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Carney says Canada in talks with U.S. on ‘Golden Dome’ missile defence

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed on Wednesday that Canada is considering joining in U.S. President Donald Trump’s new Golden Dome missile defence program. Speaking with reporters on Parliament Hill, Carney said high-level discussions are underway with the U.S.,...

May 22, 2025 | Local

Poilievre names 48 Conservative MPs as critics, announces House leadership team

OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has named 73 MPs to his party’s leadership team and critic roles ahead of next week’s return to the House of Commons. He has named 48 Conservative members of Parliament to critic roles, while...

May 22, 2025 | Local

Canada’s Shai Gilgeous-Alexander named NBA MVP

The case for Shai Gilgeous-Alexander was simple. He’s the best player on an Oklahoma City Thunder team that had the best record this season and set a league mark for margin of victory. If that wasn’t enough, he also won...

May 22, 2025 | Local

Police seek suspect in TTC bus sexual assaults

Toronto police have released a surveillance photo of a suspect wanted in connection with two sexual assaults on TTC buses. Police say the first incident happened on May 1, 2025, on a bus in the Yonge Street and Eglinton Avenue...

May 22, 2025 | Local

Subway service resumes on large stretch of Line 1 following two-hour suspension

Subway service has resumed on a large stretch of Line 1, two hours after officials said they were investigating an injury at track level. Just before 5:30 p.m., TTC officials announced there was no service between Lawrence and St. Clair...

May 22, 2025 | Local

Brampton man among two charged in death of child in Muskoka Region

Two people have been arrested in the death of a child in Ontario more than two years ago. Ontario Provincial Police say officers responded to a call in the town of Gravenhurst on Jan. 5, 2023, about a child who...

May 22, 2025 | Local

Trump says Canada has asked to join his Golden Dome missile defence program

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump announced Tuesday aspects of his plan for a “Golden Dome” missile defence shield and said “it automatically makes sense” for Canada to be involved. “Canada has called us and they want to be a...

May 21, 2025 | Local

Indigenous groups send eviction notice to Quebec forestry companies

MONTREAL — Two Indigenous organizations have issued eviction notices to a number of Quebec forestry companies in the province’s Saguenay–Lac-Saint-Jean, Mauricie and Côte-Nord regions. The Mamo alliance and the Association des Gardiens du territoire Nehirowisiw Aski sent the notices to...

May 21, 2025 | Local

B.C. RCMP say man impersonated police, then called 9-1-1 to make report

RICHMOND — Mounties in Richmond, B.C., say they have arrested a man who they believe impersonated a police officer and conducted a traffic stop, then called 9-1-1 to report his own actions. The RCMP say they received a report around...

May 21, 2025 | Local

Port says dredging of Vancouver’s Burrard Inlet underway, a project touted by Carney

VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says preliminary work on a plan to dredge Burrard Inlet to accommodate fully loaded oil tankers is now underway It says the project, which was recently floated by Prime Minister Mark Carney, will...

May 21, 2025 | Local