VANCOUVER - Online retailer Amazon says it is raising the average hourly base wage in Canada to $26.27, up by $1 from last year. A statement from the company on Wednesday says the bump represents a four per cent year-over-year increase and takes effect...

WASHINGTON - After further escalating his trade war Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said if Canada becomes the first associate member of the European Union it could be a "hostile act." Speaking to reporters in North Carolina, the president said ...

The White House jumped on a news report last week about tariffs prompting Sapporo Breweries to move production from Canada to the United States. The official White House X account posted a photo of Sapporo beer cans, reproducing the news headline and a...

MONTREAL - The Canadian Coast Guard says a diver was taken to hospital after being bitten by a shark off Percé, Que., on the eastern tip of the Gaspé Peninsula. The Coast Guard says it was alerted to the incident at about 10:27 a.m. and paramedics met ...

VICTORIA - The caucus woes for B.C. Conservative Leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay continue after a member called her out in a 1,000-word online essay, saying she wouldn't "tolerate" Findlay's leadership unless it changed. The lengthy critique from Claire Rat...

B.C. Premier David Eby says he's told his legislators that they need to be "election ready," amid disruption posed by the trade war with the United States. The premier said both Elections BC and the NDP caucus have been warned to be prepared for an ele...

LIVERPOOL - Prime Minister Mark Carney met for the first time face-to-face with British Prime Minister Andy Burnham on Wednesday, bonding over common values, a love of sports and a shared loss of their fathers to Alzheimer's disease. The two leaders wa...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre kicked off his address to his caucus Thursday with a promise that the Official Opposition will unite behind the national interest and urged his MPs to be a voice for Canadians in the House of Commons. "Our ...

TORONTO - A new study suggests diverting intoxicated people from emergency rooms to a safe recovery space can help free up valuable health care resources and offer more suitable care. The study, published in the Canadian Journal of Public Health this w...

OTTAWA - The Immigration Department refuses to say whether any applicants actually misused a refugee permanent resident sponsorship policy the government allowed to expire last week, citing "potential integrity concerns." The policy offered exemptions ...

While the jury's still out on a proposal to replace the Ontario bar exam with a skills-based course, law schools in British Columbia have made the switch, with the first batch of students set to experience the new system this fall. B.C. is the sixth pr...

WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump is again accusing Canada of not doing enough to clamp down on drugs - but did not include it in a list of major drug-producing countries released Wednesday. "After four years of open border chaos, seizures of fe...

MONTREAL - Hours after the office of a Quebec artificial intelligence institute was vandalized Tuesday night, the founder of the organization warned that violence would not resolve public concerns about the rapidly evolving technology. Mila's Yoshua Be...

EDMONTON - A report released Wednesday by the Alberta government says if the province wants to separate from Canada, it would need to shell out up to $170 billion and hire at least 70,000 civil servants to do it. The report, which the province commissi...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Europe wants Canada as its first 'associate member', says EU chief European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says Europe wants to open the door for Canada...

MONTREAL - The prospect of a referendum on Quebec sovereignty took centre stage Wednesday as the heads of the main political parties squared off for a provincial election leaders' debate in the shadow of an escalating trade war between Canada and the U...

OTTAWA - Five gun control advocacy groups are renewing pressure on the RCMP to disclose information about the firearms used in the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., saying public discussion of the details could help prevent another tragedy. The RCM...

OTTAWA - Canada's inaugural investment summit created a buzz that the country is open for business, but experts say the real test will be whether that momentum can translate into major projects that overcome labour shortages, community concerns, enviro...

STRASBOURG, FRANCE - European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Wednesday she wants Canada to become the first "associate member" of the European Union, though Canadian officials downplayed the significance of that term. Prime Minister Mar...

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...

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...

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 said in a statement...

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...

VANCOUVER - British Columbia's deputy premier and attorney general, Niki Sharma, said she doesn't want strides made with the province's Indigenous rights legislation to get lost amid criticism of the law and questions about its future. Sharma said B.C....

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...

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...

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...

LAVAL - As the trade war with the United States continues, steel workers in Canada are asking both governments for support and a return to the negotiating table. Local branch presidents spoke to the uncertainty steel workers are feeling throughout the ...