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Police arrest former associate of Montreal billionaire Robert Miller
MONTRÉAL — Montreal police say they arrested a man earlier this week who is alleged…
Scrutiny for supervised drug consumption site in Victoria’s ‘Downtown Eastside’
VICTORIA — The value of a supervised consumption site in the heart of Victoria’s most…
National Defence considering purchase of fighter drones that could fly with F-35
OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence is looking at the possibility of complementing its…
Mayor seeks ban on online criminal content after shooting at Indian star’s B.C. café
The mayor of Surrey, B.C., is urging social media platforms to ban criminal content after…
Carney’s ethics filing reveals details of conflict of interest screen on Brookfield
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s chief of staff and the country’s top public servant…
Millions of dollars in Tesla EV rebate claims were legitimate, Ottawa says
OTTAWA — Tesla legitimately claimed thousands of electric vehicle rebates in the final weekend before…
Some Ontario doctors can treat family members as regulatory college relaxes rules amid shortage
TORONTO — The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is relaxing its policy against…
B.C. girl’s mother ‘disgusted’ as minister says rare-disease funds are denied
The mother of a nine-year-old British Columbia girl with a rare and deadly disease says…
Canada’s Supreme Court overturns second trial for Quebec man
MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a Quebec man convicted of…
Ottawa tells chiefs to submit questions before meeting with PM on major projects bill
OTTAWA — Ottawa has asked First Nations chiefs to submit their questions in advance of…
Carney to meet with cabinet, premiers following Trump’s latest tariff threat
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will be meeting with his cabinet and Canada’s premiers…
Surprisingly strong June jobs numbers quash Bank of Canada rate cut odds
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada is increasingly expected to keep its benchmark interest rate…
What’s known about the attack on eight-year-old girl in Quadeville, Ont.
Residents of a small eastern Ontario community will be seeking answers at a police town…
Evacuees arrive in Winnipeg as wildfires force thousands out, bring smoke advisories
WINNIPEG — Evacuees from northern Manitoba continued to pour into Winnipeg Friday as a renewed…
Ex-jail worker charged in 2022 death of unlawfully detained inmate in Montreal
MONTREAL — A former corrections worker has been charged in the death of a 21-year-old…
Mother of three-year-old Montreal girl denied bail in abandonment case
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD — The mother accused of abandoning her three-year-old daughter in a field near a…
Ex-Mountie sentenced for ‘reckless’ cannabis business securities violations in B.C.
SURREY, B.C. — The British Columbia provincial court has handed a retired RCMP officer a…
National employment numbers for June from Statistics Canada, at a glance
OTTAWA — A quick look at Canada’s June employment figures (numbers from the previous month…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by province
OTTAWA — Canada’s national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June. Here are the…
Here’s a quick glance at unemployment rates for June, by Canadian city
OTTAWA — The national unemployment rate was 6.9 per cent in June. Statistics Canada also…
In the news today: Trump threatens Canada with 35 per cent tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Trump threatens 35 per cent tariffs on Canada on Aug. 1 in letter posted online
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump threatened to impose 35 per cent tariffs on Canadian…
A timeline of U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war with Canada
For over a year before the November 2024 presidential election, Donald Trump had been signalling…
Bullet holes riddle windows of Indian star Kapil Sharma’s Surrey, B.C., restaurant
Police in British Columbia are investigating after shots were fired at a restaurant linked to…