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A 49-year-old Canadian has died while in ICE custody in Florida
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement says that a 49-year-old Canadian has died while in its custody. A detainee death notification from the agency, commonly known as ICE, says that Johnny Noviello was pronounced dead by the Miami Fire Rescue Department at 1:36 p.m. on Monday. The agency says he was found unresponsive at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal bank loaning $1B for BC Ferries to buy Chinese-made ships
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
VICTORIA — A federal Crown corporation is loaning BC Ferries $1 billion to help buy four Chinese-made ferries, a purchase that federal transport minister Chrystia Freeland recently said was dismaying and should involve no federal funds. Canada Infrastructure Bank confirmed the loan on Thursday, saying the new electric ferries “wouldn’t likely be purchased” without the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Brazeau recovering after collapsing in Senate Wednesday due to ‘dizzy spell’
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — A Senate spokesman says Sen. Patrick Brazeau is recovering after a “dizzy spell” made him “briefly lose consciousness” Tuesday during debate in the Senate on the government’s major projects bill. The 50-year-old Independent senator rose to speak before falling sideways to the floor just after 4 p.m. yesterday. The Senate spokesman says Brazeau ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six still in hospital, two months after attack on Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu festival
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Police say six victims remain in hospital two months after the attack on Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day street festival that killed 11 people. Vancouver police say in an email response that one child victim who had been in hospital until recently has now been released and is recovering at home. Police say they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senate could vote on controversial major projects bill today
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Senate could vote today on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s controversial major projects bill — legislation that would give the federal government the power to fast-track projects it hopes will bolster the economy. The bill, which moved swiftly through the House of Commons, is subject to a programming motion in the Senate — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal Court approves Indian Hospitals class-action settlement
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Federal Court has approved a class-action settlement for people who suffered abuse at federally run ‘Indian hospitals’ following out-of-court negotiations with Ottawa and Indigenous survivors. The federal government ran 33 such hospitals between 1936 and 1981. Former patients, some of whom spent years in the segregated facilities, filed a lawsuit against the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa eyeing Ukrainian partnership, EU loans for defence equipment, minister says
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty says the federal government is weighing whether to follow in the footsteps of several European nations by forging a new defence co-production deal with Ukraine for military equipment. McGuinty says the idea is under “active consideration” by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Ukraine has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frank Stronach to stand trial in Toronto early next year before judge alone
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
TORONTO — Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is now set to stand trial in his Toronto sexual assault case early next year before a judge alone. Stronach’s defence lawyer says he switched from a jury trial to one with a judge alone with the Crown’s consent in a hearing this morning, with the trial scheduled to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier offers condolences after all victims recovered from helicopter crash
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — Quebec’s premier is offering his condolences to the victims of an air ambulance crash on Quebec’s North Shore that killed three crew members and a patient. In a post on the X platform, François Legault also thanked Quebec provincial police and members of the Canadian Armed Forces who had searched for the victims. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Foreign aid transparency, Quebec chopper crash victims found
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Aid chief wants more visibility abroad and at home The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more efficient, more visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance to make the case for maintaining aid spending as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa’s foreign aid chief eyes red tape, visibility as Canada resists cutbacks
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more efficient, more visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance to make the case for maintaining aid spending as the United States pulls back. “Those that are staying the course need to be more nimble and need to be more versatile,” said Randeep ... Read More »
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