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London-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India
By Canadian Press on June 12th, 2025
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) — An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board including one Canadian crashed Thursday in India’s northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline said. Visuals on local television channels showed smoke billowing from the crash site in what appeared to be a populated area near the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: World leaders, former PMs and protestors expected ahead of G7
By Canadian Press on June 12th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Groups planning protests for G7 summit in Alberta Protests during the upcoming G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis, Alta., may be starkly different than demonstrations happening this week against immigration crackdowns in the United States. A University of Toronto ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Decision coming over officer’s use of anti-riot gun in B.C. woman’s death
By Canadian Press on June 12th, 2025
VICTORIA — An adjudicator appointed by B.C.’s police watchdog is expected to release his decision on the discipline for an officer who fired an anti-riot weapon, killing a woman. Former B.C. Supreme Court judge Wally Oppal ruled last month that Victoria police Sgt. Ron Kirkwood’s use of a so-called ARWEN gun on Lisa Rauch was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some Newfoundland hydrogen companies behind in bills as industry hype ‘boils off’
By Canadian Press on June 12th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — Newfoundland and Labrador is owed millions of dollars in fees from green energy companies, underlining growing doubts about whether promises of major projects and multi-billion dollar investments will pan out. Six companies are vying to create new operations in the province that would use wind energy to produce hydrogen for exports overseas. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Protests at G7 summit in Alberta set to be largely peaceful, targeting Trump policies
By Canadian Press on June 12th, 2025
EDMONTON — Protests during the upcoming G7 leaders summit in Kananaskis, Alta., may be starkly different than demonstrations happening this week against immigration crackdowns in the United States. A University of Toronto research group that has been monitoring the meetings of world leaders since 1998 says its analysis shows Canadian protests are more peaceful and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Grand Prix fans stuck paying turbocharged prices for accommodation
By Canadian Press on June 12th, 2025
MONTREAL — Paula Wadden has been a huge Formula One fan ever since she got hooked on the Netflix show “Drive to Survive” a few years ago. But the Halifax-area health-care worker says watching the Grand Prix in Montreal this weekend comes with high-octane prices. The Montreal hotel where she’s spending the first part of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!$30B in new investments needed to meet Canada’s critical mineral demand: report
By Canadian Press on June 12th, 2025
TORONTO — A newly released report estimates Canada will need at least $30 billion in new capital investments by 2040 if it wants to meet domestic demand for the critical minerals key to a green economy transition. But the Canadian Climate Institute’s report says cutting back on environmental safeguards and Indigenous consultation to speed up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s Smith, former prime ministers to speak at conference ahead of G7
By Canadian Press on June 12th, 2025
CALGARY — Two former Canadian prime ministers and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith are among the notable names set to speak at a conference today ahead of next week’s G7 leaders’ summit in Kananaskis. The conference is hosted by the University of Calgary’s School of Public Policy and its G7 research group and will feature a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How undervaluation of Vancouver sites could cost millions in property taxes
By Canadian Press on June 12th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Retired architect Michael Geller says he’s always keen to restore some “justice” to Vancouver’s real estate scene. So, when he noticed an official BC Assessment valuation of about $6.4 million on the site of a former heritage hotel in downtown Vancouver — about a third of its true value for tax purposes, by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More surgeries performed but wait times still longer than before pandemic, study says
By Canadian Press on June 11th, 2025
TORONTO — The Canadian Institute for Health Information says more surgeries are being performed than before the pandemic — but wait times have still grown longer. The report released Thursday looked at wait times for hip and knee replacements, cataract procedures, cancer surgeries, MRIs and CT scans in 2019 and in 2024. “While the backlog ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire looming over Squamish, B.C., reached within 40 metres of homes
By Canadian Press on June 11th, 2025
SQUAMISH — An out-of-control wildfire threatening neighbourhoods in Squamish, B.C., reached within 40 metres of some homes overnight as debris from burning trees fell near properties, the fire chief said Wednesday. Aaron Foote, chief of Squamish Fire Rescue, told reporters that debris has been rolling down steep hillsides as local firefighters battle the blaze that’s ... Read More »
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