OTTAWA - Canada is hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. Prime Minister Mark Carney has two days of meetings scheduled with world leaders, with discussion topics likely to include trade, the war in Ukraine and conflict in the Middle East. Here are some highlights from the first day of the summit. The countdown to ...

OTTAWA - The president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami says "Canada's weakness" is publicly saying reconciliation with Indigenous Peoples is of top priority then acting like it isn't when it introduces legislation like the major projects bill. The legislation is being widely criticized by Indigenous leaders and co...

OTTAWA - A union official who represents marine search and rescue crews said Monday the union was surprised and "blindsided" by Ottawa's decision to move the Canadian Coast Guard from the control of the fisheries minister to the defence minister. Teresa Eschuk, Union of Canadian Transportation Employees natio...

OTTAWA - An organization that monitors the effect of information flows on human rights says the new federal border security bill appears to "roll out a welcome mat" for expanded data-sharing agreements with the United States and other foreign authorities. Researchers with The Citizen Lab at the University of ...

PORT DUFFERIN - A marine animal rescue group has confirmed a rare but unfortunate find on Nova Scotia's eastern shore. The Halifax-based Marine Animal Response Society says the remains of a large, shortfin mako shark - considered the fastest shark in the ocean - were found Saturday along the shoreline near Port Dufferi...

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. Gould, the MP for Burlington, was elected to chair the influential finance committee for this session of Parliament, with Conservative Jasraj Hall...

OTTAWA - Former MP Han Dong says he and his family can finally move on now that his lawsuit against Global News has been settled. A Global report in early 2023, citing unidentified sources, suggested Dong privately advised a senior Chinese diplomat to hold off on freeing Michael Spavor and Michael Kovrig, Canadians who...

Firefighters are marking success in opposite corners of British Columbia after favourable weather this weekend allowed crews to rein in two prominent fires that have triggered evacuation orders and alerts. The BC Wildfire Service says crews remain on the scene in Squamish, B.C., to extinguish hot spots from the Dryden ...

QUÉBEC - The newly elected leader of the Quebec Liberals says he'll wait until the 2026 provincial election to run for a seat in the national assembly. Pablo Rodriguez says he doesn't intend to run in a byelection just to enter the legislature as quickly as possible. Instead, he says he'll travel across Quebec i...

OTTAWA - Canada is hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. - Mark Carney's first major summit as prime minister. He has two days of meetings scheduled with leaders from the United States, France, Germany, Japan, the United Kingdom and Italy, as well as the European Union. The G7 helps to co-ordinate how liberal demo...

OTTAWA - Provisions in the federal government's controversial Bill C-5 that would allow the executive branch to skirt laws in order to push forward major projects are likely to survive a court challenge, some constitutional experts say. But others warn the proposed law would allow Ottawa to flout its constitutional dut...

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police are searching for a three-year-old girl who was last seen in Montreal's LaSalle borough on Sunday morning. They say the girl was reported missing Sunday afternoon in Coteau-du-Lac, Que., about 50 kilometres west of where she was last seen. Police spokesperson Laurie Avoine says a wom...

KANANASKIS - European Union officials say Canada is likely to sign a defence procurement agreement with the continent when Prime Minister Mark Carney goes to Brussels later this month. Carney is set to visit Brussels on June 23 for the Canada-EU summit, where he will meet with European Commission President Ursula von d...

OTTAWA - The "Canada Strong Pass' takes effect Friday, offering free admission to national parks, national historic sites and marine conservation areas maintained by Parks Canada. The pass also includes a 25 per cent discount on camping fees. The program, which runs until Sept. 2, follows up on a Liberal campaign ...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to meet Trump this morning at G7 in Alberta Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet this morning with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in Alberta. It's Trump's first visit to Canada since he started repeatedly sayi...

CALGARY - As world leaders gather at the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., Lesley Boyer has a message. The Calgary grandmother is angry that U.S. President Donald Trump keeps talking about Canada becoming his country's 51st state. Sitting in a wheelchair at Calgary City Hall on Sunday, Boyer held up a sign with an explet...

KANANASKIS - Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet this morning with U.S. President Donald Trump at the G7 summit in Alberta. It's Trump's first visit to Canada since he started repeatedly saying the country should become an American state, leading Canadians to boo the American anthem at hockey games. Trump stormed out ...

MONTREAL - On any given day, drones buzz in the skies above Quebec's detention centres looking to drop tobacco, drugs or cellphones to the inmates below. Statistics from Quebec's public security minister show staff reported 274 drones flying over provincial centres between January and March - or just over three per day...

TORONTO - Canada's largest private-sector union says former Canadian Auto Workers president Buzz Hargrove has died. In a statement Sunday, Unifor says Basil "Buzz" Hargrove was "a beloved and iconic figure in Canada's labour movement" who "was a tireless advocate for working people and a deeply...

KANANASKIS - Canadian fighter jets were deployed to intercept a private, civilian plane that violated restricted airspace above Kananaskis, Alta., where G7 leaders are gathering for meetings. RCMP say in a news release that the fixed-wing Canadian aircraft entered the restricted area shortly after 11 a.m. Sunday, and N...

DAWSON CREEK - The BC Wildfire Service says the Kiskatinaw River fire in the province's northeast has stabilized thanks to rain over the weekend. BC Wildfire Service fire behaviour analyst Neal McLoughlin says in a video post on Sunday that a low-pressure system had moved into the region, bringing cloudy skies and soak...

WestJet says a "cybersecurity incident" is affecting access to some of its servers and software systems.The Calgary-based airline says its operations are nonetheless running safely, and they have not been affected by the incident.In a statement posted to its website, the company says it is working to figure o...

It's unclear whether a measles exposure at the Kananaskis Country Golf Course will have any impact on the G7 event. With delegates set to arrive Sunday, many delegates, including heads of state will arrive at the Pomeroy Kananaskis Mountain Lodge. The Kananaskis Golf Course is currently closed for the event and will ho...

OTTAWA - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer says the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran will be a "centrepiece" of this week's G7 leaders' summit in Alberta. Starmer says the summit provides an opportunity for world leaders to make a strong case for de-escalation. The British prime minister spoke br...

Prime Minister Mark Carney has tried to pare down Canada's priorities as the G7 summit host, but there's still a lengthy list of global issues for leaders to discuss over the coming days."Leaders (will) meet at a moment of enormous flux globally, when tensions among G7 members are especially pronounced," Carn...

CALGARY - Airplane enthusiasts are setting up at the Calgary International Airport in hopes of seeing some exciting aircraft land for the start of the G7 leaders' summit in nearby Kananaskis, Alta. Corbin Johnson wants to catch a glimpse of the plane carrying U.S. President Donald Trump. "Air Force 1 is certainly ...

OTTAWA - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is in Ottawa to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney today before the two leaders leave for the G7 leaders' summit in Alberta. He will meet Carney this morning in his West Block office on Parliament Hill before both leaders fly separately to Calgary. Last night, Starmer had ...

OTTAWA - As Prime Minister Mark Carney gets ready to host U.S. President Donald Trump and other leaders at the G7 summit in Alberta, analysts say Canada's most important goal will be to keep the G7 from falling apart - even if that means not issuing a joint statement. "Keeping this informal international organizat...