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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…
Union in B.C. port dispute seeks judicial review of federal back-to-work order
VANCOUVER — The union representing British Columbia port supervisors in a dispute with their employers…
Trudeau highlights Kamala Harris presidential defeat as an attack on women’s progress
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says women’s rights and women’s progress is under attack,…
BoC delivers jumbo interest rate cut, signals slower pace of cuts moving forward
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada delivered another hefty interest rate cut as it acknowledged…
Canada preparing retaliatory tariffs, as Ford threatens to cut off energy to U.S.
OTTAWA — Canada is preparing retaliatory tariffs in response to U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s threat…
Labour minister says Ottawa will remain on sideline as postal strike nears four weeks
The federal labour minister says the government will remain on the sidelines as the Canada…
In the news today: BoC expected to cut interest rates again today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Text of the Bank of Canada’s latest interest rate decision
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada cut its key policy rate by 50 basis points…