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Punishing temperatures return to Central Canada during record-breaking heat wave
TORONTO — A heat wave over Ontario and Quebec delivered a parting punch of scorching…
Review of fossil fuel subsidies stalls as Argentina ceases communication with Canada
OTTAWA — A peer review of fossil fuel subsidies between Canada and Argentina — already…
Provincial police divers recover body of crew member in Airmedic helicopter crash
MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police continued to search Tuesday for missing occupants of a helicopter…
The Latest: Key Medicaid provision in Trump’s big bill found to violate Senate rules
The Senate parliamentarian has advised that a Medicaid provider tax overhaul central to President Donald…
Canada’s next national census set for May 2026
OTTAWA — The next Canadian census will be held in May 2026. The federal cabinet…
Here’s a list of May inflation rates for Canadian provinces
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says.…
Here’s a list of May inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says.…
In the news today: Trump announces ceasefire in Iran-Israel war
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
Canada changes course, starts busing citizens out of Israel
OTTAWA — Ottawa has started offering buses to Canadians looking to leave Israel and the…
B.C. professor trapped in Iran says Canada has offered ‘almost nothing’ to help
A British Columbia professor who is trapped in Iran said that federal officials told him…
Many heat records at risk as Ontario, Quebec battle scorching temperatures
TORONTO — Dangerously high temperatures persisted on Monday across much of Ontario and southwestern Quebec,…
Fixing problems with Phoenix payroll system cost taxpayers $5.1 billion: official
OTTAWA — A top federal official said fixing the payroll problems caused by Phoenix cost…
Newly launched Access to Information review is flawed, transparency advocates say
OTTAWA — A newly launched federal review of the Access to Information system is being…
After 40-year mystery, police say ‘Mr. X’ in 1985 Air India bombing is dead
Police in British Columbia believe they have solved a decades-long mystery by identifying a suspect…
Kacey Musgraves, Reneé Rapp, to headline All Things Go fest in Toronto this fall
TORONTO — Kacey Musgraves and Reneé Rapp are among the headliners set for Canada’s first…
Canadian singer Josh Ross apologizes, but stands ground, after calling U.S. ‘the best’ country
TORONTO — Canadian country singer Josh Ross is apologizing after he drew jeers on social…
Judge refuses to allow more avian flu tests on ostriches at B.C. farm
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal is refusing to allow the owners of a…
Mark Carney names Kirsten Hillman chief negotiator with U.S.
OTTAWA — Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman will take on the role of…
NATO leaders agree to hike military spending and restate ‘ironclad commitment’ to collective defense
THE HAGUE, Netherlands (AP) — NATO leaders agreed on a massive hike in defense spending…
President Trump to skip a preliminary meeting with king in UK and make state visit later this year
LONDON (AP) — U.S. President Donald Trump plans to make a full state visit to…
In the news today: Carney in Brussels for EU-Canada summit
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
‘Heat dome’ over Ontario and Quebec causing wild weather across much of Canada
TORONTO — Blame the heat dome hanging over Ontario and Quebec for some of the…
Iranian Canadians and others watch and worry after U.S. strikes on nuclear sites
Iranian Canadians and Jewish groups turned worried eyes to the Middle East on Sunday, as…
Carney says Middle East ‘highly volatile’ after U.S. strikes Iran, calls for calm
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney called for de-escalation on Sunday after the United States…