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Minister of Government Transformation, Public Works and Procurement Joel Lightbound rises during question period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Procurement minister says loans to Canada Post aren’t a ‘long-term solution’

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 1 minute read 3:21 PM CST

OTTAWA - Federal Procurement Minister Joël Lightbound is defending the government's latest $1 billion loan to Canada Post but says federal support can't be a "long-term solution" for the Crown corporation.

The federal government is making $1.01 billion available to Canada Post in the form of a repayable loan to help the Crown corporation remain solvent and keep its services running.

The new sum is in addition to a $1.03 billion loan Ottawa announced in January 2025.

Speaking to a House of Commons committee today, Lightbound said it's no secret that Canada Post has major financial problems and it's essential to ensure the corporation has the revenue it needs.

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Carney says he spoke to Trump after president threatened to block Gordie Howe bridge

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Carney says he spoke to Trump after president threatened to block Gordie Howe bridge

Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press 5 minute read Updated: 2:51 PM CST

WASHINGTON - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Donald Trump's threat to stall the opening of the Gordie Howe International Bridge will be resolved following a call with the U.S. president Tuesday.

"I explained that Canada paid for the construction of the bridge — $4 billion — that the ownership is shared between the state of Michigan and the Government of Canada," Carney told reporters in Ottawa before the weekly cabinet meeting.

The prime minister said he also told Trump that Canadian and American steel and workers were involved in the bridge's construction.

In a social media post late Monday, Trump insisted the U.S. must be compensated before he'll allow the bridge to open. He claimed the bridge was built with virtually no U.S. content.

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Updated: 2:51 PM CST

Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement while visiting an auto parts plant in Woodbridge, Ont., on Feb. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima

Canadian ICC judge says Trump’s sanctions won’t stop her from doing her job

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Canadian ICC judge says Trump’s sanctions won’t stop her from doing her job

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press 6 minute read 2:45 PM CST

OTTAWA - When International Criminal Court judge Kimberly Prost goes on vacation, she needs to phone hotels in advance to explain that she can't pay for a room with a credit card — because she's been sanctioned by the Trump administration.

Ebooks suddenly vanish from the Winnipeg-born jurist's devices and she tries to dissuade well-meaning friends from running afoul of U.S. sanction laws by buying things on her behalf. She said it's all part of an absurd campaign of daily annoyances imposed by Washington since she was sanctioned last August.

But Prost told The Canadian Press she is determined not to stop fighting for international law and the support she hears from individual Canadians has helped her to carry on.

"It just starts to permeate your life, and every day there's something," she said. "You're anxious a lot about what's going to happen next."

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This composite image shows Kimberly Prost, left, a judge on the International Criminal Court, in an undated handout photo, and a view of the International Criminal Court, right, in The Hague, Netherlands, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - International Criminal Court (left), AP-Omar Havana (right)

Trump threatens to block opening of Windsor-Detroit bridge

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Trump threatens to block opening of Windsor-Detroit bridge

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 6:24 AM CST

OTTAWA - U.S. President Donald Trump is threatening not to allow a new bridge linking Windsor, Ont., and Detroit to open, arguing that the United States should first be compensated.

Trump said in a social media post Monday that the U.S. will "immediately" start negotiations over the Gordie Howe International Bridge, which is set to open early this year after delays.

He said the U.S. should own "at least one half of this asset."

In his post, Trump said Canada has treated the United States "very unfairly" for decades.

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Updated: 6:24 AM CST

The Saginaw passes construction on the Gordie Howe International Bridge connecting on the Detroit River connecting Windsor, Ontario and Detroit, Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)

Suspect pleads not guilty to murder in Vancouver Starbucks stabbing trial

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Suspect pleads not guilty to murder in Vancouver Starbucks stabbing trial

Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press 2 minute read 2:21 PM CST

VANCOUVER - A gruesome video of a fatal stabbing on a downtown Vancouver Starbucks patio nearly three years ago has been played in court on the first day of the suspect's murder trial in the British Columbia Supreme Court.

Inderdeep Singh Gosal pleaded not guilty to second-degree murder in the stabbing death of Paul Schmidt before Crown prosecutor Karin Blok showed videos depicting Gosal's movements on March 26, 2023.

The court has watched Gosal wearing a grey hoodie and red pants as he travels by train to downtown Vancouver, then enters the patio of the coffee shop where he begins smoking just outside its doors.

Gosal is seen in a verbal confrontation with a second man, identified to the court as Schmidt, before a physical struggle in which Gosal ultimately stabs Schmidt in the chest six times.

