Vancouver Island doctor Jonathan Kerr enters B.C. Greens leadership race
COMOX -- A Vancouver Island councillor and family doctor has announced his candidacy for the B.C. Green Party leadership.
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Mirabel, Que., Mayor Patrick Charbonneau dies suddenly at age 46, city says
MONTREAL -- The city of Mirabel, Que., says it's in mourning after its mayor, Patrick Charbonneau, died suddenly at the age of 46.
B.C. government gets report looking into safety at events after Lapu Lapu attack
VICTORIA -- British Columbia's attorney general says the government has received a report from a retired judge on ways to improve safety and security at events after 11 people were killed and many more injured at a Vancouver festival.
Alberta government seeking advice to tackle classroom violence, aggression
CALGARY -- Alberta's government is seeking advice to address violence and aggression in schools.
Buyers of coastal properties in Nova Scotia can ask for disclosure on flood risk
HALIFAX -- Prospective buyers of coastal property in Nova Scotia are being given the option to request disclosure forms from sellers on erosion, flooding or drainage risks.
N.S. defends $1.3-million affordable housing program that resulted in 60 leases
HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia government is defending a $1.35-million housing program that resulted in 60 leases over roughly two years.
Feds order Chinese tech firm to close Canadian operations over national security
The federal government is ordering a Chinese maker of surveillance camera systems to shutter its Canadian business and leave the country over national security concerns.
Beloved monster-sized Alberta dinosaur set for tests ahead of possible extinction
DRUMHELLER -- Tyra the Tyrannosaurus is set to be poked and prodded this fall to determine whether Drumheller's towering, monstrously popular icon can be saved from extinction.
New Yukon Premier Mike Pemberton sworn in, says there's work to do before election
WHITEHORSE -- Yukon's 11th premier has been sworn in on the promise to get important work done before the next election that must be called within months.
Final budget numbers land: Alberta posts $8.3-billion surplus in 2024-25 fiscal year
CALGARY -- The final numbers are in on last years' Alberta budget, and the bottom-line figure is an $8.3-billion surplus.
B.C. minister Bowinn Ma tells of 'frightening' incident at her constituency office
NORTH VANCOUVER -- British Columbia's Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma says there was a "frightening" security incident at her constituency office in North Vancouver early Friday.
N.S. mayors concerned for local police services as province pushes larger RCMP role
HALIFAX -- Some Nova Scotia mayors say they are wary of the province's plan to increase the role of the RCMP.
Saskatchewan's provincewide state of emergency expires after wildfire crisis recedes
REGINA -- Saskatchewan's provincewide wildfire state of emergency is no more exactly one month after it was issued.
Prayer rooms causing tensions in Quebec colleges, new government report says
MONTREAL -- A new report from the Quebec government says prayer rooms are fuelling a climate of radicalization and mistrust in the province's junior colleges.
Alberta finance Minister to deliver year-end fiscal update, $5.8B surplus forecasted
CALGARY -- Alberta's finance minister is set to deliver the final bottom line number today on last year's provincial budget.
Premier Smith says Albertans' desire for leaving Canada has never been higher
CALGARY -- Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the public desire in her province to quit Canada has never been higher.
Construction to protect Chignecto Isthmus from floods 'several years' away: minister
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's minister of public works says it will be "several years" until construction begins to protect a low-lying strip of land that links the province to New Brunswick.
Nova Scotia ministers to meet with environmental racism panel: minister
HALIFAX -- The minister of African Nova Scotian Affairs says she has read a report about environmental racism in her province, but she won't talk about what it says.
Senate could vote on controversial major projects bill today
OTTAWA -- The Senate could vote today on Prime Minister Mark Carney's controversial major projects bill -- legislation that would give the federal government the power to fast-track projects it hopes will bolster the economy.
Nova Scotia Progressive Conservatives outpaced rivals in fundraising last year
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's governing Progressive Conservatives outpaced their rivals in fundraising last year, though the NDP had more individual donors.
