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Canadian and American flags fly in the breeze on the Gordie Howe Bridge under construction between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit on May 22, 2026. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)

Here’s what you need to know about the Gordie Howe Bridge

Canadian Press Staff, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Yesterday at 3:25 PM CDT

OTTAWA - A new cross-border bridge between Windsor, Ont., and Detroit is set to open this week.

Prime Minister Mark Carney said the Gordie Howe Bridge is a symbol of co-operation between Canada and the United States.

"I just want to salute those who constructed it on both sides and looking forward to getting it done," Carney said Tuesday.

A ribbon-cutting ceremony for the bridge, jointly owned by the governments of Canada and Michigan, is expected to take place Friday, while the bridge itself is expected to open to traffic later this month.

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Alberta flags are seen behind the podium in a media room in Calgary, on Friday, Oct. 17, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Alberta town orders removal of pro-separation billboard, calling it a ‘nuisance’

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Alberta town orders removal of pro-separation billboard, calling it a ‘nuisance’

Bill Graveland, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 2:56 PM CDT

CALGARY - The man who paid for a billboard urging Alberta leave Canada says the Town of Taber is ordering it be taken down.

Cory Morgan says the town sent a letter last week to the private owner of the billboard demanding it be removed by Saturday at the latest.

The electronic billboard, located on town land, shows the Alberta shield surrounded by the words: "Send Ottawa a Message! Choose Alberta."

Morgan says the town advised the billboard has garnered a number of complaints and violates land use rules because it has become a nuisance.

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Updated: Yesterday at 2:56 PM CDT

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Premier of Manitoba Wab Kinew speaks to media prior to the First Minister’s Meeting in Saskatoon on Monday, June 2, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Liam Richards

Manitoba premier says “Mine, baby, mine” as he signals regulation pullback

Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Preview

Manitoba premier says “Mine, baby, mine” as he signals regulation pullback

Ian Bickis, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:17 PM CDT

WINNIPEG - Manitoba's premier says he aims to streamline mining regulations to help the industry drive the economy.

"Mine, baby, mine. I think that needs to be our motto here in Manitoba," Wab Kinew said Tuesday at a Manitoba Chambers of Commerce event in Winnipeg.

While the Port of Churchill expansion is still his flagship project, Kinew said Manitoba should also be following the resource-based growth model of Saskatchewan.

"There's a lot of interest in advancing mining activity in Manitoba, and I'd just like us to be able to make the most of the resources we have."

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Updated: Yesterday at 3:17 PM CDT

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The leader of the Parti Québécois, Paul St-Pierre Plamondon, speaks at the National Assembly in Quebec City on March 17, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot

PQ threatens to withdraw Quebec from high-speed rail project if it forms government

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PQ threatens to withdraw Quebec from high-speed rail project if it forms government

Patrice Bergeron, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:42 PM CDT

QUÉBEC - The Parti Québécois threatened on Tuesday to withdraw Quebec from the federal government's proposed high-speed rail network if the party wins the October provincial election, drawing widespread criticism from federal, provincial and municipal politicians.

PQ Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon says he can't justify to Quebecers that their money be spent on what risks becoming a "financial fiasco." Although he did not explain how Quebec would withdraw from the project, the PQ leader's opposition could create a serious obstacle for federal plans to start building the line before 2030.

St-Pierre Plamondon says the Bloc Québécois has estimated the project will end up costing $200 billion and that Quebecers' share would be $40 billion. However, the federal corporation overseeing the 1,000-kilometre rail line linking Toronto to Quebec City estimates it will cost between $60 billion and $90 billion.

The PQ leader said priority should be given to maintaining aging infrastructure rather than a high-speed rail project, adding that he would demand Ottawa transfer money to Quebec equivalent to the province's share of the project, suggesting it should be $40 billion.

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Updated: Yesterday at 3:42 PM CDT

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People walk around Air Canada's new Airbus A321XLR aircraft during a media preview at Vancouver International Airport, in Richmond, B.C., on Friday, June 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Air Canada captain piloted more than 900 flights without proper licence: police

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Air Canada captain piloted more than 900 flights without proper licence: police

Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 5:14 PM CDT

TORONTO - A former Air Canada pilot has been charged in a "complex" fraud and forgery investigation, police said Tuesday, accusing him of using a bogus licence to captain hundreds of flights during a lengthy career based out of Canada's busiest airport. 

Police allege 59-year-old Geoffrey Wall was promoted to captain without the proper licence in 2009 and flew more than 900 flights, including on some of the airline's largest jets, until his retirement in 2025. 

The alleged fraud appeared to go undetected until a routine evaluation at Toronto's Pearson International Airport in March 2025 turned up "anomalies" in his documentation, police said. 

"This is similar to a doctor that is licensed to practise family medicine but is doing brain surgery in their office," said Nick Milinovich, deputy chief of Peel Region police. 

