The world is on pace to emit enough greenhouse gas emissions over the next three years to blow by an international target to limit global warming to 1.5 C, according to a new study co-authored by a Canadian researcher who says the finding underlines the need for urgent transformational change. The study by more than 60...

VANCOUVER - Protesters marking the second anniversary of the killing of B.C. Sikh community leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar say they're concerned about the renewal of Canada's relations with India, whose agents police have linked to the shooting. Sikh Federation Canada spokesman Moninder Singh says it was "frustrating...

OTTAWA - Unifor sent a letter to Prime Minister Mark Carney and cabinet ministers this week decrying a request from package company DHL to intervene in a strike. That request was made by DHL in a letter that was shared on the union's website. The letter says the change that takes effect on June 20 to federal labour law...

ST. JOHN'S - A new study suggests Newfoundland and Labrador's tax on sugar-sweetened drinks may have dissuaded people from buying and drinking the beverages. The study tracked beverage sales in the province before and after the so-called "sugar tax" was implemented in September 2022. The Heart and Stroke Foun...

RIMOUSKI - The lawyer for a Quebec man charged with killing three pedestrians with his truck has told a jury the deaths were an accident, not a crime. Steeve Gagnon's lawyer said during final arguments that his client had reached down to retrieve an e-cigarette pod and accidentally drove off the road in a moment of ina...

TRURO - A Nova Scotia woman who murdered her 12-year-old daughter in 2008 has been granted unescorted day passes from prison for 60 days. But the Parole Board of Canada has denied Penny Boudreau's request for day parole, saying she wasn't ready to live in a community even though she would be required to return to a sup...

OTTAWA - While the federal government has made gains on diversity and equity in the public service, inequities persist when it comes to pay, a new Treasury Board report says. Compared with the entire core public service, employees who fall into "equity groups" - women, Indigenous Peoples, visible minorities a...

A new premier of Yukon is expected to be chosen by the governing Liberal party on Thursday, leaving the winner with just months to make their mark before a territorial election has to be called. Yukon Liberals will pick the party's next leader at a convention in Whitehorse to replaced outgoing premier Ranj Pillai, who ...

OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget officer estimates the average Canadian family will save $280 on their taxes next year thanks to the Liberal government's planned income tax cut. A one-percentage-point cut to the bottom income tax bracket was a pillar of the Liberal campaign during the spring federal election. Prime Mi...

MONTREAL - The Quebec government is temporarily banning the transportation of some wild animal species in nearly 100 municipalities located close to areas where raccoon rabies has been detected. The ban is in force until Aug. 17 and applies to raccoons, striped skunks, grey foxes, red foxes, as well as coyotes and thei...

OTTAWA - A Bloc Québécois bill that looks to take Canada's supply management system off the table in future trade negotiations has passed swiftly through Parliament. The Senate passed the bill through third reading Tuesday evening, after the House of Commons pushed it through last week without opposition....

OTTAWA - The latest annual report of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service says Indian officials and their proxy agents in Canada, engage in a range of activities that seek to influence Canadian communities and politicians. The report comes as Canada renews diplomatic ties with India after Prime Minister Mark Carn...

OTTAWA - Ottawa is under pressure to pause digital services tax legislation that directs large tech companies to make a big retroactive payment by June 30. Canadian and U.S. business groups, organizations representing U.S. tech giants and American members of Congress have signed letters calling for the tax to be elimin...

EDMONTON - A commercial food processing company has pleaded guilty to a workplace safety charge after an Edmonton worker became trapped in a smokehouse and died. The Crown has asked for 25 other charges to be withdrawn against Ontario-based Sofina Foods Inc. A judge has yet to rule on a sentence. The company was charge...

MONTREAL - Quebec's public security minister says transgender inmates will be incarcerated according to their anatomical sex, not their gender identity. François Bonnardel says in a statement the measure is to ensure the safety of all inmates. He says inmates' bodies will be scanned to determine which detention ...

A new survey finds less support among Canadians for the privatization of Canada Post, but many are open to large-scale changes. Survey results from the Angus Reid Institute, released Wednesday, found 59 per cent said they were opposed to the government selling off Canada Post. Meanwhile, 47 per cent of respondents said...

OTTAWA - A House of Commons committee is scheduled to sit until midnight to study legislation that would give the government sweeping powers to drive forward major projects. But Bill C-5 will be pushed through the House this week with limited study, despite warnings from environmental and Indigenous groups. Some Libera...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney will travel to Europe Sunday to attend a pair of summits on NATO and Canada-EU relations. The Prime Minister's Office confirmed the trip plans today, after Carney wrapped up the G7 leaders' summit he hosted in Alberta. More coming. The Canadian Press

MONTREAL - Quebec provincial police say they are seeking an important witness in the case of three-year-old Claire Bell of Montreal, who has been missing since Sunday. Police are looking for a woman who worked and lived on a farm, and who they say met the toddler's 34-year-old mother sometime on Sunday between 9:45 a.m...

MONTREAL - Montreal's main bicycle rental company says it smashed past its all-time record during the recent public transit strike. BIXI Montreal says its bicycles made more than 80,000 trips a day during seven of the nine strike days, including more than 98,500 on June 11. The strike by 2,400 transit maintenance worke...

OTTAWA - More than 300 civil society organizations are calling on the Liberal government to withdraw its new border bill, saying the legislation threatens liberties, refugee and migrant rights and the privacy of all Canadians. Representatives of four major coalitions held a news conference today to ramp up pressure on ...

QUÉBEC - Quebec's corruption police are searching the headquarters of the province's auto insurance board. The auto board has been mired in a scandal for nearly two years over the botched rollout of its new online platform. An auditor general report earlier this year revealed the government wound up paying a tot...

OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says population growth stalled in the first quarter. The agency says the Canadian population rose by 20,107 people from Jan. 1 to April 1 to 41,548,787, the smallest increase since the third quarter of 2020 when it contracted by 1,232 people. It was the sixth consecutive quarter of slower pop...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney guided G7 in 'diplomatic Rockies': expert Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful performance hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., say some world leaders and foreign policy experts commenting on his percei...

OTTAWA - An organization that helps LGBTQ+ people file refugee claims says it has seen a spike in pleas for assistance from around the world since 2020. Devon Matthews, program head with Rainbow Railroad, said the explosion in the number of requests for help reflects a trend of nations backsliding on LGBTQ rights - or ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful performance hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., say some world leaders and foreign policy experts commenting on his perceived pragmatism and savviness. Fen Osler Hampson, international affairs professor at Carleton University, said Carney guided the G7...

KANANASKIS - Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading home to Ottawa today after hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. He had been meeting with world leaders since Sunday to discuss topics such as U.S. tariffs, human trafficking and artificial intelligence. Carney also had his first meeting as prime minister with num...

SUNRISE - Canada may be the home of hockey, but the Stanley Cup is maintaining its residence in the Sunshine State. For the second straight season, the Florida Panthers have extended Canada's Cup drought. And once again, it has come at the expense of the Edmonton Oilers. Sam Reinhart of North Vancouver, B.C., scored fo...