July 7th, 2025

National News

Control zones set up in Fraser Valley, B.C., after Newcastle disease detected

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

CHILLIWACK — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has put up controls on the movements of birds around two commercial poultry farms experiencing the first outbreaks of virulent Newcastle disease in Canada in more than 50 years. The establishment of the primary control zones in the Fraser Valley means that birds, byproducts and items that have ... Read More »

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Liberals, Conservatives pass major projects legislation in House of Commons

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

OTTAWA — Liberal and Conservative members of Parliament voted to pass the government’s major projects legislation this evening. After the second of two votes, Prime Minister Mark Carney crossed the floor to shake hands with Opposition House leader Andrew Scheer and Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman. Two votes were held instead of one after the ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: House of Commons passes Liberals’ major projects legislation

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

OTTAWA — Most MPs have voted in favour of the second part of the Liberals’ one Canadian economy act, which grants the government sweeping powers to approve major projects that are deemed to be in the national interest. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: Internal trade part of Bill C-5 passes in House of Commons

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

OTTAWA — MPs have voted in favour of the first part of the Liberal government’s Bill C-5, known as the one Canadian economy act, which aims to tackle internal trade barriers. A second vote is set to happen shortly on the remainder of the bill, which would grant the government sweeping powers to approve major ... Read More »

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Federal Appeal Court grants B.C. ostriches stay of cull pending review

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

The Federal Court of Appeal has granted a stay that pauses the potential cull of nearly 400 ostriches at a B.C. farm. Court records show that a motion to pause plans for the cull, pending an appeal, was granted this afternoon in Ottawa. The owners of Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C., have been fighting ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: Federal Appeal Court grants B.C. ostriches stay of cull pending review

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal has granted a stay, pausing the potential cull of nearly 400 ostriches at a B.C. farm. Court records show that a motion to pause plans for the cull, pending an appeal, was granted this afternoon in Ottawa. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »

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Predicting deadly rockfall would have been impossible, say geologists

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

Geologists say it would have been impossible for Parks Canada to predict or prevent the massive rockfall that killed two people in Banff National Park on Thursday, with pressure building over many years released as hikers were below. University of Calgary Prof. Daniel Shugar says water from a lake above the cliff at Bow Glacier ... Read More »

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Banff National Park rockfall victim identified as retired university educator

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

LAKE LOUISE — One of the two people killed in a rockfall in Banff National Park has been identified as 70-year-old Jutta Hinrichs of Calgary. The University of Alberta, in a statement, says Hinrichs was an educator in the department of occupational therapy in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. She retired last summer. Her body ... Read More »

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CP NewsAlert: Banff park rockfall victim identified as retired university educator

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

LAKE LOUISE — The University of Alberta confirms one of the two people killed in the rockfall in Banff National Park was retired educator Jutta Hinrichs, who was a leader in the Faculty of Rehabilitation Medicine. Parks Canada officials say she was 70 years-old and lived in Calgary. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »

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Canada-Europe security and defence pact to be signed Monday in Brussels

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

OTTAWA — A security and defence partnership pact Prime Minister Mark Carney will sign with European leaders in Brussels on Monday will be among the most wide-ranging agreements with a third country Europe has ever reached, a senior EU official said on Friday. Carney is flying to Europe Sunday for a Canada — EU Summit, ... Read More »

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Montreal mom charged with abandoning daughter ‘needs help,’ to remain detained

By Canadian Press on June 20th, 2025

MONTREAL — The Montreal mother who allegedly abandoned her three-year-old daughter in rural Ontario, triggering a four-day hunt for the child across two provinces, will remain detained until her bail hearing early next month. On Friday, the mother’s legal-aid lawyer said he will try to have his client released pending the outcome of the criminal ... Read More »

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