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Construction continues on the Gordie Howe International Bridge, in Windsor, Ont., on Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Dax Melmer

Gordie Howe Bridge opening delayed to resolve ‘outstanding issues’: bridge authority

David Baxter, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 12:46 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge has been delayed as the relationship between Canada and the United States continues to be upended by U.S. President Donald Trump.

The interim chief executive of the Windsor-Detroit Bridge Authority said Thursday that Canada and the U.S. have agreed to a delay as the two countries attempt to "resolve any outstanding issues."

Prime Minister Mark Carney said Tuesday the bridge would be open by the end of the week. But he changed his message on Wednesday, saying there was "no big drama" surrounding the project, but if it "takes a little longer, it will take a little bit longer."

Invitations had already been sent out for a ribbon cutting event on Friday to mark the opening of the $6.4-billion bridge connecting Windsor and Detroit. Windsor Mayor Drew Dilkens had said there were rumours it would be open to traffic on Monday.

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‘Unthinkable’: Child driver of utility vehicle, 7, and boy, 8, dead in B.C. rollover

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 4:52 PM CDT

POUCE COUPE - The mayor of a small British Columbia village says news of two children dying in a rollover accident involving a utility terrain vehicle has been "devastating."

Pouce Coupe Mayor Danielle Veach says both families who lost children are well respected and the deaths of the seven-year-old girl and eight-year-old boy are "absolutely tragic."

Police say the vehicle was being driven by the girl with four other children on board when it rolled over last Thursday.

They say the girl died in hospital, while the eight-year-old passenger was pronounced dead at the scene.

New Edmonton Chief of Police Warren Driechel speaks during a press conference in Edmonton, Friday, Sept. 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jason Franson

Watchdog investigating Edmonton police letter to prosecutors in child death case

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Watchdog investigating Edmonton police letter to prosecutors in child death case

Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: 2:43 PM CDT

EDMONTON - Alberta's police watchdog says it's investigating a letter sent by Edmonton police to Crown prosecutors questioning an expected plea deal for a woman charged with killing an eight-year-old girl.

The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team announced Thursday it's investigating allegations sparked by the letter, pointing to "potential misconduct" flagged by the judge in the case.

The issue arose in September, when a lawyer with the police force, Megan Hankewich, wrote the letter publicly urging the Crown to call off a what police expected would be an eight-year sentence for a guilty plea to manslaughter. The letter was forwarded by Chief Warren Driechel to the Justice ministry.

The letter said that eight years would be a "significant miscarriage of justice," and police might release details of the case to prove their point.

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Most crime guns traced by RCMP came from within Canada, internal reports say

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Most crime guns traced by RCMP came from within Canada, internal reports say

Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 9:49 AM CDT

OTTAWA - The vast majority of crime guns traced by the RCMP to identifiable sources in 2023 and 2024 came from within Canada and were not smuggled from abroad, say internal reports prepared by the national police force.

The analyses found almost all of the long guns traced — and a substantial number of the handguns — were domestically sourced.

The figures, the latest available from the RCMP, provide new insights into the origins of firearms involved in crimes ranging from break and enter to homicide.

The Canadian Press used the Access to Information Act to obtain the May 2024 and September 2025 reports by the RCMP's Canadian National Firearms Tracing Centre and the force's Criminal Firearms Strategic and Operational Support Services.

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A customer looks for produce at a grocery store in Ottawa, on Wednesday, April 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Liberals announce national food strategy meant to expand choice, lower prices

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Liberals announce national food strategy meant to expand choice, lower prices

Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press 1 minute read 4:02 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The Liberal government has announced a national food strategy aimed at giving Canadians greater access to locally produced fruit, vegetables and other fresh items at lower prices.

The plan outlined today is intended to change the way food is bought, sold, transported and distributed in Canada to better support farmers, small independent players and consumers.

It includes $1 billion for infrastructure — including food terminals and hubs — to help independent grocers compete with large retailers by making it easier for them to buy from farmers and food processors.

The government promises initiatives to help small- and medium-sized processors modernize and increase productivity so they can compete in the global marketplace while attracting investment from major manufacturers.

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A police station in Calgary, Thursday, April 30, 2026.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Calgary man stabbed in face in hate-motivated attack: police

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Calgary man stabbed in face in hate-motivated attack: police

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Yesterday at 5:48 PM CDT

CALGARY - Police say racial slurs were uttered at a Calgary man before he was stabbed twice in the face in what investigators are calling a hate-motivated attack.

Police allege the man was approached by a neighbour outside a home in southwest Calgary on the night of May 22.

The injured man, who is in his 40s, then went inside his home, called police and was sent to hospital.

Police say he has since recovered from his wounds.

