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A couple embrace in front of a memorial to honour the victims of a mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on Thursday, Feb. 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Ottawa adds just over $4M in funding for Tumbler Ridge, B.C., after mass shooting

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OTTAWA - The federal government is providing more than $4 million in funding to support people affected by the mass shooting in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in February.

A statement from Public Safety Canada says part of the funds will go to priorities identified by the community, while up to $2.5 million will go to the Canadian Red Cross to help those affected by the shooting that left eight victims dead.

The department says another $500,000 is going to the B.C. Ministry of Public Safety to help increase capacity for delivering victims services and improve preparedness for responding to such large-scale incidents.

Shift BC, a program led by the provincial government, will receive a further $1.15 million from the federal government to support local service providers and families working together to prevent violence connected to hate and extremism.

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Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon speaks with the media in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Monday, June 15, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Human or AI bot? Ottawa consulting on transparency of AI systems

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Human or AI bot? Ottawa consulting on transparency of AI systems

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 1 minute read 2:48 PM CDT

OTTAWA - Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says the government wants input from Canadians about the transparency of artificial intelligence systems.

Solomon says in an online post he wants public feedback on questions about identifying AI content and online interactions with AI systems.

He says the government wants to hear from Canadians what meaningful and practical AI transparency might look like.

The government launched the consultation last week and it wraps up on Sept. 23.

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The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Monday, Jan. 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

Court finds B.C.’s involuntary mental health treatment scheme unconstitutional

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Court finds B.C.’s involuntary mental health treatment scheme unconstitutional

The Canadian Press 2 minute read 2:19 PM CDT

VANCOUVER - The British Columbia Supreme Court has given the provincial government six months to reform laws that allow directors of mental health facilities to consent to psychiatric treatments for people who are involuntarily admitted for care.

The Council of Canadians with Disabilities took the provincial government to court over separate but related pieces of legislation, claiming they unconstitutionally denied patients who were admitted involuntarily the right to direct their care if capable to do so.

The court found the council had established the legislation also perpetuated a stereotype that people with mental disorders "lack capacity" to consent or refuse care.

The court ruling released this week says B.C. is an "outlier" among provinces, with no requirement to assess the patients' capacity to decide on care, while granting facilities "unilateral power" to treat people against their will with no independent oversight.

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Bank of Canada Governor Tiff Macklem is seen during a news conference in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Bank of Canada’s Macklem defends use of replacement workers during strike

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Bank of Canada’s Macklem defends use of replacement workers during strike

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 2:33 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The head of the Bank of Canada is defending the central bank's use of replacement workers during a strike involving security officers.

In a decision issued last week, the Canada Industrial Relations Board said the Bank of Canada contravened the Canada Labour Code by using contractors from Pinkerton Consulting & Investigations during the strike.

Earlier this month, the board released a similar decision saying the central bank had contravened the code by using contractors from Garda Canada Security Corporation and the services of union members.

Tiff Macklem, governor of the Bank of Canada, said in a letter to the president of the Canadian Labour Congress Thursday that the bank has never refused to comply with the orders of the board.

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A man works in an architectural woodworking plant in Saint-Georges, Que., on Thursday, Feb. 6, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Canada to impose temporary 25% tariff on some imports of wood cabinets, vanities

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Canada to impose temporary 25% tariff on some imports of wood cabinets, vanities

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 2:37 PM CDT

OTTAWA - Canada is imposing a temporary tariff on imports of some wood products as Ottawa awaits the findings of a probe into possible harmful practices in the global market.

The federal government said in a news release that Canada will impose a 25 per cent surtax on certain wood cabinets and vanities starting Friday.

Those tariffs will be in place for a maximum of 200 days while the Canadian International Trade Tribunal investigates whether increased imports of those goods are threatening to harm Canada's domestic producers.

Wood cabinets and vanities manufactured in the United States, Mexico, Israel, Chile and developing nations will be exempt from the tariffs. The federal government said that's in keeping with Canada's international trade obligations.

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Winnipeg Police in front of The Allen Physics Laboratory Building after reports of a man with a large knife at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/David Lipnowski

Winnipeg police say pellet-style gun likely used in Islamic centre attack

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Winnipeg police say pellet-style gun likely used in Islamic centre attack

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WINNIPEG - Winnipeg police say a pellet-style gun was likely used to fire at an Islamic centre in what is being investigated as a possible hate-motivated attack.

