Industry Minister Mélanie Joly's office is disputing media reports that characterized the federal government as having played an active role in negotiations that led to automaker Stellantis selling its Brampton, Ont. assembly plant to defence contracto...

OTTAWA - The federal government says Russian hockey players will not be permitted to compete at next month's world junior championship in Alberta, even if they already hold valid Canadian visas. A statement provided Wednesday by Secretary of State for ...

OTTAWA - A psychologist is calling on the federal government to ban all advertising promoting sports betting while it considers a new national regulatory framework. Bill S-211, sponsored by Sen. Marty Deacon, would ask the government to create a plan t...

OTTAWA - Dorothy Myo has been named the new commissioner of Indigenous languages, replacing interim commissioner Candice St-Aubin. Myo, who was raised in Saulteaux First Nation in Saskatchewan, will serve in the role for five years. Her LinkedIn profil...

OTTAWA - Canadians across the country are reflecting on the sacrifices and service of Canadian Armed Forces members today as they mark Remembrance Day. This year is also the 25th anniversary of the start of the Afghanistan war in which 40,000 Canadians...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canadians gather for Remembrance Day ceremonies across the country Canadians across the country are gathering today to reflect on the legacy of war and remember th...

VANCOUVER - Gregory Whittaker said he was up half the night in Pemberton Meadows, B.C., listening to rain pound down outside, while nearby Miller Creek was "getting angry." A series of atmospheric rivers have been battering B.C.'s south coast, and afte...

OTTAWA - Guns boomed, bagpipes wailed and CF-18 Hornets thundered overhead as Canadians paused at the National War Memorial in Ottawa on Wednesday to remember those who served and died defending this country. This Remembrance Day comes just weeks after...

DUBLIN - Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Dublin late Wednesday as he gets set to attend summits in Ireland and Asia where he'll look to advance trade and security ties. His travels are to take him to four countries and put him on the ground as hi...

OTTAWA - The federal housing minister's office is reasserting Ottawa's goal of doubling the pace of home construction - even though references to the Liberals' hallmark affordability pledge were missing from Budget 2026. The budget, which was tabled la...

WAINWRIGHT - Hundreds in a hockey arena stood for a moment of silence before Rev. Mokwadi Basele led them in prayer. His thoughts were of the four soldiers killed more than three weeks ago in a wind-propelled grass fire at Canadian Forces Base Wainwrig...

VANCOUVER - A defendant in Steven Galloway's defamation lawsuit has testified how unproven allegations of rape and sexual assault against the author and writing professor came to light in late 2015 against a backdrop of criticism over how Galloway's em...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and several other world leaders who failed to attend the UN Climate Conference in Turkey have been awarded the "fossil of the day" title. Climate Action Network International, which has handed out the satirical award...

OTTAWA - The major projects office has seconded employees from banks, oil and gas companies and mining firms as it pursues its mandate to improve Canada's review process and get shovels in the ground faster, a new document shows. The list of 41 employe...

Recent social media posts claim Canadian Armed Forces chaplains have been banned from saying prayers on Remembrance Day, or that prayers and references to God are banned among members. A policy directive issued by the military in July does instruct mil...

VICTORIA - Masumi Mitsui was a decorated veteran of Vimy Ridge, but he never took part in a public Remembrance Day ceremony, his grandson David Mitsui said. The British Columbia Legion Branch that fellow Japanese Canadian veterans founded in 1926 had b...

OTTAWA - The federal government has released a report outlining challenges related to boys' and men's health as it works toward a national strategy to be released next year. The report, published last week, raises concerns about stereotypes about mascu...

The B.C. Conservation Officer Service says four grizzly bears that it captured in Bella Coola in recent days were all involved in a deadly attack that claimed the lives of a mother and daughter in the community this month. Insp. Jeff Tyre with the serv...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday he will raise concerns about foreign interference in Canada when he meets next week with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Carney and Xi are expected to meet in person at the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperatio...

OTTAWA - Canada will impose sanctions on 11 Iranian entities accused of contributing to Tehran's pursuit of nuclear and ballistic missiles or of financing violence abroad. The sanctions prohibit Canadians from engaging financially with the named Irania...

OTTAWA - The federal government is increasing the number of privately sponsored refugees eligible for permanent residency in the coming years as it reduces the number of eligible government-sponsored refugees. The 2027 immigration levels plan, released...

OTTAWA - Washington Capitals star forward Alex Ovechkin said Tuesday that Russian athletes just want to represent their country, but declined to weigh in when asked about the decision to allow Russia back into international hockey tournaments. Ovechkin...

An Ontario student accused of working for someone he believed to be a Chinese government official has pleaded not guilty in a United States court to making false statements. Documents from a Michigan court show Weiheng Zeng entered his plea at his arra...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... B.C. deluge could bring 250 mm of rain as forecasters predict flooding, landslides A deluge hitting Vancouver Island and other parts of southwest British Columbia ...

EDMONTON - The Alberta town of Wainwright is gearing up for what could be the most solemn Remembrance Day in its recent history, says Mayor Bruce Pugh. A fire on Oct. 17 at the nearby Canadian Forces Base Wainwright killed four soldiers and injured 39....

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin pointed to Canada's work on methane emissions and electrification Monday in defence of her government's climate policy before this week's annual United Nations climate conference. Dabrusin will attend the fi...

OTTAWA - A large video screen displays a running tally of statistics as dozens of people hunch over laptops, a freshly formed hivemind in the fight against cybercrime. Operation Maple Disruption 2.0 is underway. The event, which ran Nov. 2 to 6 in Otta...

OTTAWA - Virginia Hicks did not know when the Royal Canadian Legion chose her as Canada's Silver Cross mother in June that a deadly training accident would soon cast a shadow over this year's Remembrance Day ceremonies. Hicks lost one of her own daught...