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Danielle Smith and Doug Ford to sign agreements in Calgary today
By Canadian Press on July 7th, 2025
CALGARY — The premiers of Alberta and Ontario will meet in Calgary today to sign two new memorandums of understanding. Danielle Smith’s office says she and Doug Ford will sign agreements on energy priorities, trade and interprovincial co-operation. The pair were together at a roundtable in Calgary on Sunday, with Ford tweeting that they discussed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Conservative Leader John Rustad faces criticism from several sides amid review
By Canadian Press on July 7th, 2025
VICTORIA — Dave Sharkey still remembers how he felt about the future of the Conservative Party of B.C. when he was part of the delegation that marched in the 2022 Aldergrove Christmas Light Up Parade. “There were only four of us,” Sharkey said. “Two of us were holding the banner, and the other two were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Politicians overstating benefits of scrapping internal trade barriers: think tank
By Canadian Press on July 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives is dismissing moves by the federal government and Canada’s premiers to break down internal trade barriers as little more than “political theatre.” It lands just ahead of the country’s internal trade ministers meeting in Quebec City this week, where they are expected to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Report details prison assault that led to B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton’s death
By Canadian Press on July 6th, 2025
An investigation report detailing the prison assault that led to the death of B.C. serial killer Robert Pickton says he was assaulted by another inmate who broke a broom handle and thrust it into his face. The board of investigation report released Friday says Pickton was assaulted as medication was being distributed in the unit ... Read More »
1 responseEnvironment group warns against repealing federal electric vehicle mandate
By Canadian Press on July 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — An environmental think tank is warning the federal government against repealing its electric vehicle mandate. In a statement published Friday, Clean Energy Canada said if Ottawa was going to change the mandate, it should be done with near-term adjustments to help the auto sector “weather this temporary storm” of slumping EV sales. The ... Read More »
1 responseAdvocate calls for better rail safety on 12th anniversary of Lac-MĂ©gantic disaster
By Canadian Press on July 6th, 2025
MONTREAL — Citizens of Lac-MĂ©gantic, Que., are marking the 12th anniversary of a rail disaster that killed 47 people when a runaway train derailed and smashed into downtown. The town is commemorating the 2013 tragedy by lowering flags to half-mast, holding a moment of silence and laying flowers at the site of the derailment. Officials ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Convicted murderer Lori Bill Germa escapes from Archambault Institution in Quebec
By Canadian Press on July 6th, 2025
MONTREAL — Correctional Service Canada says a 69-year-old convicted murderer has escaped from a prison in Quebec’s Laurentians area. Staff discovered late Saturday that Lori Bill Germa was not present during an inmate count at the minimum-security unit of Archambault Institution, where he is serving a first-degree murder sentence. Germa is 5’10, weighs 166 pounds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More soldiers, more money. Canada’s top soldier extols benefits of spending boost
By Canadian Press on July 6th, 2025
CALGARY — Canada’s top soldier is looking forward to a boost in military spending that includes a pay raise for military personnel at a time when uncertainty on the world stage is high. NATO leaders — including Canada — have approved a plan to dramatically increase defence spending across the Western alliance to five per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-fighter jet pilot Stephen Fuhr is on a mission to change how we arm the military
By Canadian Press on July 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — Not that long ago, former air force fighter pilot Stephen Fuhr was just one among many voices in Canada complaining about the way the federal government makes big defence purchasing decisions. At no point, he said, did it occur to him that he would wind up in his current position – as the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trade war supercharges Montreal Comiccon attendance, spokesman says
By Canadian Press on July 5th, 2025
MONTREAL — A spokesperson for the Montreal Comiccon says the trade war with the United States could supercharge attendance at the colourful pop culture gathering. A large crowd of people, some dressed as superheroes and TV and movie characters, were already filtering into Montreal’s convention centre shortly after doors opened Saturday. The crowd was thickest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec bar suspends law licence of alleged Mafia leader Leonardo Rizzuto
By Canadian Press on July 5th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec’s bar association has suspended the lawyer’s licence of Leonardo Rizzuto, who was one of 11 people arrested last month in a police operation targeting organized crime. The Barreau du QuĂ©bec announced this week that it had provisionally suspended Rizzuto’s licence as of July 2. The 56-year-old is the son of the late ... Read More »
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