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Students and teachers in B.C. grizzly attack responded ‘heroically’: chief
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
BELLA COOLA — What was to be a short afternoon field trip for about 20 students and staff of a school in Bella Coola, B.C., became a “traumatic event” where four people were badly hurt when a grizzly attacked without cause, the Nuxalk Nation’s elected chief said on Friday. Samuel Schooner said in a statement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post says another bailout needed as it continues to bleed cash
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
After starting the year with a $1-billion federal loan, Canada Post said it will need another bailout by early 2026 as the Crown corporation bleeds cash, putting it on track for its worst fiscal year yet. It reported the highest quarterly loss in its history Friday, as the beleaguered mail service contends with stiff competition ... Read More »
1 responseExpert report calls on Ottawa to fund essential medicines, enshrine pharmacare in law
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — An expert advisory committee is recommending the federal government fully fund essential medicines for all Canadians and pass new legislation that clearly defines how a national pharmacare program will work. The committee was set up last fall and tasked with reporting to the health minister on the best way to set up and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bear emerged from forest to attack school group having lunch: B.C. conservation
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
BELLA COOLA — British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service says a grizzly attack on a group of school students happened when the bear emerged from the forest as pupils and teachers were having lunch on a trail in the coastal community of Bella Coola. The service says multiple teachers “physically intervened” in the attack and used ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. school thanks staff and pupils after grizzly attack, vowing support for victims
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
BELLA COOLA — A British Columbia school whose pupils and staff were injured when a grizzly bear attacked an elementary class is thanking them for their courage and resilience. The Nuxalk Nation’s academy in Bella Coola on the central coast says in an online statement that it will continue to support any students or staff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Liberal crisis: Leader Pablo Rodriguez convenes his caucus in Montreal
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez has convened his caucus for a meeting in Montreal this afternoon as the party is rocked by twin crises. Rodriguez suspended Marwah Rizqy from caucus earlier this week, claiming she had fired the chief of staff of the official Opposition without consulting him. Rizqy and the former staffer, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two broken prison sprinklers cost Correctional Service Canada $1.1M
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Correctional Service Canada incurred a $1.1 million damage bill after an inmate at a New Brunswick prison broke two sprinklers. The damage was reported in last year’s public accounts document recently tabled by the federal government. A Correctional Service Canada spokesperson said the incident occurred at the Shepody Healing Centre in May 2024. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec man accused of killing his kids gets new trial date after third postponement
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
MONTREAL — A Quebec father accused of killing his two children in their home north of Montreal in 2022 has a new trial date, after recently being granted a third postponement. Kamaljit Arora is charged with first-degree murder in the deaths of his 13-year-old daughter and his 11-year-old son, and charged in the attempted murder ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dairy, whiskey, wine and steel: American industries weigh in on trade pact review
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
WASHINGTON — American industries ranging from whiskey makers and Wisconsin dairy producers to steel and automobile associations are weighing in on the future of the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade. The continental trade pact, known as CUSMA, is up for mandatory review next year and the Office of the United States Trade Representative has been collecting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prisoners can appear before judge to challenge security classification: Supreme Court
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says a federal prisoner can challenge a refusal to reclassify them to a lower-security facility through a habeas corpus hearing before a judge to determine if a detention is lawful. In a 6-3 ruling today, the top court says continuing a more restrictive form of confinement, instead of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saab CEO says plan to build Gripen jets in Canada depends on Ottawa making an order
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Saab CEO Micael Johansson says his company’s plan to set up shop in Canada to build fighter jets will depend largely on whether Ottawa buys its Gripen aircraft. Johansson tells The Canadian Press it “doesn’t really make sense” to build the aircraft in a country that isn’t buying the jets, which are designed ... Read More »
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