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‘I followed all the rules’ on Alto, Champagne says amid conflict allegations

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‘I followed all the rules’ on Alto, Champagne says amid conflict allegations

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press 2 minute read 3:43 PM CDT

OTTAWA - Finance Minister Francois-Phillippe Champagne says he "followed all the rules" to make sure he wasn't in a conflict of interest related to the Alto high-speed rail project.

The minister is testifying today at the parliamentary ethics committee after months of scrutiny from the federal Conservatives about his involvement in the proposed $90-billion high-speed rail project between Toronto and Quebec City.

Champagne has said he proactively reached out to the federal ethics commissioner in July when his partner got a job offer to become a vice-president at the Crown corporation spearheading the project.

He says the commissioner told him there was no risk of a conflict of interest because he has no power over human resources matters at Alto but he still instituted a screen to recuse himself from specific decisions about Alto just to be safe.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney addresses the closing news conference at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on Tuesday, June 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Carney to visit Paris, Dublin ahead of G7 summit in French Alps

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Carney to visit Paris, Dublin ahead of G7 summit in French Alps

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 6 minute read 1:00 PM CDT

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's quest to strengthen Canada's ties with Europe continues this week as he takes off for his ninth visit to the continent since being sworn into office a little more than 15 months ago.

Carney will begin the six-day trip in Paris with a meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron, then continue on to Ireland for meetings with Micheál Martin, the Taoiseach of Ireland, and President Catherine Connolly.

He will end the trip in the French Alps with the annual G7 leaders' summit in Évian-les-Bains.

Europe plays a dominant role in Carney's vision for rebuilding the international order and weaning Canada off its decades-long reliance on the United States for trade and security partnerships.

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New electric cars, left, are lined up at a car dealership on Friday Oct. 11, 2024, in Quebec City. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

Quebec lowers electric vehicle sales targets for second time

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Quebec lowers electric vehicle sales targets for second time

The Canadian Press 1 minute read 10:50 AM CDT

MONTREAL - The Quebec government has once again lowered its target for electric vehicle sales.

It is now aiming to have 80 per cent of new vehicle sales be zero-emission by 2035.

The Coalition Avenir Québec government had already signalled its intention last year to back off from a commitment to end all gas-powered vehicle sales by that year.

At the time, the party had discussed lowering the EV sales target to 90 per cent by 2035 — but that target was never officially adopted.

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A cat lays in its cage at the SPCA rescue centre in the Bold Center in Lac la Biche, Alberta, Tuesday, May 10, 2016. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jonathan Hayward

B.C. woman pleads guilty to attempting to euthanize cat with fentanyl: SPCA

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B.C. woman pleads guilty to attempting to euthanize cat with fentanyl: SPCA

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Yesterday at 6:47 PM CDT

KELOWNA - British Columbia's animal welfare society says a woman has been banned from owning or living with pets for five years and given 12 months' probation after pleading guilty to attempting to euthanize a cat with fentanyl.

A statement from the B.C. SPCA says Jayme-Jo Crystal Brooks' conviction also sets a precedent against at-home euthanasia practices that inflict unnecessary harm.

The society says investigators began looking into Brooks in December 2024 after a veterinarian called the animal helpline to report they had humanely euthanized a cat in critical distress and a necropsy later revealed fentanyl exposure.

The SPCA says it seized two other cats in the woman's care and both were found to have cocaine, amphetamines, and methamphetamine in their systems.

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Secretary of State (Children and Youth) Anna Gainey, front left, and MP for Outremont Rachel Bendayan, front right, listen as Canadian Identity and Culture Minister Marc Miller speaks during a news conference while standing in the back, left to right, Health Minister Marjorie Michel, Minister of Public Safety Gary Anandasangaree and Artificial Intelligence and Digital Innovation Minister Evan Solomon, look on, in Ottawa, Wednesday, June 10, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

QuickQuotes: How advocates, lawyers and others feel about Canada’s online harms bill

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QuickQuotes: How advocates, lawyers and others feel about Canada’s online harms bill

The Canadian Press staff, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Yesterday at 6:44 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The Liberal government tabled new online safety legislation Wednesday that would force social media platforms to block access for kids under 16 — unless those platforms put in place sufficient safeguards — and bar children from accessing adult content.

Here is what advocates, lawyers and corporations have to say about the legislation.

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"The Government of Canada has taken a thoughtful first step. And it’s an important one. Ultimately this isn’t just about regulating platforms, it’s about shaping the conditions in which childhood unfolds … But Bill C-34's duties to protect children, act responsibly, and make certain content inaccessible need an addition: a duty to consult young people."

