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Year in review: A look at events in July 2025
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
A look at news events in July 2025: 1 – Canada turned 158. To celebrate, Ottawa hosted a ceremony with Prince Edward making a speech at LeBreton Flats Park. Prime Minister Mark Carney also spoke at the event on what was his first Canada Day since taking office in March. 2 – Sean “Diddy” Combs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in review: A look at events in June 2025
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
A look at news events in June 2025: 1 – Prime Minister Mark Carney named Marc-Andre Blanchard as his permanent chief of staff. Blanchard was Canada’s former ambassador to the United Nations between 2016 and 2020 and most recently served as the executive vice-president for a Quebec-based investment firm. Blanchard will start in July once ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in review: A look at events in May 2025
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
A look at news events in May 2025: 1 – The Supreme Court of Canada said won’t hear the province’s appeal in a youth-led Ontario climate case. The decision from Canada’s top court means the challenge will instead be revived in an Ontario court. Legal experts said the case brought on by seven young people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in review: A look at events in April 2025
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
A look at news events in April 2025: 1 – Markham-Unionville Liberal candidate Paul Chiang left the federal election race following his comments that a political opponent should be turned over to Chinese officials in return for a bounty. The incumbent MP told a Chinese-language newspaper at a news conference three months ago that everyone ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in review: A look at events in March 2025
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
A look at news events in March 2025: 1 – Kurdish militants who have been waging a 40-year insurgency in Turkey have declared a ceasefire. The move comes just two days after their imprisoned leader called for the group to disarm. The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, or the PKK, say their leader’s “call for peace and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in review: A look at events in February 2025
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
A look at news events in February 2025: 1 – Hamas handed over three male hostages as part of the ongoing ceasefire deal with Israel. The latest, American-Israeli Keith Siegel, was handed over to the Red Cross, roughly an hour after the other two were freed in a similar scene. All three had been abducted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Year in review: A look at events in January 2025
By Canadian Press on December 15th, 2025
A look at news events in January 2025: 1 – Nearly all of Puerto Rico started 2025 in the dark after a blackout hit the U.S. territory early Tuesday. More than 1.3 million clients were without electricity and officials say it could take up to two days to restore power. 1 – In New Orleans, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian describes ‘freakout’ as shots rang out in deadly attack in Australia
By Canadian Press on December 14th, 2025
SYDNEY — Canadian Finn Foster, backpacking with his girlfriend in Australia, says they were planning to watch the sunset on Sydney’s famous Bondi Beach when they heard about two dozen pops. At first, they thought it might be fireworks but quickly realized the situation a few hundred metres away was serious and they were in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. braces for ‘high impact’ rain in flood-struck Fraser Valley and beyond
By Canadian Press on December 14th, 2025
British Columbia is bracing for another “high impact” deluge of rain that’s forecast to hit the province’s Fraser Valley, after intense downpours and cross-border outflows last week inundated Abbotsford, triggered evacuations and cut major highways. Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene said Sunday that flood and landslide risks in parts of the province will increase with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. officials warn of more widespread rain on the way after floods, highway closure
By Canadian Press on December 14th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia is preparing for another widespread deluge of rain after flooding through the province’s Fraser Valley temporarily shutdown a portion of Highway 1 last week. Emergency Management Minister Kelly Greene said Sunday that flood and landslide risks in parts of the province will increase with more stormy weather in the forecast, even ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whale sanctuary project in N.S. needs $15 million to open by end of summer
By Canadian Press on December 14th, 2025
HALIFAX — The Whale Sanctuary Project, a proposed underwater enclosure that would encompass roughly 40 hectares off of Nova Scotia’s eastern shore, needs up to $15 million if it hopes to open by the end of summer 2026. Charles Vinick, CEO of the U.S.-based company, said the project has about $2 million right now, but ... Read More »
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