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Details of gun buyback program coming soon, minister says
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Details of the Liberal government’s gun buyback program will be released over the next few weeks, the public safety minister said Wednesday. Gary Anandasangaree said the government will provide information on next steps and the mechanics of the program very soon. Anandasangaree told reporters he is confident collection facilities will be available in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. launches task force to tackle extortions, shootings in South Asian community
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
SURREY — The British Columbia government and RCMP have announced a provincial task force dedicated to investigating a spate of extortions and violence aimed at the South Asian community. Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger says the RCMP will lead the group consisting of 40 members from enforcement agencies throughout B.C. as they try to stop ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Task force launched to tackle extortions, shootings in B.C.
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
SURREY — The British Columbia government and RCMP have announced a provincial task force dedicated to investigating a spate of extortions and violence aimed at the South Asian community. Public Safety Minister Nina Krieger says the RCMP will lead the group consisting of 40 members from enforcement agencies throughout B.C. as they try to stop ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney argues his government still has fiscal anchors after PBO raises concerns
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney insisted Wednesday his government does have fiscal anchors after the interim parliamentary budget officer raised concerns about government transparency. Jason Jacques told a House of Commons committee on Tuesday that he wasn’t sure if the federal government still has its fiscal anchors, which he said causes the people that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs observe moment of silence for Ken Dryden in House of Commons
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament paid tribute to hockey legend Ken Dryden in the House of Commons today. MPs stood for a moment of silence to honour the late Montreal Canadiens goaltender, who also served as a member of Parliament and Liberal cabinet minister. In his remarks following the moment of silence, Prime Minister Mark ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-swim instructor at N.S. youth corrections facility facing 66 sex-related charges
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
HALIFAX — A 75-year-old former swim instructor is facing dozens of charges related to alleged sex crimes against 30 youths at a Nova Scotia corrections facility between 1989 and 2015, RCMP say. Staff Sgt. Rob McCamon was visibly shaken Wednesday when he announced Donald Douglas Williams of Dartmouth, N.S., had been arrested at his home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal police resolve cold case from 2008 using genetic genealogy to ID killer
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal police say they’ve resolved a long-standing cold case using genetic genealogy to identify the man who killed a woman in her apartment in 2008. Catherine Daviau, 26, was killed in her Rosemont-La-Petite-Patrie apartment in December 2008. Police identified Jacques Bolduc as the man who killed Daviau. Bolduc died of natural causes in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Champagne says it’s ‘sad’ the U.S. ‘turned its back’ on Canada with tariff war
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says it’s “sad” that the U.S. “turned its back” on Canada by starting a trade war which is now forcing Ottawa to “reinvent” the national economy. Champagne said after a caucus meeting today that “a lot of the costs” the country must carry in the upcoming federal budget are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney argues his government has fiscal anchors after PBO raises concerns
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney insists his government does have fiscal anchors after the interim parliamentary budget officer raised concerns about government spending. Jason Jacques told a House of Commons committee on Tuesday that he wasn’t sure if the federal government still has its fiscal anchors, which he said causes the people that he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Details coming soon on gun buyback program: minister
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — The public safety minister says details on the Liberal government’s gun buyback program will be released within the next couple of weeks. Gary Anandasangaree says the government will provide information on next steps and the mechanics of the program very soon. Anandasangaree says he is confident collection facilities will be available in Ontario ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate change made Atlantic Canada heat wave at least 10 times more likely: ECCC
By Canadian Press on September 17th, 2025
A new analysis suggests that human-caused climate change made an August heat wave in Atlantic Canada at least 10 times more likely. The week-long heat event saw the region’s average peak daily temperatures soar almost 10 degrees above normal. Federal climate scientists studied July and August heat waves to figure out how much more likely ... Read More »
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