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CP NewsAlert: Canada targets Chinese steel with higher tariffs
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says steel originating in China will be subjected to higher tariffs to try and prevent steel dumping amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s ongoing global trade war. Carney is in Hamilton today to announce measures to protect the Canadian steel industry. More coming. David Baxter, The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfires show why CBC needs public safety mandate: researcher
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The wildfires that are flaring up across Canada again are one of the reasons public safety should be added to CBC/Radio-Canada’s mandate, a new report from a research centre at McGill University argues. The report says other public media around the world are incorporating national emergency preparedness and crisis response into their role, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: PM meeting steelworkers, Ontario chiefs cry foul, Alberta next?
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney heads to Hamilton to meet steelworkers Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to be in Hamilton today to make an announcement related to the steel industry. It has been more than a month since U.S. President Donald ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chiefs of Ontario say Ottawa acting unfairly in major projects meeting Thursday
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Chiefs of Ontario say Ottawa is levelling an unfair playing field for chiefs in a meeting planned with Prime Minister Mark Carney on Thursday to discuss the government’s controversial major projects legislation. Carney promised in June that he would meet with First Nations after chiefs said their rights were not respected by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney heads to Hamilton to meet steelworkers as U.S. trade talks continue
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to be in Hamilton today to make an announcement related to the steel industry. It has been more than a month since U.S. President Donald Trump doubled tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25 to 50 per cent, adding further economic insult to the two industries in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP arrest alleged hijacker at Vancouver airport after airspace shut down
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
RICHMOND — RCMP say they’ve arrested the pilot of a small aircraft that was allegedly hijacked from Victoria and flown to Vancouver International Airport, where other flights had to be temporarily halted. RCMP in Richmond, B.C., say in a statement that a report came in just after 1 p.m. Tuesday about a Cessna that “had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pilot detained at Vancouver airport after airspace security incident halted landings
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
RICHMOND — Vancouver International Airport says a person has been taken into custody after a “security incident” involving a small private aircraft shut down arrivals for more than half an hour. The airport says in a statement that the incident occurred in airspace above the airport around 1:30 p.m., and that RCMP responded. It says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Vancouver airport says airspace ‘security incident’ halted landings
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
RICHMOND — Vancouver International Airport says a “security incident” involving a small private aircraft shut down arrivals for more than half an hour. The airport says in a social media statement that the incident occurred in airspace above the airport, and a social media video shows multiple police vehicles on the tarmac behind a small ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal Court of Appeal reserves decision in B.C. ostrich farm’s avian flu case
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal reserved its decision in a case involving two B.C. farmers who are fighting an order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to destroy around 400 ostriches after an outbreak of avian flu. After hearing arguments on Tuesday in Ottawa, Justice Mary Gleason told the court that the panel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary police officer charged with two counts of second-degree murder
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
CALGARY — A Calgary police officer has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after the occupants of a van were shot dead following a slow speed pursuit in 2023. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team announced the charges in a news release. The shooting took place on a May morning after police were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Calgary police officer charged with two counts of second-degree murder
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
CALGARY — The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says a Calgary police officer has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after the occupants of a van were shot dead following a slow speed pursuit in 2023. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
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