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CP NewsAlert: Carney sending MP to China to push back against canola tariffs
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's parliamentary secretary will join Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe on a trade mission to China later this week. The Prime Minister's Office says Kody Blois, Liberal...
Sep 04, 2025
What could drought-stricken forests mean for Canada's fall foliage?
An Ontario biologist says drought-stricken parts of Canada could be in for some underwhelming fall foliage if stressed trees lose out on the energy needed to generate some of the season's most brillia...
Sep 04, 2025
Carney says his ministers are looking for ways to cut spending at cabinet retreat
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney and his cabinet will meet behind closed doors for a second day in a row today, as the Liberal government prepares for Parliament's return in a little under two wee...
Sep 04, 2025
Teenage workers hit hard by tech disruption, population growth: Desjardins
OTTAWA - A new report argues the rise of gig work, artificial intelligence and rapid population growth are souring job prospects for Canada's youngest workers. The Desjardins Economics report, release...
Sep 04, 2025
Quebec replaces Luc Boileau as head of public health with Caroline Quach-Thanh
MONTREAL - Quebec is replacing its national public health director, with Dr. Caroline Quach-Thanh taking over from Dr. Luc Boileau. In a statement Wednesday, the government said Quach-Thanh's term wil...
Sep 04, 2025
Congo's health ministry announces a new Ebola outbreak
DAKAR, Senegal (AP) - Congo's health ministry on Thursday announced a new Ebola outbreak, the 16th in the central African country, after a case was confirmed in the southern Kasai province. "To date, ...
Sep 04, 2025
Quebec premier to shuffle cabinet next week, delay start of legislative session
QUBEC - Quebec Premier Franois Legault will shuffle his cabinet next week and delay the start of the legislative session by two weeks. His office says the shuffle will give the government new momentum...
Sep 04, 2025
The District of Columbia sues over Trump's deployment of the National Guard
WASHINGTON (AP) - The District of Columbia on Thursday sued to stop President Donald Trump's deployment of National Guard during law enforcement intervention in Washington. The city's attorney general...
Sep 04, 2025
Lorena is downgraded to a tropical storm but still poses a flood and mudslide threat to Mexico
MIAMI (AP) - Hurricane Lorena has weakened to a tropical storm but forecasters said a life-threatening risk of flash flooding and mudslides was still present for parts of Mexico's Baja California peni...
Sep 04, 2025
Macron says 26 countries pledge troops as a reassurance force for Ukraine after fighting ends
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) - French President Emmanuel Macron said Thursday that 26 of Ukraine's allies have pledged to deploy troops as a "reassurance force" for the war-torn country once fighting ends in th...
Sep 04, 2025