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Canada Post commits to free postage for people who are blind as legislation changes
OTTAWA — Canada Post is vowing to maintain free-postage service for people who are blind…
Canada turns to EU for agreements on AI as Montreal hosts G7 digital, tech ministers
OTTAWA — Canada’s artificial intelligence minister kicked off two days of meetings among G7 ministers…
Air Transat poised to start suspending flights as strike deadline looms
MONTREAL — Air Transat passengers face the prospect of flight suspensions this week as the…
Coroner investigating after woman, 88, found dead outside retirement home in Laval
LAVAL — The coroner is investigating the death of an 88-year-old woman found outside a…
Gull-Masty signals go-slow approach to changing First Nations status eligibility
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty says the Assembly of First Nations sent a…
The salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios is still ongoing. What you need to know
As holiday baking season begins, federal health agencies are warning Canadians that an investigation into…
Quebec announces plan to cut environmental assessment times in half
MONTREAL — Quebec’s will reduce the amount of time it takes to complete an environmental…
PM says back-to-office plan for bureaucrats coming soon as MPs call for flexibility
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday his government’s plan to get public servants…
Ottawa opening new express entry pathway for international doctors next year
OTTAWA — Canada will open a new express permanent residency program for international doctors next…
Plan in works to save some jobs slated to be cut at Algoma Steel: union
SAULT STE. MARIE — Plans are in the works to save hundreds of the roughly…
In the news today: Trump on trade talks, Air Transat to cancel flights
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Bank of Canada expected to hold key rate, move to sidelines after an uncertain 2025
OTTAWA — Economists widely expect the Bank of Canada will hold its benchmark interest rate…
Trump says ‘We’ll see’ on whether to restart trade talks with Canada
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump answered “we’ll see” when he was asked Sunday whether…
Key ministers address Assembly of First Nations in Ottawa after Hodgson is bumped
OTTAWA — Several key federal cabinet ministers addressed the Assembly of First Nations gathering in…
Soccer official with Iranian ties says he is shocked national team won’t play in B.C.
VICTORIA — Babak Shahbazi has travelled to France, Germany, Brazil and Russia to watch the…
Air Transat to start halting flights Monday after pilots issue 72-hour strike notice
MONTREAL — Air Transat pilots set the stage for a strike as early as Wednesday…
Writer and photographer Stephen Thorne remembered as dogged, keen-eyed storyteller
OTTAWA — Journalist Stephen Thorne, who movingly chronicled some of the most difficult episodes in…
Eager students plus gruelling six-hour math exam equals ‘fun’ at Putnam competition
ST. JOHN’S — Undergraduate students across North America sat down on Saturday to write a…
Experts urge Ottawa to seek new trading opportunities within the Western Hemisphere
OTTAWA — Canada is missing out on economic opportunities in its own backyard, says a…
Document reveals approval to harvest remnant old-growth in B.C.’s northwest
British Columbia’s logging agency has changed a policy that conserved remnant old-growth forest in the…
Canada’s crypto tax crackdown reaps millions. So why no criminal charges?
VANCOUVER — A team of Canada Revenue Agency “cryptoasset auditors” has been mining a rich…
Alberta’s Smith says courts should not be gatekeepers on constitutional questions
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says anyone seeking an independence referendum should not have…
Thirty-six years after Polytechnique attack killing 14 women, a duty to do more
MONTREAL — Montrealers and others across the country paused to pay tribute Saturday to the…
Soccer fans buzzing as World Cup schedule announced for Toronto, Vancouver
VICTORIA — Foreign nationals in Vancouver and Toronto are buzzing with excitement as the cities…