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Shots fired at Indian star Kapil Sharma’s Surrey, B.C., restaurant
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
Police in British Columbia are investigating after shots were fired at a restaurant linked to a prominent Indian comedian, with apparent footage of the overnight incident widely shared on social media. Kap’s Cafe is linked to comic and television host Kapil Sharma, who posted a video of the newly opened establishment on Instagram this week. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. man says son conceived in residential school abuse, both sue church
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A British Columbia father and son are suing the Anglican Church of Canada, alleging the son was conceived as a result of sexual abuse by a female employee of St. Michael’s Indian Residential School in Alert Bay in the late 1960s. The lawsuit says the father was 14 years old when he was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba renews provincewide emergency order as wildfires rage, forcing thousands out
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew has again declared a provincewide state of emergency as renewed wildfires force thousands out of their homes, some for the second time in just weeks. Kinews says the call, the second one since late May, is critical to rally resources and to underscore the seriousness of what has been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New report says Montreal should stop dismantling homeless encampments
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — A new report says Montreal should stop dismantling homeless encampments until the city develops a policy to better care for the unhoused. Montreal’s public consultation office says the city should instead create safer living conditions in the encampments by improving access to drinking water, toilets, waste collection and electricity. The consultation office’s report ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Manitoba renews provincewide emergency order as wildfires rage
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew reinstitutes a provincewide state of emergency as renewed wildfires force thousands to flee, some for the second time in weeks. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP preparing to launch leadership race as financial questions linger
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — The NDP national council is expected to meet Thursday evening to continue work on rules for the upcoming leadership race to replace Jagmeet Singh. Some in the party, including former MPs, say the race will help cover the party’s campaign debt through increased fundraising efforts. But former party staffers and MPs behind the ... Read More »
1 responseNew report says vast majority of U.S. fentanyl seizures linked to southern border
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
WASHINGTON — A new report from a New York-based think tank questions the drug trafficking rationale for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, saying the data shows the vast majority of fentanyl seizures in the United States are linked to the southern border. The Manhattan Institute analyzed newly released data on fentanyl seizures made ... Read More »
1 responseLt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet becomes first woman to head the RCAF
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet has become the first woman to lead the Royal Canadian Air Force. She took the reins from Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny at a change-of-command ceremony, presided over by the Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan, in Ottawa today. Kenny is retiring after three-and-a-half decades of service in the air ... Read More »
1 responseCanada Infrastructure Bank set to fall well short of 2028 investment target: PBO
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Parliament’s fiscal watchdog says the Canada Infrastructure Bank is more than $20 billion short of its investment targets for the coming years. In a new report, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer says the infrastructure bank is on track to disburse $14.9 billion by 2027/28 — well below its $35-billion goal. That ... Read More »
1 responseWildfires force evacuations of Garden Hill, Snow Lake in northern Manitoba
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The wildfire threat is worsening in northern Manitoba, prompting alerts and evacuations for at least two more communities. Garden Hill First Nation, a fly-in community with a population of more than 3,000, is being threatened by fire. Eleanor Olszewski, the federal minister for emergency management, posted on social media Thursday morning that Ottawa ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Wildfires force evacuations of Garden Hill, Snow Lake in Manitoba
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The wildfire threat is worsening in northern Manitoba, prompting alerts and evacuations for at least two more communities. Garden Hill First Nation, with a population of about 3,000, is being threatened by fire. Eleanor Olszewski, the federal minister for emergency management, says Ottawa has approved Manitoba’s request for armed forces support and evacuations ... Read More »
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