OTTAWA — The federal government says that in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats, Canada will not be celebrating the opening of the Gordie Howe International bridge with the United States.
A Canada-only celebration will take place Friday and the bridge is still set to open... Read more
Canadian premiers say they have removed a major barrier to interprovincial sales of alcohol.
Under a new deal, nine premiers say they are updating rules to allow more Canadian brewers and distillers to sell alcohol directly to Canadian consumers outside of their home provinces.
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Donald Trump was elected to a second term in 2024 and it’s been a roller-coaster ever since for Canadian leaders and businesses. He has threatened, enacted, modified and delayed multiple rounds of tariffs, only to announce additional protectionist trade policies are to come.
Here’s a timeline of... Read more
Four more lives have been taken this week, after fatal crashes on Sunday and Monday.
Rosthern RCMP responded to a vehicle collision involving a pedestrian on Highway 212, about eight kilometres west of Duck Lake.
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British Columbia's Crown power utility is planning to add more than 2,500 public charging ports for electric vehicles, tripling the size of its network by 2035.
The province's Transport Ministry says the expansion of BC Hydro's network to 3,500 ports will be along major highway corridors and in... Read more
Under a new deal, the premiers say they are updating rules to allow more Canadian brewers and distillers to sell alcohol directly to Canadians outside of their home provinces.
Saskatchewan has had a number of fatal crashes on its roads over the past couple of weeks.
On July 16, Mounties responded to a crash just east of Outlook where a car and a motorcycle collided, leaving two men, ages 57 and 99, dead.
The following day, Prince Albert police released information on an... Read more
A pair of construction projects will lead to road restrictions on Wednesday.... Read more
Police said an investigation determined a semi-truck was parked on the side of the highway when an SUV collided with it.
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump pledged to help Lebanon “a lot” during a White House meeting on Tuesday with the country’s leader, Joseph Aoun, who came to push for long-term calm after months of... Read more
Saskatchewan is still trying to figure out how the 50 per cent tariff threatened by the U.S. President on Monday will affect the province and its industries.... Read more
First Nation leaders are calling for a public inquiry into the Ontario wildfire response after they say communities were left to evacuate without help from the province and some residents narrowly avoided the encroaching flames.
The chief of Gull Bay First Nation says an inquiry should investigate... Read more
Complete chaos.
That’s how Kevin Montgomery, a member of Saskatchewan’s Serious Incident Response Team (SIRT), described the events leading up to Boden Umpherville’s arrest in Prince... Read more
TORONTO — The Public Health Agency of Canada says a salmonella outbreak from contaminated pistachios is over but people should still avoid pistachio products coming from Iran.
The outbreak began in March 2025 and lasted more than a year, with the final reported sicknesses happening in May.
It... Read more
An online fundraiser for Bhishma Rajyaguru, who died in a car crash that also killed a Saskatchewan Roughrider player, has collected about $80,000 to send his body to India.
OTTAWA — Indigenous leaders meeting premiers on the sidelines of a national conference this week say their voices must be heard nationwide as provincial and federal governments pursue major projects and a new trade deal with the U.S.
Provincial and territorial leaders are assembled in Charlottetown... Read more
This week, an image supposedly taken from U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social account spread online. In the post, Trump claims he will direct California to turn its "giant faucet" toward Canada to extinguish wildfires burning there. While the post echoes past false comments Trump made about... Read more
VANCOUVER — Wildfire and government officials in British Columbia have provided an update on the season to date. Here are some key figures, as of Tuesday morning.
Fires burning: 85
Fires starts since April 1: 635
Causes of all fires to date: Human-caused 57 per cent, lightning 39 per cent,... Read more
The U.S. ambassador to Canada said on Monday that Alberta and Saskatchewan could make the “most compelling” case to meet the oil needs of the United States.
Pete Hoekstra, speaking at a conference in Edmonton, said the U.S. needs to find three to four million more barrels per day over... Read more
Warm weather in the province means many residents and visitors will be seeking relief in the water. The province is reminding people to stay safe while splashing around... Read more
CALGARY — A Calgary mother of a seven-year-old boy with autism is starting a campaign to make changes to Alberta's emergency alert system after the disappearance of another boy with autism almost a week ago.
Jennifer Ball says missing vulnerable children should trigger a faster public notification... Read more
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he spoke with President Donald Trump Tuesday morning and they agreed to intensify trade negotiations after the U.S. administration announced it would hammer some Canadian products with steep new tariffs.
