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CP NewsAlert: Canada Post union switching from countrywide to rotating strikes
By Canadian Press on October 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — The union representing Canada Post employees says it will switch from a countrywide strike to rotating strikes starting Saturday morning, in a move that will get mail and parcels moving again. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says rotating strikes will begin at 6 a.m. local time. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!J.K. Rowling mocks Vancouver park board after its apology over Harry Potter event
By Canadian Press on October 9th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling says being disavowed by the Vancouver Board of Parks wasn’t “much of a blow” after its commissioners unanimously voted to apologize for a Harry Potter event opening in Stanley Park next month. Rowling posted a screenshot on social media of board commissioner Tom Digby’s statement about how it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murder trial of former B.C. lawyer concludes, decision to be given in Kamloops
By Canadian Press on October 9th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The first-degree murder trial of a former Kamloops, B.C., lawyer accused of killing his client has concluded at the B.C. Supreme Court in Vancouver. Rogelio ‘Butch’ Bagabuyo is accused of killing Mohd Abdullah, a lecturer at Thompson Rivers University, on March 11, 2022. Justice Kathleen Ker told the court on Thursday, after closing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CEO of new Major Projects Office skirts MPs’ questions about tanker ban
By Canadian Press on October 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — The head of Canada’s new Major Projects Office and her staff sidestepped MPs’ questions Thursday about whether she has special powers to skirt the West Coast tanker ban. Dawn Farrell was hired earlier this year as the CEO of the new office, which has been tasked by the federal government with reviewing project ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alleged Chinese spy trial: Judge starts hearing case against ex-Hydro employee
By Canadian Press on October 9th, 2025
LONGUEUIL — The long-awaited trial of a former researcher at Quebec’s electric utility charged with economic espionage for the benefit of China opened Thursday with the Crown beginning to present its case. Yuesheng Wang, 38, is the first person to be charged with economic espionage under Canada’s Security of Information Act. “The RCMP investigation initiated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand says consular officers can help as Israel detains more Canadians from flotilla
By Canadian Press on October 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Canadians detained by Israel for attempting to reach the Gaza Strip should accept Ottawa’s consular help to get home. Anand said today six Canadians have been detained from boats in the Mediterranean Sea sailing toward Gaza and Ottawa is asking Israeli authorities to release them as soon ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec government tables draft constitution to protect values, boost autonomy
By Canadian Press on October 9th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Quebec government has tabled a draft constitution that would enshrine the right to abortion and assisted dying while boosting the province’s autonomy within Canada. Premier François Legault says the constitution bill, tabled Thursday in the national assembly, would protect Quebecers’ distinct identity and culture. The legislation is intended to defend what Legault’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Conservative Leader Rustad confirms search of MLA phones to find leak
By Canadian Press on October 9th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s Opposition Leader John Rustad confirms the cellphones of Conservative members were searched during a meeting this week to find a leak from inside his caucus. Rustad says the phones were searched by other members to “make sure that there was nothing that had gone out that was inappropriate.” The search didn’t ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM Carney says first few days ‘crucial’ to Gaza ceasefire deal, hostage release
By Canadian Press on October 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is urging all parties involved in the U.S.-backed Gaza peace plan to follow through, and Ottawa is looking at how it can support efforts to end the conflict. “We’re encouraged, but it’s the first phase and there’s more to come,” Carney told reporters Thursday morning on Parliament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario declares measles outbreak over after nearly a year of spread
By Canadian Press on October 9th, 2025
TORONTO — Ontario’s measles outbreak, which sickened more than 2,300 people over the course of nearly a year, highlighted the consequences of declining vaccination rates and led to the death of a newborn, has been declared over. Public Health Ontario and the province’s top doctor said Thursday the outbreak ended on Monday because it had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police-reported violent crime rate grew in Canada as it dropped in the U.S.: report
By Canadian Press on October 9th, 2025
OTTAWA — The gap between Canada and the United States on police-reported violent crime has narrowed in recent years, driven by a rise in the rate of major assaults here. A Statistics Canada analysis of crime trends between 1998 and 2023 says the number of police-reported violent crimes for every 100,000 people continues to be ... Read More »
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