OTTAWA - Statistics Canada says population growth stalled in the first quarter. The agency says the Canadian population rose by 20,107 people from Jan. 1 to April 1 to 41,548,787, the smallest increase since the third quarter of 2020 when it contracted by 1,232 people. It was the sixth consecutive quarter of slower pop...

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney guided G7 in 'diplomatic Rockies': expert Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful performance hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., say some world leaders and foreign policy experts commenting on his percei...

OTTAWA - An organization that helps LGBTQ+ people file refugee claims says it has seen a spike in pleas for assistance from around the world since 2020. Devon Matthews, program head with Rainbow Railroad, said the explosion in the number of requests for help reflects a trend of nations backsliding on LGBTQ rights - or ...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful performance hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., say some world leaders and foreign policy experts commenting on his perceived pragmatism and savviness. Fen Osler Hampson, international affairs professor at Carleton University, said Carney guided the G7...

KANANASKIS - Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading home to Ottawa today after hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. He had been meeting with world leaders since Sunday to discuss topics such as U.S. tariffs, human trafficking and artificial intelligence. Carney also had his first meeting as prime minister with num...

SUNRISE - Canada may be the home of hockey, but the Stanley Cup is maintaining its residence in the Sunshine State. For the second straight season, the Florida Panthers have extended Canada's Cup drought. And once again, it has come at the expense of the Edmonton Oilers. Sam Reinhart of North Vancouver, B.C., scored fo...

OTTAWA - Canada hosted the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., with the agenda on Day 2 focused on foreign policy. The summit continued without U.S. President Donald Trump, who left early due to the conflict in the Middle East. Prime Minister Mark Carney was set to meet with several leaders, including NATO Secretary Genera...

CALGARY - The Manitoba government has signed an agreement with an area of Ukraine to support reconstruction efforts. Premier Wab Kinew made the announcement in Calgary following the G7 leaders' summit in nearby Kananaskis. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy had been scheduled to meet with Kinew but left early. Zel...

BANFF - Leaders of the G7 have agreed to co-operate on efforts to manage the impacts of devastating wildfires, which are surging for another summer across Canada. The leaders are calling it the Kananaskis Wildfire Charter - and it's believed to be a groundbreaking commitment for G7 leaders. It's a timely statement, as ...

KANANASKIS - Prime Minister Mark Carney outlined $4.3 billion in new support for Ukraine's defence as he met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on the sidelines of the G7 summit in Alberta on Tuesday. The Prime Minister's Office said that sum includes $2 billion for the purchase and donation of weapons and ma...

VICTORIA - British Columbia Premier David Eby says he will ask the prime minister that the Lawrence Bishnoi gang be declared a terrorist organization in Canada. Police have said members of the South Asian community are being extorted of cash under threat of death or violence and the India-based gang has been linked to ...

OTTAWA - In a joint statement, G7 countries say they will work together to expand the use of artificial intelligence in the public sector. The idea is to improve the quality of government services and increase government efficiency. The statement was issued Tuesday as the global summit was wrapping up in Kananaskis, Al...

OTTAWA - Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin tells The Canadian Press the government will reintroduce a consumer rebate program to help make electric vehicles more affordable. The federal government launched a rebate program on electric vehicles in 2019, but the program was so popular it ran out of funding, leading the...

OTTAWA - Liberal MP Nate Erskine-Smith says he wants the House of Commons to sit for another week to study Prime Minister Mark Carney's major projects bill. Erskine-Smith was the only Liberal to vote against his own government's closure motion, which limits debate time on Bill C-5. The Liberals and Conservatives passed...

MONTREAL - The City of Montreal is investing $100,000 to lure scientists and researchers who want to leave the United States. In a news release, Mayor Valérie Plante says the "current situation" in the U.S. is offering Montreal a unique opportunity to recruit global talent. U.S. President Donald Trump ...

A Statistics Canada report says Canadians are spending less time with friends than ever, with the decline sharpest among the working-age demographic. The new data show that in 2022, only 19.3 per cent of Canadians saw friends on an average day, down from 47.9 per cent in 1986. The questions to those in the survey speci...

OTTAWA - Alberta Conservative Damien Kurek says he has officially resigned as an MP after promising earlier in the spring to vacate his seat in the Battle River-Crowfoot riding to allow Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre to run in a byelection. Poilievre lost his Ottawa-area seat in the general election to Liberal Br...

OTTAWA - The vice chief of the defence staff says the federal government does not intend to arm the Canadian Coast Guard. Lt-Gen. Stephen Kelsey says the Coast Guard will remain a separate entity as it's moved under the defence minister's control. He told a Senate committee today there are no plans to arm the civilian ...

OTTAWA - The Military Police Complaints Commission says resistance to civilian oversight in the Canadian Forces Provost Marshal's office "worsened" last year. The military police watchdog released a report today saying the provost's office - which commands all military police in Canada - has been "shutti...

OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is coming under fire for seeking to rush through a major piece of legislation that grants cabinet sweeping powers to quickly approve major projects. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon put a motion on notice Thursday that would push Bill C-5 through the House of Com...

MONTREAL - A Quebec coroner is recommending improved domestic violence training for the province's police officers. André Cantin's recommendation follows his investigation into a man who killed his three-year-old twin sons shortly after he was arrested for allegedly harassing his ex-partner. Cantin says in his r...

Hockey fans in Sunrise are preparing for a trophy-hoisting party inside Amerant Bank Arena tonight as the Florida Panthers aim to wrap up the Stanley Cup final series against the Edmonton Oilers.The defending champion Panthers grabbed a 3-2 lead in the best-of-seven championship after whipping the Oilers 5-2 on Saturda...

OTTAWA - As First Nations leaders prepare to rally on Parliament Hill against Ottawa's controversial 'major projects' legislation, the federal minister for Indigenous services says she's asked Prime Minister Mark Carney to screen new federal bills for their impacts on Indigenous communities. Indigenous Services Ministe...

OTTAWA - Canada's privacy watchdog says inadequate security measures opened the door to a data breach discovered two years ago at genetic testing company 23andMe. Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne and U.K. information commissioner John Edwards released the findings from their joint investigation of the breach, whi...

Global Affairs Canada says approximately 3,500 Canadians are in Iran and another 6,700 are in Israel amid an escalating conflict between the two countries. The department says that count is based on the voluntary registration of around 80,000 Canadians in the Middle East and doesn't fully reflect how many of them may n...

OTTAWA - The G7 summit is continuing for its second and final day without U.S. President Donald Trump, who left the talks ahead of schedule on Monday. He is missing the day Prime Minister Mark Carney had scheduled to focus on foreign policy. The prime minister is also set to meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zele...

OTTAWA - The federal government says it will introduce legislation to implement open banking at its "earliest opportunity" as some advocates warn the project's momentum may have stalled. Open banking - or consumer-driven banking, as Ottawa calls it - is about allowing Canadians and businesses to securely shar...

MONTREAL - The mother of a three-year-old girl reported missing since Sunday in the Montreal area has been charged with child abandonment as the search for the girl continues. Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Sgt. Laurie Avoine says the mother faces one charge of abandoning a child and appeared in cour...