OTTAWA - At least two Canadians were injured in a high-speed rail crash Wednesday in Spain, Prime Minister Mark Carney said. Carney expressed Canada's solidarity with victims and family members and indicated Ottawa would help as needed. Spain experienc...

MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says his government intends to abolish the time change. He says the province hasn't yet decided whether to keep daylight time or standard time year-round. St-Pierre Plamondon wrote on social media on ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will attend the Commonwealth Heads of Government meeting in Antigua and Barbuda next week. Carney and other Commonwealth leaders are set to meet in the Caribbean nation's capital of St. John's from Nov. 2 and 4. Topi...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Canada's vow to ban imports from Israeli settlements in the West Bank, explained Weeks ago, the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ban imports of...

VICTORIA - With two-thirds of the seats in the next legislature, the B.C. Conservatives may have a resounding mandate to follow through on their election promises to cut taxes, reduce the deficit and grow the economy at 3.2 per cent - but some economis...

TORONTO - For Lisa Marr, the government's decision to ban people from accessing medical assistance in dying for mental illness feels like "a stab in the back." "They're not thinking about those people who have lived with it their entire life and have t...

OTTAWA - Weeks ago, the government of Prime Minister Mark Carney promised to ban imports of products from Israeli settlements in the West Bank. It's not clear how or when Ottawa will implement that ban. A group of MPs and senators is urging quick actio...

OTTAWA - The Bank of Canada raised its benchmark interest rate for the first time in more than three years on Wednesday as it warned higher costs from the war in the Middle East are likely to spread. The central bank's policy rate now stands at 2.5 per...

VICTORIA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says he has spoken with British Columbia's incoming premier to discuss how to seize major economic opportunities. Carney says on social media that he and Lorne Doerkson also talked about building infrastructure and...

The new mayor in Lytton, B.C., a tiny village razed by a raging wildfire in 2021, has been determined by the drawing of lots after a tied election. The village says Jennifer Thoss is the winner in a process conducted in front of a judge, resulting in t...

VANCOUVER - Hurricane, the sloth that has been hanging out at the Vancouver Aquarium for years, has died at the age of 29. The aquarium says she was one of their "most beloved" residents. A statement posted on the aquarium's social media account says ...

OTTAWA - A Canadian official says there has been "limited progress" made in recent trade talks with the United States. Prime Minister Mark Carney on Tuesday acknowledged talks had intensified slightly in recent days and President Donald Trump and his o...

Canada's privacy watchdog has launched an investigation into a reportedly massive Crime Stoppers data breach as police departments across the country have paused accepting tips through the platform. The office of privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne ...

A Ukraine-based animal rescue organization says a Canadian volunteer in the war-torn country has been killed in a drone attack. Animal Rescue Kharkiv said Jesse Adams, founder of RainCoast Dog Rescue Society on Vancouver Island, died on Sunday after th...

OTTAWA - The head of the federal government's major projects office said Tuesday First Nations have "every right" to be skeptical of her office's intentions, elaborating on comments she made at the British Columbia Assembly of First Nations two weeks a...

VANCOUVER - Sadie Vipond says she was just seven years old when she began noticing the impacts of climate change. Now a 20-year-old plaintiff in Canada's first youth-led climate trial, Vipond described experiencing catastrophic floods in Calgary in 201...

OTTAWA - It's one of the most important laws in Canada's history, it's widely loathed by the people it affects - and most Canadians know little about it. The Indian Act, which dates from 1876, gives Ottawa sweeping powers over First Nations communities...

VANCOUVER - A publisher for Steven Galloway's books has testified that the author became persona non grata in the literary community, with speaking engagements and sales potential disappearing "almost overnight," following unproven allegations of sexua...

OTTAWA - The European Union is working more closely with Canada on creating, stockpiling and researching vaccines as the United States pulls back, says a senior official from Brussels. "Our production, research and development capabilities, and how we ...

The Department of Justice is introducing a bill that proposes two major changes to Canada's laws governing medical assistance in dying. One would allow adults to consent in advance to receive MAID, if they are diagnosed with an incurable illness that i...

OTTAWA - A new process to review the Indian Act won't necessarily lead to the controversial law's termination, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday as an activist with the Idle No More movement warned his government to tread carefully. On Monday, du...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Olivia Chow re-elected as Toronto's mayor, staving off challenge from Brad Bradford Toronto voters have handed Olivia Chow her second term as mayor of Canada's lar...

TORONTO - While proposed new federal legislation would allow advance requests for medical assistance in dying, the stark difference in opinion between two provinces highlights an ongoing debate about what constitutes true consent among people who have ...

OTTAWA - Canada and the United Arab Emirates signed a free trade deal on Tuesday they say was reached in a "record" time of 47 days, and have also agreed to start talks on an extradition treaty. The trade deal was one of a handful of trade and infrastr...

OTTAWA - A new law introduced in the House of Commons on Tuesday would allow Canadians to make advance requests for medically-assisted death - but their access is likely to vary depending on where they live. Bill C-41 would amend the Criminal Code to a...

OTTAWA - The next step in the relationship between Canada and the European Union is set to be unveiled by Prime Minister Mark Carney and EU President Ursula von der Leyen at a summit in Montreal on Thursday and Friday. This summit comes just over a mon...

OTTAWA - The Canada-EU Summit being held this week in Montreal will serve to launch more formal negotiations on a deeper partnership over the next year, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday, Carney will meet with European Union President Ursula von ...

VANCOUVER - Nicolas Jimenez is out as CEO at BC Ferries in a "leadership transition" launched by the company's board, just two days after the election of the B.C. Conservatives, who asked for his firing last year. A news release from BC Ferries said B...