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Carney says he’s ready to listen to First Nations on major projects legislation
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s “here to listen” to First Nations leaders about their concerns with the government’s major projects legislation. Carney and several of his cabinet ministers are meeting with hundreds of First Nations leaders in Gatineau today about the Building Canada Act. The closed-door meeting was promised in June after ... Read More »
1 responseIn the news today: Defence spending won’t slow recession, P.M. to meet First Nations
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Defence spending to boost Canada’s economy: report Ottawa’s ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Oxford Economics ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Environment Canada heat warnings remain in effect from Ontario to Newfoundland
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
Daytime temperatures from Windsor, Ontario, to St. John’s, Newfoundland, are going to remain hot a little longer. Environment Canada has several heat warnings in effect this morning, along a 2,400-kilometre stretch of southeastern Canada. The warnings forecast daytime highs in some areas between 31 and 34 degrees Celsius — with a humidex of 37 to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-pilot called himself messiah on climate-change mission, day before alleged hijack
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
The day before the suspected hijacking of a light aircraft triggered a security scare at Vancouver’s airport this week, former commercial pilot Shaheer Cassim posted on social media that he was a “messenger of Allah” sent to save humanity from climate change. A 39-year-old man with the same name has now been charged with hijacking, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slow and steady progress in decade-long project to save B.C.’s only native turtle
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
Menita Prasad knows that turtles don’t rate the same kind of attention from the public as a “cute, fluffy mammal.” The director of animal care at Greater Vancouver Zoo says that’s one reason why British Columbia’s endangered western painted turtles deserve special care. The zoo is part of a decade-long project to revive the fortunes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney to meet with First Nations today on major projects legislation
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will meet today with First Nations leaders about his government’s controversial major projects legislation. The closed-door meeting was promised by Carney in June after chiefs said their rights were not respected by the rush to push the Building Canada Act through Parliament in June. The legislation allows cabinet to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New rules allowing Quebec restaurants to charge for no-shows come into effect
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec restaurant owners can now charge a fee to people who make a reservation but don’t show up. Under new rules in effect today, restaurants can charge up to $10 for each no-show. An association representing Quebec restaurant owners has estimated that no-shows cost the average eatery about $49,000 per year. Meanwhile, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence spending will lift Canada’s economy, but not out of a recession: report
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s ramped up defence-spending plans will give the economy a lift, but not enough to save it from a recession, a newly released report forecasts. The updated analysis from Oxford Economics published Wednesday projects that Canada’s defence spending commitments will raise the country’s real gross domestic product by a tenth of a percentage ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. pilot charged with hijacking and terrorism over Vancouver flight
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A man who allegedly seized a light aircraft in Victoria, setting off a security scare at Vancouver International Airport on Tuesday, has been charged with hijacking and terrorism. A spokeswoman for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada said Wednesday that a charge of hijacking had been filed in Richmond, B.C., constituting a “terrorist ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former commercial pilot charged with hijacking and terrorism over Vancouver flight
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A man who allegedly seized a light aircraft in Victoria, setting off a security scare at Vancouver International Airport on Tuesday, has been charged with hijacking and terrorism offences. A spokeswoman for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada provided a court file number that matches a case in B.C. Provincial Court involving a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Pilot charged with hijacking and terrorism over Vancouver flight
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A man who allegedly to have seized a light aircraft in Victoria, setting off a security scare at Vancouver International Airport on Tuesday, has been charged with hijacking and terrorism offences. A spokeswoman for the Public Prosecution Service of Canada provided a court file number that matches a case in B.C. Provincial Court ... Read More »
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