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Plan to fence off Nanaimo, B.C., city hall to protect from overdose site disorder
VICTORIA — The City of Nanaimo, B.C., is considering building a 1.8-metre-high fence to protect…
Carney to meet with Incident Response Group to discuss the wildfire situation
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to convene the Incident Response Group in Ottawa today…
In the news today: Tariffs and wildfire headline meeting with P.M. Carney
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Pilot dead after helicopter crash in Northwest Territories
YELLOWKNIFE — One person is dead after a helicopter crash in the Northwest Territories. RCMP…
Cabinet to meet Tuesday as Trump says 35% tariff letter is ‘the deal’
U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the letters he sent to Prime Minister…
Drug use sees parole revoked for Kerry Sim, who killed B.C. teen Reena Virk in 1997
VANCOUVER — Day parole has been revoked for the woman who drowned Victoria teenager Reena…
Federal envoy urges Ontario to act on antisemitism in its public schools
OTTAWA — Canada’s special envoy on antisemitism says Ontario school boards need to take seriously…
Alberta surpasses U.S. in confirmed measles cases with more than 1,300 since March
EDMONTON — Alberta has surpassed the United States in confirmed measles cases, after 30 new…
Poilievre wants Carney to cash out blind trust, says ethics screens insufficient
OTTAWA — The Conservatives want Prime Minister Mark Carney to sell all the assets in…
Fires force Manitoba to prep for evacuees, bring alert to jewel Saskatchewan park
WINNIPEG — Manitoba prepared Monday to find shelter for thousands more potential wildfire evacuees while…
Federal Court says Canada acted ‘unreasonably’ in denying request to repair home
OTTAWA — The Federal Court says Indigenous Services Canada acted unreasonably to deny funding for…
Man with al-Qaida ties likely to plead guilty to terror offence in Montreal: lawyer
MONTRÉAL — A man with ties to al-Qaida who allegedly threatened to bomb public transit…
Carney’s planned cuts will include the foreign service, alarming some ex-diplomats
OTTAWA — The diplomats’ union and former ambassadors are raising concerns about Prime Minister Mark…
Immigration minister won’t say if Canada considering barring British, Irish rappers
OTTAWA — A prominent Jewish organization is pushing for Canada to deny entry to two…
Torrential rains: Montreal calls on Quebec to expand flood compensation
MONTREAL — Montreal’s mayor says the province must expand its disaster compensation program in the…
Federal Court of Appeal to hear arguments in B.C. ostrich farm avian flu case
OTTAWA — The B.C. ostrich farmers who lost dozens of birds in an outbreak of…
Woman severely burned by substance in ‘intentional act’ in Langley, B.C., police say
LANGLEY — Police in Metro Vancouver say they have yet to identify a suspect in…
Nova Scotia premier warned to be cautious before granting mayors more power
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government should be cautious as it considers giving mayors more…
1 of 4 men accused in alleged Quebec extremist plot granted bail, 3 remain detained
MONTREAL — One of four men accused in an alleged anti-government plot to forcibly take…
Ottawa is asking Canadians what they want to see in the fall budget
OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is looking for feedback from Canadians on national security…
TikTok CEO asks to meet with industry minister over shutdown order
OTTAWA — The CEO of TikTok is asking Industry Minister Mélanie Joly for an urgent…
In the news today: Over 1,000 people flown from fire-threatened Manitoba community
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Police search for group of migrants after vehicle collision near Canada-U.S. border
MONTREAL — Police say they are looking for a group of migrants who were inside…
Federal investigators deployed to probe WestJet engine fire at Vancouver airport
VANCOUVER — Federal investigators have been deployed to Vancouver International Airport after a “small engine…