OTTAWA - Amnesty International and the Canadian Council for Refugees have filed a new Federal Court challenge to the constitutionality of the Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S. that says refugees must claim asylum in whichever country they arri...

QUÉBEC - Quebec's bar association is holding a summit in September on the erosion of public trust in institutions. The Sept. 8-9 event in Montreal is scheduled to coincide with Quebec's provincial election campaign ahead of the Oct. 5 vote. Political ...

QUÉBEC - Another Coalition Avenir Québec cabinet minister is leaving politics. Labour Minister Jean Boulet said today in his riding of Trois-Rivières that he won't run for another term in the Oct. 5 provincial election. First elected in 2018, Boulet h...

OTTAWA - The number of Canadians reporting having been directly affected by extreme weather events has increased since a year ago, a new poll suggests. An online poll by Leger of 1,512 Canadians from June 12-15 indicates 30 per cent of respondents said...

WASHINGTON - U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin says the "fracturing" relationship between Canada and the United States needs to be restored to ensure security in both countries. Mullin made the comments during a fireside chat with Publi...

MONTRÉAL - A Quebec zoo says a red kangaroo is doing well after it was captured after several days on the lam on Montreal's South Shore. The Granby Zoo says the animal is eating normally and resting up after four days of bouncing around the fields nea...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada estimates the population edged down 0.1 per cent in the first quarter of this year as the number of non-permanent residents dropped. The agency estimated the population at 41,417,056 on April 1, down 55,025 people from Jan. 1...

OTTAWA - CBC/Radio-Canada's news and current affairs content should be periodically analyzed by outside experts "in order to assess its fairness and balance," a new Senate committee report says. Senators were asked at a press conference Wednesday wheth...

ST. JOHN'S - The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is recommending the federal government take a closer look at uncertified vessels after the Titan submersible imploded on a descent to the Titanic wreck nearly three years ago. The board released a ...

Here are the latest developments from the 2026 FIFA World Cup. All times Eastern: 1:30 p.m. Qatar's fans will be outnumbered in Vancouver for tomorrow's match against Canada, but they'll be making their presence felt in the city today. The team's offic...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney says he had several talks with Trump during G7 despite no official meeting Prime Minister Mark Carney says he's had several informal discussions with U.S. ...

VANCOUVER - Vancouver's Tyler Broers said he's never seen anything like what unfolded on Saturday. Australian World Cup fans filled his multi-level sports bar, Dublin Calling, before and after their team's match against Turkey, and nearly drank the bar...

MONTREAL - Police in some of Quebec's largest metropolitan regions have handed out thousands of fines over the past six years to citizens for allegedly hurling insults at officers or other municipal officials, according to internal data obtained by The...

Mayor Denise O'Connor concedes that Lytton, B.C., looks "pretty empty" these days, aside from the homes of about 75 residents and a couple other buildings. It's almost five years since a wildfire killed two people and nearly wiped the village off the m...

TORONTO - Dr. Ellen Wiebe has never been one to shy away from risk. It started with the very first patient she provided with a medically assisted death: Hanne Schafer, a 66-year-old Calgary psychologist diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis thre...

MONTREAL - Montreal's police brotherhood wants the power to fine people who hurl insults and foul language at officers and is pressuring the city to adopt a bylaw similar to rules in municipalities like Quebec City, Laval, Longueuil and Sherbrooke, whe...

WASHINGTON - A major benchmark is coming up for the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, known in Canada as CUSMA. July 1 is the deadline for the three countries to either formally extend the agreement for 16 years or continue under annual reviews. H...

OTTAWA - The Liberal government is not saying if it will act on a parliamentary committee report that's expected to recommend against making people with mental illness eligible for medical assistance in dying. MPs and senators tasked with determining w...

TORONTO - Medical assistance in dying (MAID) was legalized in Canada on June 17, 2016. Here's a look at some notable numbers since that time. These numbers are current as of Dec. 31, 2024, which is the most recent data available from Health Canada. 76...

TORONTO - Soccer fans are gearing up for Toronto's second FIFA World Cup match as Ghana takes on Panama this evening, although potentially stormy weather may get in the way of some festivities. Ghana supporters are gathering at Sankofa Square in downto...

ÉVIAN-LES-BAINS - Canada will do what it can to help implement the peace deal between the United States and Iran, including possibly helping as a third-party moderator overseeing how funds are used to end the war Washington started alongside Israel. "C...

The man accused of murdering Tatjana Stefanski in rural British Columbia more than two years ago will now represent himself, including delivering closing arguments in the case. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Bradford Smith told jurors in the second-degree ...

A media advocacy group says the end of NHL broadcasts on CBC television raises concerns about public access to a cherished Canadian tradition. Friends of Canadian Media says "Hockey Night in Canada" has been a shared national experience for generations...

WEST KELOWNA - Joe Gluska, his wife and his daughter had 45 minutes to pack what mattered most to them after RCMP officers came to their door in West Kelowna, B.C., on Tuesday, telling them to get out as a wildfire grew nearby. The family lives about a...

OTTAWA - Justice Minister Sean Fraser says he will take time over the summer to review the work of a committee tasked with determining whether Canada is ready to allow people with mental illness access to medically assisted dying. Committee co-chair Ma...

CHILLIWACK - Mounties in British Columbia's Fraser Valley say early indications show no criminality after 12 students were hospitalized Monday in what appears to have been an electrical accident at a water park. Const. Brad Holditch with the Upper Fras...

MONTREAL - A coalition of Black community groups has joined calls for an independent public inquiry into allegations of racism within the Montreal police force that have led to 14 officers being reassigned and two others facing potential criminal charg...

OTTAWA - The Conservatives accused the federal government Tuesday of trying to ram through a bill to help police and spies after the Liberals warned they would take steps to speed up committee scrutiny of the legislation. The Liberals say the bill will...