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Montreal Gaelic sports club won’t partake in U.S. competitions, citing LGBTQ+ safety
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
MONTREAL — A Montreal Gaelic sports club says it won’t travel to the United States this summer for tournaments because of the policies of the Trump administration on transgender, nonbinary and gender non-conforming athletes. The Montreal Shamrocks Gaelic Athletic Club says some members fear for their security in the U.S., and as a result the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. poised to toll U.S. trucks driving to Alaska through province in tariff response
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province will introduce legislation in the coming days that would give it the ability to levy fees on commercial trucks travelling from the United States through the province to Alaska. Eby says the move against Alaska-bound trucks is part of a series of responses the province ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: RCMP launch probe amid corruption allegations in Alberta health deals
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
EDMONTON — RCMP say they have launched an investigation after receiving a complaint about Alberta Health Services. It comes after allegations from the agency’s former CEO that there was high-level arm twisting, possible conflict of interest and corruption in multimillion-dollar health contracts. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
1 responseTrump announces one-month tariff pause on some Canadian goods, lowers potash levy
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that pauses tariffs on some Canadian imports linked to the auto industry that comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement, and also lowers levies on potash to 10 per cent. The order, read out in the Oval Office on Thursday, says the tariff relief is linked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Conservative attacks ‘super angry’ Indigenous colleague over residential schools
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Opposition attorney general critic has railed against members of her own party in a row over residential schools, including a “super angry” Indigenous colleague she says “joined the NDP” to call her out. Dallas Brodie’s apparent reference to B.C. Conservative house leader A’aliya Warbus comes after Brodie said in a social ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Trump announces one-month tariff pause on some Canadian goods
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that pauses tariffs on some Canadian imports that comply with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement linked to the auto industry, and also lowers levies on potash to 10 per cent. The order was read out in the Oval Office and says the tariff relief is linked ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. to toll U.S. trucks travelling to Alaska through province
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province will introduce legislation in the coming days that would give it the ability to levy fees on commercial trucks travelling from the United States through the province to Alaska. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Proposed class action lawsuit against ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers clears hurdle
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — A proposed class action lawsuit against those who allegedly organized and funded the “Freedom Convoy” protests cleared another hurdle on Thursday when the Ontario Court of Appeal refused to dismiss the case. Some downtown Ottawa residents and businesses are suing for $290 million, alleging personal suffering and business losses from the 2022 protest. ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec, Ontario mayors excluded from White House meeting, diplomatic protocol cited
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante and St. Catharine’s, Ont., Mayor Mat Siscoe have been denied accreditation for a meeting at the White House on Friday amid the trade war between Canada and the U.S. The two mayors are in Washington, D.C., for meetings of the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence Cities Initiative, a group ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian ex-Olympian added to FBI’s most wanted fugitives list; $10M award offered
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
TORONTO — A former Canadian Olympic snowboarder wanted in the U.S. on multiple charges stemming from his alleged involvement in a transnational drug trafficking ring has been added to the FBI’s list of 10 most wanted fugitives. The U.S. Department of State’s international narcotics bureau is offering a US$10-million reward for information leading to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa unveils plans to build 3 military hubs in the Arctic
By Canadian Press on March 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government will build northern military operational support hubs in Iqaluit, Yellowknife, and Inuvik, Defence Minister Bill Blair announced Thursday, while promising there will be more to come as Ottawa ramps up its military footprint in the Arctic. The hubs are the cornerstone of the federal government’s Arctic security strategy, which committed ... Read More »
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