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China using professional networking sites to gather information: security agencies
OTTAWA — Canada’s spy agency and close international partners warn that China’s military intelligence services…
Minister says Canadian forestry crisis goes beyond Trump tariffs
VICTORIA — Canada’s forestry sector is the trade “canary in the coal mine” as it…
‘Que-Berta’: Alberta, Quebec premiers eye co-operation on economy, autonomy
QUÉBEC — The premiers of Alberta and Quebec say they want to take inspiration from…
Mounties in Saskatchewan resume hunt for suspect in deadly shooting
PELICAN NARROWS — The hunt is back on for a suspect in a deadly shooting…
B.C. extends pause on new mineral claims in northern regions to 2027
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government has extended its pause on new mineral rights claim…
Ottawa tells CRTC to change course on increasing streamers’ financial contributions
OTTAWA — Ottawa is directing the CRTC to back down on its recent decision to…
FIFA’s World Cup stadium code bans vuvuzelas, says body paint isn’t clothing
VANCOUVER — Fans attending FIFA World Cup matches will have to leave their vuvuzelas at…
Minister won’t say when he ordered audit of Indigenous languages office
OTTAWA — Canadian Heritage Minister Marc Miller won’t say when his department ordered a financial…
Jury sees graphic photos of victim in B.C. murder trial
KAMLOOPS — The judge in the B.C. Supreme Court murder trial of Vitali Stefanski warned…
WHO calls for travel restrictions on Ebola-affected countries to be lifted, days after Canada’s comes in effect
TORONTO — The World Health Organization is calling on countries to remove any travel restrictions…
Ottawa to extend steel tariff quotas, remission program for 1 year
OTTAWA — The federal government plans to extend measures to support the domestic steel and…
Mary Simon says serving as Governor General was the ‘honour of a lifetime’
OTTAWA — It was the “honour of a lifetime” to serve as the representative of…
Activists call on feds to put pressure on Israel over treatment of Gaza aid flotilla
OTTAWA — Canadian activists detained by Israel last month while taking part in an aid…
Liberals say they won’t split off controversial section of ‘lawful access’ bill
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has rejected a Conservative call to hive off…
Conservative MP says First Nations votes will be critical in Alberta referendum
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Conservative members of Parliament are set to spend…
Rental companies criticize Quebec oversight after fatal bouncy castle incident
MONTREAL — The death of a three-year-old girl after a bouncy castle was lifted into…
Groups call on Ottawa to reverse course on environmental policy
OTTAWA — Some of Canada’s largest environmental groups were on Parliament Hill Wednesday urging the…
Canadian pancreatic cancer specialists expect to open clinical trials on pill that doubled survival time
TORONTO — Oncologists say they’re working to quickly get Canadian patients with pancreatic cancer into…
Workers at iconic B.C. hotel serve strike notice ahead of FIFA World Cup’s arrival
VICTORIA — Workers at a renowned British Columbia hotel have served strike notice in what…
Canada looking to beef up forced labour laws as U.S. imposes new tariffs
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday his Liberal government will soon introduce legislation…
Father convicted of killing his children in Montreal suburb to serve life in prison
MONTREAL — A man who drowned his two children in their suburban Montreal family home…
Quebec’s first tornado of 2026 touches down in Saguenay region, researchers say
MONTREAL — Researchers say Quebec’s first recorded tornado of 2026 touched down in the Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean…
In the news today: Bouncy castle safety, Canada-U.S. trade, Exiled journalists
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Section of Banff National Park remains closed to visitors one year after rockfall
BANFF — Parks Canada officials say it’s still not known when a section of a…