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Updated: Yesterday at 5:14 PM CDT

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Natan Obed makes an announcement on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Thursday, Oct. 6, 2022. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Inuit group calls for overhaul of Nutrition North, poverty reduction frameworks

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Inuit group calls for overhaul of Nutrition North, poverty reduction frameworks

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 3:56 PM CDT

OTTAWA - The organization representing Inuit in Canada says the federal government program meant to subsidize the high cost of food in the North isn't working and should be scrapped.

The call to shut down Nutrition North is part of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami's new poverty reduction strategy, released Tuesday.

The report says the program has failed to improve food security in Inuit Nunangat, the Inuit homelands, and that its fragmented approach is not fully aligned with Inuit priorities.

"It's a scattershot approach in a policy environment that is begging for specific intervention," ITK president Natan Obed told The Canadian Press.

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Updated: Yesterday at 3:56 PM CDT

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Ramon Pelayo cuts Diego Valderrama's hair at La Familia Mexican Barber in Vancouver, on Wednesday, June 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ethan Cairns

‘In our blood’: Canada’s booming Latin American community warms up for World Cup

Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Preview

‘In our blood’: Canada’s booming Latin American community warms up for World Cup

Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:11 AM CDT

VANCOUVER - When Ramon Pelayo moved to Canada from Mexico about eight years ago, he had no idea he'd end up cutting hair a short walk away from a World Cup venue.

Now the owner of La Familia Mexican Barber in Vancouver is among the soaring Latin American population of Canada that is getting ready to cheer for both their native communities and their new home at the World Cup.

It's a Canadian community that has tripled in size since 1996, according to Statistics Canada.

Pelayo's shop, which opened close to BC Place Stadium in 2022, features gleaming brass and red-upholstered chairs, its walls covered in Latin American memorabilia, Mexican flags serving as barber's capes. Customers include several members of the Vancouver Whitecaps.

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Updated: Yesterday at 10:11 AM CDT

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Delegates look on as a robot welds pipe during a demonstration at the Global Energy Show in Calgary on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Canada ‘open for business,’ Hodgson tells international energy conference

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Canada ‘open for business,’ Hodgson tells international energy conference

Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 6:12 PM CDT

CALGARY - Federal natural resources minister Tim Hodgson came to the Global Energy Show with a message for international delegates: "Canada can be a supplier you need in a volatile world."

But the CEO of a major oilsands producer cast doubt on whether Canada is rising to the occasion by making its support for a new West Coast oilsands pipeline contingent on a multi-billion dollar emissions-reducing project and an industry carbon levy. 

Hodgson told the opening session at the conference and trade show on Tuesday that Canada is reliable, democratic and "once again open for business." The event takes place as ongoing strife in the Middle East rattles energy markets and the federal government looks to bolster Canada's status as a reliable global energy supplier. 

This year's event was expected to attract 30,000 attendees — with a larger portion from abroad than in years past, organizers said.

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Updated: Yesterday at 6:12 PM CDT

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Pedestrians pass around the Old Toronto beaver sculpture, near the St. Lawrence Market, in Toronto, Friday, June 5, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Giordano Ciampini

Beaver sculptures welcome tourists in downtown Toronto ahead of World Cup

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Beaver sculptures welcome tourists in downtown Toronto ahead of World Cup

Ritika Dubey, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 8:25 AM CDT

TORONTO - Four-foot-tall rodents have taken over downtown Toronto. Some lurk under trees, while others peer through office tower windows or stand guard near busy intersections.

It's hard to miss these colourful beaver statues with wide grins and a soccer ball clutched under their right paw if you happen to stroll through the eastern downtown neighbourhood of Old Town Toronto. The installations are a part of an artistic scavenger hunt running as Canada's largest city prepares to host World Cup soccer matches this week.  

And no two beavers look the same. 

One wears the Brazilian flag. Another is painted with a view of the Toronto skyline. And yet another sports the classic red-and-black Canadian plaid.

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Updated: Yesterday at 8:25 AM CDT

Agriculture

Martin Imbleau, president and CEO of Alto, second from right, points at Ottawa Mayor Mark Sutcliffe as Minister of Transport and Leader of the Government in the House of Commons, Steven MacKinnon, right, looks on following an announcement about the next steps for high-speed rail during a press conference in Gatineau, Que., on Friday, Dec. 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

Farm groups urge review of Alto rail project, citing costs and impacts

Pierre Saint-Arnaud, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Preview

Farm groups urge review of Alto rail project, citing costs and impacts

Pierre Saint-Arnaud, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Monday, Jun. 8, 2026

MONTREAL - Farm organizations from Quebec, Ontario and across Canada are calling on Ottawa to revisit the proposed high-speed rail line between Quebec City and Toronto, saying the project could cost far more than projected and cause significant damage to agricultural land.

The Union des producteurs agricoles, Quebec’s largest farm organization, joined the Canadian Federation of Agriculture and the Ontario Federation of Agriculture to call for a new review of the Alto high-speed rail project. Experts and several representatives from the agricultural sector held a press conference on Monday in Berthierville, Que., in the Lanaudière region.

''We are not opposed to progress, but progress cannot come at the expense of the people and the farmland that feeds our communities and this country,'' said Drew Spoelstra, president of the Ontario federation.

