OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the federal government should give Canadians at least another 10 months of relief at the pumps. The Liberals suspended the federal fuel excise tax in April in response to global price shocks sparked b...

OTTAWA - Ontario and Ottawa are announcing up to $1 billion to help municipalities in the province build infrastructure for more homes. The money will go to municipalities that do not collect development charges for things like roads, bridges and water...

OTTAWA - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer met on Sunday, days ahead of the latest tariff threat from the American president. LeBlanc and Canada's chief trade negotiator, Janice Charette, spent the ...

ST. JOHN'S - The premier of Newfoundland and Labrador will make an announcement with his Quebec counterpart Monday amid reports the two provinces have struck a critical energy deal. The Newfoundland and Labrador government says Tony Wakeham will welcom...

DES MOINES - Pork is a popular topic at the Iowa State Fair as hungry patrons mow down on barbecue and curious children gaze with wide eyes at the state's biggest pig. But the 11-day fair in Des Moines has also proven an important opportunity for Cana...

OTTAWA - Strict measures to prevent terrorism financing are prompting Muslim charities in Canada to withdraw humanitarian assistance from countries in need, such as Syria and Yemen, because they fear losing access to banking services if they operate th...

OTTAWA - In June, the federal government introduced Bill C-34, which would force social media platforms to block access for kids under 16. The exact ways in which social media platforms would verify age haven't yet been worked out. Culture Minister Mar...

MAPLE RIDGE - Conservation officers in British Columbia say a black bear that was killed by RCMP officers last Sunday was, "in fact," responsible for an attack that had left a three-year-old girl with injuries. Conservation officers took to social med...

MONTREAL - A Quebec Superior Court judge has approved a historic $31.5-million settlement for sexual assault claimants in a class-action lawsuit against the Quebec City archdiocese. The agreement ends a years-long legal saga for claimants who say they ...

MEDICINE HAT - Tanner Svenson says winning gold in bocce at this year's Special Olympics Canada Summer Games has capped off a life-changing week in southeast Alberta. He was down zero to five before mounting a comeback to win 12-5 over Trevor Campese o...

MONTREAL - The $2.3-billion Port of Montreal expansion project has officially set sail along the banks of the St. Lawrence River, with construction now underway for a new wharf. Following preparatory work on the site in Contrecoeur, just downriver from...

OTTAWA - Five years after the Taliban capture of Kabul, advocates are urging Canadians not to ignore the oppression of women in Afghanistan. "From outside, it's possible for the world to take action," said Murwarid Ziayee, senior director of the Calgar...

DES MOINES - Iowa Sen. Chuck Grassley said U.S. President Donald Trump's threat to hit an array of Canadian goods with new tariffs should serve as a "wake-up call to Canada to make some changes." "I think the president is probably using them as a lever...

OTTAWA - One of Prime Minister Mark Carney's point people on the government's budget consultations says Ottawa plans to tackle long-awaited tax code reform "one bite at a time" and changes for small businesses are high on the priority list. The Canadia...

MONTREAL - Before he was found guilty of the murder of his nine-year-old daughter, Luciano Frattolin did not testify in his defence. But with the jury out of the room, he said he wanted to. On Aug. 10, Frattolin was found guilty of second-degree murder...

MONTREAL - On a nice day in July 2025, a man and his daughter were nearing the end of their trip to the United States, with the girl set to return home to Montreal that night. She never made it back. Her father reported her missing and her body was fou...

CLINTON - At the age of 52, Steve Larabie is facing the daunting task of rebuilding his home and business from scratch after losing everything when ferocious wildfires roared into the outskirts of Clinton, B.C., last month. "It's all gone. I have noth...

VANCOUVER - Helen Benallick said she was fast asleep with her husband at their home in Summerland, B.C., last week when she was woken up by neighbours ringing her doorbell. They told the couple they needed to escape the Bald Range wildfire that was rac...

TORONTO - Little pink coffins are sold on the roadside in Bunia, a northeastern city in the Congo, prepared for children who will die of Ebola. Meghan Thumath, a registered nurse and public health delegate with the Canadian Red Cross, said coffin selle...

After 20 seasons as a migrant worker in Canada Manuel Hernandez Cruz says he and others like him are in a "critical" situation as a wildfire in the Okanagan forced them to flee the jobs they depend on with no word on when they will be able to return or...

OTTAWA - Three years after it formally launched its national climate adaptation strategy, the federal government says Canadians are more aware of the risks and more resilient to flooding, wildfires and major storms caused by climate change. But an anal...

MONTREAL - A Quebec man who was acquitted in 2024 of a decades-old double murder has settled a lawsuit with Montreal and the provincial government. Claude Paquin launched the Superior Court civil suit last year, alleging that police and justice system...

OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announced new sanctions today on five Iranian officials for undermining "international peace, security and stability" with the blockade in the Strait of Hormuz. The sanctioned individuals include a senior I...

VANCOUVER - B.C. Premier David Eby has rearranged his cabinet after Finance Minister Brenda Bailey announced a cancer diagnosis. Health Minister Josie Osborne will take over the finance portfolio, while Jobs Minister Ravi Kahlon will step into the Hea...

VANCOUVER - Some of the first evacuees from the deadly British Columbia wildfire that had threatened Summerland and Peachland on the shores of Okanagan Lake are being allowed home, with authorities warning of risks including fallen trees, damaged build...

OTTAWA - The federal government still can't locate 111 Indigenous artworks missing from its collection - nearly two years after an internal audit found it couldn't account for 132. The Indigenous Art Centre's collection - established by the federal gov...

OTTAWA - Conservative MP Mike Dawson is fighting to forego the annual pay raise given to members of Parliament, though the House of Commons argues he is legally required to accept the money. The MP for Miramichi-Grand Lake, N.B., who first spoke out ag...

HALIFAX - A bail hearing for a man accused of making a bomb threat against the U.S. Consulate in Halifax was adjourned for a third time Friday as the man's lawyer pressed for more details about the prosecution's case. Halifax resident Ali Assakereh was...