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Gun control group repeats call for end to sales of SKS rifles after Montreal shooting
MONTREAL - A prominent gun control advocacy group is repeating its call for an immediate end to new sales of SKS rifles following deadly shootings in Montreal. Police have not identified the type of f...
Jun 25, 2026 A person looks out of a window as police respond to a shooting in the Côte-des-Neiges district of Montreal on Monday, June 22, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov
News, cultural groups want clarity on copyright after Ottawa releases AI strategy
OTTAWA - News and cultural industry groups are calling on the government to take a stand on how AI systems use copyrighted content after Ottawa's long-awaited national AI strategy failed to address th...
Jun 25, 2026
Trump turns America 250 kickoff into a campaign-style rally on the National Mall
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump formally kicked off celebrations for America's 250th anniversary on Wednesday night by working to get the country excited again - about himself. The president ...
Jun 24, 2026
B.C.'s newest municipality of Okanagan Falls to be incorporated in November
VICTORIA - Residents of British Columbia's first new municipality in 16 years will soon be voting for a mayor and council. The B.C. government says Okanagan Falls residents will vote for a mayor and f...
Jun 24, 2026
Democrat blames Trump for delayed bridge opening in new political ad
WASHINGTON - The delayed opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge is now an issue in a closely watched Michigan Senate race as a Democrat hopeful blames the pause on U.S. President Donald Trump...
Jun 24, 2026
Carney's office offers few details on call with Trump before NATO summit
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney spoke Wednesday with U.S. President Donald Trump ahead of the NATO summit next month. Carney's office issued a one-sentence statement about Wednesday's call that do...
Jun 24, 2026
N.B. social services minister vows change after scathing youth advocate report
FREDERICTON - A New Brunswick official has promised changes to the way the province helps vulnerable youth as lawmakers started hearings Wednesday into an advocate's report detailing failures within t...
Jun 24, 2026
Conservative MPs launch fundraiser for LGBTQ+ refugees
OTTAWA - Two Conservative MPs say leading a fundraising cruise for LGBTQ+ refugees is a tangible way for the party to advance the rights of gender and sexual minorities. "We're all God's creatures and...
Jun 24, 2026
Nova Scotia launches three-year plan to expand its $2.2-billion seafood industry
HALIFAX - The Nova Scotia government has announced a three-year strategy aimed at growing the province's $2.2-billion seafood industry as it tries to cope with with rising costs, labour shortages and ...
Jun 24, 2026
Senate Republicans hold new vote on war powers after Trump berated them at Capitol meeting
WASHINGTON (AP) - Senate Republicans who were berated by President Donald Trump on Wednesday over opposition to his war in Iran held a late-night vote to try to appease him, voting down a war powers r...
Jun 24, 2026
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