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Winnipeg preps convention centre with cots for renewed round of wildfire evacuees
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The city of Winnipeg is prepping its downtown convention centre to be used as a shelter to handle renewed demand for those fleeing wildfires. Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew posted a short video on his social media account setting up cots in the cavernous space. More than 12,000 residents have been forced to leave ... Read More »
1 responseCarney’s planned cuts will include the foreign service, alarming some ex-diplomats
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cuts to government spending will include the foreign service, just as Global Affairs Canada aims to expand its presence abroad. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to ministers on Monday asking them to find savings of 7.5 per cent in their budgets starting next spring. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita ... Read More »
1 responseImmigration minister won’t say if Canada considering barring British, Irish rappers
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — A prominent Jewish organization is pushing for Canada to deny entry to two bands being investigated in the U.K. after their appearance at a popular British music festival last month. In late June the Centre for Israel and Jewish Affairs asked the ministers of public safety and immigration to bar Irish rap group ... Read More »
1 response1 of 4 men accused in alleged Quebec extremist plot granted bail, 3 remain detained
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
QUÉBEC — One of four men accused in an alleged anti-government plot to forcibly take possession of land in the Quebec City region has been granted bail. Matthew Forbes, 33, was ordered in Quebec court to comply with a lengthy list of conditions including wearing a GPS tracking bracelet. The other three accused — Simon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air quality alerts issued for much of Central Canada, Manitoba amid wildfire smoke
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
TORONTO — Much of Central Canada and Manitoba are under special air quality statements or warnings today amid smoke from wildfires burning in parts of the country. Environment Canada says swaths of Ontario and Quebec will have poor air quality and reduced visibility as westerly winds bring in smoke from forest fires into the area. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!TikTok CEO asks to meet with industry minister over shutdown order
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — The CEO of TikTok is asking Industry Minister MĂ©lanie Joly for an urgent meeting about the federal government’s order directing the company to shut down its Canadian operations. Shou Chew wrote to Joly on July 2 asking for an in-person meeting within two weeks, according to a letter obtained by The Canadian Press. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Over 1,000 people flown from fire-threatened Manitoba community
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Military says over 1,000 people flown from fire-threatened Manitoba community The Canadian Armed Forces says it’s evacuated over a thousand residents of a northern Manitoba community threatened by a wildfire, while towns and villages in the province are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Halifax council to ask Nova Scotia for consultation on strong-mayor powers
By Canadian Press on July 14th, 2025
HALIFAX — Halifax’s city council has directed the mayor to ask the Nova Scotia government for consultation on whether it is considering strengthening his authority. Council voted last week in favour of the motion to make the request for collaboration in a letter to Municipal Affairs Minister John Lohr, with only Mayor Andy Fillmore voting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police search for group of migrants after vehicle collision near Canada-U.S. border
By Canadian Press on July 13th, 2025
MONTREAL — Police say they are looking for a group of migrants who were inside a vehicle that collided near the Canada-U.S. border in southern Quebec. Authorities were called early Sunday to the scene in Hemmingford, Que., north of the New York border, where an SUV with two people collided with a vehicle carrying at ... Read More »
1 responseFederal investigators deployed to probe WestJet engine fire at Vancouver airport
By Canadian Press on July 13th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Federal investigators have been deployed to Vancouver International Airport after a “small engine fire” onboard a WestJet flight from the United States. The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says it happened late Saturday as the plane arrived at the gate. WestJet spokeswoman Julia Kaiser says the plane flew in from Tampa, Florida, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How a tree-killing beetle chose wrong human to fly into, revealing presence in B.C.
By Canadian Press on July 13th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The tiny beetle could scarcely have picked a worse human to fly into. Amateur entomologist Andrew Short was sitting on a bench in downtown Vancouver in June 2023 when the unfamiliar metallic green beetle hit him and fell to the ground. He said he “needed to know what it was,” so he captured ... Read More »
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