EDMONTON - Some families and friends across Alberta are set to gather for a Thanksgiving meal this weekend with the hope that the only thing that gets roasted is the turkey. Sarah Batchelor says politics will be off the dinner table at her home in Aird...

OTTAWA - Nearly half of Canada's provinces and territories are calling on the federal Liberals to fulfil their election promise to expand eligibility for a mining exploration tax credit to help smaller mining companies get through their exploration pha...

TORONTO - Canadian rock band Nickelback has announced a massive 2027 world tour on its official Instagram page. The tour kicks off Feb. 6 in Pittsburgh, with nearly 70 concerts planned across North America, Europe and Australia. Seven Canadian stops ar...

TORONTO - Remarks made by a member of Parliament, who is also a doctor, suggesting illicit drugs such as fentanyl are a "painless" and "readily available" option to end one's life are now the subject of a complaint filed to the College of Physicians an...

Cori Ramsay, a candidate for city council in Prince George, B.C., says a voter told her they can't wait to cast a ballot for her on Oct. 24. The voter would surely be disappointed, as Ramsay's election is a week earlier, on Oct. 17. As British Columbi...

VANCOUVER - A British Columbia woman who married an Islamic State fighter has pleaded guilty to terrorist-related charges in a Vancouver court. The Public Prosecution Service of Canada confirms that Kimberly Polman pleaded guilty on Thursday to leavin...

OTTAWA - Canada signed a joint statement in support of the International Criminal Court after the United States moved to sanction the organization Friday. Canada joined Denmark, Germany, France, Italy, Japan, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom in i...

OTTAWA - The RCMP says a Canadian has been arrested by the FBI in connection with an attack from a criminal hacking group which breached the bureau's jobs portal and obtained sensitive and personal data on nearly all the FBI's employees. FBI Director K...

VANCOUVER - Author and former UBC creative writing chair Steven Galloway has told a court that he is ashamed of having had an affair with a student, but there was no prohibition on sexual relationships between faculty and students. Galloway - who is no...

OTTAWA - A special House of Commons committee created to study the Liberals' new economic bill agreed Friday to limit the period it can receive submissions and hear from witnesses. Members of Parliament passed a motion to begin clause-by-clause conside...

TORONTO - Respiratory virus specialists say Canadians should get their flu shot as soon as it becomes available in their area this fall. Most provinces will start providing the flu vaccine to the general public by the end of October and it will be fre...

OTTAWA - The Alberta Court of Appeal has ruled the federal government's Impact Assessment Act is still unconstitutional, following a second court challenge of the federal legislation. The act was first passed by the Liberals under former prime minister...

The FBI has described the arrest of the alleged co-conspirator in the Tumbler Ridge, B.C., mass shooting, saying James Bryant was calm and "not particularly surprised" when agents turned up at their Bellingham, Wash., apartment on Tuesday. W. Mike Herr...

British Columbia NDP Leader David Eby is making election campaign pledges of a new training program for international medical graduates and discounted tuition or loan forgiveness for health-care workers willing to move to rural communities. Eby spent ...

Quebec's former culture minister is apologizing for attending a Parti Québécois election night gathering as his own party suffered a crushing defeat. The Coalition Avenir Québec expelled Mathieu Lacombe from the party after La Presse reported Thursday...

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Ottawa to sue Stelco's American owner as part of a five-point plan aimed at protecting Canada's struggling steel industry. Poilievre was in Burlington, Ont. on Friday, speaking at a site overlooking St...

OTTAWA - Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Friday he will be in Alberta just days before the province's referendum to deliver a speech on Canadian unity. The House of Commons will be on a break next week after MPs head back to their ridings for...

OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada says in cases where an Indigenous offender commits an offence against an intimate partner who is an Indigenous woman, a judge must apply sentencing principles related to both Indigenous offenders and victims of crim...

OTTAWA - The national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Statistics Canada also released seasonally adjusted, three-month moving average unemployment rates for major cities. It cautions, however, that the figures may fluctuate widely beca...

OTTAWA - Canada's national unemployment rate was 6.5 per cent in September. Here are the jobless rates last month by province (numbers from the previous month in brackets): _ Newfoundland and Labrador 9.1 per cent (8.6) _ Prince Edward Island 7.3 per c...

OTTAWA - A quick look at Canada's September employment figures (numbers from the previous month in brackets): Unemployment rate: 6.5 per cent (6.4) Employment rate: 60.6 per cent (60.8) Participation rate: 64.8 per cent (65.0) Number unemployed: 1,474,...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed ... Google and environmental group to question Hydro-Québec consultants on data centres Lawyers representing Google and an environmental coalition are set to question ...

OTTAWA - The labour market stalled for a second month in a row in September, pushing back on calls for interest rate hikes from the Bank of Canada. Statistics Canada said Friday the economy lost 68,000 positions in September, coming off a loss of 42,00...

MONTREAL - When former Ontario premier Kathleen Wynne watched the results of Quebec's election come in, she says she couldn't help but draw parallels between herself and Christine Fréchette. The outgoing Quebec premier stepped down as leader of the Coa...

GRAND RAPIDS - Michigan Senate candidate Mike Rogers faced pressure over U.S. President Donald Trump's trade war with Canada during a heated debate that could sway voters in a consequential midterm race where neither candidate ruled out future duties. ...

Taxation is back at the forefront of the British Columbia election campaign. Here are some of the latest developments from the campaign trail on Thursday. B.C. CONSERVATIVES OFFER $1,000 TAX CUT Interim leader of the B.C. Conservatives Lorne Doerkson ...

OTTAWA - Canadians turning to chatbots for election information don't always get accurate responses, a parliamentary committee heard Thursday. An estimated 40 per cent of Quebec voters asked AI chatbots for election information, said Aengus Bridgman, a...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated Thursday the federal government will look at the advice of an arm's-length panel studying firearms classification before making any decision on the status of the SKS rifle. He made the remarks as his public...