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Quebec premier says he's not going anywhere as legislative session ends
MONTREAL - Following a legislative session dominated by an embarrassing scandal and persistent queries about his political future, Quebec Premier Franois Legault insists he's not bothered by withering...
Jun 06, 2025
Coal mines on Alberta's eastern slopes could push fishery 'beyond recovery': study
CALGARY - Old coal mines on the eastern slopes of the Alberta Rockies are leaching chemicals that are poisoning the fish downstream, says a new study by Alberta government scientists. It also suggests...
Jun 06, 2025
Canadian, European space agencies reaffirm relations amid political, economic anxiety
LONGUEUIL - Economic and geopolitical turmoil is forcing the Canadian and European space agencies to work together more closely, the organizations' leaders said Friday as they signed a joint statement...
Jun 06, 2025
Justice Department cutting up to 264 jobs as it faces 'budgetary pressures'
OTTAWA - The federal Department of Justice is set to lay off as many as 264 employees as it navigates what it calls "significant budgetary pressures." Ian McLeod, a spokesperson for the department, sa...
Jun 06, 2025
Liberals table bill to speed up approvals for major 'national interest' projects
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is granting itself new powers to quickly push ahead major projects the federal cabinet deems to be in the national interest. Intergovernmental Affairs ...
Jun 06, 2025 Prime Minister Mark Carney speaks at the Muslim Association of Canada Eid Festival in Ottawa on Friday, June 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
AFN to hold emergency meeting with chiefs on major projects bill
OTTAWA - The Assembly of First Nations will hold an emergency meeting next week to discuss the implications of federal legislation that would speed up approvals for major projects. National Chief Cind...
Jun 06, 2025
Manitoba premier eyes northern development that could include a pipeline
WINNIPEG - Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew promoted his province Friday as the route for a future trade corridor, which could include a pipeline, in order to get goods from Western Canada to overseas marke...
Jun 06, 2025
U.S. ambassador Pete Hoekstra says Canada's economic hopes align with Trump's goals
OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's goal of enhancing American power aligns with Prime Minister Mark Carney's aim of making Canada's economy the fastest-growing in the G7, Trump's envoy to Canada s...
Jun 06, 2025
Supreme Court of Canada says babysitter must be acquitted in toddler's death
OTTAWA - An acquittal is the appropriate outcome for a British Columbia woman whose conviction in the drowning death of a toddler was set aside two years ago, the Supreme Court of Canada has ruled. Ta...
Jun 06, 2025
Modi says he has accepted Carney's invitation to attend G7
OTTAWA - Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says he has accepted an invitation from Prime Minister Mark Carney to attend the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., later this month. The summit runs from Jun...
Jun 06, 2025 Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrives for a ceremonial reception for Angol's President João Lourenco at the Indian presidential palace in New Delhi, India on Saturday, May 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Manish Swarup)
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