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The Canadian Press
The Canadian Press is Canada's trusted news source and leader in providing real-time, bilingual multimedia stories across print, broadcast and digital platforms.
‘What does it stand for?’ TIFF at 50 is a cultural giant under heightened scrutiny
TORONTO — When the Toronto International Film Festival launched in 1976, Hollywood barely noticed. Fifty…
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,…
Books on social movements shortlisted for Cundill History Prize
This year’s Cundill History Prize short list comprises mainly books about social movements, which jurors…
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…
Register, cross your fingers and hope: A guide to buying 2026 FIFA World Cup tickets
How to purchase tickets for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, co-hosted by Canada, the U.S.…
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…
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…
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In the shattering ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab,’ the story of a 6-year-old killed in…
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…
Sports scoreboard for Tuesday, Sept. 2, 2025
Tuesday’s Scoreboard MLB Interleague Toronto 12 Cincinnati 9 N.Y. Mets 12 Detroit 5 Baltimore 6…
Finnish conductor John Storgards named next music director of NAC Orchestra
OTTAWA — Canada’s National Arts Centre has announced the next music director of its orchestra.…
Canadian lightweight Mandel Nallo earns UFC contract after first-round knockout
LAS VEGAS — Canadian lightweight Mandel Nallo won a UFC contract in impressive fashion Tuesday…
Alberta rewriting order banning school library books to protect classics: Smith
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is rewriting an order directing school…
Quebec ends funding for Northvolt battery factory
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is pulling the plug on a $7-billion electric-vehicle battery project…
Unionized workers for ferry service between Nanaimo and mainland seek first contract
VANCOUVER — The company that runs the Hullo Ferries service between downtown Vancouver and Nanaimo…
Talks seek ways to restart negotiations with B.C. government workers: minister
As thousands of British Columbia government workers hit the picket lines Tuesday, the province’s finance…
Driver fined more than $1,000 after fleeing Vancouver Island police
COLWOOD — RCMP on Vancouver Island say a 43-year-old Victoria man has been hit with…
Dabrowski, Routliffe advance to U.S. Open semifinals, Fernandez and Williams bounced
NEW YORK — Ottawa’s Gabriela Dabrowski and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe are one step closer…
Assembly of First Nations to lay out budget priorities during general assembly
WINNIPEG — The federal government’s major projects legislation, closing the infrastructure gap on First Nations,…
Anand says she has confidence in ICC judge but doesn’t mention U.S. sanctions
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand spoke Tuesday with the Canadian judge facing American…
B.C. court dismisses challenge to university faculty association’s Gaza resolutions
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court says the Simon Fraser University faculty association did not…
Lightning strikes down but more heat primes wildfires in B.C.: wildfire service
VANCOUVER — The BC Wildfire Service says there were just 74 lightning strikes on Labour…