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Quebec government wants Supreme Court to rule on random police stops
MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it will seek leave to appeal to the Supreme…
Quebec police say cutting blood-alcohol limit to .05 would save up to 14 lives a year
QUÉBEC — The Quebec government remained opposed to lowering the legal blood-alcohol limit in the…
Former cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault tells committee: ‘I am not Indigenous’
OTTAWA — Randy Boissonnault, whose shifting claims to Indigenous identity cost him his job as…
Government asks for third extension on court deadline to pass ‘lost Canadians’ bill
OTTAWA — The federal government is seeking a third extension to a court-mandated deadline to…
Warning over hiking apps after ‘virtually identical’ rescues on Vancouver North Shore
VANCOUVER — The search and rescue organization for Metro Vancouver’s North Shore mountains is warning…
Trudeau, ministers and opposition leaders address AFN gathering in Ottawa
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau did not commit to holding a national inquiry on…
Patrick Brown says foreign interference did not affect Tory leadership race outcome
OTTAWA — Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said foreign interference did not tip the scales in…
Five Eyes security agencies send up flare for help on preventing youth radicalization
OTTAWA — Security agencies from Canada and other members of the Five Eyes intelligence-sharing alliance…
Put politics aside and act on online harms, mother of sextortion victim tells MPs
OTTAWA — Parents of children who died because of online sexual extortion are urging MPs…
B.C. premier says feds and premiers have right-left strategy to tackle Trump tariffs
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his fellow premiers and the federal government…
Feds outlaw another 324 types of firearms, propose donating guns to Ukraine
OTTAWA — The Liberal government has outlawed another 324 firearm varieties — guns it says…
B.C. children’s minister stepping away from role after colorectal cancer diagnosis
British Columbia’s Minister of Children and Family Development Grace Lore says she has been diagnosed…
NASA delays Artemis mission featuring Canadian astronaut to 2026
MONTREAL — Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen’s trip to the moon has been delayed once again.…
Chief ‘disappointed’ to see clean water used as a political tactic by Conservatives
OTTAWA — A prominent Saskatchewan First Nation Chief has accused Conservative House leader Andrew Scheer…
Quebec premier to attend Notre-Dame Cathedral reopening Saturday in Paris
QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault will attend the inauguration and reopening of Notre-Dame Cathedral…
Brown: Indian diplomat pushed back when he used the words “Sikh nation”
OTTAWA — Brampton Mayor Patrick Brown said foreign interference did not tip the scales in…
3 climbers from US and Canada believed to have died in a fall on New Zealand mountain
OTTAWA — Officials in New Zealand says a Canadian is one of three mountain climbers…
‘It’s not a right’ — Kenya blocking Canadians from resettling LGBTQ+ refugees
NAIROBI — The United Nations says the Kenyan government is blocking Western countries like Canada…
Jobless rate reaches 6.8% in November, highest since January 2017 outside of pandemic
OTTAWA — Canada’s unemployment rate jumped to 6.8 per cent last month as more people…
Montreal blacksmith says he has a ‘place in paradise’ as Notre-Dame reopens its doors
MONTREAL — Five years ago, Notre-Dame Cathedral erupted in flames. A column of smoke rose…
‘Duty to learn’: Vigils mark 35th anniversary of Polytechnique anti-feminist killings
MONTREAL — School shooting survivors, dignitaries and the families of victims paid tribute Friday to…
In the news today: Canada Post strike enters fourth week
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Canada’s Arctic policy draws on international collaboration to face emerging threats
OTTAWA — Canada has unveiled an Arctic foreign policy that commits to increasing domestic and…
National employment numbers for November from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s November employment figures (numbers from the previous month…