A federal judge on Friday ordered the U.S. government to free former Columbia University graduate student Mahmoud Khalil from the immigration detention centre where he has been held since early March while the Trump administration sought to deport him over his role in pro-Palestinian protests.

U.S. District Judge Michael Farbiarz announced the decision from the bench in New Jersey, responding to a request from Khalil’s lawyers to free him on bail or, at the very least, move him from a Louisiana jail to New Jersey so he can be closer to his wife and newborn son.

Le ministre des Finances, Eric Girard, pousse un soupir de soulagement.

Les camps de jour reçoivent 3,5 M$ pour soutenir l'accompagnement des jeunes qui ont des besoins particuliers.

The death toll from Thursday’s fatal rock slide in the Canadian Rocky Mountains has climbed to two and the three people transported to hospital are in stable condition, authorities said Friday morning.

The RCMP and Parks Canada, in a joint statement, said rescuers recovered one person’s body Friday morning at the site of the slide in Banff National Park. Authorities are notifying next of kin, but provided no further details. The statement also confirmed that the individual recovered Thursday was a 70-year-old woman who lived in Calgary.

DHL Express Canada a interrompu ses activités tôt vendredi matin, stoppant des milliers de livraisons.

La fillette montréalaise de trois ans a été retrouvée seule en Ontario après quatre jours de disparition.

Algoma Steel Group Inc. ASTL-T chief executive Michael Garcia says the federal government’s quotas around foreign imports of the metal fall far short of what is needed during a vicious trade war with the United States.

Mr. Trump in early June doubled tariffs on almost all the U.S’s foreign steel imports to 50 per cent, a level that makes it virtually impossible for Canadian producers to compete in the U.S.

Les travaux reprendront dès le 18 août, a confirmé le procureur en chef, Me Simon Tremblay.

Deux Québécois infectés d'une maladie transmise par un moustique et une tique sont morts en 2024.

L'Ontario a recensé 2179 infections depuis octobre dernier. L'éclosion s'étend à 22 bureaux de santé.

Le chef péquiste revient sur la célèbre formule du général de Gaulle à l'approche de la fête nationale.

Canada’s retail sales were up in April on a monthly basis but were below estimates, data showed on Friday, as the momentum seen in the previous months when customers advanced purchases to beat the impact of tariffs continued.

Retail sales in April grew by 0.3 per cent to $70.11 billion from 0.8 per cent observed in the month earlier, Statistics Canada said, adding sales grew in six of the nine subsectors.

Plusieurs défis attendent la ministre et le Canada au cœur d’un monde en pleine turbulence. Entrevue.

Patrick Raymond a tracé la voie. Ses trois enfants, Amélie, Olivier et Étienne, l’ont suivi.

Le président de la Chambre des communes en a décidé ainsi, malgré le refus du gouvernement Carney de le scinder.

Good morning. After a heavy week of news, we offer some ideas to lighten up your summer. More on that below, plus how Ottawa is causing a stir about the digital sales tax and why Canada’s national housing agency is moving a benchmark. But first:

Today’s headlines

• Canada to limit some foreign steel imports to help producers hit by U.S. tariffs
• Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to Indigenous criticism of Bill C-5, saying consultation is “at the heart” of legislation
• Missing Nova Scotia children were assessed by child welfare agency months before disappearance

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Victor Fedeli, Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development, is following the money, and the money is gushing into defence.

Defence spending in the Western world is set to climb fast. Even Canada, a perennial laggard on the weapons front, is getting into the game. At the NATO summit in The Hague, which starts Tuesday, the 32 member states will be asked to commit 5 per cent of their GDP to defence, up from the alliance’s decade-old spending target of 2 per cent – a target Canada and seven other countries have never met.

Mike Pemberton has been named the new leader of the Yukon Liberal Party and will be the territory’s 11th Premier.

A local businessman and longtime party insider, Pemberton won the leadership race by 13 votes over former Kwanlin Dun First Nation Chief Doris Bill.

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Residents of Flin Flon will be able to start coming home next week as officials in the northwestern Manitoba city lift its mandatory evacuation order.

A social media post from the city says the order is expected to be lifted at 9 a.m. on June 25, exactly one month after the city’s 5,000 residents were forced out by a massive wildfire.

Le maire de Brampton, Patrick Brown, demande que le groupe soit considéré comme une entité terroriste.

Eight months after receiving a complaint that a group of former world junior hockey players sexually assaulted a woman in a downtown hotel, London police detective Stephen Newton had reached the end of his investigation.

In a phone call with E.M., as the complainant is known because of a publication ban on her name, he told her he didn’t have enough evidence to continue his probe.

Une dizaine de CSS utilisent des critères moins sévères pour évaluer les enseignants non légalement qualifiés.

Les États-Unis ont accru leur présence dans la région depuis un an et le mouvement s'accélère.

Michel Coulombe revient sur le film de Spielberg, premier « blockbuster » hollywoodien sorti il y a 50 ans.

