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Man accused of assaulting alleged home intruder in high-profile case sees charges withdrawn
Charges have been withdrawn against an Ontario man accused of assaulting an alleged home intruder last August in a case that attracted significant political attention. Kawartha Lakes police reported a...
Feb 26, 2026 A Kawartha Lakes Police Services is seen in Kawartha Lakes, Ont. on Friday, Nov. 27, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Doug Ives
Budget watchdog predicts zero population growth this year
The parliamentary budget officer predicts Canada's population growth will remain flat in 2026, mainly due to cuts in non-permanent resident admissions in the latest federal Immigration Levels Plan. Th...
Feb 26, 2026 A reveller carries a Canada flag through a crowd on the Halifax Waterfront during Canada Day celebrations in Halifax, on Tuesday, July 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darren Calabrese
Third victim dies from wounds suffered in Rhode Island ice rink attack, police say
PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) - A deadly shooting during a youth hockey game in Rhode Island last week has claimed a third victim, a grandfather whose daughter and grandson were also killed in the attack, aut...
Feb 26, 2026 Police continue to tape off the Dennis M. Lynch arena a day after a deadly shooting during a youth hockey game on Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2026 in Pawtucket, R.I. (AP Photo/Rodrique Ngowi)
B.C. man cured of rare disease in world-first for new gene-editing technology
Ty Sperle says he felt "insane shock" after learning he'd been cured of a rare genetic disease through a clinical trial using a new gene-editing treatment. The B.C. man says he'd started that day last...
Feb 26, 2026 Ty Sperle is shown in this undated handout photo prior to his treatment. Sperle, a 19-year-old resident of Kelowna, B.C., has been cured of a rare disease called chronic granulomatous disease in the first use of a genetic technology known as "prime editing" as part of a clinical trial by U.S.-based Prime Medicine. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Sperle family
Carney follows up speech in Davos with trip to India, Australia, Japan
Prime Minister Mark Carney leaves Thursday for a 10-day visit to India, Australia and Japan - his first international trip since his headline-making speech in Davos that called for middle powers to ba...
Feb 26, 2026 Prime Minister Mark Carney boards a government plane in Ottawa on Monday, Jan. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Feds knew EV rebates were running out months before telling public, documents suggest
Transport Canada officials were aware funding for the popular electric vehicle rebate program was at risk of running out several months before the department told the public about it in January 2025, ...
Feb 26, 2026 A Tesla EV charging station is seen in Montreal on Friday, Feb. 20, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Canada pledges $8 million in food aid for Cuba as U.S. fuel blockade continues
Canada is sending $8 million in food aid to people in Cuba, where a U.S. oil blockade has triggered a humanitarian crisis. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and MP Randeep Sarai, secretary of state...
Feb 25, 2026 Guillermo Beltran, a recipient of Mexican humanitarian assistance, poses for a photo with his daughters Chanely, left and Chanela, holding his donated items at their home in Havana, Cuba, Thursday, Feb. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Ramon Espinosa)
Tiger Woods nearing decisions on whether to play in the Masters and be Ryder Cup captain
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Tiger Woods is on the clock. Woods kept everyone guessing - a favorite hobby of his - with one word and a smug grin last week at Riviera when he was asked if playing in the Masters ...
Feb 24, 2026 Tiger Woods speaks after the final round of the Genesis Invitational golf tournament at Riviera Country Club, Sunday, Feb. 22, 2026, in the Pacific Palisades area of Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Caroline Brehman)
Relative of Tumbler Ridge shooter is arrested in Alberta, accused of attempted murder
Alberta RCMP say a relative of Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar has been arrested in an attempted murder investigation. They say in a statement that Jacob Jan Van Rootselaar was arrested on ...
Feb 24, 2026 RCMP logo shown in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Anand won't say if Canadians should cancel Mexico trips as airlines resume flights
Canadian airlines are flying in and out of Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Tuesday after widespread violence led them to temporarily suspend service on the weekend. But Canada's foreign affairs minister w...
Feb 24, 2026 Minister of Foreign Affairs Anita Anand. (THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang)
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