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Human rights group asks Canada to join U.S. and declare another genocide in Sudan
OTTAWA — A prominent human rights group is calling on Ottawa to follow the U.S.…
Provinces now responsible for buying COVID-19 vaccines as feds issue new guidance
TORONTO — Federal funding for COVID-19 vaccines will stop this year and the provinces and…
Canada, G7 leaders, denounce Venezuela’s suppression of political opposition
OTTAWA — Canada is joining its closest allies in denouncing Venezuela’s crackdown on democracy —…
Rebel News loses bid to quash fines for violating election law on third-party ads
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has dismissed Rebel News Network’s latest bid to…
Liberal leadership race: A look at the potential candidates
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are running their first leadership race in more than a…
One Alberta man gets jail, another community time for 2022 Coutts border protest
LETHBRIDGE, Alta. — One Alberta man has been sentenced to jail and another ordered to…
How Trump could declare a national emergency to hit Canada with 25 per cent tariffs
WASHINGTON — United States president-elect Donald Trump may declare a national emergency in order to…
Tough lesson: Thousands of uncertified teachers in Quebec schools
MONTREAL — Monique Henry has been teaching English in Quebec for the better part of…
West Kelowna fire chief says L.A. devastation a haunting reminder of B.C. blaze
The fire chief of a British Columbia community devastated by a fast-moving wildfire in 2023…
Liberal officials say it’s ‘essential’ their next party leader is bilingual
OTTAWA — Current and former Liberal party officials, both French and English speakers, say the…
Cybersecurity breach of Nova Scotia school system could have financial impact
HALIFAX — Nova Scotia’s Education Department has asked for help from IBM as it investigates…
Former B.C. premier says she ‘misspoke’ when claiming she was never a Conservative
OTTAWA — Former British Columbia premier Christy Clark, who is considering a run for federal…
Anita Anand says she will not run for Liberal party leadership or re-election
MONTREAL — Liberal cabinet minister Anita Anand announced Saturday that she won’t pursue a bid…
B.C. fire crews sent to fight Los Angeles wildfire: forests minister
British Columbia’s forests minister says a crew from the province’s wildfire service left for California…
With Conservatives promising to ‘defund,’ could the next election kill the CBC?
OTTAWA — In late 2023, Heritage Minister Pascale St-Onge said it was time for the…
Justin Trudeau’s own walk in the snow launched a historic week in federal politics
OTTAWA — “Sunny ways, my friends. Sunny ways.” With those words, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau…
Quebec Liberals ‘at a crossroads’ as leadership race kicks off Monday
MONTREAL — As the federal Liberals prepare to choose Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s successor, another…
Contrasts start to take shape in leadership race for Manitoba’s Opposition Tories
WINNIPEG — The battle for the leadership of the Manitoba Progressive Conservatives is three months…
MacKinnon won’t join Liberal leadership race, cites lack of time to mount campaign
OTTAWA — Another minister rumoured to have been considering a run for the Liberal leadership…
Florence Girard starved to death in a B.C. home-share. Her sister wants change
The sister of a British Columbia woman with Down syndrome who starved to death in…
Trudeau says Trump’s comments on 51st state ‘flattering’ but a ‘non-starter’
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says talk of Canada becoming the 51st state is…
Minister says dozens of firefighters from Alberta and B.C. to deploy in California
OTTAWA — Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan says dozens of firefighters from Alberta and British…
Weekend announcements narrow field of high-profile Liberal leadership prospects
OTTAWA — As a race to elect a new Liberal leader quickly approaches, a high-profile…
In the news today: Field narrows among big-name Liberal leader hopefuls
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…