May 23rd, 2025

National News

Canada needs to maximize existing pipelines before building more, minister says

By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025

OTTAWA — Canadian Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada needs to maximize the use of its existing pipelines before building more. Speaking to reporters ahead of the first meeting of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet, the former environment minister said less than half the capacity of Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline is being used. His ... Read More »

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Inuit village in Quebec’s Far North facing ‘severe’ water distribution challenges

By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025

MONTREAL — Officials in Quebec’s Nunavik region are raising the alarm over severe water distribution challenges in the Inuit community of Puvirnituq. The Kativik Regional Government says the village’s five-kilometre-long water pipeline froze during a blizzard in mid-March and has yet to thaw. As a result, the town of roughly 2,100 people has been forced ... Read More »

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RCMP issue shelter-in-place order in Lunenburg County, N.S., for man who may be armed

By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025

LOWER NORTHFIELD — Nova Scotia RCMP are telling residents of Lunenburg County to seek shelter or stay inside because of a man who they say is dangerous and may be armed. Police say the suspect is six feet tall, 175 pounds with green eyes and auburn hair, and was last seen on foot. He was ... Read More »

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Liberal MP says Carney will run a more corporate-style government

By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025

OTTAWA — A newly appointed junior member of cabinet said Wednesday the federal government will operate more like a “corporation” under Prime Minister Mark Carney than it did under Justin Trudeau. Heading into his first cabinet meeting as secretary of state for the Canada Revenue Agency, Liberal MP Wayne Long said he’s already seeing a ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: N.S. RCMP issue shelter-in-place order for man who may be armed

By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025

LOWER NORTHFIELD — Nova Scotia RCMP have told residents of Lunenburg County to seek shelter or stay inside because of a man who they say is dangerous and may be armed. Police say the suspect is six feet tall, 175 pounds with green eyes and auburn hair, and was last seen on foot. He was ... Read More »

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Canadian man sentenced to 2 1/2 years in U.S. Social Security fraud

By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025

FAIRBANKS — The United States Attorney’s Office in Alaska says a Canadian man has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison and ordered to repay $420,000 he stole in social security benefits from the U.S. government over a 30-year period. It says 77-year-old Ellis Kingsep was legally living in the United States and had ... Read More »

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Canada Post hits pause on negotiations with union as May deadline nears

By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025

OTTAWA — Canada Post says it’s pressing pause on negotiations with the union representing postal workers with a little over a week before the deadline to get a deal. The Crown corporation says the past few days of negotiations with the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have been fruitless, and this temporary pause will allow ... Read More »

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Woman faces more questions from prosecutors in hockey players’ trial

By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025

A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team is facing more questions from prosecutors today. Defence lawyers finished cross-examining the woman Tuesday, and the Crown now has the opportunity to follow up on any topics raised in that process. This is the woman’s ninth day ... Read More »

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New housing minister says he lacked tools to tackle homelessness as Vancouver mayor

By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025

OTTAWA — Canada’s new housing minister says he didn’t have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver — the country’s most expensive housing market. Gregor Robertson is attending his first cabinet meeting today as Prime Minister Mark Carney’s minister of housing. Robertson is defending his record as ... Read More »

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Liberal MP says Carney will run a more ‘corporate’ government

By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025

OTTAWA — A newly appointed junior member of cabinet says the federal government will operate more like a “corporation” under Prime Minister Mark Carney than it did under Justin Trudeau. Liberal MP Wayne Long says he’s already seeing a big difference in how things are being run under Carney. Long says he believes the shift ... Read More »

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Tory MP Jamil Jivani concerned about lack of labour minister amid Trump’s tariffs

By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025

OTTAWA — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani has sent a letter to the federal government saying he’s concerned about the lack of a labour minister in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet at a time of economic friction with the United States. Jivani, who represents Bowmanville—Oshawa North, said his region is facing significant challenges due to layoffs ... Read More »

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