Murray Wood: A party 100 years in the making
Murray Wood and a couple of hundred others attended a birthday party on the weekend for a woman who turned 100, and cele...
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Ahead of PM's visit, India's envoy says Canada could sign trade deal 'within a year'
India's envoy to Ottawa says Canada could sign a comprehensive trade deal with New Delhi within a year - despite the fact that trade talks between the two nations have stalled multiple times since the...
Feb 20, 2026 Dinesh Kumar Patnaik, High Commissioner for the Republic of India to Canada, speaks to a reporter from The Canadian Press during an interview at the High Commission of India in Ottawa, on Thursday, Oct. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Police search Mountbatten-Windsor's former home a day after his arrest
LONDON (AP) - Police continued on Friday to search the former home of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, a day after he was arrested and held in custody for the best part of 11 hours on suspicion of miscondu...
Feb 20, 2026 A journalist looks at today's newspaper front pages in London, Friday, Feb. 20, 2026 after Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor was arrested and held for hours by British police on suspicion of misconduct in public office related to his links to Jeffrey Epstein. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
NDP leadership candidates to square off in final debate
The five NDP leadership candidates are in the Vancouver area today for the second and final party-organized debate of the leadership race. This English language debate follows a French language debate...
Feb 19, 2026 The NDP leadership debate stage is photographed in Montreal on Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
Ottawa making progress on defence purchasing reforms, Fuhr says
Ottawa is now well into its defence procurement reforms and plans to introduce changes to make it easier for small and medium-sized businesses to navigate government contracting. That's according to S...
Feb 19, 2026 Stephen Fuhr, Secretary of State (Defence Procurement), holds a press conference regarding the Defence Investment Agency in the foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Pneumonia hospitalizations rose dramatically last year, new CIHI data shows
The Canadian Institute for Health Information says pneumonia hospitalizations rose by almost one-third across Canada last year. The data released Thursday shows kids between five and 17 years old were...
Feb 19, 2026
Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor arrested on suspicion of misconduct in public office
LONDON (AP) - Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, the former British prince who was stripped of his royal titles because of his links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, was arrested Thursday on suspic...
Feb 19, 2026
Eight backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche
TRUCKEE, Calif. (AP) - Eight backcountry skiers have been found dead and 1 remains missing after an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in California, officials said, making it the deadliest avalanche in the U....
Feb 18, 2026 Snow covers a street sign on Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026 in Truckee Calif. (AP Photo/Brooke Hess-Homeier)
Ottawa extends express immigration entry to researchers, military applicants
Immigration Minister Lena Diab is adding three new permanent residency streams to Canada's express entry program that cover a variety of professions, including researchers and military personnel. The ...
Feb 18, 2026 Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Minister Lena Metlege Diab rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Mark Zuckerberg will testify in an unprecedented social media trial that questions whether Meta's platforms deliberately addict and harm children. Meta's CEO is expected to answer t...
Feb 18, 2026 Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg arrives for a landmark trial over whether social media platforms deliberately addict and harm children, Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Ryan Sun)
Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux leaves Conservatives to join Liberal caucus
Alberta MP Matt Jeneroux has crossed the floor from the Conservative party to join the Liberal caucus. Prime Minister Mark Carney made the announcement on social media this morning, saying he is honou...
Feb 18, 2026 Conservative MP Matt Jeneroux rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 31, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
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