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Canada stops letting cross-border hikers enter B.C. via Pacific Crest Trail
OTTAWA — The Canadian Border Services Agency says hikers on a trail that crosses into…
No ‘traitors’ in Parliament, but more steps needed to counter interference: report
OTTAWA — A federal inquiry has found no evidence of “traitors” in Parliament conspiring with…
In the news today: Ford set to dissolve government for early election
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Trudeau, Tusk warn that ‘never again’ is slipping away amid rising hatred, extremism
WARSAW — The notion that “never again” can the world allow something like the Holocaust…
Life sentence for B.C. hit man who killed Malik, as family asks who hired him
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. — One of the two hit men who shot Ripudaman Singh Malik…
Why the Year of the Snake is constricting festive decoration sales in B.C.
RICHMOND, B.C. — Cecilia Liang’s Lunar New Year decoration stall has been an annual fixture…
Quebec legislature returns for spring session amid Trump tariff threat
MONTREAL — The Quebec legislature resumes sitting Tuesday for a spring session likely to be…
Historic $32.5B tobacco proposal faces final test in series of hearings
TORONTO — A historic proposal that would see three major tobacco companies pay out billions…
Trump bump: U.S. citizenship renunciation inquiries surge in Canada, lawyers say
For more than a decade, Wisconsin native Douglas Cowgill has helped Americans in Canada navigate…
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Lawyers who help Americans in Canada renounce their U-S citizenship say they are seeing a…
New bill will require Quebec newcomers to adopt ‘common culture,’ minister says
MONTREAL — Quebec’s immigration minister says newcomers to the province need to embrace the “common…
Highlights of the foreign interference commission’s final report
OTTAWA — After 18 months of hearings and testimony from more than 100 witnesses, the…
Foreign interference probe calls on party leaders to get security clearances
OTTAWA — The federal public inquiry into foreign interference is calling on the leaders of…
Ontario voters officially headed to polls early for provincial election
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford officially set a provincial election in motion Tuesday for…
Preliminary hearing in Montreal for Peter Nygard, charged in alleged sex assault
MONTREAL — Former Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard appeared in a Montreal courtroom remotely on…
Former foreign minister Lloyd Axworthy calls for a diplomatic reset for Canada
OTTAWA — Former Liberal foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy says Ottawa’s current approach to foreign…
Fatal poisoning near Montreal highlights danger of carbon monoxide leaks, expert says
MONTREAL — The death of a man in his 60s from a carbon monoxide leak…
Donald Trump’s press secretary says Feb. 1 deadline for tariffs ‘still on the books’
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s press secretary says the plan to slap Canada with…
Dutch court rejects bid by Amanda Todd’s tormentor to scrap Canadian sentence
VANCOUVER — The Dutch Supreme Court has rejected online extortionist Aydin Coban’s bid to scrap…
Canadian abortion group says it may have to shutter after losing government funding
A national group that helps people who have trouble accessing abortion services says it may…
Eby says tariffs could hit B.C. harder than 2008 crisis, backs pandemic-style relief
VANCOUVER — Projections show U.S. President Donald Trump’s promised tariffs on Canadian goods could hit…
Ottawa’s ‘meh’ budget drew skepticism from public, finance department was told
OTTAWA — Vague, mediocre, “smoke and mirrors” — even “meh.” Those are all words Canadians…
RCMP union recommends better staffing, procurement and collaboration on border
OTTAWA — The union representing RCMP members is calling on Canada and the U.S. to…
Clinic ordered to pay B.C.’s costs after failure of ‘marathon’ private health lawsuit
VANCOUVER — A private medical clinic that launched an unsuccessful constitutional challenge of Canada’s public…