MADISON, Wis. (AP) - Democratic-backed candidate Chris Taylor won election to the Wisconsin Supreme Court on Tuesday, growing the liberal majority on the court as cases affecting congressional redistricting, union rights and other hot button issues awa...

VICTORIA - A former provincial cabinet minister is being promoted to the role of chief commissioner of the British Columbia Treaty Commission, the independent body responsible for facilitating negotiations between First Nations, B.C. and Ottawa. A join...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Opposition leader Obby Khan was castigated Tuesday by legislature Speaker Tom Lindsey for remarks made toward a non-binary cabinet minister that Lindsey described as hateful and dehumanizing. Khan, however, rejected Lindsey's versio...

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government is stepping into local politics over its housing policies, forcing the District of West Vancouver to approve a plan that would allow for more homes to be built. The Housing Ministry issued a statement Tuesday...

Recent court rulings involving Aboriginal title have raised interest in a new committee that is exploring how public lands in Squamish, B.C., can be returned or co-managed with the Squamish First Nation, the district mayor said Tuesday. Armand Hurford ...

WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has told the legislature his government might cut the provincial fuel tax, but it's not clear how seriously he is considering it. Kinew recently said his temporary, one-year suspension of the provincial fuel tax in...

TORONTO - First Quantum Minerals Ltd. says the government of Panama has approved the removal, processing and export of stockpiled ore at the Cobre Panamá copper mine. The company says the move does not constitute a reopening of the mine and will not in...

The federal government says the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal wrongfully awarded compensation to both complainants and witnesses who claimed discrimination by the RCMP in an investigation of historical sexual abuse allegations against a school teacher...

The federal government is spending $412.9 million over five years to renew the Pacific Salmon Strategy in a plan to protect and rebuild wild populations. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson made the announcement in North Vancouver Tuesday, saying in a ...

OTTAWA - Almost 38,000 people voted in the advance polls in three byelections that could give Prime Minister Mark Carney's Liberals a majority government, with the highest advance turnout in Terrebonne. Preliminary data from Elections Canada says 18,2...

MONTREAL - Brique par brique, a non-profit that builds housing in Montreal, has been trying to develop more city-owned land for years, but the group says securing money for new projects is getting harder. Over the last decade, the City of Montreal has ...

MONTRÉAL - A Montreal community worker says she tried to help a 42-year-old undocumented migrant weeks before he died on the street in the Park Extension neighbourhood. Amina Saman works with a handful of community organizations that provide support a...

TORONTO - Foad Farhani was driving to work Tuesday morning when his wife called him in tears while reading U.S. President Donald Trump's post on Truth Social threatening the existence of their homeland. Trump wrote that a "whole civilization will die"...

OTTAWA - The federal government is looking at ways to support Canadians as oil prices rise amid the ongoing war in the Middle East, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday. Oil prices have surged since the U.S. and Israel attacked Iran on Feb. 28. The ...

OTTAWA - High-speed rail connecting Toronto and Quebec City would be a boon to the economy and job creation, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday, defending his government's project as opposition to it continues to grow. Much of the criticism com...

WASHINGTON - United States Trade Representative Jamieson Greer said Tuesday that he doesn't expect negotiations on the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade to be resolved by July 1. "I think that we aren't probably going to be able to resolve all issu...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said leaders involved in the war in Iran must "choose their words" and act prudently, but didn't specifically criticize U.S. President Donald Trump for his recent inflammatory threats of potential American military a...

OTTAWA - The federal government will address infrastructure gaps across Canada with billions of dollars in funding over the coming decade, Prime Minister Mark Carney said on Tuesday at a news conference in Brampton, Ont. Carney used the event to break ...

QUÉBEC - Voting is open for members of the Coalition Avenir Québec to choose a new leader who will replace Premier François Legault. Christine Fréchette, a former economy minister, and Bernard Drainville, an ex-environment minister, are the only candid...

TORONTO - Survivors of forced or coerced sterilization - many of whom are Indigenous - are pushing for legislation that would explicitly criminalize the procedure, but several physician and legal groups worry the bill could lead doctors to hesitate whe...

OTTAWA - Almost a third of police probes involving members of foreign diplomatic missions in Canada in the last five years saw the subjects of the investigations leave the country before charges were laid or prosecuted. Documents obtained by The Canadi...

The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is in Edmonton asking a Court of King's Bench judge to suspend the petition campaign on the grounds First Nations' consent is required first.

