National News

TORONTO — Canada's largest school board says it has received a ransom demand over student data that was stolen last December, even though the company behind the affected software paid ransom in hopes of securing that information.

KANGIQSUALUJJUAQ — Quebec's police watchdog is investigating a fatal shooting involving an officer in the province's Far North.

MONTREAL — New rules on tipping and on price displays at grocery retailers took effect Wednesday across Quebec, in a move the government describes as an effort to make things easier for consumers.

MONTREAL — Asylum claims doubled at a Quebec border crossing in April as the Trump administration seeks to strip legal protections from hundreds of thousands of migrants in the United States.

FREDERICTON — There is no evidence to support claims of a mystery brain disease in New Brunswick, says a new study that suggests the media may have played a role in feeding patients' fears.

OTTAWA — Canada's energy CEOs are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to scrap the emissions cap on oil and gas producers and repeal industrial carbon pricing to help bolster the industry.

British Columbia's worker protection agency says a planned burn by the province's wildfire service during the devastating 2023 fire season could have killed or injured multiple firefighters who became "trapped by extreme fire behaviour" that cut off

OTTAWA — U.S. Ambassador to Canada Pete Hoekstra will make his first official appearance in the role at the B7 Summit in Ottawa next week.

Alert Ready, Canada's emergency public alerting system, will be put to the test today. The alert and its distinctive tone will be broadcast on TV, radio, and some compatible wireless devices.

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