The groups pointed to a study published in September 2025 by three researchers from three universities: HEC Montréal, a business school affiliated with the Université de Montréal; Université Laval; and the University of Waterloo. The research was not commissioned by the agricultural organizations.

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Monday, Jun. 8, 2026

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Tulips bloom in front of the West Block of Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Friday, May 8, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick

House of Commons passes bill criminalizing forced sterilization

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House of Commons passes bill criminalizing forced sterilization

The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: Yesterday at 10:17 AM CDT

OTTAWA - The House of Commons on Monday passed a long-awaited law criminalizing forced or coerced sterilization, evoking an emotional moment for survivors gathered in Ottawa.

The law says sterilization without legal consent constitutes aggravated assault, which carries a maximum penalty of 14 years in prison.

Survivors and advocates who have been pushing for a change to the Criminal Code since 2015 held one another in the House of Commons, and shed a mixture of tears of joy and sadness, said Nicole Rabbit, a survivor and board member of Survivors Circle for Reproductive Justice.

“It was like they heard us. They listened,” Rabbit said.

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Updated: Yesterday at 10:17 AM CDT

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Country singer Corb Lund, who is petitioning the Alberta government to stop new coal mining in the Rocky Mountains, poses for a photo in Edmonton on Thursday, May 28, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Lisa Johnson

Alberta country music artist Corb Lund says anti-coal petition drive a success

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Alberta country music artist Corb Lund says anti-coal petition drive a success

Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Monday, Jun. 8, 2026

EDMONTON - Alberta country music artist Corb Lund says his team has collected enough signatures to compel the province to take action to stop coal mining on the eastern slopes of the Rocky Mountains.

Lund didn’t say how many signatures were received, but almost 178,000 are required under provincial law.

The next step is to hand the names over to Elections Alberta for verification. 

In a Monday news release, Lund said he will do that on the final official day of the petition campaign on Wednesday.

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Monday, Jun. 8, 2026

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Workers assemble temporary seating high in the air for the FIFA World Cup at BMO field in Toronto on Thursday March 12, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Frank Gunn

Is Canada in a recession? What to know after a volatile week of economic data

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Is Canada in a recession? What to know after a volatile week of economic data

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press 7 minute read Monday, Jun. 8, 2026

OTTAWA - There was one word on the lips of many Canadians economists, politicians and journalists this past week: recession.

Recent economic data has painted a mixed picture of Canada's economy, and some interpretations make the argument for a recession.

Here's what you need to know about the state of Canada's economy.

Why are people talking about a recession?

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Monday, Jun. 8, 2026

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A rainbow appears to come down on pumpjacks drawing out oil and gas from wells near Calgary, Alta., Monday, Oct. 10, 2022. Canada has the third largest oil reserves in the world and is the world's fourth largest oil producer. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh

Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

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Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Sunday, Jun. 7, 2026

TORONTO - Five things to watch for in the Canadian business world in the coming week:

Energy conference

The Global Energy Show is set to kick off in Calgary on Tuesday. Among the scheduled speakers are federal Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson, the premiers of Alberta, Saskatchewan and the Northwest Territories and the CEO of Abu Dhabi National Oil Co.'s upstream division. 

Trade figures

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Sunday, Jun. 7, 2026

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Morgan Lehmann, left, stands next to her brother Josh Lehmann in an undated handout photo. Josh died by suicide in October 2023 at the age of 20. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Morgan Lehmann (Mandatory Credit)

‘Pick-up man’: Organizations work to address mental health of Canadian farmers

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‘Pick-up man’: Organizations work to address mental health of Canadian farmers

Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Sunday, Jun. 7, 2026

Josh Lehmann was a cowboy from Rosthern, a tiny town near where the North and South Saskatchewan rivers meet and the open prairie rolls into the northern boreal forest.

He was a rodeo rider, a good friend, someone who would stop whatever they were doing to help.

Inside he struggled with his mental health, said his sister.

"He was just a cowboy through and through," Morgan Lehmann said in an interview from her family’s ranch northeast of Saskatoon.

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Sunday, Jun. 7, 2026

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A ranch worker drives cattle to a corral for inspection for New World screwworm at a ranch in Cintalapa, Chiapas, Mexico, Wednesday, July 23, 2025, amid an infestation that led the U.S. to suspend cattle imports over fears the pest could reach the border. (AP Photo/Isabel Mateos)

Canada temporarily blocking livestock from Texas due to New World screwworm

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Canada temporarily blocking livestock from Texas due to New World screwworm

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Friday, Jun. 5, 2026

OTTAWA - Canada is temporarily restricting the import of livestock from Texas over concerns about a parasitic fly with flesh-eating larvae.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency said animals that are from Texas or were present in the state within 21 days of a border crossing will not be allowed into the country.

It comes after an infestation of New World screwworm fly larvae was confirmed this week in a calf in Texas. It's the first case confirmed in the state since 1966.

The agency said several U.S. states have also taken precautionary measures to mitigate the risk of spread.

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