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The border marker is seen beside the Haskell Free Library and Opera House in Stanstead, Que., on Friday, March 21, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

Border-straddling library inaugurates new Canadian entrance

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Border-straddling library inaugurates new Canadian entrance

Charlotte Glorieux, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 4:24 PM CDT

MONTREAL - Canadians can visit the Haskell Free Library and Opera House without crossing through a U.S. border checkpoint, thanks to a new entrance on the Canadian side.

A ceremony held on Wednesday officially inaugurated the new door at the historic library, which straddles the border between Stanstead, Que., and Derby Line, Vt. The new entrance was built after U.S. authorities last year ended a century-old arrangement that allowed Canadians to enter from the American side without a passport or customs inspection.

“I’m very relieved. People are going to be able to enjoy the library without any problems,” said Sylvie Boudreau, president of the library’s board of trustees. She said the entrance has already been in use for about two months, but construction was only recently completed.

Among those attending the ceremony was Canadian visitor Ruth Whitman, who welcomed the new access point. “I’m super excited to use the Canadian door. This shows how we can always find solutions,” she said.

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An empty mammogram room is pictured inside the Regina Breast Health Centre in Regina on Monday, April 14, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeremy Simes

Canada launches new preventive health advisory committee after disbanding task force

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Canada launches new preventive health advisory committee after disbanding task force

Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 12:42 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The federal government has launched a new advisory committee on preventive health care more than a year after pausing the work of a task force that had come under fire for failing to keep up with expert advice on cancer screening.

The National Advisory Committee on Preventive Health Services is a 14-member group led by Dr. David Keegan, a family physician and a professor at the University of Calgary's school of medicine.

It replaces a task force that was launched in 2009 to develop preventive health services guidelines and screening recommendations for conditions like cervical and breast cancer.

That group's work was paused in March 2025 by Mark Holland, the health minister at the time, after concerns were raised about the task force's unwillingness to change breast cancer screening guidelines.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney rises during question period on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, June 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Carney chairs virtual meeting with the premiers as CUSMA talks loom on horizon

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Carney chairs virtual meeting with the premiers as CUSMA talks loom on horizon

The Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 7:32 PM CDT

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney chaired a virtual meeting with the premiers Wednesday afternoon as his government prepared for major trade talks with the U.S. and Mexico.

A statement from the Prime Minister's Office said Carney updated the premiers on the status of engagement with the Trump administration on the future of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, better known as CUSMA.

Earlier Wednesday, U.S. President Donald Trump said he is "not looking to renew" CUSMA, indicating the United States will blow past a July 1 deadline for renewal.

Speaking in Queen's Park after the virtual meeting Wednesday afternoon — and after his return from meetings in Washington, D.C., with industry groups earlier this week — Ontario Premier Doug Ford said the premiers were told Ottawa is "going to negotiate in good faith, and we are going to get through this.

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Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture Marc Miller speaks during a Gen(Z)AI Plenary Convening fireside chat in Ottawa on Thursday, April 30, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Spencer Colby

Ottawa moves to bar kids under 16 from social media, regulate chatbots

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview

Ottawa moves to bar kids under 16 from social media, regulate chatbots

Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 9:21 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The Liberal government’s new online safety legislation would force social media to block access for kids under 16, though platforms will be able to obtain an exemption if they put sufficient safeguards in place.

Bill C-34, introduced Wednesday in the House of Commons, would also regulate the companies behind AI chatbots by imposing on them a duty to act responsibly. That includes measures to lower the risk of chatbots communicating harmful content and putting in place crisis intervention protocols for cases involving self-harm, suicide or violence.

"The measures in this bill represent, in my view, the basic expectation that parents and Canadians (have) for keeping their kids safe online. I believe all parties should agree on the importance of these minimum safeguards," Culture Minister Marc Miller said.

He made the comments at a press conference in Ottawa, alongside a Toronto pediatrician and a representative for the Canadian Centre for Child Protection. Child advocates and medical professionals praised the bill Wednesday evening, while large tech companies said they were assessing the legislation.

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Updated: Yesterday at 9:21 PM CDT

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Minister of Transport and Internal Trade Chrystia Freeland leaves the West Block of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Tuesday, Sept. 16, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Chrystia Freeland to publish political memoir, ‘Unreliable Boyfriend’

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Chrystia Freeland to publish political memoir, ‘Unreliable Boyfriend’

Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Tuesday, Jun. 9, 2026

Chrystia Freeland is returning to her writing roots with a new book named after a quip she made about the United States on an American talk show.

"Unreliable Boyfriend: An Insider's View of Dealing with a Chaotic Superpower, Plutocrats, and Other Complicated People" will be published in October.

Its title is a reference to a comment she made on "Real Time With Bill Maher" in February, saying that the U.S. is "not a very reliable boyfriend right now."

Publisher Simon & Schuster Canada says the book is part political memoir, part international analysis about the evolving role of the United States.

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