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B.C. First Nation leader apologizes, walks back on Northern Gateway pipeline support
The president of the Union of BC Indian Chiefs apologized Wednesday and walked back comments…
Trudeau to attend events marking the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau in Poland
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will fly to Poland next week for events marking…
B.C. Supreme Court certifies province’s class-action lawsuit against opioid providers
British Columbia’s attorney general says the province’s Supreme Court has certified the government’s class-action lawsuit…
Mount Polley boss says 2014 B.C. mine spill not toxic as firm faces fisheries charges
The president of the company involved in the Mount Polley environmental disaster that poured millions…
Supreme Court agrees to hear appeal of Quebec’s secularism law
MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada’s decision to hear a challenge of Quebec’s secularism…
Canada’s digital services tax, online regulation bills a likely Trump trade target
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has spent years touting its efforts to make tech giants…
In the news today: Liberal leadership deadline, Trump versus Canada’s digital tax
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Federal government using AI to tackle Phoenix backlog as it tests replacement system
OTTAWA — The federal government is expanding its use of artificial intelligence to clear a…
Laundering of fentanyl cash linked to online betting sites, intelligence agency warns
OTTAWA — Canada’s financial intelligence agency suspects online gambling platforms are being used to launder…
Liberal party establishment rallies around Carney, Freeland on deadline day
OTTAWA — The Liberal caucus met on Parliament Hill Thursday to plot election strategy but…
Family of 13-year-old Quebec girl who went missing in 2005 still seeking answers
MONTREAL — On Jan. 23, 2005, 13-year-old Mélina Martin hopped out of her mother’s car…
‘Sick monster’: Ex-priest pleads guilty to indecent assaults of children in Nunavut
IQALUIT — A Catholic priest’s sexual abuse of Inuit children decades ago in Igloolik, Nvt.,…
Karina Gould pitches policies as she officially enters race for Liberal leadership
OTTAWA — Liberal leadership contender Karina Gould said Thursday she can pinpoint exactly when her…
Quebec maple syrup producers fear ‘major consequences’ if Trump tariffs go ahead
MONTREAL — Quebec’s maple syrup producers say they are worried their industry will take a…
Freeland says she’s abandoning capital gains tax change because of Trump
OTTAWA — Former finance minister Chrystia Freeland says her promise to repeal changes to the…
Joly off to Washington to talk tariffs with Rubio as Trump floats 5% target for NATO
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will press Canada’s case against damaging tariffs with…
Indigenous MP from Nova Scotia submits application for Liberal leadership race
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia MP Jaime Battiste officially joined the Liberal leadership race Thursday, saying…
Who’s in and who’s out of the Liberal leadership race
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a…
Quick quotes: Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law
The Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday agreed to hear a challenge of Quebec’s secularism…
Trump’s call for OPEC to bring down cost of oil conflicts with his agenda: experts
WASHINGTON — Experts say U.S. President Donald Trump’s push for the OPEC+ alliance of oil…
Bill 21 at the Supreme Court: Five things about Quebec’s contentious secularism law
MONTREAL — Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21, was challenged in court as soon…
In the news today: Liberals meet in Ottawa amid leadership race
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Meet Poppy, an oil spill-sniffing dog and a scientific trailblazer
Poppy, a six-year-old springer spaniel with floppy brown ears and a tail that never seems…
Gould stirs debate among Liberal MPs over whether they ‘lost trust’ of Canadians
OTTAWA — Liberal leadership contender Karina Gould opened up a soul-searching debate in her party’s…