Murray Wood: Signs of spring appearing in Saskatchewan
Murray Wood says signs of spring were all over the place on the weekend, even though the forecast remains wintery for th...
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Trump to meet Putin soon, the Kremlin says as a White House deadline looms on Ukraine
A meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump has been agreed, a Kremlin official said Thursday, the eve of a White House deadline for Moscow to show progress towa...
Aug 07, 2025 This combination photo shows U.S. President Donald Trump in a business roundtable in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025, left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin at a signing ceremony at the Kremlin in Moscow, May 10, 2025. (AP Photo, Files)
Hearing for Alberta separation referendum question to be held in court
EDMONTON - A special court proceeding on a proposed Alberta separation referendum question is scheduled to get underway today in Edmonton. Alberta's chief electoral officer, Gordon McClure, referred t...
Aug 07, 2025 A Canada flag, left, and an Alberta flag flap in the breeze with Wedge Mountain in the background in Kananaskis, Alta., on Monday, June 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Ottawa upholds CRTC's wholesale internet rules, says they will foster competition
Ottawa says it will uphold a ruling by Canada's telecommunications regulator allowing the country's largest internet companies to provide service to customers using fibre networks built by their rival...
Aug 07, 2025
In the news today: Carney, Metis and major projects talks; Trump's tariffs in effect
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to meet with Mtis groups on major projects Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet today with three p...
Aug 07, 2025
Canadians applying for a Nexus card can no longer choose an 'X' gender marker
OTTAWA - Canadians renewing or applying for Nexus travel cards can no longer choose an X gender marker, following an executive order from U.S. President Donald Trump that says the American government ...
Aug 06, 2025 A NEXUS card and a Canadian passport are pictured in Ottawa on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Conservatives still lead in party fundraising as Liberals close in
OTTAWA - The Conservatives are still bringing in more through donations than any other federal political party, but their fundraising has dropped since the spring election. The Tories raised just over...
Aug 06, 2025 Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre holds a press conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, June 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Court ruling declaring Ontario bike lane law unconstitutional 'ridiculous': Ford
THORNHILL - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says a court decision declaring his law to remove three Toronto bike lanes unconstitutional is the "most ridiculous" ruling he has ever seen. Ford has already sai...
Aug 06, 2025 A cyclist rides in a bike lane on University Avenue in Toronto on Friday, December 13, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor
Prime Minister Carney announces new support measures for softwood lumber industry
KELOWNA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is preparing financial supports for the forestry sector as the U.S. ratchets up duties on Canadian softwood lumber. Carney is promising an aid package...
Aug 05, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney listens while touring the Royal Canadian Navy torpedo recovery vessel Sikanni at the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges (CFMETR), in Nanoose Bay, B.C., on Monday, Aug. 4, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
Three facing smuggling-related charges after 44 migrants intercepted in Quebec: CBSA
MONTREAL - The Canada Border Services Agency says it has arrested and charged three alleged smugglers after police in southern Quebec intercepted a truck carrying 44 foreign nationals in conditions an...
Aug 05, 2025
After unionized Canada Post workers reject 'final offers,' what happens next?
OTTAWA - Labour experts say another postal service strike is unlikely after unionized Canada Post workers rejected their employer's latest round of offers in a forced vote and the parties mull their n...
Aug 05, 2025 A Canada Post employee prepares to check a street letter box while delivering mail, in White Rock, B.C., on Monday, July 28, 2025. Unionized workers at Canada Post rejected the Crown corporatin's latest offers in a forced ratification vote. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck
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8:30 - Today is Green Shirt Day, which falls one day after the eighth anniversary of the Humboldt Bus Crash. The anniver...
