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OTTAWA — The Trans Mountain pipeline expansion cleared another legal hurdle Thursday when the Supreme Court of Canada denied leave to appeal to First Nations that argue they were not properly consulted about the project.

VANCOUVER — White-throated sparrows are changing their tune — an unprecedented development scientists say has caused them to sit up and take note.

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of July 2 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Provinces and territories have been releasing plans for easing restrictions that were put in place to limit the spread of COVID-19.

A Calgary police officer loudly tells an Indigenous man to put his hands on the roof of his car and, within seconds, the situation escalates to yelling.

OTTAWA — Large celebrations were replaced in many parts of the nation with backyard gatherings and digital events as Canadians marked a Canada Day unlike any other in the country's 153-year history.

MONTREAL — The owner of a fireworks company in small-town Ontario says COVID-19 has forced the cancellation of dozens of shows he'd typically put on leading up to Canada Day — but his sales haven't been totally extinguished.

The latest numbers of confirmed COVID-19 cases in Canada as of 1:43 p.m. on July 1, 2020: There are 104,271 confirmed cases in Canada.

WASHINGTON — North America's new trade agreement finally became the law of the land Wednesday, complete with a celebratory warning from the Trump administration that the United States intends to make sure Canada and Mexico live up to their end of the

MONTREAL — Quebec's traditional July 1 moving day has always involved a certain amount of chaos, as thousands of people simultaneously pack up their belongings and move to new homes.