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Pay inequality persists for women, minorities in federal public service: report
OTTAWA — While the federal government has made gains on diversity and equity in the…
Carney heads to Europe on Sunday for NATO, Canada-EU summits
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Europe on the weekend to attend summits…
Carney guided the G7 through the ‘diplomatic Rockies,’ says expert
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful, focused performance as host of…
Carney to return to Ottawa after fruitful summit with G7 leaders in Alberta
KANANASKIS — Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading home to Ottawa today after hosting the…
Lack of appropriate safeguards led to 23andMe data breach, joint investigation finds
OTTAWA — Inadequate security measures opened the door to a data breach discovered two years…
Canada, India reach diplomatic truce as Carney, Modi meet at G7
KANANASKIS — Prime Minister Mark Carney said his meeting with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi…
Canadian population growth continued to slow with almost no increase in Q1: StatCan
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says population growth stalled in the first quarter. The agency says…
Liberal MP wants to see major projects bill amended, studied further
OTTAWA — Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith warned Tuesday that Parliament is hastily plowing ahead with…
LGBTQ refugee group says number of requests for help has increased
OTTAWA — An organization that helps LGBTQ+ people file refugee claims says it has seen…
In the news today: G7 success for Carney, Oilers lose cup final to Panthers again
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up…
The Latest: Israel threatens Iran’s supreme leader as Iranian strikes wound over 200
Iranian missiles hit a major hospital in southern Israel and struck residential buildings in Tel…
Highlights from Day 2 of the G7 meeting in Kananaskis
OTTAWA — Canada hosted the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., with the agenda on Day…
Watchdog says military police still resisting civilian oversight
OTTAWA — The military police watchdog says resistance to civilian oversight in the Canadian Forces…
National chief slams House committee for limiting witnesses on major projects bill
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations slammed the committee of…
Conservative MP resigns seat so Poilievre can run in Alberta byelection
OTTAWA — Alberta Conservative Damien Kurek officially resigned as an MP on Tuesday — the…
Environment minister says consumer rebates for EVs will return
OTTAWA — The federal government intends to bring back consumer rebates for electric vehicles but…
Canada pledges $4.3B in support for Ukraine as Carney, Zelenskyy meet at G7
KANANASKIS — Prime Minister Mark Carney outlined $4.3 billion in new support for Ukraine’s defence…
G7 members agree to increase public sector use of AI, collaborate on quantum
OTTAWA — G7 countries pledged Tuesday to increase adoption of artificial intelligence, including in the…
Around 80,000 Canadians in the Middle East amid Israel-Iran conflict: Global Affairs
There are approximately 3,500 Canadians in Iran and another 6,700 in Israel amid an escalating…
Kurek looks to leave mark on Canada with bill to add a new national symbol
OTTAWA — Outgoing Conservative MP Damien Kurek is looking to leave his mark in Parliament…
Military vice-chief says there are no plans to arm Coast Guard vessels
OTTAWA — The federal government does not intend to arm the Canadian Coast Guard, the…
Federal government says it will move open banking forward at ‘earliest opportunity’
OTTAWA — The federal government says it will introduce legislation to implement open banking at…
Trump leaves G7 summit early amid escalations in Middle East
KANANASKIS — Escalating violence in the Middle East overshadowed movement on trade deals within the…
The latest: World leaders assembled for G7 meeting in Kananaskis
OTTAWA — Canada is hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. — Mark Carney’s first…