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Canadian consular officials head to Canary Islands to meet hantavirus cruise ship
Consular officials are on their way to the Canary Islands to meet with four Canadians on board a deadly hantavirus-stricken cruise ship. The federal government says three people with connections to th...
May 08, 2026 The MV Hondius cruise ship departs the port in Praia, Cape Verde, Wednesday, May 6, 2026. (AP Photo/Misper Apawu)
Conservatives press Liberals on Snowbirds aircraft retirement
The Opposition Conservatives are accusing the Liberal government of hiding plans to halt Snowbirds performances next year. Conservative MP Fraser Tolmie raised the issue in question period today, sayi...
May 07, 2026
Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour named as next governor general
Prime Minister Mark Carney has named retired Supreme Court justice Louise Arbour as Canada's next governor general. The accomplished former jurist is fluently bilingual, and has served as UN human rig...
May 05, 2026 Former Supreme Court Justice Louise Arbour speaks in Ottawa on Monday, May 30, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Conservatives stay on top of party fundraising list as Liberals narrow the gap
The Conservatives' fundraising machine continues to outpace all other federal parties after bringing in more than $9.4 million in the last quarter, though the Liberals are closing the gap. Elections C...
May 01, 2026 A delegate wears a cowboy hat with a Conservative Party convention logo on it during the party's national convention in Calgary, Alta., Saturday, Jan. 31, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
Tumbler Ridge, B.C., families sue Altman and OpenAI over shooting
Victims and their families in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., earlier this year have filed a wrongful-death lawsuit in California against OpenAI and founder Sam Altman. In court documents pr...
Apr 29, 2026
Prime Minister Mark Carney announces Canada's first sovereign wealth fund
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the country's first national sovereign wealth fund on Monday, pitching the new agency as a way for Canadians to invest in nation-building projects. Carney said the...
Apr 27, 2026
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
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