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NATO 5% pledge to add $63B to deficit by 2035, budget watchdog says
The parliamentary spending watchdog says Prime Minister Mark Carney's plan to spend the equivalent of five per cent of GDP on defence by 2035 will push the federal budget deficit up by $63 billion in ...
Feb 05, 2026
Harper says Canada's difficulties can't all be blamed on Trump in gala speech
Former prime minister Stephen Harper says Canada must adapt to new geopolitical realities, arguing that many of the country's difficulties can't be blamed on U.S. President Donald Trump. Harper made r...
Feb 05, 2026 Former prime minister Stephen Harper speaks during a ceremony for his official portrait unveiling in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
How a missing-person report filed after four decades helped ID Sask. woman's remains
Vancouver police say a missing-person report and a DNA sample filed by a B.C. woman four decades after her mother disappeared helped identify the remains of a woman found in Florida in the 1980s. Othr...
Feb 05, 2026 Missing Canadian woman Jeanette Marcotte is seen in this undated handout photo provided by U.S. DNA firm Othram. Othram says it has identified skeletal remains found in Florida in 1985 as those of Marcotte. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Othram
UK leader apologizes to victims of Epstein for giving Peter Mandelson an ambassador job
LONDON (AP) - British Prime Minister Keir Starmer apologized Thursday to victims of Jeffrey Epstein for appointing Peter Mandelson as the U.K.'s ambassador to Washington despite his ties to the disgra...
Feb 05, 2026 Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer delivers a speech at Horntye Park Sports Complex in St Leonards-on-Sea, East Sussex, England, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. (Peter Nicholls/Pool Photo via AP)
Feds expected to announce national automotive strategy, new EV rebates today
Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce new electric vehicle policies today including a revival of the popular EV rebates for consumers. Government and industry sources, who were not author...
Feb 05, 2026 An electric vehicle charger is seen in Ottawa on June 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
What to know about the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, mother of 'Today' show's Savannah Guthrie
Authorities are looking for the 84-year-old mother of "Today" show host Savannah Guthrie after they say she was taken from her home in Tucson, Arizona, against her will over the weekend. It's imperati...
Feb 04, 2026 Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos speaks at a news conference, Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026, in Tucson, Ariz., to provide updates in the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie, the mother of “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie. (AP Photo/Sejal Govindarao)
Backyard vegetable gardens are healthy for people and the planet. Here's how to start yours
If you want healthy food, experts say to eat what's local, organic and in-season. Those foods benefit the planet too, because they are less taxing on the soil and they don't travel as far. It doesn't ...
Feb 04, 2026 There is a great deal of satisfaction in growing your own vegetables and fruit. Make the most of the season's produce by following the advice of our gardening experts. (viki2win/Depositphotos.com)
Super Bowl LX ads feature AI, weight-loss drugs and celebs from George Clooney to Kendall Jenner
NEW YORK (AP) - As Super Bowl Sunday approaches, the battle off the field for advertisers to win over 120 million-plus viewers will be just as heated as the rivalry between the New England Patriots an...
Feb 04, 2026
Russia and Ukraine envoys meet in Abu Dhabi for US-brokered talks
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Envoys from Russia and Ukraine met in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday for another round of U.S.-brokered talks on ending the almost four-year war, a Ukrainian negotiator said. The delegati...
Feb 04, 2026 In this image made from video provided by Russian Defense Ministry Press Service on Wednesday, Feb. 4, 2026, Russian Multiple rocket launcher TOS-1A fires towards Ukrainian positions on an undisclosed location in Ukraine. (Russian Defense Ministry Press Service via AP)
Alberta government to review intersection where 3 junior hockey players died in crash
The Alberta government says it will review an intersection where three junior hockey players died in a car crash while heading to practice. The crash happened Monday at a highway entrance to Stavely, ...
Feb 04, 2026 The intersection where three junior hockey players were killed in a vehicle crash at Stavely, Alta., Feb. 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Larry MacDougal
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