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Carney condemns ‘intolerable’ Israeli strike on Qatar that killed Hamas officials
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is condemning Israel’s military strike on Qatar, saying it undermines the country’s sovereignty and risks escalating conflict in the region. Israel says it targeted senior Hamas leaders in the capital Doha it holds responsible for the group’s October 2023 attack, while the militant group says its main negotiator survived ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Safety board investigates after second train derailment in B.C. within a week
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
CALGARY — The Transportation Safety Board is investigating a derailment in British Columbia involving a Canadian Pacific Kansas City train. It’s the second time this month a CPKC train has been involved in a derailment in B.C. The Transportation Safety Board says a team of investigators is being deployed after the train derailed on Tuesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fixing WestJet plane in St. Maarten likely ‘very difficult project’: aviation experts
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
An aviation expert and former pilot says it will be a challenge to repair the WestJet plane that landed roughly in St. Maarten on the weekend and shut down the Caribbean island’s airport for a day. Keith Mackey says the next step is to move the plane to a safe facility and assess whether or ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Battle that led to Haiti’s independence among names of new Montreal metro stations
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — Montreal Mayor ValĂ©rie Plante has unveiled the names of five new stations that will extend the subway system into the city’s east end. Plante says the names were chosen to celebrate women and communities that have made important contributions to Montreal’s history. Vertières station is a nod to Montreal’s Haitian community, named after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government hasn’t heard directly from China on EV tariffs, minister says
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Canada’s agriculture minister says any decision to ease tariffs on electric vehicles from China would have to take into consideration impacts on other sectors. Heath MacDonald says the government hasn’t been told directly what the Chinese government wants, but it is something that’s being considered. MacDonald says the federal government wants to ensure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebecers have strongest opinions against public prayer, Leger poll suggests
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
MONTREAL — New polling suggests a public prayer ban is most popular among Quebecers, where 43 per cent of respondents believe organized prayers in public spaces should never be permitted. The Leger poll surveyed Canadians across the country after the Quebec government announced it would ban prayer in public places as part of a move ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver Chinatown stabbing suspect Donnelly testifies, tells of finding God
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver’s Chinatown in 2023 is testifying at his trial, telling the court how he found religion. Blair Donnelly, who has pleaded not guilty to three counts of aggravated assault at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver, says he was a drug dealer, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bill Daly: NHL expects decision on Hockey Canada five ‘in the relatively near future’
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
LAS VEGAS — NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says he expects a decision soon on the status of five former Hockey Canada players acquitted at trial in a high-profile sexual assault case. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote were acquitted July 24 in London, Ont. McLeod was also acquitted of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gananoque, Ont., mayor wants to clamp down on Quebec parking scofflaws — literally
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
MONTREAL — The mayor of a town in eastern Ontario is proposing to clamp down on Quebec drivers who incur parking tickets by immobilizing their vehicles until they pay. Gananoque Mayor John Beddows included the idea in a mayoral directive in August. Town staff are being asked to study the possibility of amending parking bylaws ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MPs meet in Edmonton to prepare for fall sitting, major projects agenda
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal caucus is meeting in Edmonton this week ahead of the fall sitting of Parliament. It’s the first time the caucus has met since June, and the first caucus retreat held outside Ottawa since Carney took over the party’s leadership last March. It comes as Carney has a lofty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister who oversaw Quebec auto board during cost overrun scandal out of cabinet
By Canadian Press on September 9th, 2025
QUÉBEC — One of the Quebec ministers who oversaw an auto insurance board project that incurred major cost overruns says he will be shuffled out of cabinet. François Bonnardel, now public security minister, says on social media he is “extremely disappointed with the turn of events.” Premier François Legault is expected to shuffle his cabinet ... Read More »
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