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‘It makes people want to read’: Stores see sales spike after Alberta book ban
EDMONTON — An Alberta government order banning some books from school libraries doesn’t appear to…
Report calls on NATO to counter authoritarian manipulation, disinformation
OTTAWA — A resurgent North Atlantic Treaty Organization should play a leading role in fighting…
Health warnings as minister says shroud of wildfire smoke set to worsen in B.C.
VANCOUVER — British Columbians are being told to prepare themselves for the worsening of a…
2 hikers dead, 3rd presumed dead after going over waterfall in southeast B.C.: police
KIMBERLEY — Police say the bodies of two hikers have been recovered and a third…
First Nations leaders meet in Winnipeg to discuss federal push for major projects
WINNIPEG — Parliamentarians chided Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government during the Assembly of First…
Head of BC Ferries supports Canadian shipbuilding, but it must be free of politics
VICTORIA — The head of BC Ferries welcomes plans to expand Canada’s shipbuilding industry, but…
Helicopter with B.C. wildfire crew makes forced landing near Pemberton
A helicopter carrying a wildfire attack crew had to make a forced landing in a…
Poilievre calls on Liberals to scrap the temporary foreign worker program
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on the Liberals to scrap the temporary…
Carney says there’s hope for trade deals with U.S. but ‘don’t expect white smoke’
TORONTO — Canada is making progress on “small” tariff deals with the U.S. for key…
Quebec wants court to declare branch of Swedish battery developer Northvolt insolvent
MONTREAL — The Quebec government wants a judge to declare insolvent the North American branch…
Quebec auto board scandal: Former top civil servant denies being told of cost overrun
MONTRÉAL — Quebec’s former top public servant has denied being informed in September 2022 that…
They had to navigate the health-care system growing up. Now they’re students at Canada’s newest med school
TORONTO — Toronto Metropolitan University opened Canada’s newest medical school this week, with 94 students…
Montreal transit constables should be better armed, says workplace safety board
MONTREAL — Quebec’s workplace health and safety board says special constables working in Montreal’s transit…
‘You can’t go to 11’: Expert sees ‘escalating strategy’ in B.C. public service strike
The range of British Columbia public service staff that could potentially be impacted by job…
Integrity commissioner’s office struggling to keep up with complaints, disclosures
OTTAWA — The office of the public sector integrity commissioner says it’s being overwhelmed by…
Parks Canada visits increased by 10 per cent with Canada Strong Pass, Ottawa says
OTTAWA — The federal government says the Canada Strong Pass it introduced this summer succeeded…
Five things to know about public service job action in British Columbia
VICTORIA — Job action affecting public service workers in British Columbia got underway this week,…
Train cars leave the tracks in B.C.’s Kootenay region near Alberta’s boundary
CALGARY — Federal investigators are looking into a train derailment in British Columbia’s Kootenay region…
Margaret Atwood takes aim at Alberta’s school library books ban with satirical story
EDMONTON — Margaret Atwood is taking aim at Alberta’s controversial ban on school library books…
Canada will thank U.S. President Donald Trump in 20 years, former Quebec premier says
QUÉBEC — Jean Charest says Canada will eventually thank U.S. President Donald Trump for providing…
Families of Boeing crash victims, including Canadians, make potential final plea for criminal prosecution
DALLAS (AP) — Families of some of the 346 people killed in crashes of Boeing…
Auto board scandal: Legault says more accountability needed, casts blame elsewhere
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault testified on Tuesday that he was kept in the…
In the news today: Liberals’ cabinet meeting begins, online harms act to be reviewed
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
AI chatbots changing online threat landscape as Ottawa reviews legislation
OTTAWA — Wrongful death lawsuits citing the activities of artificial intelligence chatbots are underway in…