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Google urges CRTC to use restraint with Online Streaming Act
OTTAWA — Google asked the federal broadcast regulator Wednesday to exercise caution and restraint in…
Alberta Next survey asks if province should withhold social help for some immigrants
CALGARY — Whether Alberta should withhold social services from some immigrants is among the issues…
Ottawa won’t release its budget for Canada Day festivities in the capital
OTTAWA — The federal government has set a budget for Canada Day programming in the…
Crime bill with tougher bail, sentencing provisions coming in fall: justice minister
OTTAWA — The Liberal government will table a bill this fall introducing stricter bail conditions…
In the news today: Carney at NATO summit, Senate voting on major projects bill
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
These Canadian rocks may be the oldest on Earth
NEW YORK (AP) — Scientists have identified what could be the oldest rocks on Earth…
Immigration, pension: A look at survey questions put forward by Alberta Next panel
The Alberta Next panel, chaired by Premier Danielle Smith, is holding town halls this summer…
Canada’s first evacuation flight leaves Middle East amid Israel-Iran strikes
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says dozens of Canadians left the Middle East on a…
Steady May inflation figures don’t make the case for rate cuts: economists
OTTAWA — May inflation figures showed marginal improvements in some of the Bank of Canada’s…
Meat producers warn internal trade bill could cause blowback with trade partners
OTTAWA — The Canadian Meat Council is warning that the Liberal government’s legislation to ease…
Carney says Canada will meet new NATO spending target by developing critical minerals
THE HAGUE — Canada will reach an even higher NATO spending target in part by…
Punishing temperatures return to Central Canada during record-breaking heat wave
TORONTO — A heat wave over Ontario and Quebec delivered a parting punch of scorching…
Review of fossil fuel subsidies stalls as Argentina ceases communication with Canada
OTTAWA — A peer review of fossil fuel subsidies between Canada and Argentina — already…
Canada’s next national census set for May 2026
OTTAWA — The next Canadian census will be held in May 2026. The federal cabinet…
Here’s a list of May inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says.…
Here’s a list of May inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says.…
In the news today: Trump announces ceasefire in Iran-Israel war
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Canada changes course, starts busing citizens out of Israel
OTTAWA — Ottawa has started offering buses to Canadians looking to leave Israel and the…
B.C. professor trapped in Iran says Canada has offered ‘almost nothing’ to help
A British Columbia professor who is trapped in Iran said that federal officials told him…
Many heat records at risk as Ontario, Quebec battle scorching temperatures
TORONTO — Dangerously high temperatures persisted on Monday across much of Ontario and southwestern Quebec,…
Fixing problems with Phoenix payroll system cost taxpayers $5.1 billion: official
OTTAWA — A top federal official said fixing the payroll problems caused by Phoenix cost…
Newly launched Access to Information review is flawed, transparency advocates say
OTTAWA — A newly launched federal review of the Access to Information system is being…
After 40-year mystery, police say ‘Mr. X’ in 1985 Air India bombing is dead
Police in British Columbia believe they have solved a decades-long mystery by identifying a suspect…
Canadian singer Josh Ross apologizes, but stands ground, after calling U.S. ‘the best’ country
TORONTO — Canadian country singer Josh Ross is apologizing after he drew jeers on social…