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Two suspects in migrant drownings in Akwesasne can be extradited to U.S., judge says
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
MONTREAL — Two people alleged to have participated in a human smuggling operation tied to the drownings of eight migrants in the St. Lawrence River are one step closer to being extradited to the United States. Today a Quebec Superior Court judge ordered that Stephanie Square and Rahsontanohstha Delormier be committed into custody to await ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. signs $670-million pharmacare agreement with federal government
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
VICTORIA — The British Columbia and federal governments have signed a four-year, $670-million pharmacare agreement, giving universal access to contraceptive and diabetes medications. The plan will support nearly 550,000 B.C. residents with diabetes and provide 1.3 million people with a range of contraceptives. The agreement will also mean free public coverage of hormone replacement therapy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government announces $10M to fund programs to counter antisemitism
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government is putting an additional $10 million into a program aimed at helping community groups counter violent extremism and antisemitism. Official Languages Minister Rachel Bendayan tells the National Forum on Combatting Antisemitism that this money will go toward the Community Resilience Fund. She says this money will help fund security services ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump announces one-month pause on Mexican tariffs, no move on Canada
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says Mexico will get a one-month pause on tariffs for imports under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade. In a social media post, Trump says he made the decision after speaking with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum today, adding Mexico has worked with the U.S. on border security. The news comes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. signs $670-million pharmacare agreement with federal government
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
VICTORIA — The British Columbia and federal governments have signed a four-year, $670-million pharmacare agreement, giving universal access to contraceptive and diabetes medications. The plan will support nearly 550,000 B.C. residents with diabetes and provide 1.3 million people with a range of contraceptives. B.C. Health Minister Josie Osborne and federal Health Minister Mark Holland announced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario putting 25 per cent surcharge on U.S.-bound electricity Monday: Ford
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says starting Monday, the province will charge 25 per cent more for electricity shipped to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Ontario provides electricity to Minnesota, New York and Michigan. Ford says in an interview with CNN that he does not want to do ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Trump gives one-month pause on Mexican tariffs, no move on Canada
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says Mexico will get a one-month pause on tariffs for imports under the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade. Trump posted on social media that he made the decision after speaking with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum today and says Mexico has worked with the U.S. on border security. More to come. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Truckers scramble for new routes as tariffs bring shipments to a halt
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
MONTREAL — Trucking companies are halting shipments, mulling layoffs and scrambling for new routes as tariffs wreak havoc on cross-border trade. The lead-up to U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping 25 per cent tariff on Canadian imports as well as retaliatory duties from Canada that took effect Tuesday prompted a surge in deliveries over the past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Ontario putting 25 per cent surcharge on U.S.-bound electricity Monday
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
TORONTO — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says starting Monday, the province will charge 25 per cent more for electricity shipped to 1.5 million Americans in response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. More to come. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Brunswick MP Jake Stewart says he’s not running in the next election
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Jake Stewart says he won’t run in the next election. In a post on social media, Stewart says the last 18 years in politics have taken a toll on his family and his health. The news comes after media reports about a dispute between former staffers and the Conservative electoral district ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa, plaintiffs agree to settle lawsuit over ‘Indian hospitals’
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government announced Thursday it has reached a settlement with plaintiffs who filed a class action lawsuit over their experiences at so-called “Indian hospitals.” The federal government ran 33 such hospitals between 1936 and 1981. Former patients, some of whom spent years in the segregated facilities, filed a lawsuit against the government ... Read More »
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