Living on a fixed income of the Canada Pension Plan and Old Age Security, Anne Welch said she can't afford to pay for the drug - which often costs a few hundred dollars a month - out of pocket.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... 'Payoff day': Jenni Gibbons on watching Artemis II crew make lunar history Canadian astronaut Jenni Gibbons is already reflecting on her brief but gratifying time ...

The Artemis II mission has at times left Jenni Gibbons feeling tense - and tired. But the sometimes bated breath and fatigue aren't hindering the Calgary-born astronaut from taking in the historic mission from deep inside a NASA control room in Housto...

Eight years after the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, the legacy of one junior hockey player continues with an annual reminder for Canadians to register as organ donors. Green Shirt Day is a national campaign rooted in the memory of 21-year-old Log...

VANCOUVER - A Vancouver-based firm that operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers were abducted in January says nine of them have been found dead. Vizsla Silver Corp. said in a statement on its website Monday that it is in contact with the family...

VICTORIA - An economist says the latest downgrade for British Columbia's credit rating will discourage companies from investing in the province. Standard & Poor's global ratings lowered its rating this month for B.C. to A from A-plus after Moody's...

VICTORIA - A First Nations leader in B.C. says Premier David Eby's plan to suspend the Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act will create less certainty, especially because the NDP may not be in government three years from now. Judith Say...

SQUAMISH - British Columbia's Environment Ministry is urging visitors to stay away from the area where the shell of a red Volkswagen Beetle is suspended on a rock face above Highway 99 in Squamish, as a plan is formed to safely remove it. A statement f...

ERRINGTON - A wildlife sanctuary on Vancouver Island has taken in two young black bear cubs after their mother was found dead in their den. North Island Wildlife Recovery Centre says in a Facebook post that the cubs were discovered by members of the p...

Voters in two ridings in Ontario and one in Quebec have until the end of the day to head to advance polls in upcoming federal byelections that could give Prime Minister Mark Carney a majority government. Last month, Carney announced byelections in the ...

OTTAWA - United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in Canada don't carry firearms, the agency said following questions about a potential ICE presence at upcoming FIFA World Cup games. An ICE spokesperson said personnel from the agency's ...

MONTREAL - With less than a week left in the race to replace outgoing Quebec Premier François Legault, pollsters say neither candidate can be ruled out. Christine Fréchette, a former economy minister, and Bernard Drainville, a former environment mini...

HUMBOLDT - On the eighth anniversary of the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash, the junior hockey team's home city says work continues on a proper memorial. A rookie driver of a semi-truck went through a stop sign at an intersection in rural Saskatchewa...

LOS ANGELES (AP) - President Donald Trump has endorsed Republican Steve Hilton for California governor, reordering a crowded, wide-open race to lead the nation's most populous state. Trump posted late Sunday on his social media platform T...

Data from the Transportation Safety Board of Canada shows that so-called runway incursions hit a record 639 in 2024, the latest year for which the watchdog has statistics.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Artemis on track to break record set by Apollo 13 during lunar flyby The Artemis II mission is expected to complete a record-breaking lunar flyby today. The Canadi...

OTTAWA - New polling suggests a majority of Canadians think Canada should explore joining the European Union at a fraught time for geopolitical relations. A survey of 4,000 people conducted by Spark Advocacy's polling arm in March found that one in fou...

Calgary-based WestJet says it will be introducing a temporary $60 surcharge for certain bookings and has consolidated numerous flights due to skyrocketing fuel prices. The airline said in an email the additional charge will be included with all booking...

MONTREAL - The Artemis II mission is showing how even a short 10-day journey in deep space presents significant challenges to the human body, including exposure to radiation and other effects scientists are still studying. The combination of radiation...

Elke Sorensen was in her second year at Vancouver Island University when she first got involved with the campus-community radio station - an experience that may soon become less common. After spending some time asking questions about CHLY 101.7 FM bef...

Tensions between the Nova Scotia government and First Nations leaders flared up over the weekend amid a continuing debate over who has jurisdiction in Indigenous communities. Premier Tim Houston says blocking highways "is never acceptable" after prot...

OTTAWA - Universities across Canada are offering some international students extra supports like exam deferrals and extensions on tuition as the war continues in the Middle East. The University of Victoria said it has reached out directly to students w...

Jeremy Hansen, just days away from becoming the first Canadian astronaut to circle the moon as part of the Artemis II mission, gave the country yet another glimpse into life on the final frontier. Hansen, along with American astronauts Reid Wiseman and...