Windows were damaged Wednesday night at the Rahma Islamic Centre in the northeast end of the city.

Police say the building was also damaged when two suspects later broke additional windows with an unknown object.

They say the suspects had been at the centre earlier in the evening and had shouted racist comments at patrons.

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Minister of Environment and Climate Change Julie Dabrusin rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Monday, June 1, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Ottawa approves northern Ontario nickel mine

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Ottawa approves northern Ontario nickel mine

The Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 1:35 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The federal government says it has approved the Crawford Nickel Mine project in northern Ontario.

Announcing the approval in a news release Friday, Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin said "the potential effects within federal jurisdiction are justified when taking into account the benefits this project will provide."

The government says the project could create $5 billion in investment and 4,000 new jobs.

“Today's decision recognizes the strategic importance of responsibly developing Canada's critical mineral resources in partnership with all levels of government and Indigenous Nations while maintaining rigorous environmental standards,” Canada Nickel CEO Mark Selby said in a statement.

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B.C. hiker, 81, travelling on Great Divide Trail found dead in mountains in Alberta

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B.C. hiker, 81, travelling on Great Divide Trail found dead in mountains in Alberta

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 2:35 PM CDT

PINCHER CREEK - A British Columbia man who set out to hike the Great Divide Trail has been found dead in mountainous terrain in southern Alberta.

The body of the 81-year-old from Golden, B.C., was located Thursday after a week of searching in Waterton Lakes National Park, RCMP in Alberta said Friday.

"Alberta RCMP sends their condolences to the family and friends of the deceased," a release said.

Police did not release his name or say how he died, but during the search, Parks Canada officials identified him as Bob Toothill.

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Grinder, a massive grizzly bear shown in this undated handout photo, who fascinated locals and tourists alike on North Vancouver's Grouse Mountain, has died. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Grouse Mountain, Devin Manky (Mandatory Credit)

Grinder, one of two ‘beloved’ grizzly bears at Grouse Mountain Resort, dies

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Grinder, one of two ‘beloved’ grizzly bears at Grouse Mountain Resort, dies

The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: 2:35 PM CDT

NORTH VANCOUVER - Grinder, a massive grizzly bear who fascinated locals and tourists alike on Grouse Mountain, has died.

He was adopted as a cub after being orphaned and became a longtime companion for Coola, another orphan who arrived around the same time in 2001.

The bears have lived in an enclosure at the ski resort in North Vancouver, B.C., since then, hibernating in the winter together and emerging in the spring.

Veterinarian Ken Macquisten, director of the Grouse Mountain Wildlife Refuge, said Friday that it was heartbreaking to say goodbye to Grinder, who had always been a "goofball" and the leader of the two bears.

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President Donald Trump speaks about Dulles International Airport modernization, in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, July 29, 2026, in Washington. (AP Photo/Julia Demaree Nikhinson)

International unions urge Trump official to reconsider 50% tariffs on Canadian goods

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International unions urge Trump official to reconsider 50% tariffs on Canadian goods

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: 3:20 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The heads of two major international unions are calling on U.S. President Donald Trump's top trade official to reconsider proposed tariffs on Canadian imports.

The Trump administration's threatened new round of 50 per cent tariffs on a range of Canadian goods is set to take effect on Aug. 19.

Unlike most of Trump’s other tariffs, these tariffs would have no exemptions for goods compliant under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade.

In a joint letter to U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer, the international presidents of the United Steelworkers union and the International Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers say trade practices must not drive a deeper wedge between the two countries.

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In the news today: WestJet strike looms, alert reforms, who let the dogs out?

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In the news today: WestJet strike looms, alert reforms, who let the dogs out?

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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed …

Deadline nears on WestJet flight attendants strike threat

WestJet and its flight attendants union are continuing their contract talks as the clock ticks closer to a possible strike.

If a deal has not been reached by Sunday morning, either side could begin a work stoppage that would see hundreds of flights cancelled during a long weekend in much of the country.

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WestJet begins grounding planes ahead of potential flight attendants strike

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WestJet begins grounding planes ahead of potential flight attendants strike

Monique Kasonga and Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 2:44 PM CDT

TORONTO - WestJet says it has begun parking aircraft ahead of a possible strike by flight attendants and says passengers are advised to check the status of their flight before leaving for the airport.

