehicle attack at a…
Quebec raises doubts about electrification as it refuses to reinvest in Lion Electric
MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it is rethinking the pace of its plan to…
Alberta seeks court ruling on constitutionality of Ottawa’s clean electricity plan
EDMONTON — Alberta’s government is seeking a court ruling on the constitutionality of Ottawa’s clean…
Terrebonne riding flips from the Liberals back to the Bloc after validation process
OTTAWA — The federal riding of Terrebonne in Quebec has gone from the Liberals’ win…
Teen whose family was killed at festival thanks donors, gives back
VANCOUVER — A teenager who lost his family in a ramming attack at a Vancouver…
Ontario man arrested in Dominican Republic still stuck after charges dropped: family
The wife of a Canadian man who was arrested in the Dominican Republic after he…
Supreme Court to hear appeal of Quebec ruling that invalidated random police stops
MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear a case about whether…
Supreme Court won’t hear province’s appeal in youth-led Ontario climate case
Canada’s top court has dismissed Ontario’s request to weigh in on a major challenge to…
In the news today: Vancouver festival attack and the mental health stigma
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Trump says he’ll meet with PM Carney at the White House ‘within the next week’
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’ll meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney…
Bruce Fanjoy, retired businessman, says he defeated Poilievre by listening to voters
OTTAWA — Bruce Fanjoy says he achieved something unexpected in Monday’s election — the defeat…
Elections Canada to investigate voting barriers in Nunavik
MONTREAL — Elections Canada says it will investigate “shortcomings” that prevented some people in Nunavik…
Mental health trouble leads to public safety issues, Vancouver’s mayor says
VANCOUVER — People are “sick and tired” of inquiries and reviews into a recurring pattern…
Some Conservative MPs voice support for Poilievre as party stays silent on next moves
OTTAWA — Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he…
Longest Ballot group declares victory in Poilievre’s former riding amid criticism
OTTAWA — A group trying to make a case for electoral reform by creating very…
Jonathan Pedneault resigns as Green Party co-leader after party took only one seat
OTTAWA — Jonathan Pedneault has resigned as co-leader of the Green Party after acknowledging the…
Collective trauma after festival attack could ripple for months, experts say
VANCOUVER — Communal grief following the ramming attack at a Filipino festival in Vancouver that…
Surgeries cancelled at one of Quebec’s largest hospitals after violent storm
MONTREAL — One of Quebec’s largest hospitals cancelled surgeries on Wednesday after it lost power…
Filipino nurses shaken by Vancouver festival attack say tragedy ‘will not define us’
Filipino-Canadian nurse Glesy Banton-Victoria says she had planned to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street…
Event planners across Canada rethinking security practices following Vancouver attack
TORONTO — The deadly attack on a Vancouver street festival has prompted event organizers across…