National News

OTTAWA — The Canadian economy was flat in August as high interest rates continued to weigh on consumers and businesses, while a preliminary estimate suggests it grew at an annualized rate of one per cent in the third quarter.

TORONTO — Andrée McGrath is living "a really wonderful life." She and her husband of 49 years, Rick McGrath, live in Kanata, Ont., where they golf, take walks and laugh loudly and often.

OTTAWA — A million Canadians have received care under the federal dental-care plan six months after the program began, Health Minister Mark Holland said Thursday. Starting on Friday, the program will also cover more complex procedures.

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

OTTAWA — Israel's ambassador to Canada says the war that started a year ago has profoundly changed Israelis' views on peace in the Middle East — and strained his country's long-standing strong relationship with Canada.

MONTREAL — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she hopes countries from around the world will support a plan to bring back Ukrainian children who have been deported to Russia since the war in Ukraine began nearly three years ago.

VANCOUVER — A British Columbia judge has granted an urgent injunction stopping a woman's medically assisted death, the day before it was scheduled to take place in Vancouver.

OTTAWA — The Liberal caucus turned its attention to the party's plan for the next election on Wednesday, after an unsuccessful attempt by some MPs to oust Prime Minister Justin Trudeau last week.

OTTAWA — A former senior official at Canada's foreign ministry says there were fears two decades ago that Montreal man Abousfian Abdelrazik might end up at a prison for suspected terrorists in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.

VICTORIA — The New Democrat whose 27-vote, come-from-behind election victory is being credited with giving Premier David Eby a razor-thin majority says he's a bridge builder in his diverse community and the party needs to forge similar relationships