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Recount confirms narrow Liberal victory in Milton East—Halton Hills South
OTTAWA - Liberal Kristina Tesser Derksen says she found out just before midnight on May 15 that a judicial recount had confirmed her victory in the federal Ontario riding of Milton East-Halton Hills S...
May 16, 2025
Trump says Iran has a proposal from the US on its rapidly advancing nuclear program
ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - U.S. President Donald Trump said Friday that Iran has an American proposal over its rapidly advancing nuclear program as negotiations between the two countries g...
May 16, 2025
Israeli strikes kill at least 64 people in Gaza as Trump wraps up his Middle East visit
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) - Israeli strikes across the Gaza Strip on Friday killed at least 64 people, hospitals said, as U.S. President Donald Trump wraps up his Middle East visit that skipped I...
May 16, 2025
In the news today: Crews continue battle against Manitoba wildfires
roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Crews continue battle against Manitoba wildfires Fire crews in Manitoba continue to battle out-of-control wildfires, inc...
May 16, 2025
Kahnawake casino owners sue Mohawk council, grand chief for $220 million
MONTREAL - Two owners of a casino in a First Nations community southwest of Montreal are suing the territory's council for more than $200 million. They say the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake ignored thei...
May 16, 2025
Quebec renews subsidy program for electric school buses
MONTREAL - The Quebec government is renewing a subsidy program for electric school buses that expired in March. The program will now offer subsidies of $240,000 for each purchase of an electric school...
May 16, 2025
New Indigenous Services minister says she's been handed the 'toughest task'
OTTAWA - As the first Indigenous person ever to lead the federal department responsible for delivering services to First Nations, Inuit and Mtis, Mandy Gull-Masty knows she has a daunting task ahead. ...
May 16, 2025
First-degree murder trial in Quebec truck attack set to hear first witnesses
RIMOUSKI - A jury trial for a man charged with killing three people with a truck in eastern Quebec is expected to hear from its first witnesses today. Forty-year-old Steeve Gagnon faces five charges, ...
May 16, 2025
Crews keep battling deadly, out-of-control wildfires in eastern Manitoba
LAC DU BONNET - Fire crews in Manitoba continue to battle out-of-control wildfires, including one in the eastern part of the province, which has revealed the bodies of a couple in the ashes. In the Ma...
May 16, 2025
U.S. ambassador and Trump's former presidential rival to speak in Ottawa
OTTAWA - Global business leaders and diplomats will converge on Ottawa today in an attempt to chart a path through the United States' tariff war. The B7 conference in the nation's capital is a partner...
May 16, 2025
