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New report says vast majority of U.S. fentanyl seizures linked to southern border
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
WASHINGTON — A new report from a New York-based think tank questions the drug trafficking rationale for U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canada, saying the data shows the vast majority of fentanyl seizures in the United States are linked to the southern border. The Manhattan Institute analyzed newly released data on fentanyl seizures made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet becomes first woman to head the RCAF
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Lt.-Gen. Jamie Speiser-Blanchet has become the first woman to lead the Royal Canadian Air Force. She took the reins from Lt.-Gen. Eric Kenny at a change-of-command ceremony, presided over by the Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan, in Ottawa today. Kenny is retiring after three-and-a-half decades of service in the air ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Infrastructure Bank set to fall well short of 2028 investment target: PBO
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Parliament’s fiscal watchdog says the Canada Infrastructure Bank is more than $20 billion short of its investment targets for the coming years. In a new report, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer says the infrastructure bank is on track to disburse $14.9 billion by 2027/28 — well below its $35-billion goal. That ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfires force evacuations of Garden Hill, Snow Lake in northern Manitoba
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The wildfire threat is worsening in northern Manitoba, prompting alerts and evacuations for at least two more communities. Garden Hill First Nation, a fly-in community with a population of more than 3,000, is being threatened by fire. Eleanor Olszewski, the federal minister for emergency management, posted on social media Thursday morning that Ottawa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Wildfires force evacuations of Garden Hill, Snow Lake in Manitoba
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The wildfire threat is worsening in northern Manitoba, prompting alerts and evacuations for at least two more communities. Garden Hill First Nation, with a population of about 3,000, is being threatened by fire. Eleanor Olszewski, the federal minister for emergency management, says Ottawa has approved Manitoba’s request for armed forces support and evacuations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: U.S. smoke complaints, Vancouver safety review, weak condo market
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Republicans call on Canada to curb wildfires Six Republican lawmakers have sent a letter to Canada’s ambassador calling for action on the wildfires, sending smoke billowing across the international border into their states. In a Tuesday letter to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newfoundland couple’s love note in a bottle found 13 years later on Irish shore
By Canadian Press on July 10th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — A romantic message in a bottle thrown from the cliffs of an island off Newfoundland nearly 13 years ago was found on a beach in Ireland this week — and the couple behind it are still in love. Brad and Anita Squires had been dating for about a year when they decided ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Just for Laughs founder says his life has been ruined by sex assault allegations
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
MONTREAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon says he’s been treated like a pariah in the eight years since he was publicly accused by multiple women of sexual assault. The disgraced former comedy mogul says the allegations have ruined his life and cost him his company. Rozon is being sued by nine women for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three people stabbed in serious assault at Calgary Stampede: police
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
CALGARY — Police say they are looking for suspects after three people were stabbed at the Calgary Stampede late Tuesday. Calgary police have said officers were called to an area of the Stampede midway, where they found a severely injured man. He was taken to hospital in serious condition, Acting Insp. Scott Campbell said Wednesday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada to ‘align’ with U.S. airport screening rules as TSA drops shoes-off policy
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa says it will work to align its flight security regulations with those in the U.S. after Washington dropped a rule that required passengers to remove their shoes during security screenings. U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday that passengers at American airports no longer need to remove their shoes because officials ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario bakers look to heat up friendly competition with B.C. over Nanaimo bar record
By Canadian Press on July 9th, 2025
In the kitchen of Northwest Fudge Factory in Levack, Ont., a group of five children spent the better part of a day last month mixing hundreds of kilograms of butter, sugar, chocolate and graham crackers before carefully spreading distinct layers on top of each other. The result was a 544-kilogram Nanaimo bar that they claimed ... Read More »
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