Canada

B.C. minister says Ottawa is missing from the table on flood mitigation planning

OTTAWA — British Columbia's minister of emergency management is accusing the federal government of being absent from flood mitigation planning meetings following two major flooding events in her province...

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More than 160 police launch raids targeting Hells Angels in Quebec, New Brunswick

MONTRÉAL — More than 160 police officers have launched a series of raids in Quebec and New Brunswick allegedly targeting a Hells Angels cocaine distribution network. A news release by Quebec provincial...

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Activists claims responsibility for Robin Hood-inspired grocery robbery in Montreal

MONTREAL — A group of activists say they have robbed a Montreal grocery store in what they describe as a Robin Hood-inspired political act targeting corporate grocery interests. A group called Robin...

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Justice minister defends judicial appointment process after Alberta funding threat

OTTAWA — Judicial appointments must be made without political influence, Justice Minister Sean Fraser said Wednesday after Alberta's premier suggested she could withhold funding without more input on...

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Liberal MP wants longer answers, fewer sound bites from question period

OTTAWA — A Liberal MP says he wants to see question period in the House of Commons offer longer, and more detailed answers and fewer social media-friendly clips. Alberta MP Corey Hogan says he plans...

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Conservative MP Jamil Jivani's Washington trip faces skepticism in Ottawa

WASHINGTON — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani's mission to Washington is meeting with some skepticism in Ottawa today. When asked about the Bowmanville-Oshawa North MP's trip to the U.S. capital to meet...

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70 years later, the ice remembers: How Italian-Canadian hockey found its way back to Cortina

In just a few days, the Olympic flame will be lit in Cortina d'Ampezzo — seventy years after the small mountain town first hosted the Winter Games in 1956. For many, Milano–Cortina 2026 is about...

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Parents of B.C.'s Piper James grieve on Australian beach where she died

BRISBANE — The parents of Canadian teenager Piper James have walked in the surf and taken part in a traditional Aboriginal ceremony on an Australian beach where their daughter was found dead last month,...

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Parents of B.C.'s Piper James grieve on Australian beach where she died

BRISBANE — The parents of Canadian teenager Piper James have walked in the surf and taken part in a traditional Aboriginal ceremony on an Australian beach where their daughter was found dead last month,...

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In the news: Anand in Washington, foreign aid shifting, Chinese EVs okay with public

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Anand to attend rare earth talks in Washington Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will meet with her international...

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