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Canada’s inflation rate hits 2% target, lowest level in more than three years
OTTAWA — Inflation finally hit the Bank of Canada’s two per cent target in August…
Five things to know about the Bloc Québécois’ newest riding, LaSalle-Émard-Verdun
MONTREAL — The Bloc Québécois dealt a painful blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in…
Canada consulting with allies on possible involvement in AUKUS security pact
OTTAWA — Canada is in consultations with the U.K., the U.S. and Australia about possible…
Report charts path for Canada to show importance to United States
WASHINGTON — While Canada cannot escape the gravitational pull of an increasingly unstable United States,…
Byelection win: Bloc Québécois to squeeze Liberals for gains, not trigger election
MONTREAL — The Bloc Québécois leader, basking in the glow of a tight byelection win…
Activist sues India in U.S. court over alleged plot that killed B.C. Sikh leader
NEW YORK — A Sikh independence activist is suing India for its alleged role in…
Trudeau says ‘all sorts of reflections’ for Liberals after loss of second stronghold
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals were lamenting the loss of another stronghold on Tuesday, while…
Health Canada approves updated Moderna COVID-19 vaccine
TORONTO — Doses of Moderna’s updated COVID-19 vaccine are expected to begin arriving in Canada…
Tories will likely get chance to introduce non-confidence motion next week
OTTAWA — Next week could be the first opportunity for Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to…
Review finds no case for formal probe of Beijing’s activities under elections law
OTTAWA — The federal agency that investigates election infractions found insufficient evidence to support suggestions…
16 soldiers injured in accident at Valcartier military base in Quebec
CFB VALCARTIER — More than a dozen soldiers were sent to hospital this afternoon after…
In the news today: Foreign interference inquiry resumes, Indigenous artist recognized
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Canada needs strategy reboot at a time of geopolitical turmoil: former ambassadors
WASHINGTON — Five former Canadian ambassadors to the United States have signed an open letter…
Man from Phoenix, Ariz., missing after truck plunges into Yukon River
WHITEHORSE — Whitehorse RCMP say a man from Phoenix, Ariz., is missing after the truck…
Legal groups file three complaints over VPD treatment of Palestine protesters
VANCOUVER — The Pivot Legal Society and the BC Civil Liberties Association say they’ve launched…
All 16 soldiers injured in CFB Valcartier training accident released from hospital
SAINT-GABRIEL-DE-VALCARTIER, Que. — All 16 Canadian soldiers sent to hospital after they were injured on…
Canadian Coast Guard crew member lost at sea off Newfoundland
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — A crew member of a Canadian Coast Guard ship has been…
Canada ambassador to China says relations at ‘yellow light’ but not adversarial
OTTAWA — Canada’s ambassador to China says Ottawa’s “complex” relationship with Beijing means some facets…
RCMP feared they didn’t have enough evidence to hold terror suspect sought by U.S.
MONTREAL — Court documents filed in the case of a Pakistani man arrested in Quebec…
B.C. short-term rental restrictions reducing rents, saving tenants millions: study
VANCOUVER — Crackdowns on short-term rentals in British Columbia have effectively reduced rents by 5.7…
Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez to seek Quebec Liberal leadership
OTTAWA — Federal Transport Minister Pablo Rodriguez is expected to resign from cabinet to seek…
Montreal police arrest two people in connection with 15-year-old’s opioid overdose
MONTREAL — Montreal police have arrested two people on drug charges following an investigation into…
New Brunswick Indigenous group says Tory position on treaty rights ‘troublesome’
FREDERICTON — The six chiefs of the Wolastoqey Nation in New Brunswick have released results…
Bloc Québécois won’t support Pierre Poilievre’s non-confidence motion
OTTAWA — The Bloc Québécois is ruling out the possibility that Canadians will be plunged…