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Foreign Affairs Minister Joly says Canadian released from detention in Afghanistan

Foreign Affairs Minister Joly says Canadian released from detention in Afghanistan

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says Canadian David Lavery has safely made it to Qatar from Afghanistan with the help of the Qatari government.
Trump says Canada should become part of U.S. Our head of state isn't weighing in.

Trump says Canada should become part of U.S. Our head of state isn't weighing in.

OTTAWA — Canada's political leadership has found rare unanimity in recent weeks: nobody wants the country to become the "51st state," as U.S. President Donald Trump has repeatedly pitched.
Quebec man charged with second-degree murder after death in Montérégie region

Quebec man charged with second-degree murder after death in Montérégie region

SAINT-ANICET, Que. — A 55-year-old man has been charged with second-degree murder after a death in Quebec's Montérégie region on Saturday. The man appeared in court via video conference on Sunday.
Public service productivity study group not looking at remote work, says member

Public service productivity study group not looking at remote work, says member

OTTAWA — The working group tasked with measuring productivity within Canada's federal public service has not looked at remote work, one of its members says.
Survey says more young Canadians believe the history of the Holocaust is exaggerated

Survey says more young Canadians believe the history of the Holocaust is exaggerated

OTTAWA — On Monday the world will mark eight decades since the liberation of Auschwitz, the notorious Nazi extermination camps where more than a million people, most of them Jews, were murdered during the Second World War.
Canadian Navy sailor dead after a boat capsized in Bedford Basin

Canadian Navy sailor dead after a boat capsized in Bedford Basin

HALIFAX — The Royal Canadian Navy says a sailor has died in the Bedford Basin after a boat capsized. The Navy says two sailors were operating a rigid-hull inflatable boat in the Halifax-area bay when it overturned and capsized around 10 p.m.
Trudeau meets with families of victims of deadly 2017 Quebec mosque attack

Trudeau meets with families of victims of deadly 2017 Quebec mosque attack

QUÉBEC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has met with the families of six men who were killed at a Quebec City mosque, days before the anniversary of the 2017 attack. Eight years ago, on Jan.
Carney secures three more ministerial endorsements

Carney secures three more ministerial endorsements

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney secured three more endorsements from cabinet on Saturday, with Defence Minister Bill Blair and Transport Minister Anita Anand backing Carney in statements on X and Housing Minister Nate Erskine-Smith ho
B.C. climate activist to be deported Sunday without reprieve from minister

B.C. climate activist to be deported Sunday without reprieve from minister

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia climate activist facing deportation from Canada may still be allowed to stay in the country if the immigration minister steps in, but otherwise he's preparing to be returned to Pakistan Sunday.
Quebec provincial police make arrest in Montérégie homicide investigation

Quebec provincial police make arrest in Montérégie homicide investigation

MONTREAL — Quebec provincial police have opened a homicide investigation after a death in the Montérégie region of the province on Saturday. Police say they were called to a home in Saint-Anicet, Que.
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