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Man dead, four injured in Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ont., crash: police
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
Provincial police say a 35-year-old man is dead and four people are injured after a two-vehicle crash Sunday evening in Whitchurch-Stouffville, Ont. Ontario Provincial Police say they responded to the crash at around 9:20 p.m. on Highway 48 in the hamlet of Ballantrae, located around 15 kilometres east of Aurora, Ont. Police say the crash ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Armed Forces airdrop aid to Palestinians in Gaza
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canadian aircraft carried out an airdrop of nearly 10,000 kilograms of aid to Palestinians in Gaza on Monday. The Canadian Armed Forces flew a CC-130J Hercules aircraft over the Gaza Strip to conduct the drop. Prime Minister Mark Carney says in a social media post that Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada airdrops aid to Palestinians in Gaza
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canadian aircraft carried out an airdrop of 21,600 pounds of aid to Palestinians in Gaza on Monday. Earlier this week, Israel loosened restrictions on food and medicine reaching the Gaza Strip in response to an international outcry over starvation in the Palestinian territory. More coming. The Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian researchers solve 12-year mystery of sea star wasting disease
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
A team led by researchers in British Columbia has solved the mystery of a gruesome disease that has killed billions of sea stars along the Pacific coast of North America, more than a decade after the die off. Melanie Prentice, the lead author of a new study, recalls a moment of “not really believing it” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family caught in police shootout announces lawsuit against Montreal police, city
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
MONTREAL — A family that was caught in a shootout between Montreal police and an armed suspect last year is suing the police force and the city. Houssam Abdallah and his family members allege the officers acted negligently and recklessly towards them, causing lasting physical and mental impacts. Lawyer Virginie Dufresne-Lemire says Abdallah was shot ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Mark Carney’s B.C. visit expected to continue Monday in Nanaimo area
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
NANAIMO — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to go to Vancouver Island on Monday as his visit to British Columbia continues. Carney is slated to visit the Canadian Forces Maritime Experimental and Test Ranges facility near Nanoose Bay, located about 30 kilometres north of Nanaimo. The prime minister met with B.C. Premier David Eby ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rat complaints on the rise in Montreal as critics demand city take action
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
MONTREAL — The rats took over James Klein’s backyard this spring. He’d never had a rat problem in the more than two decades he’s lived in Montreal’s Snowdon neighbourhood. But now, when he watches TV in his family room, he sees them out of the corner of his eye, scurrying around outside the glass door ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As premiers push for more immigration power, experts call for a fact-based debate
By Canadian Press on August 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Some premiers say they want to have more local control over the immigration system — but experts say what the system really needs is a national conversation on immigration reform that shores up public support. “Most of the existing policies have been formulated on the fly without any evidence or serious impact evaluations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hilary Weston, fashion mogul and former Ontario lieutenant-governor, dead at 83
By Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2025
Hilary Weston, an Irish-Canadian fashion mogul and former lieutenant-governor of Ontario who devoted time to issues tied to women, volunteerism and youth, has died at 83. In a statement Sunday, her family said the philanthropist and writer was shaped by an “enduring generosity and a deep commitment to helping others.” “Our mother lived with unwavering ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Mark Carney attends Vancouver Pride parade after meeting with premier
By Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2025
VANCOUVER — Prime Minister Mark Carney surprised attendees at Vancouver’s Pride parade Sunday after meeting with Premier David Eby and officials from the Vancouver port. Carney met with Vancouver Fraser Port Authority president and CEO Peter Xotta and DP World Canada chief operating officer Joel Werner in the morning, briefly appearing at a photo op ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hilary Weston, fashion model and former Ontario Lieutenant Governor, dead at 83
By Canadian Press on August 3rd, 2025
Hilary Weston, a former fashion model and Lieutenant Governor of Ontario who was passionate about helping women, youth and at-risk Canadians, has died at 83. In a statement, her family called her “a beloved wife, proud mother, cherished sister, adoring grandmother and loyal friend.” Businessman Galen Weston says his mother was devoted to her family ... Read More »
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