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More soldiers, more money. Canada’s top soldier extols benefits of spending boost
By Canadian Press on July 6th, 2025
CALGARY — Canada’s top soldier is looking forward to a boost in military spending that includes a pay raise for military personnel at a time when uncertainty on the world stage is high. NATO leaders — including Canada — have approved a plan to dramatically increase defence spending across the Western alliance to five per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-fighter jet pilot Stephen Fuhr is on a mission to change how we arm the military
By Canadian Press on July 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — Not that long ago, former air force fighter pilot Stephen Fuhr was just one among many voices in Canada complaining about the way the federal government makes big defence purchasing decisions. At no point, he said, did it occur to him that he would wind up in his current position – as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trade war supercharges Montreal Comiccon attendance, spokesman says
By Canadian Press on July 5th, 2025
MONTREAL — A spokesperson for the Montreal Comiccon says the trade war with the United States could supercharge attendance at the colourful pop culture gathering. A large crowd of people, some dressed as superheroes and TV and movie characters, were already filtering into Montreal’s convention centre shortly after doors opened Saturday. The crowd was thickest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec bar suspends law licence of alleged Mafia leader Leonardo Rizzuto
By Canadian Press on July 5th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec’s bar association has suspended the lawyer’s licence of Leonardo Rizzuto, who was one of 11 people arrested last month in a police operation targeting organized crime. The Barreau du Québec announced this week that it had provisionally suspended Rizzuto’s licence as of July 2. The 56-year-old is the son of the late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. cabinet minister says she’s ‘fortunate’ to have just half a dozen death threats
By Canadian Press on July 5th, 2025
VANCOUVER — British Columbia infrastructure minister says in her eight years as a member of the legislature, she can recall receiving about half a dozen death threats, and considers herself “pretty fortunate” as a provincial politician. Bowinn Ma says she knows it’s strange to say, but she is aware of other elected officials who have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s environment ministers endorse updated air quality standards
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
YELLOWKNIFE — Canada’s environment ministers have endorsed stronger air quality standards for fine particulate matter, while acknowledging the struggles caused by wildfires that can blanket the country in smoke advisories. Provincial, territorial and federal environment ministers met in Yellowknife for the annual meeting of the Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment. In a joint ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa talking to metals giant Rio Tinto about liquidity help amid U.S. tariffs
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government is talking to mining and metals giant Rio Tinto about helping the company with liquidity problems caused by the United States’ global steel and aluminum tariffs. During a visit to Saguenay, Que., on Thursday to meet with businesses in the province’s critical aluminum sector, Joly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. funds more policing as hate crimes rose by 23 per cent between 2022 to 2023
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
Hate aimed at religion, sexual orientation and race or ethnicity has jumped in British Columbia, setting off a funding increase for the RCMP’s hate crimes unit. Public Safety Minister Garry Begg announced an additional $734,000 for the RCMP’s anti-hate crime unit in the province as police-reported hate crimes rose by an average of 23 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Norwegian company has plans for LNG export project in Quebec
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
MONTREAL — A subsidiary of a Norwegian energy company wants to build a liquefied natural gas export project in Quebec. Marinvest Energy Canada says there’s a strong business case for an LNG project in Quebec to export Canadian natural gas to Europe. The company is offering few details about the project, but an elected official ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa talking to metals giant Rio Tinto about cash flow help amid U.S. tariffs
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government is talking to mining and metals giant Rio Tinto about helping the company with cash flow problems caused by the United States’ global steel and aluminum tariffs. During a visit to Saguenay, Que., on Thursday to meet with businesses in the province’s critical aluminum sector, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite provincial opposition
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations’ rights to clean drinking water — despite calls from Alberta and Ontario for it to scrap the bill altogether. Environment ministers from Alberta and Ontario sent a letter to their federal counterpart calling on Prime Minister ... Read More »
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