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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.
Vancouver Island doctor Jonathan Kerr enters B.C. Greens leadership race
COMOX — A Vancouver Island councillor and family doctor has announced his candidacy for the…
Police say two people who died in Abbotsford, B.C., murder-suicide were 80 years old
ABBOTSFORD — A man and woman, both 80 years old, are dead in what police…
Montreal’s move to biweekly trash pick up proving to be a slow process
MONTREAL — The garbage may be piling up and causing some disgruntlement on the sidewalks…
Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon says he is a target of #MeToo movement
MONTRÉAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon says the nine women suing him for…
B.C. is easing rules on upfront costs for homebuilders to spur project construction
The British Columbia government is loosening the rules for payment of development fees in a…
Carney meets with automotive sector CEOs as U.S. trade talks continue
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney met with automotive sector CEOs Wednesday morning to discuss…
Lloyd Axworthy accuses Carney of taking ‘bootlicking’ approach to Trump
OTTAWA — Former Liberal foreign affairs minister Lloyd Axworthy is accusing Prime Minister Mark Carney…
Canada-U.S. citizen in custody in deadly St. Lawrence River human smuggling case
WASHINGTON — A dual Canadian-American citizen U.S. authorities allege was part of a deadly human…
Ottawa must pass a law revoking digital service tax before it can issue refunds: CRA
OTTAWA — Companies that paid the now-defunct digital services tax will have to wait for…
Joni Mitchell receives Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s gold medal
Joni Mitchell has received the Royal Canadian Geographical Society’s gold medal for her cultural contributions,…
In the news today: Hundreds of wildfires burn across Canada, Montreal’s trash problem
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Wildfire near Lytton, B.C., prompts local state of emergency, evacuation order
The Thompson-Nicola Regional District has declared a local state of emergency for the Blue Sky…
Canada Day celebrations draw thousands, as Carney says values are under pressure
OTTAWA — Canadians took to parks and civic squares across the country Tuesday to show…
Bus attempts to avoid crash with vehicle, collides with traffic pole in Surrey, B.C.
SURREY — Metro Vancouver Transit Police say there were no injuries after a TransLink Bus…
Quebec’s traditional moving day arrives as thousands still looking for new homes
MONTREAL — More than 2,000 Quebec households are seeking help in finding new housing on…
Family of N.S. man found dead in Dominican Republic asks help to bring remains home
The family of a Canadian tourist who was found dead in a northern part of…
Pet abandonments in Quebec used to spike around Canada Day; now they’re year-round
MONTREAL — Canada Day has traditionally been synonymous in Montreal with moving day: piles of…
From bulky car phones to pocket computers, cellphones mark 40 years in Canada
MONTREAL — Pierre Robitaille remembers feeling embarrassed in 1985 when he made his cellphone calls…
There’s no one way to be a Canadian: Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault
OTTAWA — Steven Guilbeault, federal minister of identity and culture, came to his new job…
B.C. reports offer ‘road map’ for repatriation of Indigenous items, remains
A pair of reports out of British Columbia are detailing the complex, expensive and under…
B.C. First Nation issues evacuation order as wildfire burns nearby
CHASE — The Village of Chase in British Columbia’s Interior has activated its emergency operations…
First half of two-part Sanskrit epic big winner at Dora Awards in Toronto
TORONTO — A modern take on a millennia-old Sanskrit epic was the big winner in…
‘Historic moment’: First LNG Canada shipment departs B.C. for Asia
KITIMAT — A tanker carrying the first liquefied natural gas to leave Canadian shores is…
27,000 chickens killed in British Columbia fire that destroyed two barns
TOWNSHIP OF LANGLEY, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A fire at a farm in the Township of…