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Gun suspect arrested in Regina after four found dead on Saskatchewan First Nation

Gun suspect arrested in Regina after four found dead on Saskatchewan First Nation

REGINA — Police have arrested a man accused of pointing a gun at people on a First Nation in southern Saskatchewan a few hours after four people were found dead in a home on another reserve.
Mark Carney pledges to beat Trudeau's target date for meeting NATO spending benchmark

Mark Carney pledges to beat Trudeau's target date for meeting NATO spending benchmark

OTTAWA — Liberal leadership contender Mark Carney says he would reach Canada's NATO defence spending target by the end of the decade — two years ahead of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's schedule.
International grads more likely to hold jobs below their education levels: StatCan

International grads more likely to hold jobs below their education levels: StatCan

OTTAWA — International students who graduated from Canadian schools are more likely to be underemployed than their Canadian peers and many are living with lower incomes as a result.
Prime Minister Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. summit amid threat of Trump tariffs

Prime Minister Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. summit amid threat of Trump tariffs

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will host a Canada-U.S. economic summit in Toronto on Friday, days after President Donald Trump said he would hold off on his threatened tariffs against Canada for a month.
Statistics Canada says merchandise trade surplus $708 million in December

Statistics Canada says merchandise trade surplus $708 million in December

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says the country's merchandise trade surplus with the world was $708 million in December.
Canada presses on with trade diversification strategy in face of Trump's threats

Canada presses on with trade diversification strategy in face of Trump's threats

OTTAWA — As U.S.
Ministers call on Washington lawmakers to scrap tariff threat completely

Ministers call on Washington lawmakers to scrap tariff threat completely

WASHINGTON — Key cabinet ministers returned to Washington Tuesday to keep pressing Canada's economic case as a month-long pause on Donald Trump's tariff threat has done little to ease Canada's concerns.
Poilievre would impose life sentences for trafficking over 40 mg of fentanyl

Poilievre would impose life sentences for trafficking over 40 mg of fentanyl

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre says a Conservative government would bring in mandatory life sentences for those convicted of trafficking, production and distribution of over 40 mg of fentanyl.
In the news today: Canadian unity in face of tariffs, wrongful conviction reviews

In the news today: Canadian unity in face of tariffs, wrongful conviction reviews

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump's threats bring Canadians together McGill University undergrad Daniel Miksha made a significant decision over the weekend. After hearing the news that U.
New wrongful conviction review body could see hundreds of applications

New wrongful conviction review body could see hundreds of applications

OTTAWA — A new independent commission tasked by the federal government with reviewing miscarriages of justice could discover that more people than expected are serving prison sentences for crimes they didn’t commit.