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Navy Commander Angus Topshee promoted to vice chief of defence staff
OTTAWA — Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, the head of the Royal Canadian Navy, is being promoted…
In the news today: What we know about Hentavirus, Artemis crew meet PM, 6% milk?
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Controversies and consequences: Five things to know about the census
OTTAWA — People across the country completed their census forms this week, sharing details about…
Howitzers to fall silent when avalanche control deal in Rogers Pass ends in 2027
ROGERS PASS — The military has decided to end its role in avalanche control along…
B.C. police report declining extortions, but combating crisis is priority: minister
British Columbia’s public safety minister says that while police in the province have reported declining…
Ontario monitoring 7 additional people considered ‘low risk’ hantavirus contacts
TORONTO — Ontario’s ministry of health is asking seven more people to isolate in relation…
B.C. premier tells crowd about AI optimism despite energy, safety concerns
VANCOUVER — The federal and B.C. governments want artificial intelligence firms to have a strong…
B.C. nurses vote for strike, as union boss raises prospect of dispute amid World Cup
VANCOUVER — Members of British Columbia’s nurses union have voted overwhelmingly to strike, with union…
Teachers who created hostile environment at Montreal school have licences revoked
MONTRÉAL — Quebec’s Education Department has revoked the teaching licences for all 11 staff members…
Public deserves answers on Canada-China policing agreement, New Democrat MP says
OTTAWA — NDP public safety critic Jenny Kwan says Canadians deserve to know what information…
Zelenskyy says Ukraine has a ‘drone deal’ with Canada in the works
OTTAWA — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says his country has started preparations for a military…
Man pleads guilty to smuggling in connection with deaths of migrants in Akwesasne
MONTREAL — A dual American-Canadian citizen has pleaded guilty for his role in a human…
UN, First Nations leaders say Liberals must pass Indian Act changes as ‘priority’
OTTAWA — A United Nations panel is calling on Ottawa to make it a priority…
Anand, McGuinty seek deeper security, investment ties in Persian Gulf amid Iran war
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand arrived Tuesday in the Persian Gulf, a region…
Parti Québécois leader worries — without proof — that Ottawa is spying on his party
QUÉBEC — Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he’s worried the federal government is…
Committee calls for reversal of agricultural research centre closures
OTTAWA — A House of Commons committee is recommending the government halt its decision to…
Doug Ford says he won’t attack other bids in his push for Toronto as defence bank HQ
Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Tuesday defended Toronto’s bid to host a multinational defence bank,…
Government extends contracts of 750 pay centre workers to manage job cuts
OTTAWA — The federal government is extending the contracts of about 750 term workers at…
Former minister says energy project review changes could cause further delays
OTTAWA — The former environment minister who helped to create the Impact Assessment Agency eight…
Italian court orders new extradition hearing for Dave Turmel of Blood Family Mafia
MONTREAL — An Italian court has ordered a new extradition hearing for Dave Turmel, who…
MP calls on Canadians to fill out census as some express privacy concerns
OTTAWA — As some Canadians claim that the federal government’s national census violates their privacy,…
No Canadians had known direct contact with hantavirus on ship: B.C. health official
None of the Canadians who were on a ship struck by an outbreak of deadly…
In the news today: Hantavirus testing, Census surveys due, Habs face Sabres tonight
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
‘Unwanted wherever you go’: New Canadian asylum law leaves some migrants in limbo
MONTREAL — When a 26-year-old Haitian mother and her young daughter crossed into Quebec from…