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Canada to join multinational fighter program in observer role: reports
OTTAWA - Canada is widely expected to enter into a multinational, next-generation fighter jet program this week, though not as a full member. International news media have reported for months that Ott...
Jul 19, 2026
5,000 firefighters battling blazes as Canada faces 'intense' wildfire season: Carney
Prime Minister Mark Carney says more than 5,000 firefighters and nearly 300 waterbombers and other aircraft are battling blazes as Canada experiences one of the worst wildfire seasons on record. Carne...
Jul 19, 2026
Ottawa to temporarily ban foreign nationals travelling from Congo over Ebola risk
OTTAWA - The Liberal government in Ottawa will bar foreign nationals who set foot in the Democratic Republic of Congo in the past 21 days from entry to Canada due to the risk of importing the deadly E...
Jul 19, 2026
Spy watchdog urges stronger measures to avoid Canadian complicity in torture abroad
OTTAWA - A newly released spy watchdog report says some federal agencies should do more to ensure information-sharing with other countries does not lead to torture. The National Security and Intellige...
Jul 19, 2026
Former B.C. Liberal cabinet minister Mike Bernier is appointed leader of CentreBC
VICTORIA - A former B.C. cabinet minister is the new leader of CentreBC, an upstart political party that lacks a seat in the legislature but offers itself as a middle-of-the-road alternative to the tw...
Jul 18, 2026
Opposition brewing as data centre capacity is set to explode across Canada
OTTAWA - Across Canada, plans are underway for a massive boom in construction of the huge new data centres needed for artificial intelligence technology. But opposition is also building as residents w...
Jul 18, 2026
Quebec finance minister says economy is doing better than expected
MONTREAL - Quebec Finance Minister Eric Girard says the province's economy is faring better than expected despite global uncertainty. He says Quebec's deficit for the last fiscal year, which ended in ...
Jul 17, 2026
Trump threatens higher tariffs on Canada over wildfire smoke in U.S. cities
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening to increase tariffs on Canada due to smoke from wildfires in Ontario blanketing parts of the United States. Trump says on social media he is "ho...
Jul 17, 2026 The U.S. Capitol is seen, as smoke from wildfires blankets the sky, Friday, July 17, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Rahmat Gul)
Federal justice minister orders new trial for Quebec man convicted of four murders
MONTREAL - Daniel Jolivet says he's gone through the full spectrum of human emotions since he learned that Justice Minister Sean Fraser has ordered a new trial in his case. "The crying, the laughter, ...
Jul 17, 2026
Trump urges Darline Graham to run for full Senate term as funeral scheduled for Lindsey Graham
COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) - President Donald Trump said Friday that Darline Graham, the sister of the late Lindsey Graham, has his support to run for a full term to replace her brother in the U.S. Senate. H...
Jul 17, 2026
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Sarah Mills: We are nothing but commodities to the giants of social media
Sarah Mills says the graphic and public mental health crisis of a celebrity blogger being streamed online shows that use...
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