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Union for over 7,000 engineering students at Polytechnique in Montreal to strike
MONTREAL — The union representing more than 7,000 engineering students at Polytechnique in Montreal says…
11 hospitalized, 79 sickened in salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios
TORONTO — Eleven people have been hospitalized, and almost 80 salmonella cases have been reported…
Jason Kenney warns of ‘deeply divisive’ impact of a sovereignty referendum in Alberta
CALGARY — Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney doesn’t mince words when asked about possible Alberta…
Mexico trip kicks off globe-hopping travel season for PM Carney
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is off to Mexico City this week — the…
Quick Sketch: N.L. NDP Leader Jim Dinn hopes for more party seats in the legislature
ST. JOHN’S — A look at Jim Dinn, leader of Newfoundland and Labrador’s New Democratic…
Quick Sketch: N.L. Progressive Conservative Leader Tony Wakeham hopes for first win
ST. JOHN’S — A look at Tony Wakeham, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive…
Quick Sketch: Liberal John Hogan hopes to win his first election as N.L. premier
ST. JOHN’S — A look at John Hogan, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Liberal…
Man charged after alleged threats to Ottawa school over Charlie Kirk post
OTTAWA — Ottawa police have charged a man over alleged threats made to a local…
In the news today: MPs return to House of Commons today
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Who will go toe-to-toe in the House of Commons this fall?
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament return to the House of Commons today for what’s expected…
Canadian veteran journalist and CTV News anchor Beverly Thomson dead at 61
TORONTO — Canadian journalist and longtime CTV News anchor Beverly Thomson has died. Thomson, who…
RCMP say four passengers dead in northern Manitoba plane crash
ST. THERESA POINT — Two men and two women from a remote Manitoba First Nation…
Build Canada Homes aims to build 4,000 housing units on federal land: Carney
OTTAWA — The newly created Build Canada Homes agency will oversee plans to build 4,000…
The budget, bail and other bills: Five things to watch for as Parliament returns
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament are gearing up for their return to the House of…
Judicial rights group denounces judge’s appointment to Quebec Superior Court
MONTREAL — A judicial rights group is denouncing the recent appointment of judge Robert Leckey…
Parliament returns Monday with Carney’s first budget on the horizon
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to square off with Conservative Leader Pierre…
Manitoba cabinet briefing on landfill search for murder victims not being released
WINNIPEG — A report that could shed more light on why Manitoba’s former Progressive Conservative…
Provincial election? Bring it on, say Newfoundland critics of Quebec energy deal
ST. JOHN’S — An imminent provincial election in Newfoundland and Labrador is a key opportunity…
B.C. farm says it will ask Supreme Court of Canada to stop the cull of 400 ostriches
VICTORIA — A spokesperson for Universal Ostrich Farms says the farm will ask the Supreme…
RCMP feared traitor Kim Philby knew ‘most interesting’ Canadian secrets: documents
OTTAWA — The early-1960s revelation that British spy Kim Philby had worked for Moscow alarmed…
What is the Bishnoi gang and why do some want it labelled a terrorist group?
OTTAWA — Politicians on both sides of the aisle have been calling on Ottawa to…
‘There’s something strange in the pumpkin fields.’ Drought & heat frightening farmers
FREDERICTON — The pumpkin patches on a number of Canadian farms are starting to look…
Anand says Canada summoned Russian ambassador over drone incursion into Poland
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada summoned Russian ambassador Oleg Stepanov over the incursion of Russian…
Judge says ostrich cull must be allowed to proceed, rejects B.C. farm’s bid for stay
OTTAWA — A Federal Court of Appeal judge says the cull of about 400 ostriches…