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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.
Trudeau fields questions on immigration in Quebec City as tour continues
Canada must do a better job of welcoming newcomers and never forget that diversity is the country's strength, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told a crowd at his latest town-hall event in Quebec City on Thursday.
Crown gets go-ahead to prosecute Greek shipping company in B.C. fuel spill
A Greek shipping firm accused of operating a vessel that spilled thousands of litres of fuel into Vancouver’s English Bay will be prosecuted regardless of whether it participates in the legal proceedings.
Seattle and Alberta offer lessons for Ontario in 'Fight for $15' minimum wage hike
Protests, labour unrest and a public feud between Tim Hortons and the premier of Ontario have erupted in the wake of the province’s recent minimum wage hike, raising questions about the wisdom of raising the standard by 30 per cent in just two years.
Concordia teachers accused of sexual misconduct 'reassigned': students association
Members of the Concordia Association for Students in English released a statement Friday claiming "the courses taught by the professors named online are being reassigned pending investigation, the books written by those faculty members have been removed ... and a third party is conducting the investigation."
Ex-governor general Michaelle Jean blasts Trump's reported 'shithole' countries comment
Former governor general Michaelle Jean is blasting U.S. President Donald Trump for reportedly using bluntly vulgar language to describe Haiti and countries in Africa.
Missing, murdered Indigenous women and girls inquiry loses another executive director
The federally funded commission — plagued by many staffing changes throughout its tenure — says Debbie Reid has left the commission as executive director but it will not comment further, calling it a personnel matter.
Canadian newsprint producers hit with initial U.S. countervailing duties
Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland and Natural Resources Minister Jim Carr are calling new U.S. duty rates against Canadian newsprint "unjustified."
Sorry parents, Apple can't keep kids from getting addicted to phones: experts
Consumers shouldn’t count on Apple redesigning its phones and tablets to make them less addictive for kids, say experts, who caution that good parenting may be the only solution to keep children from staring too long at screens.
Toronto Zoo welcomes rhino calf as its first newborn animal of 2018
The Toronto Zoo says a greater one-horned rhinoceros calf is its first newborn animal of 2018.
Alberta's environment minister says she didn't tell people to eat less meat
Alberta's environment minister says she's not responsible for a controversial tweet advising people to eat less meat. Shannon Phillips says the tweet was regrettable and that she has been assured it won't happen again.