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TORONTO — A heat wave over Ontario and Quebec delivered a parting punch of scorching temperatures on Tuesday, as hydro crews worked to restore power to tens of thousands of customers in areas hit by forceful thunderstorms.

FREDERICTON — On a visit to New Brunswick, the governor of Maine issued renewed pleas for Canadian tourists to return to the United States, despite their apparent anger over the political climate.

THE HAGUE — Canada will reach an even higher NATO spending target in part by developing its critical minerals and the infrastructure needed to get them to market, Prime Minister Mark Carney said as the annual leaders' summit of alliance members got u

OTTAWA — A peer review of fossil fuel subsidies between Canada and Argentina — already years behind schedule — stalled after Argentina ceased communication following its 2023 election and change in government.

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police continued to search Tuesday for missing occupants of a helicopter that crashed in a lake on Quebec's North Shore last week.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.7 per cent in May, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.5 per cent (0.4) — Prince Edward Island: 0.7 per cent (0.

OTTAWA — The next Canadian census will be held in May 2026. The federal cabinet has issued an order fixing the date for the census and the questions it will ask. The last census was held in 2021 and was the first to be held during a pandemic.

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A survivor of a rockfall last week in Banff National Park is remembering his 33-year-old roommate, who didn't make it out alive from under the rubble, as a kind and generous friend. Khaled Elgamal says Hamza Benhilal of Surrey, B.C.