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Racism is a risk when Vancouver hosts World Cup, but measures exist: B.C. AG Sharma
VICTORIA — Hosting seven World Cup games in Vancouver comes with the risk of racism,…
Food Banks Canada says employment insurance doesn’t serve modern workforce
Canada’s employment insurance system no longer serves the broader workforce as more people take up…
Separatism and energy: Alberta’s Smith to meet with counterpart in Quebec this week
CALGARY — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is planning to meet with her counterpart in Quebec…
Praise from Poilievre, but ex-B. C. Conservative MLAs say new leader will polarize
VICTORIA — Two former B.C. Conservative legislators now sitting as Independents say new leader Kerry-Lynne…
Police investigate vandalism of rainbow crosswalk in Surrey, B.C., captured on video
SURREY — Police in Surrey, B.C., are investigating after video of people vandalizing a rainbow…
Quebec opens investigation into police response after officer shot and killed teen
MONTREAL — Months after promising an investigation, Quebec’s domestic security minister said Monday his department…
Invasive mosquitoes and brain-swelling virus detected in B.C.’s Sea-to-Sky region
VANCOUVER — Health officials in British Columbia say invasive mosquitoes and a virus that can…
Canada Post workers vote overwhelmingly to accept new contract
MONTREAL — After more than two years of labour strife, postal workers have given the…
Congolese Montrealers have plans upended by Canada’s Ebola travel restrictions
MONTREAL — An international student from the Democratic Republic of Congo says she was blocked…
Poilievre accuses Carney of ducking questions about Canada’s sluggish economy
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre laid the blame for a string of bad economic…
LeBlanc to meet Trump’s trade czar in Washington on Tuesday
WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc is set to travel to Washington on Tuesday…
Politicians denounce white supremacist gathering in Shawinigan, Que., over weekend
MONTREAL — Political figures in Quebec and Ottawa have denounced a white supremacist rally held…
Algoma Steel would supply material for land vehicles: Hanwha
OTTAWA — South Korean defence firm Hanwha announced a deal with Algoma Steel on Monday…
Federal poll finds nearly half of Canadians think country takes ‘too many immigrants’
OTTAWA — A survey commissioned by the federal government late last year suggests nearly half…
In the news today: Carney on antisemitism, Canada Post vote, ‘Heated Rivalry’ at CSAs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
‘Just be amazed:’ Alberta is seeing a cyclical outbreak of caterpillars
EDMONTON — Forest tent caterpillars are not entomologist Ken Fry’s favourite insect but the black-coloured…
Connected vehicle data ‘can have intelligence value’ to adversaries: federal document
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OTTAWA — Data from an advanced electric vehicle that falls into the wrong hands could…
Woman who had to give up baby urges Ottawa to apologize for forced adoptions
Christine Nayler spent only four days with her newborn daughter after giving birth at a…
Tory leader takes aim at Liberals with call for emergency debate on the economy
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is stepping up his attack on Liberal policies with…
Kerry-Lynne Findlay won B.C. Conservative race as most authentic populist: expert
VANCOUVER — Kerry-Lynne Findlay won the B.C. Conservative leadership race because she is an “authentic…
Advocates call on Ottawa to limit nicotine use among youth, demand stricter measures
OTTAWA — Several health organizations are urging the federal government to bring down nicotine use…
New book explores the rugged adaptability of Sable Island, N.S.’s wild horses
HALIFAX — Damian Lidgard has spent 30 years studying and photographing wildlife on Nova Scotia’s…
International competition to build Canada’s next submarine fleet enters home stretch
OTTAWA — The race to build Canada’s next submarine fleet is on its final lap…
Quebec moves ahead with AI cultural databank project
MONTREAL — Quebec’s national library is moving ahead with plans to create a database of…