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Memo warned PM of public anxiety about mental health, firearms after B.C. shootings
OTTAWA - Three days after the February mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., government officials warned Prime Minister Mark Carney that online sentiment was shifting from collective grief toward "emerging accountability narratives" - including questio...
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South Korean submarine in B.C. is floor model in sales pitch to supply Canada's fleet
VICTORIA - The flagship of South Korea's submarine fleet is docked in British Columbia where it's serving as a floating floor model in the Asian nation's pitch for Canada to buy 12 like it. The crew of the ROKS Dosan Ahn Changho, a KSS-III-class diesel...
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Anand says Israel's 'mistreatment' of Canadians in flotilla violated UN treaty
OTTAWA - Israel's mistreatment of Canadians participating in a flotilla trying to reach Gaza violated the Vienna Convention, Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Monday. In a social media post, Anand said she spoke with Israeli Foreign Minister Gi...
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Former federal cabinet member Navdeep Bains enters Ontario Liberal leadership race
TORONTO - Former federal cabinet member Navdeep Bains has entered the Ontario Liberal leadership race. Bains worked as a science and industry minister in Justin Trudeau's government before leaving politics in 2021. He recently resigned as an executive...
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Vancouver says camping overnight in parks will still be allowed during World Cup
VANCOUVER - The City of Vancouver has issued a human rights plan for the FIFA World Cup that begins next month, saying people who are homeless will still be able to shelter in parks overnight, but structures will have to be removed during the day under...
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Pollen may pinpoint the last location to U.S. of woman whose body found off Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Tiny specs of pollen have helped Vancouver police narrow down a last-known location to the Seattle and Portland area of a woman whose body was found floating off the city's waterfront. It's a mystery police have wanted to solve for almost ...
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17 charged in Toronto-area extortion investigation related to South Asian businesses
Seventeen people are facing more than 100 charges after an investigation into a string of violent extortion incidents that predominantly targeted South Asian businesses in the Greater Toronto Area. Peel regional police said a joint operation involving ...
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Petition draws nearly 6,500 signatures after NHL blocks Habs watch party in Quebec
MONTREAL - NHL fans in Gatineau, Que., are disappointed they weren't allowed to attend a Montreal Canadiens watch party in their city's arena because the venue is located too close to the home of the Habs' Atlantic division rivals, the Ottawa Senators....
May 25, 2026
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India's commerce minister says Carney's recent visit helped to reset relations
OTTAWA - India's Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal says Prime Minister Mark Carney's recent visit to his country paved the way for a complete overhaul of the Canada-India relationship. Goyal is in Canada for meetings on trade and investment t...
May 25, 2026
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Grave of Canadian soldier from First World War identified in cemetery in France
OTTAWA - The Department of National Defence says it has confirmed that a previously unidentified grave in France for a Canadian First World War soldier belongs to Sgt. Norman McLennan. The headstone at the Courcelette British Cemetery in northern Franc...
May 25, 2026
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First Nations decry denialism on anniversary of suspected graves found at B.C. site
KAMLOOPS - Almost five years ago, the monument in front of the former Kamloops Indian Residential School was surrounded by flowers, cards, soft toys and other mementoes, echoing grief that had swept across Canada. On May 27, 2021, the Tkemlúps te Secwe...
May 25, 2026
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Ottawa launches national aerial firefighting fleet for 2026 wildfire season
OTTAWA - The federal government has set up Canada's first-ever reserve of firefighting aircraft to help provinces and territories respond to the 2026 wildfire season. The Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre, or CIFFC, has leased 10 aircraft and t...
May 25, 2026
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Carney points to Brexit, warns Alberta separation push could be 'dangerous bluff'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Monday the Alberta referendum on separation could be a "dangerous bluff," while Alberta Premier Danielle Smith cautioned it's a decision for Albertans to make, not the federal government. Carney, who was the gov...
May 25, 2026
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In the news today: Parliament returns, Western premiers meet, N.S. care workers rally
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... MPs return for Ottawa to begin the final sitting days before summer break The House of Commons reconvenes today for a final stretch before the summer recess, with...
May 25, 2026
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Majority of MPs vote down Conservative motion calling for private property protection
OTTAWA - A majority of the House of Commons voted against a non-binding motion on Monday that called on the federal government to protect private property from First Nations land claims - a political issue the Crown-Indigenous Relations minister has sa...
May 25, 2026
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Eby questions western Canadian premiers meeting agenda amid Alberta separation talk
KANANASKIS - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's wondering why western Canadian premiers are meeting in Alberta to talk co-operation when the host premier wants to test separation. "To say that this is the worst time to begin testing the bon...
May 25, 2026
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Ex-husband pleads not guilty in 2024 killing of Tatjana Stefanski in rural B.C.
KAMLOOPS - The ex-husband of Tatjana Stefanski, whose body was found in rural B.C. two years ago, has pleaded not guilty to murdering her. Vitali Stefanski made the plea in front of potential jurors at the B.C. Supreme Court in Kamloops, where he was d...
May 25, 2026
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Three flotilla activists detained in Israel arrive back in Vancouver
RICHMOND - Three activists whose Gaza-bound aid flotilla was intercepted in international waters by Israeli forces have returned home to Vancouver, with one of them saying they went through four days of continuous beatings and torture. Sebastian Tow, M...
May 25, 2026
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India sending trade delegation billed as 'largest ever' to Canada this week
A delegation from India, which Canada's government is billing as the largest ever, will arrive this week to discuss trade and investment. Indian Commerce and Industry Minister Piyush Goyal will be accompanied by more than 100 senior business representa...
May 24, 2026
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Two charged after human remains of infant found in Halifax search
HALIFAX - Two people have been charged after Halifax police say a missing newborn was found dead Sunday. The search began after a 23-year-old woman who appeared to have recently given birth arrived at a local hospital in life-threatening condition on F...
May 24, 2026
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Toronto police share updated photo, new website in search for missing teen girl
Toronto police have released an updated photo and a new website as part of their search efforts for a teen girl who has been missing for eight days. Police say 14-year-old Esther was last seen in the area of Bathurst Street and Hotspur Road just after ...
May 24, 2026
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Newfoundland man found guilty of killing his estranged wife in 2016
ST. JOHN'S - A jury in western Newfoundland has found Dean Penney guilty of first-degree murder in the disappearance of his estranged wife, Jennifer Hillier-Penney. Hillier-Penney disappeared on Nov. 30, 2016, in St. Anthony, N.L., a community of about...
May 24, 2026
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Carney going to New York this week to meet with business leaders, court investment
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is going to New York City on Wednesday and Thursday to meet with business leaders and try to court more investment, a running theme of his time in office. The Prime Minister's Office made the announcement Sunday, on...
May 24, 2026
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Experts explain how Indigenous rights are a major hurdle for Alberta secession
EDMONTON - Political scientists say Indigenous treaty rights represent a significant legal hurdle for separatists in Alberta, and have brought the debate on secession in Canada into unchartered territory. "This is a new dynamic ... It's creating a lot ...
May 24, 2026
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