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‘Are they being fed?’ Thousands of students lose school meals during teachers strike
EDMONTON — Several non-profit groups say some Alberta children are going hungry with thousands losing…
Canadian refugee applicant in ICE custody says he crossed border accidentally
OTTAWA — A Canadian refugee applicant from Bangladesh who is being held in a U.S.…
Industry minister says relief coming for tariff-hit softwood lumber sector
OTTAWA — Federal Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said financial relief is coming soon for Canada’s…
Blue Jays fans arrive in Seattle for ALCS Game 3 against the Mariners
SEATTLE — Lloyd Johnston and Shaun Funk arrived in Seattle from Vancouver by train Wednesday…
Talks stall between Alberta teachers, government in provincewide strike
EDMONTON — Alberta’s finance minister says there’s still a major divide between what the union…
Passengers moved after strong smell of gas at Vancouver airport’s domestic terminal
A strong smell of gas at the domestic terminal of Vancouver’s airport forced passengers to…
Alberta government to release report into health contract scandal in ‘a few days’
EDMONTON — Alberta’s government says it received Wednesday the final report from the investigation into…
Surging CO2 levels a sign Canada must resist climate backsliding: scientist
A leading Canadian climate scientist says a new report showing planet-warming carbon dioxide levels have…
Espionage trial: Hydro-Québec says it learned of unauthorized publications in 2022
MONTREAL — A former researcher at Quebec’s electric utility charged with economic espionage for the…
Carney talked trade with Gulf countries at Egypt peace summit
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney used a hastily convened meeting with world leaders at…
Conservatives, Liberals clash over youth unemployment as Tories pitch training reform
OTTAWA — Young workers in Canada are facing an increasingly bleak jobs market — and…
CSIS pledges ‘robust’ review of technologies in response to critical watchdog report
OTTAWA — The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says it’s committed to “ongoing review and improvement”…
U.S. man sentenced to prison over data breach that included Canadian students’ info
An American man was sentenced Tuesday to four years in prison after pleading guilty to…
Airports in Victoria and Kelowna, B.C., hacked with pro-Hamas messages
KELOWNA — Airports in Kelowna and Victoria have confirmed their public information systems were hacked…
Interest in Canadian flights out of Lebanon last year waned quickly, documents show
OTTAWA — Documents detailing Canada’s effort to help citizens and permanent residents leave Lebanon last…
CBC reaching out to rural, Western Canadians as part of plan to build audience
OTTAWA — The head of CBC/Radio-Canada says the public broadcaster’s plan to reach out to…
Records reveal what Chrétien told ministers before Quebec referendum
MONTREAL — Six days before the nail-biting 1995 Quebec referendum that nearly tore the country…
Champagne says world economy showing signs of resilience in face of U.S. trade war
WASHINGTON — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne said a new International Monetary Fund report shows while…
U.K. man charged in Quebec City over disappearance of 16-year-old girl
MONTREAL — A 42-year-old man has appeared in court in Quebec City in the disappearance…
Fact File: No evidence Canadian schools banning pork from lunches
A TikTok video from October asked viewers to “imagine” receiving an email from a teacher…
CBC’s five-year plan leans on young people, new Canadians to build audience
OTTAWA — CBC/Radio-Canada says it wants to expand its audience by pitching itself to Canadians…
In the news today: Stellantis’ move upsets union, conservatives win N.L. election
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
New procurement rules could lead interpreters to avoid federal work, association says
OTTAWA — The association representing professional interpreters is warning that Ottawa’s planned new procurement rules…
Progressive Conservatives win majority government in Newfoundland and Labrador
ST. JOHN’S — Voters in Newfoundland and Labrador showed they were in the mood for…