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In the news today: Carney to meet with Trump in Washington
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Tariff relief tempered as Carney set to have second Oval Office meeting with Trump Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to have his second meeting in the Oval Office with U.S. President Donald Trump today as he balances ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Premier in Ottawa to push for federal partnership on energy projects
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is in Ottawa this week, following up on her now week-old pledge to help fund the development of a proposal for a new oil pipeline to Canada’s West Coast. Smith is hopeful the project — which as of yet has no private sector proponent or a suggested route option ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Convoy leaders Lich, Barber to be sentenced for mischief from 2022 trucker protest
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — “Freedom Convoy” leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber are expected to learn their sentences today nearly four years after the protest movement that blockaded downtown Ottawa for several weeks. In April, both Lich and Barber were found guilty of mischief, while Barber was also found guilty of an additional offence of counselling others ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tariff relief tempered as Carney set to have second Oval Office meeting with Trump
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Mark Carney is set to have his second meeting in the Oval Office with U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday as the prime minister balances the expectations of Canadians with the realities of trying to negotiate any tariff relief. Trump on Monday indicated that he remained committed to realigning global trade and taking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa’s drive for aid efficiency doesn’t have to abandon values, aid official says
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — As the Carney government moves to refocus foreign aid on what it sees as “effective” investment, a major recipient of Canadian development funds says Ottawa should strike a balance between prudent spending and advancing Canadian values. “Taxpayers … are not against international aid, but they’re for more effective international aid,” said Asif Saleh, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP investigating death of woman on international flight diverted to Yellowknife
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
YELLOWKNIFE — RCMP in the Northwest Territories are investigating after the death of a passenger on an international flight that had to be diverted to Yellowknife. Mounties say they were told Sunday morning that Flight KLM601 landed at Yellowknife Airport because a passenger had become unresponsive. Police say a 34-year-old woman died in hospital, but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two men arrested in Chilliwack, B.C., after alleged drug lab uncovered
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
CHILLIWACK — Police in Chilliwack, B.C., say two men have been arrested and charged after Mounties discovered an alleged clandestine drug laboratory used to produce fentanyl and MDMA. Chilliwack RCMP say they executed search warrants at two homes and two storage lockers, and the alleged drug lab at a property on South Sumas Road. Police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. judge rules that evidence not needed in lawsuit against serial killer’s brother
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has rejected a bid by a plaintiff in a civil lawsuit against serial killer Robert Pickton and his brother to stop police from sending evidence found at the killer’s pig farm to the BC Coroners Service. The court ruling handed down Friday says Sarah Jean de Vries is a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some noteworthy Supreme Court of Canada decisions over the last 150 years
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada marks its 150th anniversary this year. Here are a few of the most significant cases decided by the high court: — Persons case (1928): The Supreme Court ruled that women were not “persons” under Section 24 of the British North America Act and were therefore ineligible to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hydro-Québec seeks to shield info as ex-employee’s economic spying trial begins
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
LONGUEUIL — A trial for a former employee of Quebec’s electricity utility accused of economic espionage on behalf of China was delayed Monday as Hydro-Québec announced it wanted to prevent some information in the case from being discussed in open court. Yuesheng Wang, 38, was charged in November 2022. Authorities say he is the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marineland’s request for federal funds to care for belugas ‘inappropriate’: minister
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
TORONTO — Marineland’s request for emergency funding from Ottawa, in a letter that warned 30 belugas at the park will otherwise be euthanized, is “inappropriate,” Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson said Monday. The Niagara Falls, Ont., tourist attraction made the request Friday with a deadline of Tuesday after Thompson denied Marineland permits to move Canada’s last ... Read More »
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