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Doctors, health groups call for action as Canada lags on cervical cancer prevention
OTTAWA - Cervical cancer is both the fastest-growing type of cancer in Canada and one that is almost completely preventable - and advocates gathered in Ottawa on Wednesday to call on the federal gover...
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Feb 25, 2026

Sixth complainant expected to take the stand in Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial
TORONTO - The sixth of seven complainants in Frank Stronach's sexual assault trial is expected to take the stand in Toronto today. Stronach, the founder of the auto parts conglomerate Magna Internatio...
Canadian Press Feb 25, 2026

Almost half of Toronto-area immigrant settlement services expect program closures
OTTAWA - Nearly half the immigrant service organizations in the Greater Toronto Area are braced for program closures in the near future due to federal funding cuts that began in 2024. A survey of 48 n...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Feb 25, 2026

Trump defends tariff regime in State of the Union address after top court blow
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump remained committed to realigning global trade through tariffs in his annual state of the union address on Tuesday, days after the United States Supreme Court s...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Feb 24, 2026

Federal officials express 'disappointment' after OpenAI meeting over B.C. shooting
Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says federal officials expressed "disappointment" to representatives of OpenAI after a meeting in Ottawa about the company's failure to warn law enforceme...
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press Feb 24, 2026

Trump gives State of the Union address against backdrop of sliding poll numbers
WASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump stood before Congress Tuesday and declared "our nation is back" as he delivered the annual state of the union address. "We have achieved a transformation like ...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Feb 24, 2026

Canadian official says Cuban regime 'quite stable' as U.S. oil blockade tightens grip
OTTAWA - Cuba's envoy to Ottawa says the U.S. is trying to overthrow his country's communist government - but Canada's foreign service says the regime's hold on Havana is "quite stable." The comments ...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Feb 24, 2026

Number of Canadians registered in Mexico rising as airlines resume flights
OTTAWA - The number of Canadians in Mexico who have registered with Ottawa continued to rise Tuesday, even as airlines resumed flights in and out of Puerto Vallarta and the Global Affairs Canada regis...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Feb 24, 2026

Report details B.C. First Nation, Vancouver Police Board collaboration breakdown
VANCOUVER - A man who was handcuffed by police along with his 12-year-old granddaughter after being falsely accused of trying to use a fake status card to open a bank account in 2019 says the Vancouve...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Feb 24, 2026

Brother of Tumbler Ridge shooter is arrested in Alberta in attempted murder case
CALGARY - RCMP say the older brother of Tumbler Ridge shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar has been arrested in Alberta in an attempted murder investigation. They say in a statement that Jacob Jan Van Rootsel...
Canadian Press Feb 24, 2026
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