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The Law Courts building, which is home to B.C. Supreme Court and the Court of Appeal, is seen in Vancouver, on Thursday, Nov. 23, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Darryl Dyck

Canadians awaiting flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba

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Canadians awaiting flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba

The Canadian Press 1 minute read Updated: 7:48 AM CST

Canadians in Cuba are waiting for flights home as an energy crisis worsens in the nation amid a U.S. oil blockade.

Major Canadian airlines have already suspended service to Cuba, including Air Canada, WestJet and Air Transat.

All three airlines have confirmed they plan to bring travellers back home to Canada.

Calgary-based WestJet says its decision to wind down winter operations will affect WestJet, Sunwing Vacations, WestJet Vacations, and Vacances WestJet Quebec.

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Updated: 7:48 AM CST

Cargo is loaded onto an Air Canada plane at Montreal-Pierre Elliott Trudeau International Airport in Montreal on Sunday, Nov. 30, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi

First Nation in N.S. says it’s declaring a state of emergency due to illicit drugs

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First Nation in N.S. says it’s declaring a state of emergency due to illicit drugs

The Canadian Press 2 minute read Updated: 2:02 PM CST

SIPEKNE’KATIK FIRST NATION - A First Nation in Nova Scotia says it is declaring a state of emergency over what its chief and council are calling an escalating crisis of addiction and illicit drugs in the community.

Sipekne’katik First Nation, located about 60 kilometres north of Halifax, says its council moved to begin the process of declaring a state of emergency during a meeting Sunday.

"We are facing too many emergencies, overdoses and tragedies. The loss, fear and trauma experienced by our families, elders, youth and front-line workers cannot be ignored," reads a statement released Tuesday.

Sipekne’katik did not immediately provide details of how a state of emergency declaration would be applied.

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Updated: 2:02 PM CST

Nova Scotia's provincial flag flies on a flagpole in Ottawa on June 30, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

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Conservative MP requests to skip scheduled pay raise

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Conservative MP requests to skip scheduled pay raise

Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press 1 minute read 1:58 PM CST

OTTAWA - Conservative MP Mike Dawson says he can't "in good conscience" accept the pay raise members of Parliament are supposed to get in April because it's unfair when Canadians are struggling to keep up with the rising cost of living.

MPs are set to receive a 4.2 per cent raise on April which the New Brunswick MP says is "frankly distasteful."

Dawson says he didn't get into politics for the money.

He says he has already met with officials from the House of Commons to refuse the scheduled pay increase.

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Chairs and desks sit empty in the Chamber of the House of Commons, in Ottawa, Thursday, Sept. 12, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Montreal parish fights to demolish derelict church that’s become a TikTok destination

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Montreal parish fights to demolish derelict church that’s become a TikTok destination

Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Updated: 3:48 PM CST

MONTREAL - Tacked on the plywood fence keeping intruders away from the long-closed St-Eusèbe-de-Verceil church in Montreal, next to "Free Gaza" and anti-police graffiti, is a poem.

"This church is no more," begins the unnamed poet. A few lines later, the handwritten verse concludes: "Why is the building moulding too?"

Officials at the once-stately Montreal Catholic church are asking the same question.

After years of neglect, a fire, hundreds of thousands of dollars in fines from the city and repeated break-ins from urban explorers and teens seeking TikTok fame, the church has taken the unusual step of taking the City of Montreal to court to have the building demolished.

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Updated: 3:48 PM CST

Broken pews, graffiti and debris are seen inside Saint-Eusebe-de-Verceil church in Montreal, Thursday, Feb. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Graham Hughes

Ottawa plans to add 8,000 new electric vehicle charging ports in Canada

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Ottawa plans to add 8,000 new electric vehicle charging ports in Canada

Nick Murray, The Canadian Press 4 minute read Updated: 2:15 PM CST

OTTAWA - The federal government is looking to increase the number of electric vehicle chargers across the country through its new automotive strategy — but is still well short of the number it was told it needs to support the transition to battery-powered cars.

Energy Minister Tim Hodson said Tuesday the government is planning to spend more than $84.4 million to add 8,000 electric vehicle charging ports to Canada's existing stock of more than 30,000.

The announcement did not cite a timeline for getting the charging ports in place. It's also not clear whether Ottawa will be footing the entire cost of the 122 projects to build more chargers, or just a portion of it.

Hodgson held a news conference on Parliament Hill alongside Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin and Transport Minister Steve MacKinnon, but the ministers took only a few questions from reporters.

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An electric vehicle charger is seen in Ottawa on June 27, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Justin Tang

Montreal police chief says officers’ arrests in Toronto a ‘sad moment’ for policing

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Montreal police chief says officers’ arrests in Toronto a ‘sad moment’ for policing

Pierre Saint-Arnaud, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: 3:19 PM CST

MONTREAL - The recent arrests of several Toronto officers in an organized crime investigation is a dark spot for law enforcement in Canada, but police services across the country do their best to guard against corruption, Montreal's police chief said Tuesday.

