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Former Mountie Kevin Brosseau named fentanyl czar in reply to Trump's tariff threats

OTTAWA — The Liberal government has named Kevin Brosseau, a former senior Mountie, to be the federal point person on fighting the spread of deadly fentanyl.

Feb 11, 2025 4:34 PM Read more >

Professor says Canada should block U.S. ambassador while Trump talks annexation

OTTAWA — Ottawa should block Donald Trump's chosen ambassador to Canada until the U.S. president stops questioning Canada's sovereignty, says one expert.

Feb 11, 2025 1:43 PM Read more >

Meta's $9-million class-action settlement presented to Quebec judge for approval

MONTREAL — A Quebec judge was presented with details today of a $9-million settlement that Facebook's parent company has agreed to pay in a class-action lawsuit over alleged privacy violations.

Feb 11, 2025 1:30 PM Read more >

RCMP identify two men, two women shot and killed in home on Saskatchewan First Nation

REGINA — RCMP have released the names of two men and two women killed last week on a First Nation in southern Saskatchewan in order to help in their investigation.

Feb 11, 2025 12:24 PM Read more >

Canada's privacy czar launches investigation into student information data breach

The federal privacy watchdog says he has launched a formal investigation into a cybersecurity breach involving a student information system used across Canada.

Feb 11, 2025 11:09 AM Read more >

Quebec government calls byelection in former Parti Québécois stronghold of Terrebonne

MONTREAL — The Quebec government has called a byelection in a riding northeast of Montreal to replace former economy minister Pierre Fitzgibbon.

Feb 11, 2025 10:02 AM Read more >

Trudeau says Canada will push back on U.S. tariffs with Trump administration

PARIS — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday Ottawa will work to convince U.S. President Donald Trump that his "unacceptable" steel and aluminum tariffs will hurt both countries.

Feb 11, 2025 8:06 AM Read more >

B.C. airline Helijet donates medical helicopter for humanitarian use in Ukraine

RICHMOND, B.C. — Shortly after Russia attacked Ukraine almost three years ago Danny Sitnam allowed a Ukrainian couple and their baby to stay in his family's cottage.

Feb 11, 2025 8:03 AM Read more >

Saint John, Calgary are the cities that would be hit hardest by U.S. tariffs: report

OTTAWA — Calgary, Saint John, N.B. and Windsor, Ont. are the Canadian cities that would be hit the hardest by U.S. tariffs, says new research by the Canadian Chamber of Commerce.

Feb 11, 2025 8:00 AM Read more >

In the news today: Premiers travel to Washington amid tariff threat

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

Feb 11, 2025 3:15 AM Read more >