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CP NewsAlert: Quebec tables record $13.6-billion deficit amid trade war with U.S.
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
QUÉBEC — The Quebec government has introduced a budget with a record deficit and billions of dollars in measures to shore up the economy during the trade war with the United States. Tabled today by Finance Minister Eric Girard, the budget is in deficit by $13.6 billion, which includes a legally required transfer of $2.2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. drug decriminalization and safer supply associated with more overdoses: study
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A study into safer supply and drug decriminalization policies in British Columbia has found that both were associated with increased opioid overdose hospitalizations. The report says that there was no change in deaths associated with safer supply, while neither policy appeared to mitigate the opioid crisis that has claimed more than 16,000 lives ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Beijing’s envoy calls for more trade with Canada as U.S. trade war continues
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — Beijing’s ambassador to Canada says China is interested in stepping up trade with Ottawa as the U.S. continues to pursue a global trade war. Wang Di says Washington should not force Canada to choose between the U.S. and China because that would further destabilize the global economy. At a trade promotion event today ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary paleontologist part of discovery of new dinosaur with 30-centimetre claws
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
CALGARY — A University of Calgary paleontologist is part of a discovery of a new species of dinosaur with 30-centimetre-long claws found in a Mongolian desert. Darla Zelenitsky says the remains of the therizinosaur were found in the Gobi desert in 2012 during the construction of a water pipeline. She says the species normally had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec man found in contempt of court for swastikas outside his home
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
MONTREAL — A Quebec man has been found in contempt of court for refusing to remove swastikas from outside his home in a municipality that he accuses of being “the most racist city in the world.” A Quebec Superior Court judge ruled earlier this month that Yahia Meddah had not taken seriously injunctions ordering him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three heli-skiers killed when avalanche sweeps away group in southeast B.C.
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
KASLO, B.C. — Three men have been killed in an avalanche on the east side of Kootenay Lake in southeast B.C. RCMP say the avalanche happened in an alpine area on Monday, sweeping away a group of heli-skiers. Police say a transport helicopter was nearing the group at a staging area when the pilot saw ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal officially replaces city hall welcome sign that included woman wearing hijab
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
MONTREAL — The City of Montreal has officially taken down a welcome sign that stirred controversy last fall because it depicted a woman wearing an Islamic headscarf. The sign in the lobby of the newly renovated city hall, which showed a woman wearing a hijab, drew criticism online, prompting Mayor Valérie Plante to commit to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Three heli-skiers killed in B.C. avalanche
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
KASLO, B.C. — Three men have been killed in an avalanche on the east side of Kootenay Lake in southeast B.C. RCMP say the avalanche happened in an alpine area on Monday, sweeping away a group of four heli-skiers. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Science in steel boxes: how research teams hitched a ride with navy to Antarctica
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
HALIFAX — Scientists who went aboard a Royal Canadian Navy mission to Antarctica say the trip demonstrated how portable labs and gear can effectively probe the ocean depths. Marine scientists have traditionally relied on specialized vessels, but there’s been a scarcity of such research ships in Canada, particularly since the Hudson, a Coast Guard oceanographic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Border officials offer rare look inside Canada’s largest immigration holding centre
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
TORONTO — When Osama Al-Hadad arrived from Yemen and applied for asylum at Toronto’s Pearson airport, he was taken into custody because he lacked documentation to prove his identity. He spent over a month in Canada Border Services Agency’s immigration holding centre near the airport and was released on Feb. 19 after his identity was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Poll suggests Liberal lead over Conservatives is growing
By Canadian Press on March 25th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Liberals hold six-point lead over Conservatives: Leger poll A new poll suggests that the federal Liberals are widening their lead over the Conservatives. The poll, conducted by Leger for The Canadian Press, suggests that 44 per cent of ... Read More »
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