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VICTORIA — Canada's chief justice said he wanted to "bring the Supreme Court closer to Canadians" at a time of increasing misinformation, as he and other justices launched a cross-country tour to mark the court's 150th anniversary.

The B.C. Court of Appeal has granted a man convicted of sexually assaulting his wife a new trial because messages between the pair about a consensual "rape role-play" scenario were wrongfully excluded as evidence.

Following a phone conversation Tuesday afternoon, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that U.S. President Donald Trump is pausing threatened 25 per cent tariffs on most Canadian goods. Trudeau says he and Trump discussed Canada's $1.

Ontario Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford is defending simultaneously wearing two hats — campaigning in a snap election he called and taking anti-tariff actions as premier.

OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump agreed Monday not to impose tariffs on Canada and Mexico for another month, pulling back from a plan that would have tipped North America into a trade war on Tuesday.

The association representing bankers in Canada says U.S. subsidiaries and branches represent half of all foreign bank assets in the country, despite false claims by U.S.

QUÉBEC — Quebec's Finance Department says it is following the federal government's lead and delaying a planned hike in the capital gains tax until Jan. 1, 2026.

OTTAWA — The Trump administration's on-again, off-again threat to impose damaging tariffs has boosted an old idea for driving economic growth in Canada: eliminating interprovincial trade barriers.

OTTAWA — Effective Tuesday, Canada is imposing 25 per cent tariffs on $30 billion in goods originating in the United States — part of Canada's response to sweeping tariffs on Canadian goods ordered by U.S. President Donald Trump.

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