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NDP MP urges caution as Canada moves to mend trade relationship with China
OTTAWA — An NDP member of Parliament who has been a target of Chinese foreign…
B.C. Green Party votes in climate activist Emily Lowan as new leader
VICTORIA — Little more than five years ago, Emily Lowan ran and won a spot…
16 hospitalized, 105 sickened in pistachio-linked salmonella outbreak
TORONTO — The Public Health Agency of Canada says the number of people confirmed sickened…
Ottawa still reviewing F-35 program after its summer deadline passes
OTTAWA — The federal government’s review of the controversial F-35 fighter jet procurement project is…
Quebec government bans gender-neutral pronouns in official state documents
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is banning the use of recently invented gender-neutral words in…
Offer for Alberta teachers includes same pay with COVID shots, voting starts Saturday
EDMONTON — The Alberta government announced Wednesday it had struck a tentative deal with the…
Former bank employee faces charges after allegedly accessing prime minister’s data
OTTAWA — A former Royal Bank of Canada employee faces criminal charges after allegedly accessing…
More Canadians report being affected by extreme weather after hot, dry summer: poll
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests more Canadians say they are being affected by extreme…
No evidence that Tylenol causes autism, say Health Canada, World Health Organization
TORONTO — Health Canada, the World Health Organization and Canadian autism experts say there is…
Restaurants “used as a pawn” as BCGEU strike expands to liquor stores
BURNABY — Some of British Columbia’s most lucrative liquor stores were behind picket lines on…
Ottawa planning ‘refreshed’ AI strategy, data protection bill
MONTREAL — The federal government is putting together a task force to guide its next…
Carney sees possibilities for Canada as he wraps up trip to UN General Assembly
UNITED NATIONS — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Canada can find opportunities in crisis after…
In-office rules for public servants thwarting plan to sell off space, government says
OTTAWA — Public Services and Procurement Canada says its plan to sell off or lease…
Canada’s mayors, councillors want fast-tracking of projects that fight climate change
MONTREAL — More than 250 elected officials across Canada have signed onto a campaign calling…
Carney heading to the U.K. to talk trade with world leaders
OTTAWA — Prime Minster Mark Carney is heading to the United Kingdom this week to…
Quebec family doctors to stop teaching medical students amid dispute with province
MONTREAL — Quebec’s family doctors say they will join specialist physicians in refusing to teach…
Population growth in Q2 fell to slowest pace on record for quarter excluding pandemic
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country’s population grew at its slowest pace for a…
In the news today: P.M. wraps up U.N. visit, Ontario office return upsets sales plans
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Wall of hay bales constructed around B.C. ostriches ahead of CFIA cull
A wall of hay bales about three metres tall has been constructed at a British…
Canada won’t split its submarine contract between suppliers: Carney
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that Canada won’t split its submarine contract…
Trump tells UN recognizing Palestine as a state rewards Hamas
NEW YORK — U.S. President Donald Trump pushed back on some of America’s closest allies…
No gun was seized from teenager shot dead by Montreal-area police: watchdog
LONGUEUIL — The family of a 15-year-old boy shot dead by a Montreal-area police officer…
Next phase of government’s assault-style firearm buyback to begin in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA — The federal government plans to begin a buyback of assault-style firearms from individual…
Privacy watchdogs say TikTok’s efforts to protect kids were ‘inadequate’
OTTAWA — TikTok’s efforts to keep children off the platform and prevent the collection and…