Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Lewis begins NDP leadership with Prairie tension and a big rebuilding task ahead New NDP Leader Avi Lewis begins his term in earnest with two major tasks ahead --...

WINNIPEG - NDP Leader Avi Lewis begins his term with the task of rebuilding the federal party in his unapologetically progressive vision, but there is already resistance from the leadership of the Alberta and Saskatchewan branches. Lewis won a first-ba...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government has dismissed a Toronto man's proposal to keep politicians honest in an age of misinformation, saying there are already several ways to fight falsehoods. Federico Sanchez initiated an electronic petition to the House of ...

OTTAWA - Major Canadian banks and pension funds have provided tens of billions of dollars to American contractors for the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency, an investigation by the non-profit Stand.earth has found. The environmental advoc...

MONTREAL - Fraser Place says gender-affirming surgery will finally allow him to feel comfortable in his own body. But the 26-year-old Montrealer says that sense of comfort feels excruciatingly far away. Recently, GrS Montreal, the sole clinic in Queb...

HAMILTON - It was an all-Canadian love-in at Sunday's Juno Awards as Joni Mitchell took the stage for a stirring sing-along after accepting a lifetime achievement award from Prime Minister Mark Carney. The Canadian folk icon was welcomed by Carney in a...

CHARLOTTETOWN - Prince Edward Island Premier Rob Lantz has asked the province's conflict of interest commissioner to investigate a former cabinet minister's handling of a permitting issue at a golf club. Lantz says in a statement a third-party investig...

Saskatoon's safe injection site said on Sunday its exemption to operate had been suspended after its board of directors was told last week of a "significant financial shortfall in operating funds."

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Ward 3 councillor Robert Pearce said volunteers in the Fairhaven Resident's Patrol will likely undergo training in early May, before getting out into the community and reporting back to police.