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Statistics Canada says the country’s population growth stalled in the first quarter of 2025.


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Full-day coverage features live events, Canada’s Walk of Fame induction gala and a star-studded live concert special with Sarah McLachlan, Muzion, Enola and more!


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The two days of meetings that Prime Minister Mark Carney chaired in Alberta highlighted both the potential value and the real strains of a grouping that at least made it through its 50th meeting without falling apart.


Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney shake hands during a meeting at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., on Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

In a sign that Canada-India relations are defrosting, the two countries have agreed to reinstate their high commissioners and are eyeing renewed visa services to citizens and businesses in both countries.


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NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte says he is “fairly confident” Canada will be able to meet the alliance’s higher defence spending target, which will likely be set at the next leaders’ summit at the end of June.


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The military police watchdog says resistance to civilian oversight in the Canadian Forces provost marshal’s office “worsened” last year.


Prime Minister Mark Carney walks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to a morning session at the G7 Summit in Kananaskis, Alta., Tuesday, June 17, 2025.

The G7 released a series of statements vowing to work together on issues including critical minerals, transnational repression and artificial intelligence — but notably absent was the war in Ukraine.


Conservative MP Damien Kurek, who announced he would give up his seat so party leader Pierre Poilievre can run in a by-election, arrives for meeting of the Conservative caucus on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Sunday, May 25, 2025.

Alberta MP Damien Kurek officially stepped down on Tuesday, paving the way for a byelection in which Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre intends to run and regain a seat in the House of Commons.


DNA testing company 23andMe didn’t have adequate data protections and ignored warning signs ahead of a massive data breach almost two years ago, an investigation by Canada’s privacy commissioner found.


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