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Three men arrested, charged in extortion shooting in Surrey, B.C.: police
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
SURREY — Three men have been arrested and charged on shooting allegations that police in Surrey, B.C., say are believed to be linked to an extortion investigation. Police say charges stem from an early-morning shooting on March 27 in a residential area of the city where multiple shots were fired at the home. The service ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Airport warns about catfishing as people arrive to meet loved ones who don’t exist
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — The chief executive of an airport in central Newfoundland says staff have noticed an increase in people who appear to have been victims of a manipulative scheme known as catfishing. Reg Wright with the Gander International Airport says more people have been arriving at the facility to meet someone they’ve been speaking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economic uncertainty takes centre stage at summit of Great Lakes premiers, governors
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Economic uncertainty caused by the Trump administration was the focus of a three-day summit of Great Lakes governors and premiers in Quebec City. Ontario Premier Doug Ford took aim at U.S. President Donald Trump during today’s closing news conference, saying the president should be more concerned about China than Canada. Pennsylvania Democratic Governor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Number of temporary worker applications falls as fines rise, government says
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa says the number of temporary foreign worker applications has dropped by half since September 2024, when new rules were introduced to make it harder to get a permit. Employment and Social Development Canada also says it collected nearly $4.9 million in fines for non-compliance, including the largest penalty ever imposed under the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premature baby boy abandoned on porch of home on Montreal’s South Shore
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
LONGUEUIL — Police say a premature baby boy was abandoned Sunday night outside a home on Montreal’s South Shore. Longueuil police say someone left the boy on the porch of the home at around 11 p.m., rang the doorbell and fled. The occupants found the newborn and called 911. Police say medical authorities determined the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief justice says rule of law, judicial independence defend Canada from autocracy
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — Chief Justice Richard Wagner says that while Canada is not a superpower in the traditional sense of the word, it is certainly a democratic superpower. Wagner told dignitaries at the Supreme Court of Canada today that the country’s legal community is united in a deep conviction that the rule of law and judicial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newborn baby boy abandoned on porch of home on Montreal’s South Shore
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
LONGUEUIL — Police say a newborn baby boy was abandoned Sunday night outside a home on Montreal’s South Shore. Longueuil police say someone left the boy on the porch of the home at around 11 p.m., rang the doorbell and fled. The occupants found the baby and called 911. Officer Jacqueline Pierre says police and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With deficit set to soar, Ottawa shifts budgets from spring to fall
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government plans to table the federal budget in the fall going forward, ending the long-standing practice of releasing the document in the spring. The upcoming Nov. 4 budget will be the first tabled on the new schedule. The typically shorter economic and fiscal updates will now come in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: With deficit set to soar, Ottawa shifts budgets from spring to fall
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal government plans to table the federal budget in the fall going forward, ending the long-standing practice of releasing the document in the spring. The Liberals intend to introduce this year’s budget on Nov. 4, after foregoing a spring budget following the April election. The parliamentary budget officer predicts ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Alberta teachers set to begin strike today
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Classes suspended in Alberta as provincewide teachers strike set to begin today Some 51,000 members of the Alberta Teachers Association are poised to begin a strike today. The labour action, if it goes ahead, will impact more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘An open nerve’: Israelis, Palestinians mark two years of the Gaza war
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — Two years into the war in Gaza, the conflict continues to spread anger, frustration and pain across Canada, while Israelis and Palestinians fear the region will never exit the cycle of violence. Hamas militants and affiliates attacked Israel on Oct. 7, 2023, killing 1,200 civilians and soldiers and taking roughly 240 people hostage. ... Read More »
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