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Steel and aluminum tariffs are what is presently holding up a possible economic and security agreement between Canada and the U.S.; and, the unrest that flared in Los Angeles, prompting U.S. President Trump to deploy active military, is spreading to other U.S. cities.

Squamish, B.C., a community 60 km north of Vancouver is under an evacuation alert as a wildfire threatens the region; and, Donald Trump has deployed more U.S. troops to Los Angeles than those currently serving in Iraq and Syria.

California is suing the Trump administration, arguing the deployment of Marines and the National Guard is unconstitutional; and, Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will hit the NATO defence spending target of 2 per cent this fiscal year.

The federal government's 'One Canadian Economy' bill aims to fast-track nation-building projects and reduce interprovincial trade barriers; and, U.S. President Trump is telling media Elon Musk has 'lost his mind' in response to their war of words on social media.

The government confirmed it is having, but is keeping tight-lipped about, high-level trade negotiations between Canada and the U.S.; and, a war of words is beginning to emerge between U.S. President Trump and Elon Musk following the billionaire's White House exit.

Marc Garneau death at 76 following a short illness has left the Canadian aerospace and political circles in shock and mourning; and, intensive discussions are underway in Ottawa over how to respond to U.S. President Trump's doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs.

Prime Minister Carney is calling U.S. President Trump's doubling of steel and aluminum tariffs 'unlawful and unjustified'; and, the federal government has introduced sweeping legislation to tighten security at all its border crossings.

From pipelines to critical minerals, Canadian provinces and territories presented arguments for championing different nation-building projects; thousands of Saskatchewan's wildfire evacuees are battling with the uncertainty of what they may find when they return home.

Canada's steel industry is speaking out after U.S. President Trump announced he will double tariffs on imported steel and aluminum to 50 per cent; Dry winds, flames and smoke are hampering efforts to contain wildfires raging in multiple western provinces.

A U.S. federal appeals court has overturned a trade court's ruling deeming U.S. President Trump's tariffs via emergency powers as unlawful; states of emergencies in two prairie provinces over wildfires has prompted Canada to request assistance from international partners.

Manitoba has declared a state of emergency, with Canadian Armed Forces on the way to assist the province in its wildfire fight; the RCMP in Nova Scotia has uncovered video evidence of two missing children the day before their disappearance.

Former prime ministers were among the dignitaries gathered as King Charles delivered Canada's speech from the throne; U.S. President Trump made a 51st state comment on social media when referencing the cost on Canada to participate in his 'Golden Dome' plan after King Charles' visit.

King Charles and Queen Camilla were welcomed by Canadian leaders; plus, Parliament resumed with several new senators being sworn in alongside the election of a new house speaker.

Four Democratic and one Republican U.S. senator met with Prime Minister Mark Carney as U.S. President Trump's tariffs loom large; Canada Post is warning of delays as postal workers initiated an overtime ban as a strike deadline passed with no deal.

Canada Post workers will remain on the job for now with an overtime ban in place as its strike deadline came and went without a deal; Israeli embassy workers Yaron Lischinsky and Sarah Milgrim were to be engaged when a man yelling 'Free Palestine' fatally shot them.

A Hamilton man arrested in connection to a W5 investigation has connections with a New Brunswick man convicted of sexually assaulting former girlfriends; there are few details about what Canada's involvement in U.S. President Trump's 'Golden Dome' plan would entail.

A Hamilton man was arrested in connection to a W5 investigation into men sharing video allegedly drugging and assaulting women; Canada, the U.K. and France have called the level of human suffering in Gaza 'intolerable' amid an 11-week aid blockade by Israel.

U.S. President Trump has separate ceasefire calls with Vladmir Putin and Volodymyr Zelensky; plus, more Canadians are spending their vacations within the country.

The trial against five former World Junior hockey players will be presided over by a judge alone after a second jury was discharged; a new report is recommending phasing out daily door-to-door mail delivery amid ongoing labour disputes at Canada Post.