60 leases signed through the two-year, $1.3 million Nova Scotia home-sharing contract
HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia government says only 60 tenants signed leases with landlords through a program that cost taxpayers $1.3 million over two years.
N.S. says local police forces that don't meet standards will be replaced by RCMP
HALIFAX -- The Nova Scotia government says it is considering a larger role for the RCMP as the province restructures and modernizes policing services.
NS Power expands offer of free credit monitoring for customers after cyberattack
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia Power says it is offering five years of free credit monitoring to all past and current customers in response to a recent cyberattack.
Nova Scotia won't buy air conditioners for low-income people with health issues
HALIFAX -- A Nova Scotia woman on income assistance who succeeded in forcing the province to pay for her air conditioner says she's sad other low-income people won't get the same relief.
StatCan says two-bedroom asking rents highest in Vancouver in Q1
OTTAWA -- Statistics Canada says Vancouver saw the highest average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment in the first quarter.
Manitoba eyes three options to improve intersection where crash killed 17
CARBERRY -- The Manitoba government is moving closer to changing a highway intersection where a bus crash killed 17 people, but there is controversy over the plan.
Maine governor brings charm offensive to N.B. to win back Canadian tourism
FREDERICTON -- On a visit to New Brunswick, the governor of Maine issued renewed pleas for Canadian tourists to return to the United States, despite their apparent anger over the political climate.
Maine governor tells N.B. that drop in Canadian tourism hurting small businesses
FREDERICTON -- On a visit to New Brunswick, the governor of Maine issued renewed pleas for Canadian tourists to return to the United States, despite their apparent anger over the political climate.
B.C. economy will get a kick out of hosting FIFA World Cup games, government says
VICTORIA -- There is less than a year to go before Vancouver is on the global stage hosting seven FIFA World Cup soccer games, and leaders are promoting the economic benefits of spending hundreds of millions of dollars on the international showcase.
Alberta NDP Leader Nenshi wins seat in one of three byelections
EDMONTON -- Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has held Edmonton-Strathcona for the New Democrats in one of three provincial byelections.
CP NewsAlert: Alberta NDP Leader Nenshi wins seat in one of three byelections
EDMONTON -- Alberta NDP Leader Naheed Nenshi has held Edmonton-Strathcona for the New Democrats in one of three provincial byelections.
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 British Columbia ostrich farm to conduct further testing of their flock for avian flu in a bid to avert a cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency.
Manitoba premier ends state of emergency as wildfire danger recedes, evacuees return
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the provincewide state of emergency has been lifted as the danger from wildfires recedes.
CP NewsAlert: Manitoba premier ends state of emergency as wildfires recede
WINNIPEG -- Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the provincewide state of emergency has been lifted as wildfires recede.
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 top negotiator for Canada as the country seeks a new trade and security pact with the Donald Trump administration.
Montreal's Canada Day parade cancelled for a second year in a row, organizer says
MONTREAL -- For the second year in a row, organizers of Montreal's Canada Day parade say it won't go ahead.
CP NewsAlert: Internal trade part of Bill C-5 passes in House of Commons
OTTAWA -- MPs have voted in favour of the first part of the Liberal government's Bill C-5, known as the one Canadian economy act, which aims to tackle internal trade barriers.
CP NewsAlert: House Speaker splits major projects bill for two separate votes
OTTAWA -- Members of Parliament will hold two separate votes on the government's major projects bill later today after the House Speaker ruled the legislation has two distinct parts.
CP NewsAlert: Mike Pemberton wins Yukon Liberal leadership race, will be next premier
WHITEHORSE -- Mike Pemberton has been named the new leader of the Yukon Liberal Party and will be the territory's 11th premier.
Quebec dials back emissions projections due to global uncertainty
MONTREAL -- The Quebec government is scaling back its projections for cutting greenhouse-gas emissions due to the arrival of the Trump administration.
Canada announces retaliatory measures on U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is taking steps to protect the steel and aluminum industries with new counter-tariffs and protectionist policies.
