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Quebec government says ‘Go Habs Go!’ expression is part of province’s identity
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Quebec government has stepped in to defend the phrase “Go Habs Go!” French-language Minister Jean-François Roberge says the slogan is part of the DNA and identity of Quebec and has been used for decades to support the Montreal Canadiens NHL hockey team. His statement today comes after Montreal’s transit agency removed the ... Read More »
1 responsePoilievre pushes crime crackdown in Saskatoon, Carney talks tariffs in a steel town
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — Leaders are hitting the hustings as election day approaches, with Liberal Leader Mark Carney focusing on U.S. tariff threats in a steel town and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre campaigning on his crime platform in Saskatoon. Carney visited the Algoma Steel factory in Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., this morning to highlight his party’s promise ... Read More »
1 responseCanada’s envoy to Vatican: Pope Francis funeral will unite a rare range of humanity
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s ambassador to the Holy See says the Vatican will be the capital of the world Saturday during the funeral of Pope Francis, who earned the respect of vastly different people. Joyce Napier says Canadian dignitaries will be in Rome alongside heads of state from around the globe, at a gathering of a ... Read More »
1 responseCourt declares mistrial in former world junior hockey players’ sex assault case
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
LONDON — An Ontario judge has declared a mistrial in the sexual assault case of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team. The ruling means a new trial will be held for Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote, who have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault. McLeod ... Read More »
1 responseIn the news today: Poilievre campaigning in Conservative-safe ridings
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Poilievre campaigning in Conservative-safe ridings Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is campaigning in what polls suggest are Conservative-safe ridings today as election day approaches. Poilievre is set to begin his day in Saskatoon, where he will hold a press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre campaigning in Conservative-safe ridings as election nears
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is campaigning in what polls suggest are Conservative-safe ridings today as election day approaches. Poilievre is set to begin his day in Saskatoon, where he will hold a press conference, before holding a rally in Nanoose Bay, B.C., in the evening. Recent polls suggest that ridings in both Saskatoon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians rate U.S. relations as poor as ties with Russia, worse than links to China
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canadians say their relations with Washington are just as bad as ties with Moscow, according to polling that suggests an openness to improving links with China and especially Mexico. Just 16 per cent of Canadians polled by Leger say Canada has a good relationship with the U.S., compared to 15 per cent for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions
By Canadian Press on April 24th, 2025
SURREY — British Columbia has opened the first of the government’s promised secure units to provide involuntary treatment for people with brain injuries and overlapping mental-health and addiction concerns. Standing outside the Surrey Pretrial Centre, Premier David Eby says the 10-bed unit will provide involuntary care for those at the jail who are in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge weighs bylaw fine for company in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
By Canadian Press on April 24th, 2025
CALGARY — A commercial kitchen company pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offences after a massive E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill. Fueling Minds Inc. was charged after the eight-week outbreak that was declared in September 2023. There were at least 448 infections, and 39 children and one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches
By Canadian Press on April 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — Party leaders emphasized familiar themes Thursday as they criss-crossed the country to shore up support in the final stretch of the federal election campaign. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre began Thursday in Halifax — where he pitched a promise of change for Canadians struggling to afford life’s essentials — before heading to Saskatoon. In ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. First Nation at UN calling for government help in battling toxic drug crisis
By Canadian Press on April 24th, 2025
NEW YORK — Members of the Tsilhqot’in Nation in British Columbia are at the United Nations headquarters in New York City calling for the provincial and Canadian governments to fund recovery beds and other supports in the battle against the toxic drug crisis. Chief Roger William with the Tsilhqot’in National Government says they’re asking for ... Read More »
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