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VANCOUVER - Environment Canada's special air-quality statements for wildfire smoke have now expanded to cover most of British Columbia, with air quality at its worst possible level in parts of the Fra...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government is launching a suite of new measures to support sectors hit hardest by U.S. tariffs. Friday's announcement includes $5 billion for a new fund to...

OTTAWA - The federal government says it is providing $3 million in humanitarian assistance to support thousands of people affected by Sunday's deadly earthquake in Afghanistan. A news release issued b...

EDMONTON - The Alberta government is set to release this afternoon its revised school library book ban. The new version would come three days after the government directed school boards to pause their...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government says it has recovered nearly $200 million on its loan to the North American branch of battery maker Northvolt. The money comes from bank accounts belonging to Northvol...

DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israel struck a high-rise building on Friday as the army ramped up an offensive in preparations to take over Gaza City. Defense Minister Israel Katz said the strike on...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... James Smith offers condolences to Hollow Water Messages of condolences and support poured in for a Manitoba Fi...

LONDON (AP) - The U.K.'s deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, resigned Friday after an independent inquiry found that she did not meet the ethical standards required for government ministers over a r...

Police say two Canadians are among the 16 dead in Lisbon after a streetcar derailed in the Portuguese capital on Wednesday, The Associated Press reports. More coming. The Canadian Press

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will release its latest reading of the country's job market this morning. The agency is set to release its labour force survey for August. A Reuters poll of economists headi...