"Trust me, we're doing the best we can to avoid that kind of event," Fady Dagher told reporters.

"It's a very sad moment for the police in Canada, what happened in Toronto."

Seven current Toronto officers and one retired officer were among 27 suspects charged in an investigation led by York Regional Police, which uncovered alleged bribery, conspiracy to commit murder and drug trafficking. Three Peel Regional Police officers have also been suspended but not charged in connection with the same probe.

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Montreal police chief Fady Dagher speaks in Montreal on Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Ryan Remiorz

Carney leaves Wednesday for Munich Security Conference

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Carney leaves Wednesday for Munich Security Conference

Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: 3:33 PM CST

OTTAWA - As Canada works to update its own defence policy, Prime Minister Mark Carney heads to Germany later this week for the world's top security conference.

Carney leaves Wednesday for Munich and will be in Germany until Sunday, his office said.

The Munich Security Conference brings together heads of government who discuss major issues in security policy and defence. This meeting takes place against a backdrop of geopolitical uncertainty as U.S. President Donald Trump continues to disrupt the global order.

Trump ordered the armed apprehension of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro at the start of this year, and his threats to acquire the Danish territory of Greenland by force have put the NATO military alliance at risk.

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Prime Minister Mark Carney makes an announcement while visiting an auto-parts plant in Woodbridge, Ont., Feb. 5, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Eduardo Lima

In the news today: Canadians in Cuba, Trump threatens bridge opening, Olympic roundup

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In the news today: Canadians in Cuba, Trump threatens bridge opening, Olympic roundup

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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

Canadians awaiting flights home as U.S. oil blockade causes energy shortage in Cuba

Canadians in Cuba are waiting for flights home as an energy crisis worsens in the nation amid a U.S. oil blockade.

Major Canadian airlines have already suspended service to Cuba, including Air Canada and WestJet.

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Ukrainians push for permanent residency in Canada as war with Russia grinds on

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Ukrainians push for permanent residency in Canada as war with Russia grinds on

David Baxter, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Updated: 6:24 AM CST

OTTAWA - Roksolana Kryshtanovych never planned on moving to Canada before Russia's war, but the invasion made it impossible for her to go home to Ukraine.

In the years since Moscow launched its full-scale invasion in 2022, she said, Canada has become her new home. But without a path to permanent residency, she and thousands of other Ukrainians here face an uncertain future as the war drags on.

Immigration Minister Lena Diab has acknowledged many of these visa holders are no longer here temporarily — but the government has no concrete solution yet to their plight.

Now, her government is under new pressure to open a permanent residency pathway for the nearly 300,000 Ukrainians like Kryshtanovych who came to Canada through the emergency visa program.

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Updated: 6:24 AM CST

Roksolana Kryshtanovych is pictured in Toronto on Monday, Feb. 9, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Laura Proctor

Conservatives propose changing the rules for non-citizens convicted of crimes

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Conservatives propose changing the rules for non-citizens convicted of crimes

Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press 3 minute read Updated: 12:34 PM CST

OTTAWA - The Conservatives on Tuesday introduced a motion calling on the government to bar non-citizens convicted of serious crimes from making refugee claims.

The motion also calls on the government to prevent asylum claims from people whose cases are still working their way through the courts.

The motion is related to an explosion in extortion-related crimes. British Columbia Premier David Eby has called the wave of extortion cases a crisis and has asked Ottawa to close loopholes around asylum claims.

Conservative immigration critic Michelle Rempel Garner, who sponsored the House motion, told the House of Commons on Tuesday every statistic represents "real human beings who have had their lives and their communities shattered."

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Updated: 12:34 PM CST

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre rises during question period in Ottawa on Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2026. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

Advocates urge Ottawa to extend ‘no-brainer’ tax incentive for employee ownership

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Advocates urge Ottawa to extend ‘no-brainer’ tax incentive for employee ownership

Craig Lord, The Canadian Press 6 minute read Updated: 1:43 PM CST

OTTAWA - It took Peter Deitz eight years to figure out the best way to sell his business. But it wasn't until the federal government opened up a new option for succession planning that he found the right buyer: his own employees.

Deitz — co-founder of Grantbook, a Toronto-based firm that supports organizations doling out grants to non-profits — said he dreaded the idea of simply selling to an outside buyer who couldn't see beyond his company's bottom line.

"I could not foresee a scenario where I would sell the company to a third party that might change that culture or change that special quality within the business," he said.

Deitz found an alternative he could live with in an employee ownership trust — a vehicle that sees employees of a business get a stake of the firm without having to pay for shares while the owner is paid out over a period of time, typically through the company's profits.

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Updated: 1:43 PM CST

February 10, 2026

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