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Tamara Lich appeals mischief conviction arising from role in ‘Freedom Convoy’
OTTAWA — Tamara Lich is appealing a mischief conviction arising from her role as an…
Fraser dismisses using notwithstanding clause to overturn ruling on child pornography
OTTAWA — Justice Minister Sean Fraser has rejected calls to use the Constitution’s notwithstanding clause…
Police say nothing suspicious after man dies at B.C. ostrich farm protest camp
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — RCMP say a man has died at a British Columbia…
Prescription painkillers shortage in Canada expected to continue into new year
TORONTO — Pharmacists say a shortage of medications that contain oxycodone is expected to continue…
Leader Currie Dixon says voters wanted change as Yukon Party wins majority government
WHITEHORSE — Yukon Party Leader Currie Dixon says Yukon voters have opted for change by…
In the news today: Liberals to deliver federal budget today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
What the federal Liberals are pitching in their 2025 budget
OTTAWA — Over the past few weeks, the federal government has previewed items that will…
Montreal transit strike could be first test of new Quebec labour law
MONTREAL — A strike that is upending public transit in Montreal could be the first…
Champagne’s biggest test yet — selling a ‘generational’ budget to anxious Canadians
OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney looks to sell Canadians on his first-ever budget…
Southern resident orca calf missing, presumed dead: Center for Whale Research
FRIDAY HARBOR — The group that has been tracking southern resident killer whales since the…
Eby says B.C. won’t run anti-tariff ads alone as it had planned
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province is walking back plans to…
Ottawa urged to keep Canadian weapons out of Sudan’s civil war
OTTAWA — As Prime Minister Mark Carney prepares to visit the United Arab Emirates, human…
Montreal mayor-elect is a former refugee who says her victory breaks barriers
MONTREAL — Montreal’s mayor-elect said Monday that her background as a child refugee from Chile…
Data stored in Canada can be subject to foreign courts, government paper warns
OTTAWA — A new government white paper on digital sovereignty says Ottawa can’t maintain full…
Ottawa launching dispute process against Stellantis over auto production relocation
OTTAWA — Ottawa is launching a dispute resolution process against Stellantis over the company’s decision…
Feds will unveil proposed changes to EV sales mandate this winter, officials say
OTTAWA — The federal government will unveil proposed changes to its electric vehicles sales mandate…
Carney asked Ford ‘a couple of times’ to pull anti-tariff ad, premier says
TORONTO — Prime Minister Mark Carney called Doug Ford “a couple of times” from Asia…
How it started, how it ended: A chronology of Ontario’s ad blitz against U.S. tariffs
OTTAWA — Here is a day-by-day chronology of the controversy over Ontario’s advertising campaign against…
Government expects fewer questions on foreign aid from weakened NDP: briefing note
OTTAWA — A Global Affairs Canada briefing note suggests the department expects fewer questions in…
Finance minister says budget will offer no surprises, make ‘generational investments’
OTTAWA — Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne says there will be “no surprises” when he tables…
Former Bloc MP who lost by single vote says she will appeal to Supreme Court
MONTREAL — The former Bloc MP who lost her Quebec riding by a single vote…
Sweden to send its royals, industry chiefs in delegation to Canada this month
OTTAWA — Sweden is sending a large delegation of some of its most prominent people…
Former federal minister Soraya Martinez Ferrada elected mayor of Montreal
MONTREAL — Montrealers have chosen Soraya Martinez Ferrada, a Chilean refugee who became a federal…
In the news today: Voters go to the polls in the Yukon, Montreal has a new mayor
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…