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Anand says war in Ukraine influencing Canada's Arctic security policy

Anand says war in Ukraine influencing Canada's Arctic security policy

OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Monday the federal government is leaving "no stone unturned" to defend Canada's North as changes in the global order in recent years are having direct implications for Canada's Arctic sovereignty.
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Quebec union leaders say workers could face same fate as Air Canada flight attendants

Quebec union leaders say workers could face same fate as Air Canada flight attendants

MONTREAL — The presidents of two major Quebec unions fear that workers in the province could soon face the same treatment as striking Air Canada flight attendants under a provincial law passed in May.
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Sun Youth co-founder Sid Stevens dies at 85 after seven decades of community service

Sun Youth co-founder Sid Stevens dies at 85 after seven decades of community service

MONTREAL — Sid Stevens, the co-founder of Montreal-based community organization Sun Youth, has died at age 85. The organization said Stevens died Sunday surrounded by loved ones.
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Wildfire season's 'not slowing down': emergency management minister

Wildfire season's 'not slowing down': emergency management minister

Wide swaths of B.C. and the prairie provinces are expected to be drier and hotter than normal, and federal government forecasters see above-average seasonal temperatures for most of the country over the next three months.
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Carney, Ford shift focus to what 'we can control' amid U.S. trade uncertainty

Carney, Ford shift focus to what 'we can control' amid U.S. trade uncertainty

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ontario Premier Doug Ford put the focus on making Canada globally competitive rather than securing a trade deal with the United States as they met in Ottawa on Monday.
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With the Ottawa Treaty under threat, an expert warns landmines won't keep Europe safe

With the Ottawa Treaty under threat, an expert warns landmines won't keep Europe safe

OTTAWA — An expert who has disposed of bombs in some of the world's most dangerous places says European governments pinning their security hopes on landmines are turning to an ineffective tool that will only spread misery and hunger.
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Lawyers for alleged B.C. hijacker get more time to prepare bail application

Lawyers for alleged B.C. hijacker get more time to prepare bail application

RICHMOND — The man accused of hijacking a plane and triggering a security scare at Vancouver International Airport last month appeared briefly at a provincial court in Richmond, B.C., where his lawyers were granted an adjournment.
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Indigenous leaders on Trans Mountain lessons as Building Canada Act moves forward

Indigenous leaders on Trans Mountain lessons as Building Canada Act moves forward

OTTAWA — Two former Indigenous leaders on both sides of the debate over the Trans Mountain pipeline expansion say the federal government can't ignore First Nations on future infrastructure projects it seeks to approve.
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Doctors are seeing more non-smokers, especially women, with later-stage lung cancer

Doctors are seeing more non-smokers, especially women, with later-stage lung cancer

TORONTO — Katie Hulan's family doctor thought she might have asthma. Her cough, which had started about a month and a half earlier, was getting progressively worse. So he gave her some puffers to try, but they didn't work.
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In the news today: Flight attendant strike set to continue

In the news today: Flight attendant strike set to continue

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