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Envoy says Canada is coming closer to recognizing Palestinian statehood
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Palestinian ambassador to Canada says she feels Ottawa is on the brink of officially recognizing statehood for her people, as she also takes note of tougher language from Canada on Israel’s actions in Gaza. “Accountability means everything to the Palestinian people. That’s all we are looking for,” said Mona Abuamara, who is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vaccination rates among children in Maritimes are too low to stop spread of measles
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
FREDERICTON — At least three out of the four Atlantic provinces have released data revealing their measles vaccination rates in children are below levels recommended by scientists to prevent the disease from spreading. In Nova Scotia, the provincial government told The Canadian Press that about 23 per cent of children were not fully vaccinated for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa set to miss 2026 deadline for establishing $10-a-day child care: report
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa is expected to miss its 2026 deadline to implement $10-a-day child care services across the country, the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives said in a new report published on Wednesday. The analysis concluded that just six provinces and territories are meeting that fee target now. David Macdonald, an economist with the centre, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Armed Forces members part of alleged terror plot to take over land in Quebec: RCMP
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
MONTREAL — Two active members of the Canadian Armed Forces are among four people arrested and charged on Tuesday for allegedly participating in an anti-government plot to forcibly take possession of land in the Quebec City area. Three of the suspects, motivated by “violent extremism,” planned to start a militia and “took concrete actions” to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Explosive at B.C. minister’s office ‘homemade,’ not intended to hurt anyone: RCMP
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
NORTH VANCOUVER — Police say an explosive device that blew open the door at a British Columbia cabinet minister’s constituency office in North Vancouver was “unsophisticated” and “homemade.” Cpl. Mansoor Sahak with North Vancouver RCMP says the device was likely a number of bear bangers or fireworks taped together and lit by a fuse. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Yukon disaster one of two ‘most catastrophic’ in heap-leach mining history: expert
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
An engineer tasked with reviewing the spill of about two million tonnes of cyanide-soaked ore at a Yukon gold mine says it was one of the two “most catastrophic failures” in the 45-year history of the heap-leaching mining process. Mark Smith says those disasters last year, the other occurring in Turkey, would “define the next ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two dead in mid-air collision were students at Manitoba flight school
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
STEINBACH — Two people are dead after two single-engine planes crashed in mid-air south of Steinbach, Man. Adam Penner, president of Harv’s Air pilot training school, says the two were students and were practising takeoffs and landings in small Cessna planes this morning. He says the two appear to have tried to land at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Two dead in mid-air collision were students at Manitoba flight school
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
STEINBACH — The owner of a flight school in southern Manitoba says two pilots killed in a mid-air collision were student pilots. Adam Penner with Harv’s Air says the pilots were attempting to land the two planes at the same time and crashed near a landing strip south of Steinbach. Mounties say the small, single-engine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. seeks to claw back future ownership and breeding of exotic cats
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
VICTORIA — The British Columbia government is proposing to ban the breeding, sale and future ownership of all exotic and non-domestic cats, including servals, ocelots and European wildcats. The proposed changes would add the cats to the list of about 1,200 animals already designated as “controlled alien species” under the provincial Wildlife Act. A statement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Highly anticipated Quebec byelection in Arthabaska riding to be held Aug. 11
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec’s government has announced that a hotly contested byelection northeast of Montreal will take place Aug. 11. The Arthabaska riding has been held by the Coalition Avenir Québec since 2012, but polls indicate the governing party is set to lose its stronghold to the Parti Québécois or Conservatives. Conservative Leader Éric Duhaime has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says he will hit copper imports with 50 per cent tariffs
By Canadian Press on July 8th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says he will impose a 50 per cent tariff on copper imports — but isn’t saying yet when it will take effect. Trump told reporters at a cabinet meeting that “today we’re doing copper” but the president was not scheduled to sign any executive orders today to implement the ... Read More »
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