Canada announces measures to retaliate against U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs
OTTAWA -- Canada is taking steps to protect the steel and aluminum industries with new counter-tariffs and protectionist policies, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Thursday.
CP NewsAlert: Canada announces retaliatory measures on U.S. steel, aluminum tariffs
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will impose new tariffs on U.S. steel and aluminum imports and implement reciprocal procurement rules to protect the industries in light of punishing 50 per cent U.S. tariffs.
B.C. NDP caucus asks RCMP to investigate Rustad's claim of MLA blackmailers
VICTORIA -- The chair of British Columbia's NDP caucus has written to the RCMP requesting an investigation into allegations that former members of the B.C. Conservative Opposition tried to blackmail their ex-colleagues.
Territorial Liberals hold leadership convention to replace Yukon premier
WHITEHORSE -- The Yukon Liberal Party will choose its next leader today and he or she will also become the territory's 11th premier.
Carney's contentious major projects bill clears committee
OTTAWA -- Running roughshod over the environment. Spawning the next Idle No More movement. Picking economic winners and losers.
Moe, Smith repeat calls for federal action and support for energy projects
LLOYDMINSTER -- The premiers of Alberta and Saskatchewan are repeating their calls for federal support for energy projects and the abandonment of some industry regulations.
Major projects bill moving ahead despite pushback from Indigenous groups, MP
OTTAWA -- A House of Commons committee is scheduled to sit until midnight Wednesday as MPs study legislation that would give the government sweeping powers to drive forward major projects.
CP NewsAlert: PM Carney travelling to Europe Sunday for NATO, Canada-EU summits
OTTAWA -- Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Europe Sunday to attend a pair of summits on NATO and Canada-EU relations.
CP NewsAlert: Canada, India agree to name new high commissioners at G7 meeting
KANANASKIS -- Canada and India have agreed to designate new high commissioners and restore regular diplomatic services to citizens in both countries following a meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Alberta.
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 the government's major projects bill when it should be in listening mode.
Eby to ask prime minister to declare India's Bishnoi gang a terrorist group
VICTORIA -- British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will ask Prime Minister Mark Carney that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang be declared a terrorist organization in Canada.
Montreal invests $100K to lure research talent seeking to escape United States
MONTREAL -- The City of Montreal is investing $100,000 to lure scientists and researchers who want to leave the United States.
Around 80,000 Canadians in the Middle East amid Israel-Iran conflict: Global Affairs
Global Affairs Canada says approximately 3,500 Canadians are in Iran and another 6,700 are in Israel amid an escalating conflict between the two countries.
CP NewsAlert: Air Force 1 takes off from Calgary, Trump leaves G7 summit early
Air Force 1 has taken off from the Calgary airport, after U.S. President Donald Trump spent one day at the G7 leaders' summit in Kananaskis, Alta.
Provincewide fire ban lifted in Saskatchewan, some Manitoba evacuees return home
REGINA -- A provincewide fire ban in Saskatchewan is set to be lifted today after rain and cooler weather offered some reprieve to those battling large-scale wildfires.
Fire evacuees begin returning to some Manitoba communities after wet weather
WINNIPEG -- Cool, wet weather has allowed fire crews to get an upper hand in parts of northern Manitoba to clear the way for some of the 21,000 or more evacuees to start returning home.
N.S. premier disappointed court won't decide who is responsible for Chignecto Isthmus
HALIFAX -- Nova Scotia's premier says he's disappointed the province's Court of Appeal has declined to say which level of government has responsibility for the land bridge to New Brunswick.
Karina Gould gets key committee chair as NDP is frozen out
OTTAWA -- House of Commons committees are taking shape for this session of Parliament with a top spot for Liberal Karina Gould and no representation at all for New Democrats.
Trump signals trade deal with Carney achievable as two leaders meet at G7
KANANASKIS -- U.S. President Donald Trump said Monday his primary focus at the G7 summit is on trade and he thinks a deal with Canada is achievable.