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Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will attend King's coronation in London next week

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to attend the coronation of King Charles in London next week alongside dignitaries from around the world.

Apr 28, 2023 3:42 PM Read more >

Former Trudeau Foundation CEO says she resigned after pushback on donation audit

OTTAWA — The former CEO of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation told a parliamentary committee Friday that she resigned from that position earlier this month because of a breakdown in trust on the organization's board of directors.

Apr 28, 2023 3:09 PM Read more >

Federal government has tabled new offer on tenth day of strike, PSAC says

OTTAWA — The federal government tabled a new contract offer to the Public Service Alliance of Canada Friday, as thousands of federal workers remained on strike for the tenth straight day.

Apr 28, 2023 2:48 PM Read more >

Conrad Black says he's regained the Canadian citizenship he renounced in 2001

Conrad Black says he has regained his Canadian citizenship, more than 20 years after he renounced it following a well-publicized fight with then-prime minister Jean Chrétien over accepting a British peerage.

Apr 28, 2023 2:34 PM Read more >

Coroner calls for more training after Montreal firefighter drowned during rescue

MONTREAL — The coroner who investigated the 2021 drowning of a Montreal firefighter in the St. Lawrence River has concluded the members of the fire department's water rescue squad were brave but undertrained.

Apr 28, 2023 2:09 PM Read more >

Canada's entertainment production sector awaiting direction for CRTC on C-11

TORONTO — Canada's film and television industry is anxiously awaiting forthcoming directions from the federal government to the country's broadcasting watchdog, which they say will determine the true impacts of streaming legislation adopted this week

Apr 28, 2023 1:49 PM Read more >

Canada won new Volkswagen battery plant despite 'way, way more' money from U.S.: PM

NEW YORK — Canada won Volkswagen's lucrative new electric vehicle battery plant despite "way, way more" U.S. dollars on the table, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday as he talked up the virtues of his progressive approach to industrial policy.

Apr 28, 2023 1:06 PM Read more >

In The News for April 28 : How did Canada's economic growth fare in February?

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of April 28 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Apr 28, 2023 3:15 AM Read more >

Grand chief says B.C. declaration fund 'special moment in history' to build province

VICTORIA — Indigenous leaders in British Columbia say a $200-million provincial government fund will help First Nations participate fully in the implementation of the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples.

Apr 27, 2023 8:18 PM Read more >

Police issue warning after B.C. senior loses $7.5 million in cryptocurrency scam

BURNABY, B.C. — A senior from Burnaby, B.C., was scammed out of more than $7.5 million dollars in a cryptocurrency ruse, prompting the latest warning from police about cryptocurrency-based fraud schemes.

Apr 27, 2023 6:52 PM Read more >