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RFK Jr.'s war on mRNA vaccines breeds distrust, threatens Canada's access to development: experts
TORONTO - Canadian doctors and scientists say Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s defunding of mRNA vaccine research and development projects will have negative health effects in Canada and around the world. "I t...
Aug 08, 2025
Conservative campaign manager Jenni Byrne says she won't run the next campaign
OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre will have to hire a new campaign manager for the next election, now that Jenni Byrne has said she will not be returning to the role. Byrne said that while...
Aug 08, 2025
Montreal mother charged in abandonment case to continue psychiatric evaluation
SALABERRY-DE-VALLEYFIELD - The 34-year-old Montreal mother charged with allegedly abandoning her daughter in a field near a major Ontario highway will continue to undergo a psychiatric assessment. A Q...
Aug 08, 2025
Wildfires: Penalties for violating fire bans soar up to $150,000 in Newfoundland
ST. JOHN'S - As some of eastern Newfoundland's tinder-dry forests continued to burn out of control on Friday, the provincial government exponentially increased its fines for those caught lighting ille...
Aug 08, 2025
Baklava pastries containing pistachios recalled due to salmonella
TORONTO - Baklava pastries containing pistachios are being recalled over salmonella concerns. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency issued a recall notice for some Andalos brand pastries distributed in ...
Aug 08, 2025
Advance polls open in Alberta byelection with 214 candidates, historic blank ballots
CAMROSE - Advance polls in a historic federal byelection for Alberta's Battle River-Crowfoot open today. For the first time ever, Elections Canada says voters must fill out a blank ballot. Read more: ...
Aug 08, 2025 A campaign sign for Independent candidate Bonnie Critchley next to signs for federal Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and Liberal candidate Darcy Spady in the riding of Battle River-Crowfoot, near Camrose, Alta., on Tuesday, July 22, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Amber Bracken
PM Carney to make military announcement, tour facility in Trenton today
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Trenton, Ont., today, where he is expected to make an announcement related to the Canadian Armed Forces. On Thursday, Carney told reporters that he planned...
Aug 08, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney stands with Minister of National Defence David McGuinty as he talks to service personnel following an announcement at Fort York Armoury in Toronto on Monday June 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young
Titan disaster: federal Fisheries Department was part of previous OceanGate mission
HALIFAX - The federal Fisheries Department is shedding new light on its relationship with OceanGate, the American company behind the deepsea Titan submersible that imploded south of Newfoundland in 20...
Aug 08, 2025
In the news today: Advance polls open in Alberta byelection
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Advance polls open in Alberta byelection Advance polls in a historic federal byelection for Alberta's Battle R...
Aug 08, 2025
Sister of Canadian military adviser fears looming deportation, Taliban reprisal
OTTAWA - The sister of a man who worked as an interpreter for the Canadian Armed Forces during the war in Afghanistan says she fears she will be deported back to her former home, where she could face ...
Aug 08, 2025
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