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Maine governor brings charm offensive to N.B. to win back Canadian tourism
FREDERICTON — On a visit to New Brunswick, the governor of Maine issued renewed pleas…
Punishing temperatures return to Central Canada during record-breaking heat wave
TORONTO — A heat wave over Ontario and Quebec delivered a parting punch of scorching…
Review of fossil fuel subsidies stalls as Argentina ceases communication with Canada
OTTAWA — A peer review of fossil fuel subsidies between Canada and Argentina — already…
Provincial police divers recover body of crew member in Airmedic helicopter crash
MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police continued to search Tuesday for missing occupants of a helicopter…
Canada’s next national census set for May 2026
OTTAWA — The next Canadian census will be held in May 2026. The federal cabinet…
Here’s a list of May inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says.…
Here’s a list of May inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says.…
In the news today: Trump announces ceasefire in Iran-Israel war
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
‘Like my big brother’: Survivor of Banff rockfall says friend who died saved him
A survivor of a rockfall last week in Banff National Park is remembering his 33-year-old…
Canada changes course, starts busing citizens out of Israel
OTTAWA — Ottawa has started offering buses to Canadians looking to leave Israel and the…
Nigerian judge convicts man of sextorting B.C. teen who died by suicide
RCMP are hailing the conviction and sentencing of man in Nigeria who tried to blackmail…
B.C. professor trapped in Iran says Canada has offered ‘almost nothing’ to help
A British Columbia professor who is trapped in Iran said that federal officials told him…
Yukon crews keeping wildfires near Dawson at bay as close to 200 homes stay on alert
Crews battling wildfires burning near Dawson, Yukon, say there’s been minimal growth of the wildfire…
Many heat records at risk as Ontario, Quebec battle scorching temperatures
TORONTO — Dangerously high temperatures persisted on Monday across much of Ontario and southwestern Quebec,…
Fixing problems with Phoenix payroll system cost taxpayers $5.1 billion: official
OTTAWA — A top federal official said fixing the payroll problems caused by Phoenix cost…
Newly launched Access to Information review is flawed, transparency advocates say
OTTAWA — A newly launched federal review of the Access to Information system is being…
After 40-year mystery, police say ‘Mr. X’ in 1985 Air India bombing is dead
Police in British Columbia believe they have solved a decades-long mystery by identifying a suspect…
Canada signs new security and defence partnership with Europe
BRUSSELS — Canada and the European Union opened a new era of transatlantic co-operation Monday…
Suspect killed in alleged shootout with Quebec police, watchdog investigating
MARSTON, QUE — Quebec’s police watchdog is investigating after provincial police killed a person in…
Orcas use kelp tools to groom and bond off B.C.’s coast, study suggests
In pricey spas, kelp facials and body wraps can set the esthetically inclined human back…
St. John’s, N.L., streets won’t be named for people to avoid problematic legacies
ST. JOHN’S — Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital city will no longer name new streets and…
Manitoba premier ends state of emergency as wildfire danger recedes, evacuees return
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the provincewide state of emergency has been lifted…
Judge refuses to allow more avian flu tests on ostriches at B.C. farm
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal is refusing to allow the owners of a…
Mark Carney names Kirsten Hillman chief negotiator with U.S.
OTTAWA — Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman will take on the role of…