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St-Jérôme, Que., closes bridge, distributes sandbags as water levels rise
MONTREAL - Officials in St-Jrme, Que., northwest of Montreal, have closed a bridge to traffic because of rising water and started distributing sandbags to residents. The city of more than 80,000 peopl...
Apr 16, 2026
U.S. leads interest by wide margin in getting Canadian citizenship by descent
OTTAWA - A new law expanding eligibility for Canadian citizenship led to an initial uptick in applications from a handful of countries including the United States, the United Kingdom and Mexico. Bill ...
Apr 16, 2026
'Extraordinary brutality': Life sentence for man who killed teen in Montreal drive-by
MONTREAL - The death of a 15-year-old girl in a drive-by shooting highlights the tragic consequences of gun violence, a Quebec Superior Court judge said Thursday as he handed a Montreal man two life s...
Apr 16, 2026
In the news today: Artemis II update, Social media ban, Amazon surcharge
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA crewmates to hold news conference Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen a...
Apr 16, 2026
Lytton was razed by fire. Some fear financial ruin is next for the tiny B.C. village
Ross and Judith Urquhart have called Lytton, B.C., home for half a century, leaving only for as long it took to rebuild after a raging wildfire forced them to flee in 2021. "All the homes around us we...
Apr 16, 2026
Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and NASA crewmates to hold news conference
HOUSTON - Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen and his NASA crewmates are set to take part in a news conference on Thursday after the historic Artemis II lunar mission. The four-person crew - commander Re...
Apr 16, 2026
B.C. tables another First Nation treaty ratification, but overlap concerns persist
VICTORIA - The Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. has reached a major milestone in its treaty process as the province tabled legislation to ratify the agreement, in the second such achievement...
Apr 15, 2026
B.C. has tabled provincial ratification legislation for Kitselas First Nation treaty
VICTORIA - The Kitselas First Nation in northwestern B.C. has reached a major milestone in its treaty process as the province tabled legislation to ratify the agreement. The legislation tabled Wednesd...
Apr 15, 2026
Oh, give me a home: Alberta-raised wood bison calves safely relocated to Alaska
Dozens of Alberta-raised bison calves sent to Alaska as part of a relocation agreement with the state made it safely to their new home, but it wasn't without months of logistical work and a 40-hour tr...
Apr 15, 2026
Christine Fréchette has been sworn into office as Quebec's second female premier
QUBEC - Christine Frchette has officially been sworn in as Quebec's premier, the second woman to hold the job in the province's history. In a speech at the legislature Wednesday, Frchette promised to ...
Apr 15, 2026
