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Quebec City judge to rule Thursday on bail for three accused of extremist plot
By Canadian Press on July 28th, 2025
QUÉBEC — A Quebec court judge will decide Thursday whether to grant bail to three men facing terrorism charges in the Quebec City region. Judge RenĂ© de la Sablonnière heard final arguments Monday from Crown and defence attorneys. Simon Angers-Audet, 24, RaphaĂ«l LagacĂ©, 25, and Marc-Aurèle Chabot, 24, face charges of facilitating a terrorist activity ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Harper says Carney team sought his trade advice, suggests looking outside U.S.
By Canadian Press on July 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper said Monday he’s urging Ottawa to find new trading partners outside the United States. “I think it’s fair to say I’m probably the most pro-American prime minister in Canadian history,” Harper told Canadian and American legislators gathered for the annual Midwestern Legislative Conference meeting in Saskatoon. “We’ve got ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lack of action on Gaza erodes Muslims’ sense of belonging in Canada: envoy
By Canadian Press on July 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s approach to the war in Gaza is eroding many Muslim-Canadians’ “sense of belonging” in this country, says the federal special representative on combating Islamophobia. “This ongoing, horrifying situation is deeply, deeply damaging the sense of belonging that people feel,” Amira Elghawaby said in an wide-ranging interview with The Canadian Press. “This relates ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa cuts Confederation Bridge tolls, ferry fares in Atlantic Canada
By Canadian Press on July 28th, 2025
ALBANY, PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND — Tolls on the Confederation Bridge linking Prince Edward Island to Canada’s mainland will drop sharply starting Aug. 1, along with several other Atlantic travel fees, the prime minister said Monday. Fulfilling a promise the Liberals made during the April election campaign, Mark Carney said the toll for an average vehicle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guilty plea in murder of Alexander Lo, brother of festival suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo
By Canadian Press on July 28th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Alexander Lo, the brother of Lapu Lapu festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo. The BC Prosecution Service says Dwight Kematch pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree murder on Friday. Kematch’s sentencing hearing has been scheduled for Aug. 11 in British Columbia Supreme Court. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. man charged with antisemitic hate crime after 2024 incident at Victoria protest
By Canadian Press on July 28th, 2025
VICTORIA — A 28-year-old man who allegedly made antisemitic remarks at Jewish protesters in Victoria more than a year ago has been charged with a hate-motivated offence. Victoria police say Khalid El Boyok is facing a charge of public incitement of hatred and was arrested on June 11. The arrest stems from a March 2024 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man punches cougar in face, deters attack near Smithers, B.C.
By Canadian Press on July 27th, 2025
SMITHERS — A British Columbia man suffered minor injuries after fending off a cougar attack by punching the animal in the face in the province’s northern Interior. The province’s Conservation Officer Service says in a social media post that the attack happened on Saturday around 11 a.m. near Smithers, B.C., some 1,000 kilometres northwest of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man seriously injured in B.C. grizzly bear attack in Kootenay region
By Canadian Press on July 27th, 2025
CRANBROOK — A man has suffered “significant” injuries after a grizzly bear attack in the British Columbia Interior. The province’s Conservation Officer Service says in a post on Facebook that the attack happened at about 4:30 p.m. Saturday along the Kootenay River near West Creston, B.C. The post says a couple were e-biking along the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal police investigating homicide in Saint-LĂ©onard
By Canadian Press on July 27th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — Montreal police are investigating a homicide that occurred early Sunday morning in the city’s Saint-LĂ©onard borough. A 911 call around 4 a.m. alerted emergency services to a man lying unconscious on a city street. Police found the man had an upper body injury, possibly caused by a sharp object. Attempts to resuscitate him ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand counting on Israel to allow Ottawa’s trucks of humanitarian aid into Gaza
By Canadian Press on July 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Ottawa has trucks of aid ready to reach desperate Palestinians in Gaza, and is counting on Israel to allow them through. Anand says Jordan, which borders Israel and the West Bank, has allowed Canada to pre-position aid, until Israel allows it to enter the Gaza Strip. She ... Read More »
1 responseMontreal police investigating suspicious death in Saint-LĂ©onard
By Canadian Press on July 27th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — Montreal police are investigating a suspicious death that occurred early this morning. A 911 call around 4 a.m. alerted emergency services to a man lying unconscious on a street in the city’s Saint-LĂ©onard borough. Police found the man had an upper body injury, possibly caused by a sharp object, and attempts to resuscitate ... Read More »
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