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Man charged with assault after attack on Jewish father in Montreal caught on video
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal police say a 23-year-old man has been charged in the assault of a Jewish father at a park last week. Sergio Yanes Preciado was charged with assault causing bodily harm, and appeared briefly before a judge from a detention centre in Montreal’s north end. The Crown has objected to his release, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!China announces 75.8 per cent tariffs on Canadian canola
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — China announced a 75.8 per cent preliminary tariff on Canadian canola on Tuesday, following an anti-dumping investigation launched last year in response to Canada’s tax on Chinese electric vehicles. China’s Ministry of Commerce published the details of the plan on Tuesday, claiming the “dumping” of Canadian canola into the Chinese market is hurting ... Read More »
1 responseHere’s where Canada’s effective U.S. tariff rate might stand amid carve outs
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — Amid the many layers of tariffs and exemptions from the United States, some economists say the effective tariff rate on Canada is much lower than the headline figures suggest. RBC senior economist Claire Fan says the effective tariff rate is an average of the import duties paid on goods heading to the United ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada condemns Israel over deaths of journalists, new restrictions on aid
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says a “famine is unfolding” in Gaza which will be made even worse by new restrictions by Israel on international aid groups. Anand signed a joint statement along with two dozen foreign ministers from Europe, Asia and Australia today which says the humanitarian suffering in Gaza is already ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: China announces 75.8 per cent tariffs on Canadian canola
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — China has announced preliminary tariffs on Canadian canola following an anti-dumping investigation launched last year in response to Canada’s tax on Chinese electric vehicles. Canadian canola exports to China will face a 75.8 per cent duty beginning on Thursday. The move comes nearly a year after Canada imposed a 100 per cent tariff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Relief from sweltering conditions expected in parts of Canada after record-breaking heat
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
Sweltering heat is expected to break in the coming days for many Canadians after Monday’s scorching temperatures broke dozens of daily heat records across the country. A multi-day heat wave is expected to end in southern British Columbia on Tuesday. Monday’s temperatures broke or tied daily heat records in nine regions in the province, according ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec provincial police add two murder suspects to most wanted criminals list
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
MONTREAL — Two men suspected of murder are the latest fugitives added to the Quebec provincial police’s most wanted list. Police say they have been actively searching for Pierry Philogène et Gianpietro Tiberio since a June 12 operation targeting organized crime. Philogène, 38, is wanted for premeditated murder in connection with the 2021 death of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire erupts south of Newfoundland’s largest city, evacuation alert issued
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — More than 13,000 people living on the outskirts of St. John’s, N.L., have been told to prepare to evacuate their homes and businesses as a new wildfire grows near the province’s largest city. Last night, Premier John Hogan issued a precautionary evacuation alert for parts of two towns southwest of St. John’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Potential strike notice looms for Air Canada
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Potential strike notice looms for Air Canada The union representing around 10,000 Air Canada flight attendants could signal its intent to strike if a deal isn’t reached by the end of today. The earliest that flight attendants could ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal Liberals looking to provide ‘certainty’ to investors in fall budget
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — Major institutional investors are asking the federal government to give them a reason to invest more at home in the upcoming fall budget, says the Liberal MPs leading budget consultations across Canada. The federal Liberals are in the midst of consultations on the upcoming 2025 budget. While federal budgets typically are tabled in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Petition revives campaign to award Victoria Cross to Afghan war veterans
By Canadian Press on August 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — A petition sponsored by a Liberal MP is reviving calls for a fresh look at whether veterans of the Afghanistan conflict should be reconsidered for Canada’s top military honour. Liberal MP Pauline Rochefort is sponsoring the new petition in Parliament. It calls for the creation of an “Independent Military Honours Review Board to ... Read More »
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