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Quebec police say three missing migrants may have been picked up, search called off
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — Police in Quebec have called off a land search for three migrants thought to be missing in woods near the U.S. border southwest of Montreal after learning they may have actually been picked up by a vehicle. Provincial police say they received the new information suggesting the woman and two young children are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer asks for stay of proceedings after guilty verdict
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — “Freedom Convoy” organizer Chris Barber has asked for a stay of proceedings, two weeks after an Ontario judge found him and Tamara Lich guilty of mischief for their roles in the 2022 mass protest in Ottawa. According to a news release from the non-profit helping his defence, Barber is arguing the proceedings should ... Read More »
1 responseEby urges Canadians to ‘keep the pressure up’ despite California’s charm campaign
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
Canadians need to “keep the pressure up” on the United States by buying local and avoiding travel there, despite a recent push from California to draw visitors from Canada, British Columbia’s premier says. David Eby says he had a “really good conversation” with California Governor Gavin Newsom this week as the state launched a campaign ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump claims tariffs making America rich while also suggesting trade deals are coming
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump showed little signs of backing down on his plans to tariff the world Thursday — even as members of his administration continued to claim the duties will lead to the negotiation of new trade deals. Trump said nothing he heard during a meeting with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frank Stronach committed to stand trial after preliminary inquiry into two charges
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
TORONTO — An Ontario court has committed billionaire businessman Frank Stronach to stand trial on two charges related to two complainants as part of his Toronto sexual assault case. Ontario Court Justice Jacqueline Freeman made the ruling at the end of a preliminary inquiry that dealt exclusively with those two charges, which court has heard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. students look north as Trump freezes funding to American universities
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia has briefly reopened admissions for its graduate programs to take applications from U.S. citizens in what is a growing trend for Canadian institutions as the American president denigrates higher learning. Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., and the University of Toronto are also reporting a spike in student ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says tariffs making America rich while also suggesting trade deals are coming
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump showed little signs of backing down on his plans to tariff the world today — even as members of his administration continue to claim the duties will lead to the negotiation of new trade deals. Trump says nothing he heard during a meeting with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says Canadians need to ‘keep the pressure up’ despite California’s charm campaign
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s premier says Canadians need to “keep the pressure up” on the United States by buying local and avoiding travel there, despite a recent push from California to draw visitors from Canada. David Eby says he spoke with Californian Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday — the same day the governor launched a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air traffic back to normal at Vancouver’s airport after days of delays
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
RICHMOND — The agency that provides air traffic control for Canada’s airports says traffic flow at Vancouver International Airport has resumed normal operations in time for Easter weekend travel. The update from Nav Canada comes after the agency issued posts to social media on Tuesday and Wednesday warning of flight delays. The agency said in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Municipal politician from Gaspé Peninsula facing sex-crime charges
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
A municipal politician from a small town in Quebec’s Gaspé Peninsula is facing sex-related charges. Bruno-Pierre Godbout, a councillor in the community of Chandler, was charged this week with sexual assault, assault with a weapon, unlawful confinement and criminal harassment. The assaults that the 36-year-old man is accused of committing are to have occurred between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court of Canada clarifies treatment of student loan debt under bankruptcy law
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says a person must wait seven years after completely finishing their post-secondary studies before they may be released from student loan debt under the federal bankruptcy law. The top court’s decision comes today in the case of a woman who received government student loans in the course of ... Read More »
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