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Convoy leaders Lich, Barber given conditional sentences
"Freedom Convoy" leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber will receive conditional sentences after being convicted of mischief for their roles in the protest that blockaded downtown Ottawa for several wee...
Oct 07, 2025 Chris Barber arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa for sentencing in his trial with fellow Freedom Convoy organizer Tamara Lich on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang
Trump talks 'love' and 'conflict' with Carney during Canadian prime minister's visit
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump said there's "mutual love" but "natural conflict" between the United States and Canada as he sat down with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday in the Oval Of...
Oct 07, 2025 President Donald Trump greets Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney, as he arrives at the White House, Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Fiscal watchdog gives mixed review to Ottawa's budget framework changes
Ottawa's fiscal watchdog says that while there are good measures in the new budget framework the federal government announced this week, its definition of capital spending could blur the picture of fe...
Oct 07, 2025 Interim Parliamentary Budget Officer Jason Jacques speaks with a senator as he waits to appear before the Senate Banking, Commerce and the Economy committee in Ottawa, Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Concordia University closes downtown campus ahead of Oct. 7 protests
Concordia University has closed all in-person classes at its downtown Montreal campus ahead of protests on the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel. University president Graham Carr...
Oct 07, 2025 Concordia University's downtown campus is seen Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2017, in Montreal. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz
Gaza peace talks enter their second day on the war's anniversary
CAIRO (AP) - Peace talks between Israel and Hamas resumed at an Egyptian resort city on Tuesday, the two-year anniversary of the militant group's surprise attack on Israel that triggered the bloody co...
Oct 07, 2025 A tourist films the sunrise at the Red Sea city of Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, where Israeli and Hamas officials are set to hold indirect talks, on Tuesday, Oct. 7, 2025. (AP Photo)
Auto sector tempering expectations of Carney-Trump meeting
The Canadian auto industry is tempering its expectations of the high-profile Tuesday meeting between Prime Minister Mark Carney and U.S. President Donald Trump. The industry is among those suffering t...
Oct 06, 2025 President Donald Trump waiting to greet Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney at the West Wing of the White House, Tuesday, May 6, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein)
Newfoundland airport warns about catfishing as people arrive to meet loved ones who don't exist
The chief executive of an airport in central Newfoundland says staff have noticed an increase in people who appear to have been victims of a manipulative scheme known as catfishing. Reg Wright with th...
Oct 06, 2025 The Gander, N.L., airport is shown on Thursday, July 6, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sarah Smellie
Superstar centre Connor McDavid signs extension with Oilers
EDMONTON - It appears Connor McDavid will lead the Edmonton Oilers for the foreseeable future. Multiple media reports said Monday that McDavid, the Oilers' superstar captain, had reached an extension ...
Oct 06, 2025 Connor McDavid speaks to the media at Hockey Canada’s National Teams orientation camp in Calgary, Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Pivotal talks between Israel and Hamas begin in Egypt on eve of Gaza war anniversary
CAIRO (AP) - Israeli and Hamas officials launched indirect talks Monday at an Egyptian resort on a U.S.-drafted peace plan to end the ruinous war in Gaza on the eve of its second anniversary. Many unc...
Oct 06, 2025 People visit the burnt house of Siman Tov family where all five family members were killed during the Hamas attack on Oct. 7, 2023, in Kibbutz Nir Oz, Israel, a day before Israel marks the two-year anniversary of the attack, Monday, Oct. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Number of temporary worker applications falls as fines rise, government says
Ottawa says the number of temporary foreign worker applications has dropped by half since September 2024, when new rules were introduced to make it harder to get a permit. Employment and Social Develo...
Oct 06, 2025 Minister of Jobs and Families Patty Hajdu responds to a question during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, Oct. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
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