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Federal government reports $25.5B deficit for its April-to-February period
The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $25.5 billion for the April-to-February period of its 2025-26 fiscal year. In its monthly fiscal monitor, the Finance Department says the result co...
Apr 24, 2026 Renovations of the Centre Block of Parliament Hill continue in Ottawa on Wednesday, April 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Body of Canadian killed in pyramid shooting turned over to family: Mexican officials
Mexican officials say the body of a Canadian tourist killed when a gunman opened fire from one of the country's most visited pyramids has been turned over to her family. The attorney general's office ...
Apr 23, 2026 Tourists visit the Teotihuacan pyramids after the archeological site reopened two days after a gunman opened fire, killing a Canadian tourist, outside Mexico City, Wednesday, April 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Eduardo Verdugo)
Turf war: B.C. prison finds drug package disguised as grass patch dropped over fence
Authorities in British Columbia's Fraser Valley have foiled an attempt to sneak drugs into a prison by dropping a package disguised as a patch of loose turf onto the facility's grounds. RCMP say corre...
Apr 21, 2026 Authorities in British Columbia's Fraser Valley have foiled a sophisticated attempt to sneak contraband into a local prison by dropping a package disguised as a patch of loose grass, as shown in this undated handout photo, onto the facility's grounds. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — RCMP (Mandatory Credit)
Ex-Mountie pleads not guilty to offence under Canada's Security of Information Act
A former Mountie has pleaded not guilty to a charge under Canada's Security of Information Act as his trial gets underway in British Columbia Supreme Court. William Majcher stood as he entered his ple...
Apr 20, 2026 The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Monday, January 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns
Ottawa unveils $25M to boost advanced manufacturing at trade fair in Germany
The federal government is unveiling $25 million to support 14 projects meant to boost advanced manufacturing in Canada. The new spending adds to $38 million allocated by industry, for projects ranging...
Apr 20, 2026 Industry Minister Melanie Joly rises during Question Period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Friday, April 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
2 Royal Navy sailors charged in fatal capsizing of military craft in Halifax harbour
Canadian military police have charged two members of the Royal Canadian Navy in the death last year of a sailor who was aboard a small military boat that capsized in Halifax harbour. Petty Officer 2nd...
Apr 15, 2026
Vets, MPs call on feds to launch honour review board to award Canadian Victoria Cross
The federal government is facing mounting calls to establish a military honours review board, and to finally award Canada's highest military honour. The Canadian Victoria Cross was established in 1993...
Apr 15, 2026 Former chief of defence staff General Rick Hillier (left) and Conservative MP for Conservative MP for Airdrie-Cochrane Blake Richards look on as Valour in the Presence of the Enemy founder Bruce Moncur speaks during a news conference on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Wednesday, April 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Christine Fréchette awaits swearing-in as premier after winning CAQ leadership
Quebec will soon have a new premier after former cabinet minister Christine Frchette was named leader of the governing Coalition Avenir Qubec on Sunday. She is to be sworn in before the Quebec legisla...
Apr 13, 2026 Christine Frechette gives remarks at the CAQ leadership convention in Drummondville, Que., on Sunday, April 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
G stands for goodbye as Saskatchewan calls cut on movie ratings
REGINA - Some local theatres in Saskatchewan are hoping to see more independent films up on the big screen after the provincial government decided to end mandatory movie ratings. Jordan Delorme, gener...
Apr 12, 2026 Lenore Maier, executive and artistic director of the Broadway Theatre, inside the theatre's production room in Saskatoon, Friday, April 10, 2026. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards)
Carney to speak with Canadian Jeremy Hansen after Artemis II's historic moon mission
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to speak today with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen after the Artemis II's historic mission to the moon. A media advisory from the Canadian Space Agency says I...
Apr 08, 2026 Astronaut Jeremy Hansen speaks about his upcoming Artemis II mission during an event at the Canadian Space Agency, in Longueuil, Que., on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes
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