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Recount confirms narrow Liberal victory in Milton East—Halton Hills South
By Canadian Press on May 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — Liberal Kristina Tesser Derksen says she found out just before midnight on May 15 that a judicial recount had confirmed her victory in the federal Ontario riding of Milton East—Halton Hills South. The margin narrowed from 29 votes to 21 with the recount. Elections Canada ordered the recount last week after the vote ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Crews continue battle against Manitoba wildfires
By Canadian Press on May 16th, 2025
roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Crews continue battle against Manitoba wildfires Fire crews in Manitoba continue to battle out-of-control wildfires, including one in the eastern part of the province, which has revealed the bodies of a couple in the ashes. In the Manitoba legislature on Thursday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. ambassador and Trump’s former presidential rival to speak in Ottawa
By Canadian Press on May 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — Global business leaders and diplomats will converge on Ottawa today in an attempt to chart a path through the United States’ tariff war. The B7 conference in the nation’s capital is a partner event to the G7 summit set for next month in Alberta. This year’s conference is tackling trade uncertainty as U.S. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crews keep battling deadly, out-of-control wildfires in eastern Manitoba
By Canadian Press on May 16th, 2025
LAC DU BONNET — Fire crews in Manitoba continue to battle out-of-control wildfires, including one in the eastern part of the province, which has revealed the bodies of a couple in the ashes. In the Manitoba legislature on Thursday, opposition Progressive Conservative legislature member Rick Wowchuk named the victims as Richard and Sue Nowell, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First-degree murder trial in Quebec truck attack set to hear first witnesses
By Canadian Press on May 16th, 2025
RIMOUSKI — A jury trial for a man charged with killing three people with a truck in eastern Quebec is expected to hear from its first witnesses today. Forty-year-old Steeve Gagnon faces five charges, including three counts of first-degree murder and two counts of attempted murder. Gagnon turned himself in to police after a truck ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Indigenous Services minister says she’s been handed the ‘toughest task’
By Canadian Press on May 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — As the first Indigenous person ever to lead the federal department responsible for delivering services to First Nations, Inuit and Métis, Mandy Gull-Masty knows she has a daunting task ahead. But the newly-appointed Indigenous services minister also knows what it’s like to sit at both sides of the table — as a cabinet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec renews subsidy program for electric school buses
By Canadian Press on May 16th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is renewing a subsidy program for electric school buses that expired in March. The program will now offer subsidies of $240,000 for each purchase of an electric school bus, up from a maximum of $175,000. The news comes a week after a group of investors submitted a revised offer to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Kahnawake casino owners sue Mohawk council, grand chief for $220 million
By Canadian Press on May 16th, 2025
MONTREAL — Two owners of a casino in a First Nations community southwest of Montreal are suing the territory’s council for more than $200 million. They say the Mohawk Council of Kahnawake ignored their right to due process when it abruptly shut down the Magic Palace casino in March 2024. The closure followed a 2023 ... Read More »
2 responses‘A serious situation’: Manitoba evacuates provincial park, warns of deadly wildfires
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
LAC DU BONNET — Wildfires in eastern Manitoba prompted the government to evacuate and close another popular provincial park ahead of the long weekend, while many offered condolences to the family of a stranded couple found dead in the ashes. Flags were lowered to half-mast at the legislature, where politicians held a moment of silence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. district wants avian flu testing on ostriches facing cull
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
The Regional District of Central Kootenay says it will ask the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to conduct further testing for avian flu on a flock of ostriches facing a cull, before the region’s landfill accepts the carcasses. Supporters of the farmers who oppose the cull have celebrated the district’s resolution online, suggesting it means the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inquest rules B.C. student’s overdose death accidental, recommends naloxone training
By Canadian Press on May 15th, 2025
BURNABY — A coroner’s jury in British Columbia has recommended high schools provide resuscitation training and demonstrations of how to use naloxone after ruling that the overdose death of a University of Victoria student last year was accidental. The inquest found 18-year-old Sidney McIntyre-Starko died of brain injuries caused by a lack of oxygen after ... Read More »
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