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What you need to know about Carney's pitch for private investment in airports
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants private investors to take over operations at Canada's four largest airports in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. Speaking at a government-led investment summit in Toronto on Tuesday, Carney sai...
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Harper says Canada had 'no choice' but to walk away from U.S. trade talks
TORONTO - Former prime minister Stephen Harper says the federal government had "no choice" but to walk away from trade talks with the United States. Delivering closing remarks at Canada's first-ever national investment summit Tuesday, Harper said the m...
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Missing B.C. skyrunner 'remains among the mountains,' family says after search
The family of famed Canadian skyrunner and mountaineer Kalie McCrystal, who went missing on the Matterhorn in the Alps more than two weeks ago, say she "remains among the mountains where she felt most at home." Her mother and sister say in a statement ...
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Vancouver General Hospital to make custom splints using 3D printing, saving time
VICTORIA - British Columbia's largest hospital will become the first health care facility in North America to produce custom splints using 3D printing technology on site. Health Minister Ravi Kahlon said Tuesday that printing splints at the hospital wo...
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From e-scooters to Indigenous rights law, B.C.'s local leaders discuss top concerns
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Indigenous rights law, affordability and crime are all on the agenda at an annual conference for local leaders across the province this week, but Patrick Johnstone, the mayor of New Westminster, B.C., said the top concern...
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Federal public service has lost 23,000 staffers in two years: budget watchdog
OTTAWA - The federal public service has shed more than 23,000 staffers over the last two years, says Canada's parliamentary spending watchdog. A new online tool released by the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer estimates there were 344,970 fed...
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Carney heads to France seeking deeper ties with EU on defence, trade and people
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to France on Tuesday ahead of his address to the European Parliament, where he hopes to secure deeper ties with the European Union. Carney was invited by Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliame...
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Fact File: Misleading claim links vandalism of U.S. visitor's truck to recent tension
Photos posted on X last week that claim to show an American visitor's pickup truck targeted by vandalism in Canada received tens of thousands of views. The post chided Canadians for resorting to "childish anti-American theatre" as they adopt an "Elbows...
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Steelworkers union president calls for Canada-U.S. unity in Quebec amid trade war
LAVAL - The president of an international steelworkers union is calling for unity as the trade war between Canada and the United States continues. United Steelworkers International president Roxanne Brown delivered the message at a news conference in ...
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Silicon Valley shouldn't self-regulate on AI safety, Cohere CEO says
TORONTO - Aidan Gomez, CEO of Canadian AI company Cohere, says a "small group of companies in Silicon Valley" shouldn't be left in charge of ensuring AI is safe. AI industry leaders have been warning about the dangers of the technology since an Anthrop...
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Visa travel rules part of talks with European Union, Carney says
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Tuesday that changes to visa rules for travel to European countries are a "possibility." Speaking in French to reporters in Toronto just ahead of his trip to France to address to the European Parliament, t...
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Alberta premier's office blames byelection loss on vote split; others say referendum
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith's office is blaming vote splitting among conservatives for a surprising Monday byelection defeat in what is supposed to be one of their Calgary strongholds. However, voices from across the political spectrum took to socia...
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Calgary man arrested after threat on YouTube to kill Prime Minister Mark Carney
CALGARY - Mounties say a Calgary man has been charged after he allegedly made threats on a YouTube account to kill Prime Minister Mark Carney. RCMP say its federal policing division received information about the alleged threats on July 28. A 31-year-o...
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University of British Columbia aquatic researchers receive $1M fellowships
VANCOUVER - Two University of British Columbia researchers are getting $1 million each for projects that study microscopic ocean organisms and toxic road run-off. The university says Patrick Keeling and Rachel Scholes of its Vancouver campus are the r...
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'Moment we've been waiting for': Biz groups cheer Ottawa's tax deduction expansion
The federal government is expanding a tax incentive to cover a broader array of assets as it aims to drive $1 trillion of new investment in a move roundly applauded by business groups. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced the "productivity mega deduct...
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Carney wants private investors to run Canada's four largest airports
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he wants to see private investors take over operations at Canada's four largest airports - Toronto Pearson, Montreal, Calgary and Vancouver. In a keynote address at the investment summit in Toronto on Tuesday, ...
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Latest U.S. tariffs hit a small number of Canadian goods while others are lifted
WASHINGTON - The latest U.S. tariffs on a small number of Canadian goods took effect Tuesday as Washington continued to pursue its trade war with Canada. The White House said last week it would impose 50 per cent tariffs on goods representing about 0.6...
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In the news today: Carney wraps summit, Quebec TV debate, Catherine O'Hara tribute
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Carney to deliver remarks, hold press conference on day two of investment summit Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to wrap up his government investment summit in T...
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B.C. journalist, harassed by 'cult-like' China protest group, wins defamation payout
The crowds of protesters gathered outside Gao Bing Chen's home on a cul-de-sac in Surrey, B.C., for 11 weeks, rain or shine. The group of up to 60 people distributed pamphlets describing their baseless claims that the journalist and commentator was a t...
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Quebec party leaders are set to spar in their first debate this evening
MONTREAL - Quebec party leaders and voters alike are preparing for the first major campaign debate tonight. The debate is scheduled for 8 p.m. and will feature all five party leaders. The host, TVA, has said the debate would explore three main themes...
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Carney says Canada is 'ahead on incentives' in race with U.S. to attract investment
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday that while Canada is "ahead on incentives" in the race with the United States for investment, it still has a lot of ground to make up. At a news conference in Toronto at Canada's first-ever national inv...
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Action needed to ensure groups aren't unduly 'de-banked' over terror risks: report
OTTAWA - There's "a near-total absence" of effective recourse for non-profit organizations and individuals whose banking services are cut off due to alleged ties to terrorist financing, a new report says. The International Civil Liberties Monitoring Gr...
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Day one of investment summit sees billion-dollar announcements, changes to tax policy
OTTAWA - Hundreds of executives and global asset managers are in Toronto this week for Canada's first-ever national investment summit. Prime Minister Mark Carney has set an ambitious goal of attracting $1 trillion in new investment to Canada over the n...
Sep 14, 2026
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Bell AI data centre expansion in Sask. announced at investment summit
TORONTO - Bell Canada intends to quadruple the size of its planned data centre project in Saskatchewan, Prime Minister Mark Carney and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe announced at Canada's first-ever investment summit on Monday. Carney said the project ...
Sep 14, 2026
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Man arrested after Vancouver convenience store clerk shot during doorway conversation
VANCOUVER - Video surveillance shows a Vancouver convenience store clerk sitting behind a counter speaking to a man standing in the doorway before the suspect appears to calmly shoot the clerk. The gun isn't visible, but there's a flash of the muzzle a...
Sep 14, 2026
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Fact File: Trump claim that Canada stalled Gulfstream approval misleading
Days after trade talks between Canada and the United States collapsed last month, U.S. President Donald Trump posted a series of claims about the countries' trade relationship on the Truth Social platform. Among them was the statement that Canada had n...
Sep 14, 2026
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EU announces Ottawa office for more parliamentary exchanges with Canada
OTTAWA - The European Union is planning on more parliamentary exchanges between Canada and the 720 politicians representing its member states. Roberta Metsola, president of the European Parliament, says a new office in Ottawa will help to facilitate ex...
Sep 14, 2026
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Why Canada is moving closer to the European Union, and how it is doing it
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney is pursuing a new form of economic partnership with the European Union and both sides are talking about an agreement spanning multiple areas. Here's what we know. A 'unique' arrangement with Europe EU Ambassador to C...
Sep 14, 2026
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