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Canada has its 1st case of West Nile this year. Here’s what to know about the virus
By Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2025
TORONTO — Confirmation of the first human case of West Nile virus acquired in Canada this year arrived just in time for the August long weekend. The Public Health Agency of Canada said Thursday that an adult in Toronto with no travel history has been infected with the mosquito-borne virus. There had previously been two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man arrested after vehicle crashes through front door of RCMP office in Montreal
By Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal police say a man is under arrest after a vehicle went through the front door of the RCMP headquarters in the Montreal area. No one was injured inside the Westmount, Que., building and Montreal police say the suspect has mental-health issues was possibly in crisis. Const. Jean-Pierre Brabant says a 44-year-old man ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post workers vote to reject latest contract offer
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Unionized workers at Canada Post have voted to reject its latest contract offer. Canada Post says it’s disappointed in the results but thanks employees for taking part in the vote and the Canada Industrial Relations Board for administering it. The offer included wage hikes of about 13 per cent over four years but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada Post workers vote to reject latest contract offer
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Unionized workers at Canada Post have voted to reject its latest contract offer, the Crown corporation says. The offer included wage hikes of about 13 per cent over four years but also added part-time workers that Canada Post has said are necessary to keep the postal service afloat. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Freeland tells MPs she was ‘dismayed’ by BC Ferries’ decision buy Chinese ships
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland told MPs Friday she was “dismayed” by BC Ferries’ decision to purchase four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder using a $1 billion federal loan — but did not call for the loan’s cancellation. The House of Commons transport committee launched a study of the Canada Infrastructure Bank ... Read More »
1 responseGlencore accused of discharging copper concentrate dust at Horne smelter in Quebec
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
ROUYN-NORANDA — Glencore’s Horne smelter in western Quebec is facing a charge under the province’s environmental laws for allegedly releasing copper concentrate dust into the air in March 2023. Quebec’s Environment Department said in a statement on Friday the charge stems from an investigation it carried out after officials were called to the copper smelter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian charity close to getting aid trucks into Gaza for first time since March
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Two months after announcing it had truckloads of food waiting to enter Gaza, a Canadian charity says it’s finally about to get its first shipment of aid to desperate Palestinians since March. Human Concern International has two trucks in place filled with bags of flour that were supposed to enter Gaza on Friday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!“Not out of the woods yet,” BC Wildfire Service warns of very dynamic fire situations
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
Tens of thousands of lightning strikes across British Columbia since Wednesday have created “a very dynamic” wildfire situation, with more than half the current fires started since the storms. Emelie Peacock, an information officer with the BC Wildfire Service, said a week of dry and hot weather combined with lightning led to many new fire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal offices of TVA network and Journal de Montréal hit by vandals
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
MONTRÉAL — The Montreal offices of Quebecor media properties TVA and Journal de MontrĂ©al were vandalized on Thursday evening. Police say the company’s building on Frontenac Street was broken into around 10 p.m. The glass front doors were smashed and paint was thrown at the building housing TVA’s studios and the operations of the Journal, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian aid agency workers call for action saying starvation is rampant in Gaza
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
TORONTO — Canadian aid agencies say malnutrition and starvation is rampant among children in Gaza, as well as among the aid workers trying to help them. The Toronto-based president and CEO at Save the Children Canada said Friday the global agency’s clinics are inundated by 200 to 300 people arriving each day. Danny Glenwright said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quick quotes: Reaction to Trump’s 35 per cent tariffs on Canada
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump has followed through on his earlier threat to increase tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent. Trump signed an executive order Thursday night to hit Canada with higher duties, after the two countries did not reach a trade deal by Aug. 1. Here’s a sample of what political and ... Read More »
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