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Anand taking two different approaches to building ‘bridges’ with China, India
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is off to India and China in the coming weeks, where she plans to take two distinct approaches to mending frayed ties with the world’s two most populous countries. “I do not think it is wise to group countries in one region of the world together, and certainly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says a U.S. government shutdown is ‘likely’ — here’s what could happen
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump said Tuesday that a federal government shutdown is “likely,” with Congress deadlocked ahead of a midnight deadline to pass legislation to keep it running. “Nothing is inevitable, but I would say it’s probably likely,” Trump told reporters. Democrats and Republicans blame each other for causing the shutdown, which would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney marks ‘devastating legacy’ of residential schools in Ottawa event
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government will “match remembrance with responsibility,” Prime Minister Mark Carney promised on Tuesday, as he addressed the crowd assembled on Parliament Hill to mark the fifth annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Sept. 30, known as Orange Shirt Day or the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, is meant to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elections Yukon makes changes ahead of upcoming vote due to Canada Post strike
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
WHITEHORSE — Elections Yukon says it is making changes to how some people can vote in the upcoming territorial election in response to the Canada Post strike. It says Canada Post was the main carrier in the 2021 election for sending and returning special ballots used by 17 per cent of voters, including those who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian energy minister, Alberta premier disappointed with Imperial Oil job cuts
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says Imperial Oil’s “very disappointing” plan to lay off roughly 20 per cent of its workforce by 2027 reinforces the need to build more pipelines. Smith is blaming Ottawa for the layoffs at the Calgary-based company. “The industry for the last 10 years has been hampered and hobbled by federal government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier outlines new economic vision in speech to legislature
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault has outlined what he calls his new economic vision for the province. During the inaugural speech in the national assembly, Legault said his government will table a new bill to accelerate approvals for major, strategic projects. He says he will also ask the province’s largest pension fund manager to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. public service workers to rally in Vancouver after contract talks break down
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The union representing 34,000 public sector workers in British Columbia says members of other unions will join a rally in downtown Vancouver on Wednesday to show they are “not backing down” after contract talks stalled with the government. A statement from the BC General Employees’ Union says thousands of striking workers are expected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two of three beached sperm whales in P.E.I. dead; condition of third deteriorating
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
The head of a conservation group says her team feels helpless and heartbroken after the death of two beached sperm whales off the northern coast of Prince Edward Island. A third whale is still clinging to life, but its condition is deteriorating, said Tonya Wimmer, executive director of the Marine Animal Response Society. She said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prolonged drought stunts the renowned wild blueberry crop in the Maritimes
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
HALIFAX — This summer’s prolonged drought across Atlantic Canada has had a costly impact on wild blueberry growers in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia. Donald Arseneault, general manager of the NB Blueberries industry group, says that as this year’s harvest was wrapping up, the total yield was 70 per cent less than the previous three-year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Nigel Wright, former chief of staff to Stephen Harper, dead at age 62
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — Nigel Wright, a longtime Canadian businessman and former top aide to prime minister Stephen Harper, has died. Onex, the private equity firm where Wright worked for nearly three decades, announced his death in a post today. The firm’s president and CEO, Bobby LeBlanc, says in a statement Wright was the consummate gentleman and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Corrective to Sept. 29 story about Gilbert Rozon civil trial
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
A story published by The Canadian Press on Sept. 29 about a civil trial involving Quebec impresario Gilbert Rozon incorrectly reported that Quebec Superior Court Justice Chantal Tremblay would have six months to render her ruling, as per the Quebec Civil Code. In fact, she will have six months to render her ruling as per ... Read More »
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