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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.
Toxic splash? Russian rocket stage to come down in Canada’s Arctic waters
Environmentalists are angry that a Russian rocket stage potentially carrying highly toxic chemicals is expected…
Police share suspicions concerning murder of 5-year-old boy in Montreal in 1985
Montreal police believe a man who committed suicide in 1993 was behind the murder of…
African choir chaperone’s body found in B.C. pool 6 months after he disappeared
BURNABY, B.C. – The mysterious disappearance of a chaperone for an African children’s choir has…
Ex-Quebec premier Charest says Trudeau sending bad signals with Bombardier delay
MONTREAL – The Trudeau government is sending strange signals to foreign investors by taking so…
Cuts to seniors tax rebate, ambulance fees in Manitoba Tories’ first budget
WINNIPEG – High-income seniors who own homes will no longer get a cheque of up…
Federal government moves forward on plain packaging for tobacco products
OTTAWA – The federal government plans to consult Canadians about how best to implement measures…
B.C. set to file injunction to shut down Victoria courthouse homeless camp
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government will file court documents Friday in a second attempt…
B.C. audit says more work needed on community programs to reduce reoffending
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s auditor general says most of the recommendations her office made in…
Some facts about Hunter Tootoo, who has resigned as fisheries minister
OTTAWA – Some facts about Hunter Tootoo, who resigned as federal fisheries minister and left…
Assisted dying bill wins approval of House of Commons, now heads to Senate
OTTAWA – The federal government’s controversial bill on assisted dying sailed through the House of…
Some Democrats are still hoping for a miracle upset of Hillary Clinton
OAKLAND, United States – Hillary Clinton may be days away from becoming her party’s presumptive…
Hall of Fame baseball writer Bob Elliott retires after long sportswriting career
TORONTO – Hall of Fame baseball writer Bob Elliott is retiring after 50 years as…
K-os finds inspiration in the country for mixtape ‘Views from the Stix’
TORONTO – Hip-hop artist K-os is hoping to bring a little equilibrium to Canada’s music…
Health Canada imposes ban on powerful street drug known as W-18
OTTAWA – Health Canada is banning the powerful street drug W-18, which it says can…
Metric, Coeur de Pirate, Indian City among July 1 performers on Parliament Hill
OTTAWA – Quebec TV and radio star Rebecca Makonnen and Toronto rapper Kardinal Offishall will…
Toronto area police force Twitter account restored after being hacked
BRAMPTON, Ont. – An Toronto-area police force says its Twitter account has been restored after…
High-profile employment lawyer embroiled in nasty workplace dispute
TORONTO – A nasty legal spat involving claims of fraud, owed money and abusive behaviour…
B.C. doctors fight soaring opioid deaths with new drug prescription rules
VANCOUVER – Doctors across British Columbia now have new rules to follow as they prescribe…
Ottawa should do more to cool Toronto, Vancouver real estate markets: OECD
TORONTO – The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development says Ottawa needs to introduce new…
Montreal-based pro light heavyweight prospect Beterbiev eyeing Olympic berth
MONTREAL – Count Artur Beterbiev among the professional boxers who want to fight at the…
Auto buyers lightly tap brakes in May, first monthly decline since December
TORONTO – New figures show Canadian consumers lightly tapped the brakes in May, with monthly…
NEB recommends approval for expansion of TransCanada’s Alberta natural gas system
CALGARY – The National Energy Board is recommending that the federal government approve TransCanada Corp.’s…
McGuinty says fledgling Trudeau government still getting sea legs
OTTAWA – Dalton McGuinty says the rough patch Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has been…
Quebec groups launch sex exploitation awareness campaign ahead of F1 race
MONTREAL – The Formula One Grand Prix weekend in Montreal means more than raucous street…