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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.
A look at how young Canadians turned out to vote in the October election
OTTAWA – A look at youth participation in the last election, by the numbers: 1,843,131:…
UFC to return to Vancouver in August for first time since June 2014
TORONTO – The UFC is returning to Vancouver. Tom Wright, executive vice-president and GM for…
Veterans who battled Tories to hold protest against Liberals over treatment
HALIFAX – It appears the Liberal government has stirred the anger of a veterans’ group…
Powell’s injury latest blow for banged-up Ottawa Redblacks
OTTAWA – William Powell won’t have a chance to build on his promising 2015 season,…
History, native origins to be highlighted when Canadian lacrosse turns 150
MONTREAL – The 150th anniversary of organized lacrosse in Canada will be a special time…
Mourners gather in Detroit to bid farewell to ‘Mr. Hockey’ Gordie Howe
DETROIT – A gifted warrior on the ice and a soft-spoken, gentle man off it,…
South African company tries to clear the air about firefighter pay in Alberta
EDMONTON – The South African company hired to bring in a crew to help fight…
Better cultural training for foster parents: Manitoba children’s advocate
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s children’s advocate says the province’s beleaguered child-welfare system is struggling to meet…
Former Victoria seniors home to house 140 homeless, including tent city campers
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s housing minister says he’s hoping people living at a homeless camp…
Orlando nightclub shooting has greater impact for LGBT Muslims: activist
TORONTO – As authorities investigate the carnage unleashed by an American-born Muslim in a mass…
Wynne offers Ontario clean water expertise to help Flint, Mich.
DETROIT – Some of the expertise Ontario developed in clean drinking water following the E.…
New border measures could help nab social-benefit cheats, track terror suspects
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is stepping up the exchange of traveller information with the…
Quebec looking at tighter pit-bull regulations after recent incidents
Quebec is contemplating tighter regulations for pit bulls, including a provincewide ban on them. The…
Status of Women committee calls on feds to introduce legislation by next summer
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has proudly declared he is a feminist, but now…
CRTC announces new fund, minimum programming hours, for local TV news
OTTAWA – Canada’s broadcast regulator is forcing English-language TV stations to air at least seven…
Deliberations to resume Thursday in murder trial of Tim Bosma’s accused killers
HAMILTON – A Hamilton jury weighing the fate of two men accused of killing Tim…
Cascades to build additional manufacturing plant in Oregon with government help
KINGSEY FALLS, Que. – Quebec-based Cascades Inc. says it will build a US$64-million plant in…
‘Skylight’ serves up drama with story of rekindled love – and real spaghetti
TORONTO – Mastering a British accent was no trouble for Sara Topham in her latest…
Toronto bar pays tribute to site of Orlando shooting with replica of Pulse logo
TORONTO – A Toronto bar is paying tribute to victims of the Orlando gay nightclub…
Veterans lawsuit heading back to court after settlement deadline passes
VANCOUVER – A missed procedural deadline has set off a domino effect in a long-running…
Bank of Canada’s Poloz delivers cautiously optimistic update on Canadian economy
OTTAWA – Bank of Canada governor Stephen Poloz says the country’s economy is finally making…
Alberta orders review of its response to the Fort McMurray wildfire
EDMONTON – Alberta has ordered a review into how it responded to the huge wildfire…
Dying MP’s gender-neutral national anthem bill passes third reading in Commons
OTTAWA – Ailing Liberal MP Mauril Belanger was in the House of Commons Wednesday as…
Retiree spending drops off after 70, so no need to index pensions: study
OTTAWA – A new study says automatically raising workplace pension contributions in tandem with the…