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Mixed reaction from First Nations after premiers’ meeting about major projects
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. — Canada’s premiers pledged economic reconciliation with Indigenous people through major infrastructure and resource projects as they kicked off three days of meetings on Monday, but several First Nation leaders say they were disappointed with the discussion. The premiers have gathered at Deerhurst Resort in Huntsville, Ont., to talk trade and tariffs, particularly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Murder probe after boy, 15, stabbed to death in downtown Vancouver
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
VANCOUVER — Police say a 15-year-old boy was stabbed to death near Vancouver’s Robson Square over the weekend and the killing is being investigated as a murder. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservative MPs publicly support ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers ahead of sentencing
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Several Conservative MPs are criticizing the Crown’s approach to prosecuting two key organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” protests, with the party’s deputy leader calling it an act of “political vengeance.” Tamara Lich and Chris Barber were convicted of mischief in April for their roles in organizing the demonstration, which blockaded streets around Parliament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous organization condemns Trump’s call to bring back Washington NFL team name
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Association on American Indian Affairs is condemning U.S President Donald Trump’s call for Washington’s football team to revert to its old name, saying any claim that Indigenous nations support the use of Indigenous-themed mascots is false. On Sunday, in a social media post, Trump threatened to hold up a new stadium deal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jasper mayor stands by critical wildfire report, expects no bad blood with province
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
JASPER, ALTA. — The mayor of Jasper, Alta., says he stands by a report commissioned by his town that criticizes Premier Danielle Smith’s government response to a wildfire that destroyed a third of the Rocky Mountain community. Smith has demanded the report, issued last week, be retracted and that the town issue an apology. Mayor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inmate charged with first-degree murder in death of serial killer Robert Pickton
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
MONTREAL — A federal inmate has been charged with first-degree murder in the death of serial killer Robert Pickton last year. Martin Charest, 52, was charged on July 3 for allegedly attacking Pickton at Quebec’s Port-Cartier maximum security prison. Pickton died in hospital on May 31, 2024, 12 days after he was assaulted, but no ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada joins 24 other nations calling on Israel to end war in Gaza, aid restrictions
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand and 24 of her counterparts abroad have signed a joint statement calling for an immediate end to the war in Gaza and for Israel to stop displacing Palestinians. The signatories — who include the foreign ministers of France, Japan and the U.K., and the European Union commissioner for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Auditor general plans to examine Canada’s international students program
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal auditor general is planning a probe of Canada’s international students program after critics claimed that public services were ill-equipped to take on a surge in student visas. A spokesperson for auditor general Karen Hogan says her office is planning an audit of the program for 2026. That review is in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. senator in Ottawa urges Carney to quickly repeal digital services tax
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — A U.S. senator is calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to move quickly on repealing the digital services tax. “You all, to your credit, said you’re not going to collect it. I asked that Canada move as quickly as possible to get a law passed in Parliament making sure that it’s gone permanently,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Palestinian student quickly receives French visa while waiting for Canadian approval
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — A Palestinian student accepted by the University of Alberta is now preparing to continue his studies in France because he says that country was able to get him out of Gaza to safety — and Canada wasn’t. Ehab is one of about 70 students from Gaza pursuing study opportunities abroad with the help ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Lachine Canal marks its 200th anniversary
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
Over two centuries, the Lachine Canal has been transformed from an industrial thoroughfare to a neglected backwater to a prime example of urban gentrification. The 14-kilometre Lachine Canal opened in 1825. The canal was the first link in a series of canals built along the St. Lawrence River that would allow ships to navigate between ... Read More »
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