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Canada to host U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, other officials from G7 and Ukraine
OTTAWA - U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will be in the Ottawa region this week for a gathering of his peers from most G7 countries and Ukraine. Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia wi...
Sep 02, 2025
Slurry pit deaths: Quebec coroner warns of dangers to farmers from manure gases
MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is urging the province's professional farmers association to increase efforts to educate its members on the dangers of slurry pits. Coroner Nancy Bouchard made the recommen...
Sep 02, 2025
Canadian Red Cross helps rebuild Ukrainian children's hospital after rocket attack
KYIV - Workers dangle from ropes as they brush the last bit of white paint on the trim of the Okhmatdyt children's cardiac hospital in Kyiv. Below them, a damaged children's stroller and construction ...
Sep 02, 2025
Federal NDP launches leadership race
OTTAWA - The federal NDP today officially launched the race to find its next leader. In a news release, the party says there has been strong interest in the contest since Aug. 20, when the application...
Sep 02, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney huddles with cabinet in Toronto ahead of fall sitting
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney headed to Toronto on Tuesday for two days of private meetings with his cabinet ahead of the fall legislative sitting. It's Carney's second cabinet retreat since win...
Sep 02, 2025
EPA should not have been blocked from terminating green bank funds, appeals court says
A federal judge was wrong to block the Trump administration from freezing billions of dollars and terminating contracts for nonprofits to run a "green bank" aimed at financing climate-friendly project...
Sep 02, 2025
Scientists call for Sask. to reverse decision to extend coal-fired power plants
A group of atmospheric scientists say they're concerned about the Government of Saskatchewan's decision to extend the life of SaskPower's coal-fire power plants instead of abiding by federal regulatio...
Sep 02, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney huddles with cabinet in Toronto ahead of fall sitting
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney headed to Toronto on Tuesday for two days of private meetings with his cabinet ahead of the fall legislative sitting. It's Carney's second cabinet retreat since win...
Sep 02, 2025
Legault tells auto board scandal inquiry he only learned of cost overruns in February
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says he only learned about cost overruns at the province's auto insurance board in February 2025. Legault is testifying at a public inquiry examining how the ...
Sep 02, 2025
Trump will announce Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, AP source says
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Donald Trump's administration will announce Tuesday that U.S. Space Command will be located in Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision to keep it at its temporary headquart...
Sep 02, 2025