Aperçu des célébrations organisées dans plusieurs villes du Québec, mais aussi à la radio et à la télévision.

Les Pacers ont dominé le Thunder 108-91, jeudi, dans le sixième match de la finale de la NBA.

The Quebec government is scaling back its projections for greenhouse gas emissions reductions due to the Trump administration.

A report published Thursday by the province’s Environment Department says the current U.S. government has created a “challenging environment for advancing climate action.”

The judge presiding over the trial of two men facing criminal fraud charges stemming from the $300-million redevelopment of Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital says the bidding process was “tainted.”

Vas Georgiou, former chief administrative officer of St. Michael’s, and John Aquino, the former president of Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd., are each charged with two counts of fraud over $5,000. Both men have pleaded not guilty.

The City of Victoria has endorsed a community safety and well-being plan aimed at tackling the complex and “entangled challenges” of homelessness, addiction and mental illness playing out on city streets.

The report contains dozens of recommendations aimed at all levels of government across eight sectors, including housing, health care, service delivery, and policing and justice.

Elle avait annoncé son départ à la retraite début février.

Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid says he’s in no rush to decide his future as he heads into the final season of his eight-year, US$100-million contract.

Le projet de loi controversé du gouvernement libéral a été adopté sans difficulté en comité jeudi matin.

Téhéran accuse le patron de l'AIEA d’avoir rédigé un rapport biaisé sur le programme nucléaire iranien.

A rock slide killed at least one person and injured others on a popular hiking trail in the Canadian Rocky Mountains on Thursday, according to authorities.

The RCMP and Parks Canada, in a joint statement Thursday evening, confirmed one person was found dead at the scene of the slide, near Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park. Two people were airlifted to hospital and another was transported by ground ambulance, the statement said.

RCMP and parks officials say hikers have been caught up in a rock slide in Banff National Park.

The nature and number of injuries have not been determined. The disaster occurred in a remote area with limited cell service.

British Columbia’s chief coroner is taking the unusual step of not calling an inquest into the death of Lisa Rauch, who died after being hit by two plastic bullets fired by a Victoria police officer.

While an inquest is mandatory after deaths in police custody, Coroner Dr. Jatinder Baidwan said in a statement that Rauch wasn’t considered in custody at the time of her death.

Ron Taylor’s major-league debut as a pitcher was so spectacular as to make the record books, even though he lost the game.

The right-hander went on to win World Series championships with two different teams, the only Canadian ever to have done so.

Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is ready to enact new steel and aluminum counter measures against the U.S. if a trade deal is not finalized by July 21, the end of the 30-day negotiation period. (June 19, 2025)

Summer in Ontario is getting off to a blistering start with the season's first heat wave looming in the forecast. Environment Canada says temperatures are expected to top 30 degrees Sunday through at least Tuesday across much of southern and eastern Ontario.

Les droits de douane seront ajustés pour refléter les avancées obtenues lors des négociations avec Washington.

Two of the three most significant wildfires in British Columbia have been downgraded and are no longer considered fires of note.

They include the 263-square-kilometre Kiskatinaw River wildfire in northeastern B.C., which was deemed on Wednesday to be no longer out of control.

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A climate activist group says one of its supporters sprayed pink paint this morning on a Pablo Picasso painting at a Montreal museum.

Last Generation Canada says an activist smeared washable paint on the 1901 painting L’hétaïre at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts.

British Columbia’s Forest Practices Board says a two-year investigation has found outdated rules and unclear responsibility are stopping forestry from becoming a wildfire prevention tool.

The independent body says it examined forestry operations between 2019 and 2022 in areas where communities and forests meet, including the Sea to Sky, Cariboo-Chilcotin and Peace districts.

A commercial food processing company has been ordered to pay $330,000 after one of its workers became trapped in a smokehouse and died.

Ontario-based Sofina Foods Inc. was directed by a judge Thursday to put the money toward a workplace training program.

Postes Canada a conclu une entente avec le syndicat des maîtres de poste et adjoints, le 2e en importance.

Nova Scotia’s child protection agency investigated the living conditions of Jack and Lilly Sullivan months before their mysterious disappearance from a rural part of the province in early May – a case file that has been reviewed by the minister responsible for child welfare.

Scott Armstrong, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Opportunities and Social Development, confirmed in an interview that the agency had a file on the children prior to their disappearance, but said it would be inappropriate for him to discuss the agency’s findings.

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Cette série cumule 16 nominations, devant Indéfendable, Le temps des framboises et Qui a poussé Mélodie?.

La décision a été annoncée par Pablo Rodriguez après sa première réunion de caucus à l'Assemblée nationale.

Le premier ministre Carney a également annoncé l’instauration de «quotas tarifaires».

Canada is cracking down on the dumping of cheap foreign steel into the country by imposing new trade restrictions aimed at helping domestic producers reeling from U.S. President Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a news conference in Ottawa on Thursday, said the government will attempt to limit steel imports from countries that don’t have free-trade agreements with Canada to 2024 levels.

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