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Carney says Stellantis offered reassurances on Brampton, Ont., plant
TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney said the global head of Stellantis told him the…
Two Quebec battery supply chain projects hit the brakes
MONTREAL — The electric-vehicle slowdown is being felt in Bécancour, the city at the heart…
IMF chief, former PBO Kevin Page say Ottawa has leeway to run steeper deficits
OTTAWA — Canada’s former parliamentary budget officer and the head of the International Monetary Fund…
Trans Mountain faces $292k environmental fines after 2024 B.C. rainstorm: regulator
Trans Mountain is facing $292,000 in regulatory fines for alleged environmental issues in January 2024…
Provincial immigrant nominee programs get late year boost: Diab
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Lena Diab says some provincial immigrant nominee programs are getting a…
Canada Post promises to protect rural mail delivery in overhaul
OTTAWA — Canada Post says it will prioritize reliable and affordable mail delivery for all…
In the news today: Canadian refugee in U.S. border limbo; health ministers meet today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
‘Are they being fed?’ Thousands of students lose school meals during teachers strike
EDMONTON — Several non-profit groups say some Alberta children are going hungry with thousands losing…
Canadian refugee applicant in ICE custody says he crossed border accidentally
OTTAWA — A Canadian refugee applicant from Bangladesh who is being held in a U.S.…
Industry minister says relief coming for tariff-hit softwood lumber sector
OTTAWA — Federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said financial relief is coming soon for Canada’s…
Blue Jays fans arrive in Seattle for ALCS Game 3 against the Mariners
SEATTLE — Lloyd Johnston and Shaun Funk arrived in Seattle from Vancouver by train Wednesday…
Talks stall between Alberta teachers, government in provincewide strike
EDMONTON — Alberta’s finance minister says there’s still a major divide between what the union…
Passengers moved after strong smell of gas at Vancouver airport’s domestic terminal
A strong smell of gas at the domestic terminal of Vancouver’s airport forced passengers to…
Alberta government to release report into health contract scandal in ‘a few days’
EDMONTON — Alberta’s government says it received Wednesday the final report from the investigation into…
Surging CO2 levels a sign Canada must resist climate backsliding: scientist
A leading Canadian climate scientist says a new report showing planet-warming carbon dioxide levels have…
Espionage trial: Hydro-Québec says it learned of unauthorized publications in 2022
MONTREAL — A former researcher at Quebec’s electric utility charged with economic espionage for the…
Carney talked trade with Gulf countries at Egypt peace summit
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney used a hastily convened meeting with world leaders at…
Conservatives, Liberals clash over youth unemployment as Tories pitch training reform
OTTAWA — Young workers in Canada are facing an increasingly bleak jobs market — and…
CSIS pledges ‘robust’ review of technologies in response to critical watchdog report
OTTAWA — The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it’s committed to “ongoing review and improvement”…
U.S. man sentenced to prison over data breach that included Canadian students’ info
An American man was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison after pleading guilty to…
Airports in Victoria and Kelowna, B.C., hacked with pro-Hamas messages
KELOWNA — Airports in Kelowna and Victoria have confirmed their public information systems were hacked…
Interest in Canadian flights out of Lebanon last year waned quickly, documents show
OTTAWA — Documents detailing Canada’s effort to help citizens and permanent residents leave Lebanon last…
CBC reaching out to rural, Western Canadians as part of plan to build audience
OTTAWA — The head of CBC/Radio-Canada says the public broadcaster’s plan to reach out to…
Records reveal what Chrétien told ministers before Quebec referendum
MONTREAL — Six days before the nail-biting 1995 Quebec referendum that nearly tore the country…