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MONTREAL — The Quebec government is being urged to show leniency toward a Montreal college facing a $30-million fine for enrolling too many students in its English-language programs.

TORONTO — Much of Central Canada, Manitoba and Saskatchewan were placed under special air quality statements or warnings on Monday due to smoke from wildfires, as Environment Canada advised residents to limit time outdoors and watch for smoke exposur

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says.

OTTAWA — Canada's annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in June, Statistics Canada says. Here's what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): — Newfoundland and Labrador: 1.2 per cent (0.5) — Prince Edward Island: 0.8 per cent (0.

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to meet with cabinet amid 35% tariffs Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet with his cabinet today for the first time since U.S.

Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to convene the Incident Response Group in Ottawa today to discuss the ongoing wildfire situation across the country.

VICTORIA — The City of Nanaimo, B.C., is considering building a 1.8-metre-high fence to protect its staff from "congregations" of people, violence and disorder associated with an overdose prevention site next to city hall.

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday that the letters he sent to Prime Minister Mark Carney and other leaders about new tariff rates are "the deals," as Carney prepares to meet with his cabinet on tariffs and the trade negotiations.

YELLOWKNIFE — One person is dead after a helicopter crash in the Northwest Territories. RCMP said Monday they were told around noon that an aircraft had crashed near the community of Behchoko, about 105 kilometres northwest of Yellowknife.

OTTAWA — The Conservatives want Prime Minister Mark Carney to sell all the assets in his blind trust to avoid any possible conflicts of interest.