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Around 6,200 public servants apply for early retirement as deadline looms
OTTAWA - About 6,200 federal public servants have applied to retire early, with just more than two months to go until the deadline. The Treasury Board of Canada Secretariat website says 6,214 applicat...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press May 13, 2026

CP NewsAlert: Judge quashes Alberta separation petition in favour of First Nations
EDMONTON - An Alberta judge has quashed a separatist petition, saying the provincial government had a duty to consult with First Nations. Justice Shaina Leonard says the petition should never have bee...
Canadian Press May 13, 2026

Feds, Alberta nearing deal on $130/tonne industrial carbon price by 2040: source
OTTAWA - Ottawa and Alberta are closing in on a deal on industrial carbon pricing. A source with knowledge of the discussions who was not authorized to speak publicly about them tells The Canadian Pre...
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press May 13, 2026

B.C. judge says former Mountie William Majcher is not guilty in Chinese security case
VANCOUVER - A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has found former Mountie William Majcher not guilty of acting on behalf of the Chinese government in a plan to coerce a multimillionaire to return to...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press May 13, 2026

Federal government spent more than $800M on AI contracts, licensing over 3 years
OTTAWA - Ottawa has spent more than $800 million on artificial intelligence technology since 2023, according to data provided by the federal government. The sum includes two previously announced deals...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press May 13, 2026

Quebec tables bill allowing people to obtain domestic violence history of partners
QUBEC - The Quebec government has introduced a bill to better protect people from intimate partner violence. The bill would allow people who fear for their safety or that of their children to obtain i...
Thomas Laberge, The Canadian Press May 13, 2026

Navy Commander Angus Topshee promoted to vice chief of defence staff
OTTAWA - Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, the head of the Royal Canadian Navy, is being promoted to second-in-command of the Canadian Armed Forces. The Department of National Defence confirms Topshee is re...
Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press May 13, 2026

Hansen, Artemis II crew talk about future space missions in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The astronauts who captured the world's imagination with their journey to the far side of the moon last month visited Ottawa to talk about the future of space travel Wednesday. Canadian Jerem...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press May 13, 2026

In the news today: What we know about Hentavirus, Artemis crew meet PM, 6% milk?
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... What we know about hantavirus now that people linked to outbreak are back in Canada The outbreak of hantavirus...
Canadian Press May 13, 2026

Hansen, Artemis II crew to meet with Carney during event-filled day in Ottawa
OTTAWA - The astronauts who captured the world's imagination during a journey to the far side of the moon last month will bring their space lore to Ottawa today. Canadian Jeremy Hansen and his Artemis...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press May 13, 2026
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