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Canada set to preside over G7 in 2025 — what that means and what's at stake
OTTAWA — Canada is set to take over the presidency of the G7 in 2025, leading a forum of seven of the world's most advanced economies at a time of political instability at home and around the world.
Jan 2, 2025 2:46 AM
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In the news today: Feds watering down key promise: gun-control group
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
Jan 2, 2025 2:15 AM
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'We had so many hopes': Syrian refugee family reflects on nearly a decade in Canada
When asked about her life in Syria a decade ago, Amani Shamseddin struggles to find the words. Sitting on the couch in her Edmonton home as her children clamour for her attention, she pauses to think.
Jan 2, 2025 2:00 AM
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Feds are watering down promise to fully scrutinize firearms before sale, group says
OTTAWA — A leading gun-control group is accusing the Liberal government of watering down a promise to ensure firearms are properly scrutinized before entering the Canadian market.
Jan 2, 2025 2:00 AM
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From industrial highway to developer's paradise, Montreal's Lachine Canal turns 200
MONTREAL — It used to be that on New Year’s Eve, people living along Montreal’s Lachine Canal would throw open their doors to hear the nearby factories blow their horns when the clocks struck midnight.
Jan 2, 2025 2:00 AM
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B.C. teen with avian flu deemed no longer infectious, taken off supplemental oxygen
VANCOUVER — A letter sent to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine signed by Canadian health officials says the British Columbia teenager who tested positive for avian flu has been taken off of supplemental oxygen and is no longer infecti
Jan 1, 2025 5:53 PM
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Canadian man, 38, dies in avalanche in Utah mountains
MONTREAL — Authorities in Utah say a Canadian man has died in an avalanche while snowboarding in the mountains near Salt Lake City. The Salt Lake County sheriff's office says the body of 38-year-old David Éthier was recovered Tuesday.
Jan 1, 2025 3:16 PM
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Hardy Canadians take the plunge in icy New Year's Day tradition
OAKVILLE, Ont. — Strong winds and almost freezing temperatures didn't deter hundreds of brave souls from jumping into Lake Ontario in a New Year's Day tradition. Some 750 people took part in the Courage Polar Bear Dip in Oakville., Ont.
Jan 1, 2025 2:57 PM
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Quebec cyclist dies after falling from bike and colliding with parked car
MONTREAL — A 31-year-old cyclist has died after falling off his bike and colliding with a parked vehicle in downtown Sherbrooke, Que. Police say in a news release that the crash happened around 8 p.m. Tuesday on Dépôt Street.
Jan 1, 2025 12:41 PM
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New Quebec recycling system takes effect, shifts more responsibility to producers
MONTREAL — Quebec’s recycling system is getting an overhaul to reduce waste and take the burden off municipalities.
Jan 1, 2025 11:03 AM
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