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Number of active wildfires in B.C. jumps to 120, with half started in last 24 hours
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia continues to spike after high temperatures and lightning strikes this week, with about 120 blazes burning in the province. The BC Wildfire Service says half of the active fires were started in the last 24 hours, with 16 declared out during that same time period. The wildfire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Days after its release, Ottawa calls report on lethal exports to Israel ‘flawed’
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa is insisting it hasn’t sent lethal weapons to Israel, days after the release of a report stating Israeli customs data indicates Canadian arms are still being exported there regularly. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says items that the Israel Tax Authority identified as “bullets” were actually “paintball-style projectiles” that cannot be used ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Canada hit with 35 per cent tariffs
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Canada hit with 35 per cent tariffs Canada was hit with 35 per cent tariffs on Friday after U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on his threat to increase the duties if Ottawa didn’t make a trade deal. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union vote on Canada Post contract offer set to wrap up Friday afternoon
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Unionized workers at Canada Post are entering their final day to vote on the Crown corporation’s latest contract offer. Voting is set to wrap up today at 5 p.m., with results expected to be shared shortly after. The offer includes wage hikes of about 13 per cent over four years but also adds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transport committee meets to study BC Ferries’ $1B loan for Chinese ships
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — The House of Commons transport committee is meeting today to look into the $1 billion loan BC Ferries received from the Canada Infrastructure Bank to finance the purchase of four new electric-diesel ships from a Chinese shipbuilder. The committee agreed to launch a study after BC Ferries announced in June that it had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some LGBTQ+ summer camps struggle to meet demand amid corporate funding drop
By Canadian Press on August 1st, 2025
On the shores of Lake Huron, Harry Stewart and his husband Chris Southin sway back and forth in their rocking chairs on a wooden deck, watching dozens of youth play and laugh around them at Rainbow Camp. “People say that we’re the two old guys from the balcony of the Muppet Show, and that is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump pushed tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent, but a CUSMA carveout creates a shield
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has increased tariffs on Canada to a staggering 35 per cent but a critical carveout is likely to shield most goods from the devastating duties. The White House has said the tariffs won’t be applied to goods that are compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, also known as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump hits Canada with 35 per cent tariffs
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
WASHINGTON — Canada has been hit with 35 per cent tariffs after U.S. President Donald Trump followed through on his threat to increase duties if Ottawa didn’t agree to a trade deal. The White House said the tariffs would not affect goods compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade. Prime Minister Mark Carney had tempered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Heat, lightning spark dozens of new fires in B.C., prompting evacuations and alerts
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
Dozens of new wildfires have been sparked in British Columbia, in a surge associated with this week’s high temperatures and thousands of lightning strikes. Multiple evacuation orders were in place across the province on Thursday, covering lakefront properties on Vancouver Island, homes in the Okanagan Valley and two First Nation reserves near Lytton. By late ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump signs executive order pushing tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pushing tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent beginning on Friday. The White House confirmed the tariffs would not hit goods compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade, commonly known as CUSMA. A fact sheet from the White House says Canada “failed to cooperate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP News Alert: Trump signs executive order pushing tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent
By Canadian Press on July 31st, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order pushing tariffs on Canada to 35 per cent beginning on Friday. More coming. Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press... Read More »
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