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Defence expected to find operational savings even as its budget balloons
The Department of National Defence will not be spared from Prime Minister Mark Carney's cost-cutting drive - even though overall defence spending is set to balloon in the coming years. Finance Ministe...
Jul 09, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney holds a closing press conference following the NATO Summit in The Hague, Netherlands on Wednesday, June 25, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Four charged in alleged violent extremist plot to take over Quebec City: RCMP
The RCMP says four people, including active members of the Canadian Armed Forces, are facing charges after allegedly plotting to "forcibly take possession" of land in the Quebec City area. Mounties al...
Jul 08, 2025 An RCMP epaulette is seen in Edmonton, Wednesday, Feb. 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson
Premiers Danielle Smith and Doug Ford agree to study new energy corridors, more trade
The premiers of Alberta and Ontario agreed Monday to a feasibility study of new pipelines and rail lines between provinces and pledged to increase interprovincial trade of alcohol and vehicles. The ag...
Jul 07, 2025 Ontario Premier Doug Ford, left, and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith speak before signing agreements to build new energy and trade infrastructure in Calgary, Monday, July 7, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Canada not affected by Trump's looming deadline for trade deals
U.S. President Donald Trump says he will be sending letters to countries around the world today as he seeks trade deals - but Canada is not being affected by Wednesday's tariff deadline. On Sunday, Tr...
Jul 07, 2025 U.S. President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One at Morristown Municipal Airport in Morristown, N.J., Sunday, July 6, 2025, en route to Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)
Camp Mystic 'grieving the loss' of 27 campers and counselors following catastrophic Texas floods
KERRVILLE, Texas (AP) - Camp Mystic says it is "grieving the loss" the loss of 27 campers and counselors as the search continued Monday for victims of catastrophic Texas flooding over the Fourth of Ju...
Jul 07, 2025 Officials inspect an area at Camp Mystic along the banks of the Guadalupe River after a flash flood swept through the area Sunday, July 6, 2025, in Hunt, Texas. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)
Politicians overstating benefits of scrapping internal trade barriers: Think tank
A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is dismissing moves by the federal government and Canada's premiers to break down internal trade barriers as little more than "political the...
Jul 07, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney, left, speaks to media following the First Minister’s Meeting in Saskatoon, Sask., Monday, June 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards
'Uniquely Canadian': Stampede begins with parade led by country star Shania Twain
The Old West will be on full display as thousands clad in tassels, boots and buckles march through city streets today to kick off the Calgary Stampede. Country superstar Shania Twain will saddle up an...
Jul 04, 2025
Russia hammers Kyiv in largest missile and drone barrage since war in Ukraine began
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - Waves of drone and missile attacks targeted Kyiv overnight into Friday in the largest aerial assault since Russia's invasion of Ukraine began more than three years ago, officials ...
Jul 04, 2025
Federal deficit could average $78B over 4 years, think tank warns
The C.D. Howe Institute predicts Ottawa's recently announced spending plans - which include a much bigger defence budget - will drive its deficits markedly higher in the coming years. In a new analysi...
Jul 03, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks with reporters on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Monday, June 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby
Fire again threatens Lytton, B.C., one of hundreds of blazes across Canada
This week marks the four-year anniversary of a deadly wildfire that destroyed the British Columbia village of Lytton and the community is again under threat, with a fire burning out of control north o...
Jul 02, 2025 The Thompson-Nicola Regional District, as shown in this handout photo provided by BC Wildfire Service, has declared a local state of emergency for the Blue Sky Country region due to an encroaching out-of-control wildfire in south-central British Columbia. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — BC Wildfire Service
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