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Montreal activist Yves Engler officially looking to enter NDP leadership race
OTTAWA — Montreal-based activist Yves Engler is applying to enter the NDP leadership race months…
Canada loses measles elimination status, causing entire region to lose designation
TORONTO — Canada has officially lost the measles elimination status it had held since 1998,…
B.C. police investigate vandalism at CFIA office, drone footage over ostrich pen
SURREY — Mounties in British Columbia have set off separate investigations that may be connected…
‘Why we do it’: More than 100 volunteers lay flags at soldiers’ graves in Kingston
KINGSTON — On a chilly November morning, more than 100 volunteers began arriving at a…
Anand says U.S. secretary Rubio has avoided ’51st state’ chatter as G7 meeting looms
WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio hasn’t…
Canada Post submits overhaul plan to the federal government
OTTAWA — Canada Post has submitted its plan to the federal government to transform its…
‘No hope of rehabilitation’ for Quebecer who killed 10-year-old in 1994, judge says
MONTREAL — There is “no hope for rehabilitation” for a Quebec man who was convicted…
Competition Bureau says algorithmic rent pricing a concern, but not widespread
OTTAWA — The federal Competition Bureau says it hasn’t found evidence that using computer software…
Animal sanctuary staff in Summerland, B.C., ‘devastated’ by avian flu case
VICTORIA — An animal sanctuary in B.C.’s interior says it is facing a “heartbreaking” experience…
‘You have to adapt’: Punk rock concerts, wrestling events keep Calgary legion afloat
CALGARY — Phil MacAulay has been a member of the Royal Canadian Legion for the…
In the news today: Punk concerts, wrestling keeps Calgary legion open
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Doctors gather to protest physician payment bill at Bell Centre
MONTREAL — More than 10,000 demonstrators descended on Montreal’s Bell Centre on Sunday to demand…
‘They took out 4 innocent people’: National Silver Cross mom reflects on son’s life
OTTAWA — When Nancy Payne’s son was killed in Afghanistan in 2006, his superior told…
N.S. chief justices defend courtroom poppy ban after politicians call practice wrong
HALIFAX — The heads of Nova Scotia’s supreme and provincial courts are expressing their support…
Worker interested in taking polar bear photos at Nunavut site before he was killed
Christopher Best told his family not to worry about the pictures of polar bears he…
COP30 primer: Here’s what to know about the annual UN climate talks and Canada’s role
Canadian climate negotiators are headed to Brazil for the next two weeks as leaders gather…
Low municipal election voter turnout not a concern for these Quebec towns
MONTREAL — The historic village of Calixa-Lavallée is named after the man who composed the…
Freeland tasked with tapping Canadian businesses to help rebuild Ukraine
OTTAWA — Seven weeks ago, Prime Minister Mark Carney assigned former cabinet minister Chrystia Freeland…
Moe receives more than 80 per cent approval, says he’s responsible for city losses
SASKATOON — Premier Scott Moe received healthy support from members at the Saskatchewan Party’s convention…
Blood thinners no longer needed for many with irregular heatbeats, study suggests
Those who have undergone successful corrective procedures for irregular heart beats may no longer need…
B.C. ostrich farm is ‘ground zero for change’ as family reels from shooting cull
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — With the flock of several hundred ostriches on the British…
How Indigenous veterans faced battles at home and abroad
VANCOUVER — John Moses says that when his father Russell Moses returned on leave from…
Jason Kelce says he didn’t mean to insult Canada with comments about World Series
Former Philadelphia Eagles centre Jason Kelce says he didn’t mean to insult Canada when he…
Official says test reveals no contamination of a local water system after derailment
VICTORIA — A local official said testing has revealed “no contamination” of a local water…