"As always, Canadians — governments, business, labour... Read more
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariffs are more narrowly focused on Canada's economy than first feared, some economists said Tuesday.
Trump signed a series of executive orders on Monday that would impose a 50 per cent tariff on a range of goods, including honey, liquor, cement and... Read more
MONTREAL — Police say they have dismantled a criminal operation that was manufacturing counterfeit documents in Montreal.
Provincial police say the operation was producing fake passports, driver’s licences and other official documents.
The police force raided the facility on July 8, in... Read more
TORONTO — When customers in the United States place orders with Toronto jewelry company Suetables, Sue Henderson does something unconventional for a business owner: she asks them if they're really sure they want to make the purchase.
Henderson double checks because on-and-off again tariffs have... Read more
BOSTON BAR — Firefighters in British Columbia say they have successfully used a drone to ignite a controlled burn while fighting an active wildfire in what they call a Canadian first.
The BC Wildfire Service says in a video posted to Facebook that crews working on the Brunswick complex of wildfires... Read more
NIAGARA FALLS — Six captive belugas from Canada are now swimming in the waters of their new homes in the United States.
Marineland and a consortium of U.S. aquariums helped move the first batch of whales in a long, complex process that began Monday afternoon at the former Niagara Falls, Ont.,... Read more
OTTAWA — The federal NDP says the Carney government's support for international law is ringing hollow as it keeps silent on Washington's sanctions on a Canadian judge.
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio says he wants to "dismantle" the International Criminal Court and convince allies to leave the... Read more
OTTAWA — A major Jewish lobby group is accusing the Carney government of maintaining a "double standard" by condemning Israel's large-scale detention of Palestinians but not repression by brutal dictatorships.
The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs made the comment in response to a joint... Read more
A traffic stop escalated to officers used tasers, batons and pepper spray on 40-year-old, Boden Umpherville, who later succumbed to his injuries.
Saskatchewan RCMP responded to a serious collision on Monday night and have charged a man in a shooting in La Ronge from over the weekend.
A report of a “firearm discharge” on Cook Crescent in La Ronge was made to the RCMP in that area on July 18 around 11 a.m.
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Murray Wood says the death of Roughrider Jaden Dalke on the weekend, and another man who was in a vehicle struck by Dalke’s SUV, has people weighing sorrow and sympathy against news that raises questions about impairment. How should the team handle it at Thursday’s game?... Read more
Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet virtually with the country’s premiers Tuesday afternoon after the U.S. announced increased tariffs on Canadian goods.
P.E.I. Premier Rob... Read more
Sarah Mills says FIFA president Gianni Infantino turned the beautiful game into an excessive cash cow where the sport wasn’t elevated nor the fan experience front and centre.
The Mills Minute is a daily commentary heard on 650 CKOM and 980 CJME, where Sarah Mills offers sharp... Read more
8:30 – Yesterday, the RCMP released a statement regarding the death of Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Jayden Dalke. Dalke’s SUV was travelling northbound in the southbound lane when the crash happened; officers also found alcohol and cannabis in his vehicle. Sgt.... Read more
There’s a moment that happens in almost every beginner ballroom class.
The music starts. Everyone looks around the room. Someone laughs nervously. A few people quietly wonder if they’ve made a terrible mistake.
“I have two left feet.”
“I don’t know anybody.... Read more
THE PAS — Voters go to the polls today in a provincial byelection in northern Manitoba.
The riding of The Pas-Kameesak was previously represented by NDP member Amanda Lathlin, who died in March.
There are four candidates running for the seat, including Jennifer Flett for the NDP, Edna Nabess for... Read more
CHARLOTTETOWN — Domestic trade and major projects will be on the agenda as Canada's premiers gather Tuesday in Prince Edward Island for a three-day meeting coloured by a renewed tariff threat from U.S. President Donald Trump.
The annual summer gathering of provincial and territorial leaders will... Read more
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …
Trade, big projects top issues as premiers meet
Domestic trade and major projects will be on the agenda as Canada's premiers gather Tuesday in Prince Edward Island for a three-day meeting coloured by a... Read more
Wildfires raging in northern Ontario appear to have pushed the province to its worst wildfire season on record.
The province's latest numbers suggest fires have burned through more than 7,250 square kilometres of Ontario's forest, surpassing the previous record set in 2021.
The preliminary... Read more