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Mystery man found collapsed on Amsterdam street is not missing Canadian, police say
Police in the Netherlands say a man found collapsed on a street in that country three years ago is not a Canadian who went missing in British Columbia in the 1990s. Online speculation claimed the man is John Russell Kenny of Ontario, who went missing i...
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Latvia: Drones, hybrid warfare, and the redeployment of Canadian troops
RIGA - As Russian threats escalate in Latvia, a Canadian-led NATO mission is strengthening its presence near the Russian and Belarusian borders. The Canadian Press observed the increasing tensions on the ground. In the early hours of Aug. 14, resident...
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Five Things: PM Carney explains why Canada left the U.S. negotiating table
OTTAWA - Canada is preparing to hit the U.S. with dollar-for-dollar tariffs in response to new 50 per cent duties on $28 billion worth of Canadian products that took effect when talks between the two nations collapsed as negotiations neared the finish ...
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Canada's premiers react to U.S. trade war with calls for unity and economic support
Several premiers across Canada showed a united front on Saturday after waking up to find their country in a trade war with the United States. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew said after a virtual meeting with premiers and Prime Minister Mark Carney that ther...
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Their homes destroyed by wildfire, B.C. residents are more worried about missing pets
Robin Gibbs' home in Summerland, B.C., was burned down nearly to its foundation amid the Bald Range wildfire, but he says the devastation doesn't compare to the emotion of knowing the family dog is still missing. Boris, a four-year-old St. Bernard bor...
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Connected cars pose privacy issues, Quebec report says
Modern vehicles have become complex digital hubs that constantly track and record what you do. Those are the findings published in a new report by Quebec's commission on ethics in science and technology. "We wanted to map out the risks and challenges a...
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The latest on trade negotiations between Canada and the United States
OTTAWA - Here are the latest developments on the trade negotiations between Canada and the United States, as well as related developments across Canada. All times eastern unless specified otherwise:
10:15 p.m. Jeers and boos echoed through Vancouver's...
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'We got attacked': Carney says retaliatory tariffs on U.S. to take effect next month
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney says retaliatory tariffs will hit the U.S. starting next month after Canada walked away from what he called a "bad deal." The U.S. introduced new 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars in Canadian exports on Satu...
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Quick quotes: Here's what people are saying about the Canada-U.S. trade negotiations
OTTAWA - The United States imposed 50 per cent tariffs on billions of dollars worth of Canadian exports Saturday, after the two countries failed to reach a new trade deal before an extended deadline imposed by President Donald Trump earlier in the week...
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Aid workers say Canada's Ebola quarantine hinders response, hope it won't be extended
TORONTO - The night before Lily-Madeleine Seguin was set to book her flight to the Democratic Republic of Congo in late May, the Canadian government announced a three-week quarantine for travellers returning from the Ebola-stricken country. Seguin, a p...
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Canada risks falling behind with tepid approach to African trade: South Africa envoy
OTTAWA - Ottawa's tepid approach to expanding trade in Africa risks seeing Canada fall behind its peers in building commerce on the continent, warns South Africa's envoy. High Commissioner Rieaz Shaik said Ottawa still views African countries as recipi...
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Wildfires expose evacuation gaps for Canadians with disabilities, advocates say
Janice Lyons was upstairs in her Summerland, B.C., home when there was a flash at her doorbell, which lights up in her Deaf household in place of a chime. The 74-year-old came downstairs to find her neighbour Larry at the front door. He pointed to the ...
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Businesses fear closure with no Canada-U.S. trade deal as industry reacts
OTTAWA - The collapse of trade talks between Canada and the United States, the imposition of 50 per cent tariffs on $28 billion worth of Canadian goods and Prime Minister Mark Carney pledging dollar-for-dollar retaliatory tariffs triggered swift reacti...
Aug 22, 2026
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A list of some of the items the U.S. is slapping with a 50 per cent tariff
OTTAWA - The United States is imposing a 50 per cent tariff on a range of Canadian exports starting Saturday, after the two countries could not reach a new deal before a deadline imposed by President Donald Trump. Trump threatened the new tariffs in Ju...
Aug 22, 2026
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Canada vows dollar-for-dollar tariff retaliation, suspends trade talks with U.S.
