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'Failure is not an option': Fire-torn Jasper entering new year with hope and anxiety

JASPER, ALTA. — This year, Kim Stark's kids took responsibility for decorating the family Christmas tree.

Dec 27, 2024 3:50 PM Read more >

LeBlanc and Joly offer little details about visit with Trump's team in Florida

OTTAWA — Two senior members of the federal cabinet were in Florida Friday pushing Canada's new $1.

Dec 27, 2024 3:44 PM Read more >

Criminologist says Canada should better track foreign student departures

OTTAWA — A Canadian criminologist who once worked on inland immigration enforcement for the Canada Border Services Agency said Canada needs to better track foreign nationals who arrive in the country on student visas.

Dec 27, 2024 3:13 PM Read more >

B.C. man who flipped 14 homes in four years is fined $2M for tax evasion

RICHMOND, B.C. — A serial property flipper in British Columbia has been convicted of tax evasion and fined more than $2 million for failing to report nearly $7.5 million in earnings.

Dec 27, 2024 2:28 PM Read more >

After cold, snowy Christmas, temperatures to rise across southern Quebec for new year

MONTREAL — After a cold, snowy Christmas, southern Quebec is expected to get hit by freezing rain over the weekend before temperatures rise further to usher in the new year.

Dec 27, 2024 1:27 PM Read more >

Tugboats, crews try to refloat ship stuck in St. Lawrence River near Montreal

MONTREAL — A team of tugboats is being deployed to refloat a ship that has been stuck in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal since Christmas Eve.

Dec 27, 2024 10:40 AM Read more >

B.C. team building 100 beaver 'starter homes' in the name of wetland preservation

In British Columbia's real estate market, many people dream of a turnkey starter home in a prime location.

Dec 27, 2024 7:00 AM Read more >

Bloc Québécois as official Opposition? Leader says Canadians 'don't have to fear us'

OTTAWA — Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet says he's staying modest about the prospect of his party forming official Opposition in the next federal election, though it would be a "spectacular" result.

Dec 27, 2024 5:00 AM Read more >

In the news today: What Canada can learn from Trump's campaign

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

Dec 27, 2024 2:20 AM Read more >

Trump's return: What Canada can learn from the 2024 presidential campaign

WASHINGTON — Donald Trump smiled wide in front of cheering supporters after millions of Americans went to the polls, choosing the divisive Republican leader as the next president of the United States in an astonishing comeback that signalled an Ameri

Dec 27, 2024 2:00 AM Read more >