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The Canadian Press has been Canada's trusted national news agency for more than 100 years, a news source and leader in providing real-time, bilingual multimedia stories across print, broadcast and digital platforms. Through words, photos, graphics, audio and video, more than 180 journalists cover news stories that impact Canadians with fairness, compassion, accuracy and taste. CP, a for-profit enterprise owned jointly by three of Canada's largest media companies, gives Canadians an authentic, unbiased source, driven by truth, accuracy and timeliness. More details about CP's news principles are available here. CP is a Trust Project News Partner.
Maxime Bernier's new People's Party rakes in $300k in one weekend, party officials say
Canada's newest national political party is laughing all the way to the bank. In the hours since the party became officially registered with Elections Canada, it has raked in more than $300,000.
Olympian Adam van Koeverden wins federal Liberal nomination in Ontario riding
Former Olympic flag-bearer Adam van Koeverden will be carrying the Liberal banner into the coming federal election, after securing the nomination in the southern Ontario riding of Milton on Sunday, January 20, 2019.
250 passengers stranded aboard airplane in frigid Labrador for 16 hours
An end is finally in sight for passengers who spent 16 gruelling hours on a plane grounded on a tarmac in frigid Happy Valley-Goose Bay, N.L., though a passenger was left frustrated by the experience and wondering why it took so long to get help.
Kamala Harris, schooled in Montreal, announces bid to unseat Trump in 2020
California senator and former Montreal high-schooler Kamala Harris is using the platform of Martin Luther King Jr. Day to declare she wants to be the first black woman to be elected president of the United States.
Report Trump counselled Cohen to lie to Congress rekindles impeachment cries
Another bombshell report about President Donald Trump's relationship with Russia is rekindling talk of impeachment in Washington.
Failure of MEG takeover deal is 'credit positive' for Husky, says agency
Shares in oilsands producer MEG Energy Corp. continued to slide on Friday, January 18, 2019, after a credit rating agency said rival Husky Energy Inc.'s failure to consummate a hostile takeover bid was actually "credit positive" for Husky.
Former PQ minister Yves-Francois Blanchet acclaimed as Bloc Quebecois leader
The Bloc Quebecois has a new leader.
Global trade disruptions don't dampen Morneau's optimism about Canada's economy
Finance Minister Bill Morneau painted a rosy picture of Canada's economic future on Wednesday, January 16, 2019, despite diplomatic and political upheavals around the world that could disrupt global trade and impede growth just as this country prepares to head to the polls in October.
China hits back at Freeland's criticism of detention of Canadians
China rebuffed the latest broadside from Canada over its detention of Canadian citizens, rejecting the assertion that China's behaviour poses a threat to all nations.
Canadian man's bullet-riddled body found in Burkina Faso, officials say
Canadian officials are condemning the killers of a Canadian mining company executive whose bullet-riddled body has been found in Burkina Faso.