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PM to meet with U.S. senators in Ottawa to talk trade
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with a delegation of U.S. senators this morning who are in Ottawa to discuss the ongoing trade conflict between Canada and the U.S. A media advisory from the U.S. Senate Committee on Finance says four senators plan to “reaffirm the importance of ties between the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Premiers to hear from Indigenous groups at meeting
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Premiers to hear from Indigenous groups at meeting A three-day meeting of the country’s premiers gets underway today, and the first item on the agenda is discussions with Indigenous groups. The premiers are gathering at Deerhurst Resort in ... Read More »
1 responsePremiers to meet with Indigenous groups on first day of three-day Ontario gathering
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. — A three-day meeting of the country’s premiers gets underway today, and the first item on the agenda is discussions with Indigenous groups. The premiers are gathering at Deerhurst Resort in Ontario’s cottage country and trade and tariffs are expected to be the main topics, particularly when they meet Tuesday with Prime Minister ... Read More »
1 responseHealth advocates urge Carney not to delay pledge for UN Global Fund fighting AIDS, TB
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — AIDS activists are urging the federal government to quickly renew Canada’s support for fighting infectious diseases abroad, warning delays will further hinder global efforts to combat key illnesses. “While some of the other nations around the world are retreating right now from investing in global health, Canada can and should be stepping forward ... Read More »
1 response‘Grossly exceeded’: Fentanyl in air at Vancouver supportive housing offices
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
VANCOUVER — The presence of second-hand fentanyl smoke is so severe at some British Columbia supportive housing facilities that workers cannot escape “substantial exposure,” even if they stay in their offices and don’t venture into hallways or tenants rooms. That is the among the findings of tests conducted at 14 British Columbia supportive housing facilities, ... Read More »
1 responseJasper, Parks Canada officials giving tours, remarks ahead of wildfire anniversary
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
JASPER, ALTA. — Officials with Parks Canada and the town of Jasper, Alta., are to provide remarks and tours of the community today as they get set to mark the one-year anniversary of a devastating wildfire. The fire destroyed one-third of the Rocky Mountain town on July 24, 2024, and displaced some 2,000 residents. Officials ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire, tornado researchers look for answers in Jasper’s charred forest
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
Lori Daniels and a team of researchers plan to let a hand-held GPS guide them in a few weeks to more than 100 spots in the charred forest around Jasper, Alta. At each location, they’ll plunge a stake into the ground and take notes. Are there needles left on the trees? The branches? How far ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Expert group says the next six months are ‘crucial’ for major projects bill success
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government should prioritize Indigenous engagement and declare “low-risk, high-impact” projects as being in the national interest within the next six months to validate the major projects bill, an Ottawa-based group of experts says in a new paper. The Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations at Carleton University released a white ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unionized workers at Canada Post to start voting on contract offer
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Unionized workers at Canada Post begin voting on the Crown corporation’s latest contract offer today. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging they reject the proposal. Canada Post is at an impasse with the union representing roughly 55,000 postal service workers after more than a year and a half of talks. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missing Canadian girl found dead in New York state, U.S. officers say
By Canadian Press on July 20th, 2025
Police in New York state say they have found a nine-year-old Canadian girl who went missing in northeastern New York dead. A news release from New York State Police says officers from the Warren County Sheriff’s office received a call from a man reporting his nine-year-old daughter missing from the area of Exit 22 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inmate, 26, dies following assault at Donnacona prison in Quebec
By Canadian Press on July 20th, 2025
MONTREAL — Correctional Service Canada says a 26-year-old inmate has died at Donnacona Institution in Quebec. They say Sylvain Kabbouchi died today at the maximum-security institution west of Quebec City. Court documents show he was convicted of first-degree murder in April. Quebec provincial police confirmed Kabbouchi died after an assault by other inmates. They say ... Read More »
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