OTTAWA - A last-ditch effort to reach a new trade deal before a midnight tariff deadline failed Friday, as Prime Minister Mark Carney suspended talks with the United States and summoned his negotiators back to Ottawa. The decision meant new 50 per cent...
Aug 22, 2026
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Fourth group of Marineland whales leaving shuttered Ontario park
NIAGARA FALLS - The largest collective move of captive whales is getting closer to completion, with a fourth cohort leaving Marineland on Friday night. The park says a team of specialists lifted three belugas - males named Cyprus, Jasper and Xavier - i...
Aug 22, 2026
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A correction to stories about B.C. wildfire damage and destruction
Stories published by The Canadian Press on Aug. 11 and Aug. 13 incorrectly reported that structures had been damaged or destroyed on 170 properties due to the Pear Lake wildfire. In fact, it was more than 120 properties. The Canadian Press
Aug 21, 2026
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Jivani's U.S. connections continue to create 'clap back' for Poilievre: strategist
OTTAWA - Some Conservative strategists said there is little to take away from U.S. Vice President JD Vance's apparent mockery of Leader Pierre Poilievre in a fundraising speech this week. In audio from a fundraiser in Southampton, N.Y., which was provi...
Aug 21, 2026
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Voters have until Tuesday to apply for a special ballot for federal byelections
OTTAWA - Canadians planning to vote in upcoming federal byelections have until Tuesday to apply for a special ballot. Three byelections are set for Aug. 31 in the ridings of North Vancouver-Capilano, Chicoutimi-Le Fjord in Quebec and Beaches-East York...
Aug 21, 2026
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Yukon First Nations firefighters wonder why they haven't been called to help in B.C.
Fire crews with Yukon First Nations Wildfire say they are ready, willing and able to help with out-of-control fires burning in British Columbia and are wondering why they haven't received the call. The organization's CEO Nick Mauro said he had 40 or so...
Aug 21, 2026
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Charred road to recovery in B.C.'s Okanagan as province extends state of emergency
While the immediate threat of wildfire has subsided for Summerland, B.C., a fire official said there was much work ahead on the road to recovery and the B.C. government extended a provincial state of emergency on Friday. Stefan Hood, incoming incident ...
Aug 21, 2026
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Driver 'shouldn't be here' after crash with plane in B.C. speared rod through seat
Jaime Pawliuk said he didn't hear anything as the plane flew just over his SUV on busy Foothills Boulevard in Prince George, B.C. Then there was "a whistling sound and metal twisting and glass shattering." Pawliuk said he was lucky to be alive after th...
Aug 21, 2026
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'Shameful': Canada, U.K., Australia rebuke Israel for decision on aid workers' deaths
OTTAWA - Canada, Australia and the United Kingdom denounced on Friday Israel's decision not to pursue criminal charges over a military strike that killed a convoy of humanitarian aid workers in 2024. The strike killed seven aid workers, including three...
Aug 21, 2026
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Montreal mayor says city to provide police with body cameras and give them new powers
MONTREAL - The mayor of Montreal and the city's police chief have unveiled a plan that they say will restore public trust in law enforcement after a series of controversies and allegations of misconduct. Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada said the city woul...
Aug 21, 2026
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In the news today: Trump tariff looms, LGBTQ+ monument opens, Alberta cave rescue
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Deadline looms as Trump's 50 per cent tariffs set to kick in just after midnight U.S. President Donald Trump's latest tariff threat on $28 billion worth of Canadi...
Aug 21, 2026
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Rescuers use new tech to save caver trapped vertically in Alberta's 'Psych Squeeze'
A caver has been rescued after being trapped underground at the Rat's Nest Cave in Canmore, Alta., in an operation that deployed volunteer-built underground radio technology for the first time. Search and Rescue Alberta said the man became pinned in a ...
Aug 21, 2026
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LeBlanc says 'more work to do' as Trump's tariff deadline nears
WASHINGTON - Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc says there is still "more work to do" to seal a trade deal with the United States just hours ahead of President Donald Trump's midnight tariff deadline. LeBlanc left the table shortly after 7 p.m....
Aug 21, 2026
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Statistics and federal policy on crime have changed, but the politics remain the same
OTTAWA - New tough-on-crime laws and statistics showing falling crime rates aren't likely to change how Canadians currently feel about crime or whether it's used as a political wedge between parties, some national pollsters say. David Coletto, CEO of A...
Aug 21, 2026
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