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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

Defence lawyer suggests complainant in Stronach trial has 'tendency to lie'
TORONTO - A woman accusing Frank Stronach of raping her in a hotel suite decades ago has a "tendency to lie" and continues to add new details to her account of the encounter, the businessman's lawyer ...
Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press Feb 24, 2026

Hearing on police-involved death of Myles Gray resumes after obscenity led to delay
VANCOUVER - A public hearing into the police-involved death of Myles Gray resumed in Vancouver, after a four-week adjournment triggered by an obscene remark and the subsequent resignation of counsel f...
Canadian Press Feb 24, 2026

Ottawa spending $3.7 billion to boost military housing stock
OTTAWA - The federal government will spend $3.7 billion to build 6,000 more housing units for Canada's military, Defence Minister David McGuinty said on Tuesday. McGuinty made the announcement at CFB ...
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press Feb 24, 2026

Canada green-lights latest Gulfstream business jets after Trump tariff threat
MONTREAL - Canadian regulators have now given the thumbs-up to all Gulfstream business jets, less than a month after U.S. President Donald Trump threatened fresh tariffs over the planes' status north ...
Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press Feb 24, 2026

Proposed Ring of Fire mine in northern Ontario clears another regulatory hurdle
TORONTO - A proposed mine in Ontario's Ring of Fire region has cleared another regulatory hurdle despite a First Nation's protest. The federal government has decided not to designate Wyloo's Eagle's N...
Liam Casey, The Canadian Press Feb 24, 2026
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