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Canada Post CEO says he supports government measures to shore up finances
By Canadian Press on October 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — The CEO of Canada Post says he supports the government’s to shore up the company’s finances Doug Ettinger’s comments came in an open letter published today and land as a national postal workers’ strike launched as a result of those changes continues. Ettinger says the labour situation is “extremely challenging,” but the company ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public warning issued for B.C. city after 11 suspected drug deaths in five weeks
By Canadian Press on October 1st, 2025
CAMPBELL RIVER — Police in Campbell River, B.C., are issuing a public warning after at least 11 people have died from suspected drug overdoses in the last five weeks. Mounties say they are deeply concerned about the sudden rise in deaths in the Vancouver Island community. Police say they issued the warning to alert drug ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Trump Truth Social post on ‘un-American’ Blue Jays is a fake
By Canadian Press on October 1st, 2025
The Toronto Blue Jays clinched their first American League East Division title since 2015 with a win over the Tampa Bay Rays on Sunday, but a screenshot shared online of a supposed Truth Social post from Donald Trump suggested the U.S. president wasn’t on board with the Jays’ playoff run. The post, written in all-capital ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Law professor would be ‘surprised’ if High Court takes up B.C. ostrich farm case
By Canadian Press on October 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — A law professor at the University of Ottawa says he’d be surprised if the Supreme Court of Canada decides to hear the case of a B.C. farm fighting to save its ostriches from being culled by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. Paul Daly says only one of the court’s judges granted an interim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Through tears, residential school survivors share their stories on Parliament Hill
By Canadian Press on October 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Eugene Arcand fought back tears as he stood in front a row of flags in bright October sunshine on Parliament Hill, holding up a photo of his residential school classmates. “There are 32 children in that picture,” said Arcand, a member of the Muskeg Lake First Nation in Saskatchewan. “Only seven of us ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta re-enters pipeline arena, plans to propose new oil pipeline to B.C. coast
By Canadian Press on October 1st, 2025
CALGARY — Premier Danielle Smith said Wednesday that Alberta plans to submit an application for a new oil pipeline to northwestern British Columbia, describing it as a higher calling for those in need around the world. “What stands before us right now is a once in a generation opportunity to unlock our wealth and resources ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!World Cup lodging shortfall in Vancouver predicted, Airbnb bids to loosen regulations
By Canadian Press on October 1st, 2025
VANCOUVER — A new report that forecasts a significant lodging shortage in Vancouver next summer during the 2026 World Cup games is being used as a pitch by Airbnb for governments to loosen regulations on short-term rentals. The FIFA World Cup kicks off on June 11, 2026 and Toronto and Vancouver are the two Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unions converge in downtown Vancouver in push for B.C. public service contract
By Canadian Press on October 1st, 2025
VANCOUVER — Hundreds of British Columbia public sector workers marched through downtown Vancouver in a push for a new contract, after talks broke down with provincial government negotiators on Monday. Members of other unions, including the Professional Employees Association, joined the march in what the BC General Employees’ Union calls a show of solidarity. Participants ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta plans to propose new oil pipeline to B.C. coast
By Canadian Press on October 1st, 2025
CALGARY — The Alberta government said Wednesday it plans to submit an application for a new oil pipeline to northwestern British Columbia. The proposal is to be filed to the new federal Major Projects Office, which aims to speed along developments deemed in the national interest. A submission is expected in the spring of next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec man sentenced to five years for trying to overthrow Haitian government
By Canadian Press on October 1st, 2025
MONTREAL — A Quebec man found guilty of attempting to foment an armed revolution to overthrow the government of Haiti has been sentenced to five years in prison. Gérald Nicolas was sentenced at the Quebec City courthouse by Superior Court Justice Louis Dionne. Nicolas was found guilty by a jury in March on all three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Marineland decries Ottawa decision to bar export of remaining beluga whales to China
By Canadian Press on October 1st, 2025
TORONTO — Marineland says it is “profoundly” disappointed by the federal government’s decision to deny its request to ship 30 belugas to China. Fisheries Minister Joanne Thompson says the federal government will not grant an export permit to ship the whales to the Chimelong Ocean Kingdom aquarium. Thompson says she will not subject the belugas ... Read More »
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