Airlines typically begin cancelling flights ahead of a potential work stoppage because it prevents crew and passengers from being stranded.

WestJet says it is continuing to bargain with the Canadian Union of Public Employees, which represents 4,400 flight attendants in the hope of reaching agreement on a new contract.

If a deal is not reached by Sunday morning, either side could begin a work stoppage that would see hundreds of flights cancelled during a long weekend in much of the country.

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Mike Lake and his son Jaden, pictured in this undated photo. Lake says that left on their own, a child with autism can find themselves in serious danger within minutes. — THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout — Mike Lake (Mandatory Credit)

Death of Calgary boy with autism hits home for Conservative MP and party leader

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Death of Calgary boy with autism hits home for Conservative MP and party leader

Rob Drinkwater, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 3:25 PM CDT

Whenever Mike Lake hears news that a child with autism is missing, he knows how vulnerable they are.

"There's a need to catch my breath a little bit because it hits close to home right away," the Conservative MP from Alberta said in a phone interview on Thursday.

Lake and his party's leader, Pierre Poilievre, are both fathers of children with autism. They are calling for a Canada-wide framework for public alerts when vulnerable children go missing, even when abduction or foul play is not suspected.

Lake's son, Jaden, is now 30, but he said a child with autism on their own can be in serious danger within minutes.

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The Brunswick Creek wildfire consumes trees on a mountainside, in Boston Bar, B.C., on Thursday, July 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Pear Lake wildfire prompts expanded evacuation orders around B.C.’s south Cariboo

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Pear Lake wildfire prompts expanded evacuation orders around B.C.’s south Cariboo

The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 2:29 PM CDT

CLINTON, BRITISH COLUMBIA - The Pear Lake wildfire prompted a series of expanding evacuation orders for parts of British Columbia's south Cariboo region on Friday, while officials warned of gusty winds in the forecast that raise the risk of aggressive fire behaviour.

The Thompson-Nicola Regional District added 375 properties in the Loon Lake area east of Clinton, B.C., to an existing evacuation order, shortly after expanding the order to cover more than 500 properties on the south side of Green Lake.

The order from that district now covers nearly 1,500 properties, while the Cariboo Regional District, which has jurisdiction over the north side of Green Lake, also issued an evacuation order covering about 366 parcels of land.

The properties are located north and east of Clinton, B.C., where officials continued to assess structural damages after the blaze surged a week ago.

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Luciano Frattolin is taken away in custody from the Essex County Court in Elizabethtown, New York on Friday, July 24, 2026. Luciano Frattolin charged with 2nd-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christopher Katsarov

New York police say location data from car matched location of body of Montreal girl

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New York police say location data from car matched location of body of Montreal girl

Marieke Glorieux-Stryckman, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 2:05 PM CDT

ELIZABETHTOWN - Location data from the car driven by a man accused of second-degree murder matched up with the area where investigators found the body of a Montreal girl killed last summer, a police forensic expert testified on Friday.

The testimony was part of the evidence introduced in court as experts from New York State Police walked a New York jury through the police process of extracting and analyzing the car's data.

Luciano Frattolin is on trial and facing charges of second-degree murder and concealment of a human corpse in the death of his nine-year-old daughter, Melina Frattolin, who lived with her mother in Montreal.

Frattolin, 46, has pleaded not guilty to both charges and has been held without bail since his arrest in July 2025.

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Containers are unloaded from the Yang Ming Throne container ship at Deltaport, at Roberts Bank in Delta, B.C., on Thursday, July 16, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canada on track for solid economic rebound in Q2, early data suggest

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Canada on track for solid economic rebound in Q2, early data suggest

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 11:29 AM CDT

OTTAWA - Early signs of an economic rebound in the second quarter should put to rest any talk of Canada being in a recession, according to economists parsing the latest gross domestic product figures.

Statistics Canada reported Friday that real GDP rose 0.3 per cent in May amid growth in both the goods and services sides of the economy. That topped StatCan’s own initial estimate for 0.1 per cent growth in the month.

Andrew Grantham, senior economist at CIBC, said growth was fairly broad-based in May.

With expectations for 0.2 per cent growth in June, StatCan's advance estimates now point to a 3.4 per cent annualized gain in the second quarter.

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