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In the news today: Vancouver festival attack and the mental health stigma
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Trump says he’ll meet with PM Carney at the White House ‘within the next week’
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Wednesday he’ll meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney…
Bruce Fanjoy, retired businessman, says he defeated Poilievre by listening to voters
OTTAWA — Bruce Fanjoy says he achieved something unexpected in Monday’s election — the defeat…
Elections Canada to investigate voting barriers in Nunavik
MONTREAL — Elections Canada says it will investigate “shortcomings” that prevented some people in Nunavik…
Mental health trouble leads to public safety issues, Vancouver’s mayor says
VANCOUVER — People are “sick and tired” of inquiries and reviews into a recurring pattern…
Some Conservative MPs voice support for Poilievre as party stays silent on next moves
OTTAWA — Some Conservative MPs are expressing support for party leader Pierre Poilievre after he…
Longest Ballot group declares victory in Poilievre’s former riding amid criticism
OTTAWA — A group trying to make a case for electoral reform by creating very…
Jonathan Pedneault resigns as Green Party co-leader after party took only one seat
OTTAWA — Jonathan Pedneault has resigned as co-leader of the Green Party after acknowledging the…
Collective trauma after festival attack could ripple for months, experts say
VANCOUVER — Communal grief following the ramming attack at a Filipino festival in Vancouver that…
Surgeries cancelled at one of Quebec’s largest hospitals after violent storm
MONTREAL — One of Quebec’s largest hospitals cancelled surgeries on Wednesday after it lost power…
Filipino nurses shaken by Vancouver festival attack say tragedy ‘will not define us’
Filipino-Canadian nurse Glesy Banton-Victoria says she had planned to attend the Lapu Lapu Day street…
Event planners across Canada rethinking security practices following Vancouver attack
TORONTO — The deadly attack on a Vancouver street festival has prompted event organizers across…
Canada’s top court to decide whether to hear a trailblazing youth-led climate case
TORONTO — Canada’s highest court is set to decide whether it will hear arguments in…
‘Still fresh in minds’: Vietnamese community marks 50 years since fall of Saigon
EDMONTON — Seventy-year-old Tan Hoang vowed he would never return to Vietnam after fleeing the…
Festival suspect had mental health team, no sign he needed hospitalization: ministry
VICTORIA — The man accused of killing 11 people at a Vancouver festival was under…
Economy shrunk 0.2% in February, StatCan estimates 1.5% annualized growth for Q1
The Canadian economy shrunk in February, but economists say bad weather was likely the larger…
In the news today: Carney, Trump to meet in near future
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Police watchdog investigating after man shot near Ottawa mall
OTTAWA — Ontario’s police watchdog is investigating after a man was shot in Ottawa near…
Elections Canada says more than 19.5M voters cast a ballot in federal election
OTTAWA — Elections Canada says more than 68 per cent of eligible voters cast a…
Alberta Premier Smith congratulates Carney, warns him against future ‘hostile acts’
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith delivered a note of congratulations — along with a…
Trump signs executive orders to give automobile industry some tariff relief
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump signed executive orders Tuesday that he said will give…
Ontario, Prairies blocked Liberals from an election-night majority blowout
OTTAWA — The Liberals rose from the ashes under Prime Minister Mark Carney in a…
A family of three migrants from Colombia among Vancouver festival victims
VANCOUVER — More of the dead are being identified in the attack where an after…
‘Just destroyed’: Three members of family from Colombia died in B.C. attack, says son
VANCOUVER — Alejandro Samper was getting ready for work on Saturday night when he received…