OTTAWA - The federal government said Tuesday that in light of U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats, Canada will not be celebrating the opening of the Gordie Howe International bridge with the United States. "It would be inappropriate to ...

Donald Trump was elected to a second term in 2024 and it's been a roller-coaster ever since for Canadian leaders and businesses. He has threatened, enacted, modified and delayed multiple rounds of tariffs, only to announce additional protectionist trad...

CHARLOTTETOWN - The premiers of nine provinces announced Tuesday that they're removing major barriers to interprovincial sales of alcohol. The deal says provincial rules will be changed to allow brewers and distillers to sell alcohol directly to consum...

TORONTO - The Public Health Agency of Canada says a salmonella outbreak from contaminated pistachios is over but people should still avoid pistachio products coming from Iran. The outbreak began in March 2025 and lasted more than a year, with the fin...

OTTAWA - The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says she thinks premiers are finally starting to get the message that First Nations can't be left out of discussions on major projects and building up the Canadian economy. "It seems like the...

This week, an image supposedly taken from U.S. President Donald Trump's Truth Social account spread online. In the post, Trump claims he will direct California to turn its "giant faucet" toward Canada to extinguish wildfires burning there. While the po...

VANCOUVER - Wildfire and government officials in British Columbia have provided an update on the season to date. Here are some key figures, as of Tuesday morning. Fires burning: 85 Fires starts since April 1: 635 Causes of all fires to date: Human-caus...

NIAGARA FALLS - Six captive belugas from Canada are now swimming in the waters of their new homes in the United States. Marineland and a consortium of U.S. aquariums helped move the first batch of whales in a long, complex process that began Monday aft...

CALGARY - The disappearance in Calgary of a non-verbal boy with autism has prompted some parents with neurodivergent children to push for changes to Alberta's emergency alert system. Jennifer Ball, who has a seven-year-old boy who also has autism and i...

MONTREAL - Police say they have dismantled a criminal operation that was manufacturing counterfeit documents in Montreal. Provincial police say the operation was producing fake passports, driver's licences and other official documents. The police force...

OTTAWA - The federal NDP says the Carney government's statements of support for international law are ringing hollow as it keeps silent on Washington's sanctions on a Canadian judge. While Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has rejected a call by U.S...

OTTAWA - A major Jewish lobby group is accusing the Carney government of maintaining a "double standard" by condemning Israel's large-scale detention of Palestinians but not repression by brutal dictatorships. The Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs m...

BOSTON BAR - Firefighters in British Columbia say they have successfully used a drone to ignite a controlled burn while fighting an active wildfire in what they call a Canadian first. The BC Wildfire Service says in a video posted to Facebook that crew...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said he spoke with President Donald Trump Tuesday morning and they agreed to intensify trade negotiations after the U.S. administration announced it would hammer some Canadian products with steep new tariffs. "As alw...

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump's latest escalation of his tariff campaign against Canada is narrowly focused and appears designed to give the United States more leverage in upcoming trade talks, some analysts argued on Tuesday. Trump signed a ser...

OTTAWA - Even though vehicle thefts have been trending down across much of the country, the overwhelming majority of Canadians still feel their vehicle's anti-theft technology isn't as robust as it should be. That's the conclusion of an Angus Reid surv...

CHARLOTTETOWN - Prime Minister Mark Carney and the country's premiers are huddling for a virtual Team Canada meeting Tuesday afternoon after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened a dramatic increase in tariffs on some Canadian goods. P.E.I. Premier Ro...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Trade, big projects top issues as premiers meet Domestic trade and major projects will be on the agenda as Canada's premiers gather Tuesday in Prince Edward Islan...

George Harvie, mayor of Delta, B.C., has been sounding the alarm over security and crime at the province's port facilities for years, and he has plenty of questions as the federal government pushes a massive port expansion project in his city. The Rob...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia wildfire crews have managed to stamp out dozens of recent fires or contain them to just a few hectares but hot weather is on the way and some communities are still threatened. Hugh Murdoch, an incident commander for the so...

Wildfires across northern Ontario have torched more of the province's forest than during any previous year on record, early estimates suggest, with a recent burst of fast-moving wildfires responsible for nearly all of the area burned in just a few days...

OTTAWA - Canada has become the first country to gain observer status in a future fighter jet program run by the U.K., Japan and Italy, even as a decision on Ottawa's current order of F-35s remains up in the air. As an observer nation, Ottawa will gain ...

U.S. officials say three Mexicans have pleaded guilty to being part of a human smuggling ring that brought people into the United States from Canada. The U.S. Justice Department says the three were involved in an organization that brought hundreds of p...

VANCOUVER - Here's a look at the policing of the World Cup in Vancouver from June 11 to July 13, according to numbers provided by the Vancouver Police Department on Monday. Arrest numbers cover the FIFA Fan Fest in East Vancouver, BC Place and the Gra...

WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed orders Monday to hammer certain Canadian products with 50 per cent tariffs, escalating trade tensions with the United States' northern neighbour. "President Trump took decisive action to hold Canada accountabl...

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump accused Canada on Friday of not properly maintaining its forests, leading to heavy smoke from wildfires hovering over American cities. Experts who study wildfires say Canada's approach to forest management is simila...

FORT ST. JOHN - A First Nation in British Columbia says a new native plant orchard established in its territory could help reclaim and restore thousands of industrial sites around northeastern B.C. The Blueberry First Nations near Fort St. John unveil...

OTTAWA - The Conservatives are looking at using parliamentary tools to coax the Carney government to release the deal it made to convince the Trump administration to open up the Gordie Howe International Bridge. "There is no transparency," Conservative...