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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Canada hit with 35 per cent tariffs Canada was hit with 35 per cent tariffs on Friday after U.S.

On the shores of Lake Huron, Harry Stewart and his husband Chris Southin sway back and forth in their rocking chairs on a wooden deck, watching dozens of youth play and laugh around them at Rainbow Camp.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has increased tariffs on Canada to a staggering 35 per cent but a critical carveout is likely to shield most goods from the devastating duties.

WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pushing tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent beginning on Friday, following through on a threat to raise duties if Ottawa didn't make a trade deal.

Dozens of new wildfires have been sparked in British Columbia, in a surge associated with this week's high temperatures and thousands of lightning strikes.

MONTREAL — Quebec's Superior Court has authorized a class-action lawsuit over infamous CIA-linked brainwashing experiments at a Montreal psychiatric hospital, allowing the case to move toward trial.

VICTORIA — Victoria's police chief says undercover operatives didn't have to look far to find evidence of criminality outside a safe consumption site in the city.

OTTAWA — Canada and many of its NATO allies released a joint statement Thursday condemning a "growing number" of state threats from Iranian intelligence services.

OTTAWA — Airdrops of Canadian aid into Gaza are underway as nations react to Ottawa's pledge to join allies in recognizing Palestinian statehood.

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney announced Wednesday his government intends to recognize a Palestinian state. Here's a closer look at why that's happening and what it all means.