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‘Creeping snow drought’: Canadian research shows less snowpack a concern
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
New research shows less snowpack in certain regions of Canada can have wide-ranging effects on everything from farms and wildlife to the broader economy. The Concordia University study, published in the Nature journal “Communications Earth and Environment,” says the usable water from snowpacks has dropped sharply in areas of the Canadian Rockies. The mountainous region ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Canada’s premiers to meet with PM, Heated Rivalry creators visit Ottawa
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Carney meeting with Canada’s premiers today Canada’s premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later today with the renewal of North America’s trilateral free trade agreement casting a shadow over the meeting. Canada, the United States and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Months after B.C. ostrich cull, why does protest movement persist?
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
Melody Leinweber’s latest tattoo is a stylized portrait of an ostrich with a colourful beak, pink and turquoise stars around its head and a twinkle in its eyes. The mother of four from West Kelowna, B.C., said the inspiration was twofold — her daughter had wanted an ostrich for Christmas, and Leinweber never wanted to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney meeting with Canada’s premiers in Ottawa today
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
OTTAWA — Canada’s premiers meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney later today with the renewal of North America’s trilateral free trade agreement casting a shadow over the meeting. Canada, the United States and Mexico are entering into a review of the trade pact this year and U.S. President Donald Trump is already threatening new tariffs. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Not their story to tell’: Broncos families angry over Netflix hockey tragedy series
By Canadian Press on January 29th, 2026
The story of a small-town hockey team reeling after several of its teenage players are killed in a bus crash would probably seem familiar to Canadians, but Netflix says its new series has nothing to do with the Humboldt Broncos. Sixteen people were killed and 13 were injured when a truck driver went through a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Cut them off’: Canadians angry, defiant as U.S. tariffs take effect
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
HALIFAX — Canadians are remaining defiant in the face of punishing U.S. tariffs on Canadian goods, promising to use their wallets to fight the trade war launched on Tuesday by President Donald Trump. Hours after Trump imposed 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on products from Canada, and a 10 per cent levy on energy, Haligonians ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec companies vulnerable to U.S. tariffs eligible for loans up to $50 million
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
MONTREAL — Promising Quebecers to protect them against the “unjustified attack” of U.S. tariffs, Premier François Legault announced retaliatory measures on Tuesday and a program to offer vulnerable companies with up to $50 million in loans. Legault’s announcement came hours after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canadian goods, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A closer look at Canadian efforts to address U.S. concerns about border security
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — The United States imposed sweeping tariffs Tuesday on Canadian products, claiming Canada has failed to adequately address the southbound flow of contraband drugs like fentanyl. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau dismissed the U.S. rationale as “completely bogus, completely unjustified, completely false.” “Our border is already safe and secure,” Trudeau told a news conference Tuesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Up to $50 million in loans for Quebec companies vulnerable to U.S. tariffs
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says companies vulnerable to U.S. tariffs can apply for loans up to $50 million. Legault announced the new loan program today, hours after U.S. President Donald Trump imposed 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on Canadian goods, and a 10 per cent levy on energy products. The premier says the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada and U.S. stock markets fall for a second day after trade war launched
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
TORONTO — North American stock markets fell for a second day as the U.S. imposed broad tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico, triggering a continental trade war. The S&P/TSX composite index was down 380.80 points at 24,620.77 in early-afternoon trading, after U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order implementing the tariffs took effect just after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa pauses preventive health task force amid review over breast cancer screening recommendations
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
TORONTO — Federal Health Minister Mark Holland is temporarily suspending the work of the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care, which has come under fire for not recommending breast cancer screening for women under 50. Last year Holland ordered an external review of the task force, which provides guidance for primary health-care providers, after ... Read More »
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