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Liberals launch pandemic preparedness agency, seeking faster vaccine development
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are creating a new agency to beef up Canada’s ability…
Francis Fox, former senator and Pierre Trudeau cabinet minister, dies at 84
OTTAWA — Francis Fox, a former senator and cabinet minister in Pierre Elliott Trudeau’s government,…
Foreign ministry rang alarm bell over challenges in countering disinformation online
OTTAWA — Canada’s foreign ministry expressed alarm about its shrinking ability to counter foreign disinformation…
Liberal government survives non-confidence vote, as Bloc sets deadline
OTTAWA — The minority Liberal government survived a non-confidence vote in the House of Commons…
In the news today: Non-confidence vote in Ottawa, elections continue in B.C. and N.B.
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Population growth slows for first time since pandemic as feds clamp down: StatCan
OTTAWA — Population growth in Canada slowed slightly in the last quarter of the year…
Two Canadians dead in Lebanon as MPs ponder evacuation and Israel mulls invasion
OTTAWA — At least two Canadians have died in the escalating violence in Lebanon, leading…
Crown loses bid to have security officials testify in lawsuit behind closed doors
OTTAWA — The Crown has lost a bid to have several current and former security…
Haiti-born engineer named as next senator from Quebec
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has named a civil engineer who grew up in…
Homan wins, Dunstone upset to kick off curling’s PointsBet Invitational
CALGARY — Gabby Wood says her curling team is ready for anything this season after…
Macron, Trudeau meet as French president visits Canada
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed French President Emmanuel Macron to his home in…
‘Life is hard’: Living under a 29-year boil-water advisory in an Ontario First Nation
NESKANTAGA FIRST NATION, ONT. — Every other day, Derek Moonias drives 15 minutes to the…
Feds eyeing new ways to publicly flag possible foreign interference during elections
OTTAWA — The federal government is mulling new ways to inform the public about possible…
Canada and allies call for immediate 21-day ceasefire between Lebanon and Israel
OTTAWA — Canada joined the United States, other G7 allies and several Middle Eastern nations…
Trudeau, French president Macron meet in Canada as trade deal challenges continue
OTTAWA — French President Emmanuel Macron and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau say their governments will…
‘I wasn’t thinking about sex,’ Conservative MP says after being accused of homophobia
OTTAWA — Accusations of homophobia and partisan jabs took centre stage in the House of…
NDP MP introduces bill to criminalize residential school denialism
OTTAWA — An NDP MP has introduced a bill that would criminalize residential school denialism,…
Rourke: Lions need ‘sense of urgency’ entering final stretch of CFL season
VANCOUVER — Quarterback Nathan Rourke says the B.C. Lions “have to have a sense of…
CSE should make changes or stop using polygraphs: watchdog report
OTTAWA — A new watchdog report says there are fundamental issues with the use of…
Trudeau says he’s ‘still waiting’ for Quebec premier’s plan on temporary immigration
MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is accusing Quebec’s premier of saying things that he…
Israel-Hamas war latest: Israel carries out attacks in Beirut on Hezbollah targets
The Israeli military says it struck the central headquarters of Hezbollah in Beirut. The series…
CSIS says a former parliamentarian may have worked on behalf of a foreign government
OTTAWA — A former parliamentarian is suspected of “having worked to influence parliamentary business” on…
Statistics Canada reports real GDP grew 0.2% in July
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy grew more than expected in July, but the strength was…
Federal government posts $7.3B deficit between April and July
OTTAWA — The federal government’s deficit has grown to $7.3 billion so far this fiscal…