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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.
Judge awards Dow Chemical USD$1.06 billion in damages against Nova Chemicals
A judge has awarded Dow Chemical Canada $1.06 billion in damages against Nova Chemicals Corporation in a dispute over a massive ethylene plant in central Alberta.
Justice minister: cannabis still illegal for now, as is driving on drugs
The federal government is basking in the glow of its newly realized plan to legalize marijuana, but it is reminding Canadians that pot remains illegal in this country until the Cannabis Act goes into effect.
Ford orders public sector hiring freeze, excludes essential frontline staff
Ontario's incoming premier has put the public service under a hiring freeze as part of a series of measures meant to limit spending as he re-examines the province's books.
Deliberate spill: study launched to test crude and bitumen impact on lake life
Researchers were in northwestern Ontario on the weekend spilling diluted oilsands bitumen and crude oil into a lake to study how the ecosystem, from microbes to fish, responds.
Ethics watchdog says Bill Morneau didn't break law with pension bill
The federal ethics commissioner says Finance Minister Bill Morneau did not violate any conflict of interest laws in sponsoring a pension bill last year.
#BuyCanadian: Pocketbook patriotism takes off amid U.S. trade tensions
Social media users are pledging to #BuyCanadian amid a simmering trade standoff with the U.S., but experts say pocketbook patriotism may have unintended consequences on both sides of the border.
Quebec to invoke closure on bill to make La Presse a not-for-profit structure
The Quebec government will invoke closure later today, June 14, 2018, to ram through legislation aimed at allowing Montreal-based La Presse news group to adopt a not-for-profit structure.
Alberta Indigenous community welcomes first rainbow Pride crosswalk
A rainbow crosswalk in an Indigenous community south of Edmonton might be the first one on a First Nation reserve in Canada.
Ottawa orders regulator to investigate sales practices by big telecom companies
The sales practices of Canada's largest telecommunications companies — a long-time sore spot for many consumers — will be the subject of a public inquiry ordered by the federal government on Thursday.
Trump economic adviser Kudlow suffers heart attack days after G7 Summit
Donald Trump says his top economic adviser has suffered a heart attack, just days after joining the U.S. president in Quebec for the G7 Summit that ended with increased trade tensions between Canada and the U.S.