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Alert Ready system to undergo public test across Canada
Canada’s national public alerting system is scheduled to be tested across the country today. A…
Sweden and Canada sign strategic partnership as royal couple visits Ottawa
OTTAWA — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday…
Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Alberta government has invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to protect…
Carney off to the United Arab Emirates tonight before heading to G20 summit
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to the United Arab Emirates tonight before…
Canada investing more than $500 million in European Space Agency programs
OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the government is ramping up its investment in…
John Main selected as Nunavut’s premier, marking territory’s first non-Inuk leader
OTTAWA — John Main was selected as Nunavut’s next premier on Tuesday, marking the first…
CRTC updates definition of Canadian content, says AI doesn’t count
OTTAWA — The federal broadcast regulator has released a new definition of Canadian content —…
Joly says Canada ‘didn’t get enough’ benefits out of F-35 procurement deal
OTTAWA — The Liberal government believes Canada was short changed on industrial benefits out of…
Ottawa’s budget legislation puts final nail in the coffin of the digital services tax
OTTAWA — Legislation to implement the Liberals’ new federal budget will also spell the end…
Canada Post expects to lose 30K employees to retirement, voluntary departures by 2035
OTTAWA — With Canada Post facing deep losses, the Crown corporation’s CEO said Tuesday the…
Group gets trapped after elevator in new light rail station breaks down
MONTREAL — Younes Rebbouhi said he initially thought it was funny when he realized he…
Conservative MP Stubbs defends missing budget vote after surgery
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs missed Monday’s critical budget vote because she is recovering…
Canada, U.S., Finland take step forward on ICE Pact plan to build icebreakers
WASHINGTON — Canada, the United States and Finland have taken a step toward building new…
Report finds one in five immigrants leaves Canada within 25 years
OTTAWA — A new report says one in five newcomers to Canada leaves the country…
‘Valid’ questions for CFIA but few simple answers in wake of B.C. ostrich cull
Infectious disease veterinarian Scott Weese says the hundreds of ostriches shot dead on a rainy…
Quebec MNA Marwah Rizqy suspended from Liberal caucus, stripped of leadership duties
QUÉBEC — Quebec Liberal Marwah Rizqy has been suspended from caucus and stripped of her…
Carney defends green pledge to get Budget 2025 passed in narrow vote
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday defended making a commitment to carbon emission…
In the news today: Carney government’s budget survives tight vote
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
‘Gas-for-wine’: South Africa seeks deal to boost trade, investment with Canada
OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Johannesburg for the G20 summit, Canada…
Carney Liberals narrowly survive crucial budget vote, preventing winter election
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government narrowly survived a crucial budget vote Monday evening,…
Murder suspect says assault sentence ‘doesn’t matter’ next to how he tortures himself
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia man accused of killing Bailey McCourt says it “doesn’t matter”…
Saskatchewan Roughriders return home, celebrate Grey Cup with cheering fans in Regina
REGINA — The Grey Cup champion Saskatchewan Roughriders are back home, hoisting the CFL’s top…
Port of Montreal expansion had inadequate consultation on endangered fish: Bloc MP
OTTAWA — Ottawa oversaw an inadequate consultation on mitigation plans for an endangered fish species…
Toronto City Hall raises Palestinian flag, joining other cities across Canada
TORONTO — The mood was celebratory on the rooftop of Toronto City Hall on Monday…