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Search for Quebec hiker missing in Adirondacks now likely a recovery mission
MONTREAL — Authorities in New York state say the search for a 22-year-old Quebec hiker…
Métis National Council elects new president after months of internal turmoil
OTTAWA — The Métis National Council says it has elected a new president after months…
Feds send $148 million to B.C. in disaster recovery funds for floods, wildfires
VANCOUVER — The federal government is paying out more than $148 million in disaster recovery…
BC Coroners Service sees ‘significant decline’ in drug deaths, but reason unclear
VICTORIA — British Columbia has recorded its lowest monthly number of illicit drug overdose deaths…
After ‘reflecting,’ Sajjan didn’t attend Taylor Swift concert
OTTAWA — Liberal Minister Harjit Sajjan did not attend the Taylor Swift concert in Vancouver…
AI pioneer Geoffrey Hinton receives Nobel Prize in physics in proud moment for U of T
TORONTO — When Geoffrey Hinton strode across the Stockholm Concert Hall stage Tuesday to receive…
With employees in limbo, TikTok hoping for ‘solution’ to Ottawa’s shutdown order
OTTAWA — The Liberal government’s move to order the shutdown of TikTok’s Canadian operations over…
MPs approve $21.6B in supplementary spending; Conservatives vote against
OTTAWA — Parliament has approved $21.6 billion in government spending, in a late Tuesday vote…
Canada Post strike on day 26 as union sends new proposals
With the Canada Post strike nearing four weeks, the postal service says it doesn’t see…
In the news today: Canada Post says no end to strike in sight
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Postal strike delaying delivery of medicine, necessities to remote areas: AFN chief
OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations says the ongoing postal strike is delaying supplies…
Canada continues to review Syrian refugee claims as European nations pause intake
OTTAWA — Canada will continue evaluating the asylum claims of people who have fled Syria,…
Poll suggests 13% of Canadians think Canada should become the 51st American state
OTTAWA — President-elect Donald Trump mockingly referred to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as the governor…
Freeland doesn’t commit to meeting her own deficit target in fall economic statement
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has not committed to meeting the $40.1-billion deficit target…
Catholic bishops in Quebec oppose premier’s suggestion to ban public prayer
MONTREAL — Quebec’s Catholic bishops have come out against Premier François Legault’s desire to end…
‘Are they going to walk away?’: Charges 10 years after B.C.’s Mount Polley disaster
Doug Watt won’t forget the sound of a tailings pond collapsing at the Mount Polley…
Summer wildfire that hit Jasper, Alta., tops Environment Canada 2024 weather list
A wildfire that left a third of the popular Rocky Mountain tourist town of Jasper,…
A look at Environment Canada’s top 10 weather events for 2024
Environment Canada has released its annual list of top 10 weather events. Here’s the list…
Premiers to meet with Trudeau Wednesday about trade and tariffs, Ford says
TORONTO — Canada’s premiers are meeting virtually Wednesday with the prime minister to discuss the…
AFN says it’s not prepared to implement chiefs’ child welfare direction
OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations is warning it’s not equipped to implement the…
Former Just for Laughs employee testifies about alleged 1987 assault by Gilbert Rozon
MONTREAL — A second woman testified Tuesday that Gilbert Rozon sexually assaulted her in the…
Ex-minister cites ‘threat to security’ for denying emergency passport to Abdelrazik
OTTAWA — Former foreign minister Lawrence Cannon says he denied an emergency passport to Abousfian…
Settlement in Quebec minor hockey coach abuse class action
MONTREAL — Quebec Superior Court has approved a class action settlement that could provide as…
TikTok files legal challenge of federal government’s shutdown order
TikTok is challenging the federal government’s order to shut down its operations in Canada, claiming…