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Canadian population growth continued to slow with almost no increase in Q1: StatCan
Statistics Canada says population growth stalled in the first quarter. The agency says the Canadian population rose by 20,107 people from Jan. 1 to April 1 to 41,548,787, the smallest increase since t...
Jun 18, 2025 A Canadian Armed Forces (CAF) SkyHawks member comes into landing over Parliament Hill during Canada Day celebrations in Ottawa, on Monday, July 1, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Iran's leader rejects call to surrender, says U.S. intervention would cause 'irreparable damage'
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - Iran's supreme leader on Wednesday rejected U.S. calls for surrender in the face of blistering Israeli strikes and warned that any military involvement by the Americ...
Jun 18, 2025 Smoke rises from the building of Iran's state-run television after an Israeli strike in Tehran, Iran, Monday, June 16, 2025. (AP Photo)
Canadians spending less time with friends, especially those of working age: StatCan
A Statistics Canada report says Canadians are spending less time with friends than ever, with the decline sharpest among the working-age demographic. The new data show that in 2022, only 19.3 per cent...
Jun 17, 2025 People eat and relax at picnic tables at the ByWard Market in Ottawa, on Friday, June 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Canada pledges $4.3B in support for Ukraine as Carney, Zelenskyy meet at G7
Prime Minister Mark Carney is outlining $4.3 million in new support for Ukraine's defence as he meets with Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Alberta this morning. The Prime Mini...
Jun 17, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney meets with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Trump leaving G7 summit early because of crisis in Middle East
Escalating violence in the Middle East overshadowed movement on trade deals within the G7 on Monday, as U.S. President Donald Trump announced late in the day that he would be leaving the leaders' summ...
Jun 16, 2025
Beach Boys' Brian Wilson has died at 82
The Beach Boys' Brian Wilson has died at 82. One of the world's most beloved and influential musicians, his family posted news of his death to his website Wednesday. The eldest and last surviving of t...
Jun 11, 2025
Liberal MP to meet with Carney to discuss Modi's 'un-Canadian' invitation to G7
B.C. Liberal MP Sukh Dhaliwal says he has a meeting scheduled with Prime Minister Mark Carney this week to talk about his controversial decision to invite Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to the G7...
Jun 11, 2025
Ottawa's GST rebate on new homes would save typical 1st-time buyer $27K: PBO
The parliamentary budget officer says Ottawa's plan to slash the sales tax on housing would save an eligible first-time homebuyer an average of roughly $27,000 off the price of a newly built home. The...
Jun 11, 2025 Houses for sale in a new subdivision in Airdrie, Alta., on Friday, Jan. 28, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Carney vows Canada will meet 2% NATO spending pledge this year
Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will meet its NATO commitment and spend 2 per cent of national GDP on defence this year. Canada is currently estimated to be spending about 1.4 per cent of GDP o...
Jun 09, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks during a news conference in Ottawa, Friday, May 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
What to know about Trump's deployment of National Guard troops to LA protests
President Donald Trump has deployed at least 300 California National Guard troops to Los Angeles to respond to immigration protests, over the objections of California Gov. Gavin Newsom. Trump initiall...
Jun 09, 2025 Protesters confront a line of U.S. National Guard in the metropolitan detention center of downtown Los Angeles, Sunday, June 8, 2025, following last night's immigration raid protest. (AP Photo/Eric Thayer)
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