National News

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...

WASHINGTON — Six Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to Canada's ambassador calling for action on the wildfires sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states. In a Tuesday letter to Ambassador to the U.S.

VANCOUVER — Terry Yung says that when he attends Vancouver's Chinatown Festival this weekend, he'll enjoy himself knowing that the work has been done to make him and other attendees feel safe.

MONTREAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon says he's been treated like a pariah in the eight years since he was publicly accused by multiple women of sexual assault.

WASHINGTON — Canada likely isn't the main target of U.S.

CALGARY — Police say they are looking for suspects after three people were stabbed at the Calgary Stampede late Tuesday. Calgary police have said officers were called to an area of the Stampede midway, where they found a severely injured man.

OTTAWA — The Department of National Defence will not be spared from Prime Minister Mark Carney's cost-cutting drive — even though overall defence spending is set to balloon in the coming years.

OTTAWA — A Chinese maker of surveillance camera systems says the national security review process that led the federal government to order it to shut down its Canadian operations was unfair.

hose flying to the U.S. through the pre-clearance sections of Canadian airports have been required to remove their shoes.

"We understand that the Nanaimo bar is near and dear to Nanaimo, B.C., and this is something they should be very proud of."