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Photo gallery: A decade of death — B.C. counts drug emergency’s cost
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
Next week marks the 10th anniversary of the declaration of a public health emergency in response to British Columbia’s drug overdose crisis, which has since claimed more than 18,000 lives. Grieving friends and families, former policy makers, medical workers and those who use drugs are reflecting on the disastrous decade and what could have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘We are fighting to win’ in Terrebonne, Liberals say as government eyes majority
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — Thousands of Liberals will be in Montreal this weekend for the party’s annual convention just as voters in the suburban riding of Terrebonne, about 40 km north, get ready to cast ballots in a key byelection on Monday. The nearby location is coincidental, said Marjorie Michel, the minister of health and a longtime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous women’s groups call for funding to limit risks to safety, prosperity
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — Advocates are calling for long-term, stable federal funding to safeguard Indigenous women and girls and warning the federal government’s major projects push could place them at higher risk. Hilda Anderson-Pyrz, president of the National Family and Survivors Circle, said groups like hers still don’t know if they’ll receive continued funding from Ottawa. She ... Read More »
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By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
KINGSVILLE, TEXAS, UNITED STATES — The Canadian woman who spent three weeks detained by immigration officers in the United States along with her seven-year-old daughter says it was “the most stressful, traumatizing ordeal” she has ever been through. Tania Warner won’t elaborate on the details of her detainment starting March 14, but describes the treatment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: The Artemis II lunar flyby
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
On Monday, Artemis II astronauts Canadian Jeremy Hansen and his three American crewmates — Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Christina Koch — looped the moon in a six-hour lunar flyby, going farther into space than any humans before, breaking a distance record set by Apollo 13. The four-person crew were tasked with capturing images and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu says she’s joining Carney’s Liberal government
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu says she has left the Conservative caucus to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals. In a statement posted on social media, Gladu says she believes this choice is the best thing for her community’s priorities and for the country. Gladu has been elected as a Conservative four times in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu crosses floor to Liberals
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — Ontario MP Marilyn Gladu says she has left the Conservative caucus to join Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberals, making her the fifth MP to cross the floor since November. More coming. Canadian Press staff, The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, European leaders welcome reported Iran-U.S. ceasefire in joint statement
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and nine European leaders issued a joint statement Wednesday saying they welcome the reported two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The deal was announced Tuesday evening after President Donald Trump threatened that “a whole civilization” would “die” if a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre’s communications director Katy Merrifield resigns
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s communications director Katy Merrifield is resigning. Merrifield announced her departure in an email sent to the Conservative caucus Tuesday, adding her last day working in the Opposition Leader’s Office will be Friday. The message says Micah Green will become the new communications director and Sam Lilly will be the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Iran ceasefire, Terrebonne byelection, Decade of B.C. drug crisis
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… US, Israel and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on his threats Iran, the United States and Israel reached a two-week ceasefire in the war that tore across the Middle East and disrupted the ... Read More »
1 responseCarney to speak with Canadian Jeremy Hansen after Artemis II’s historic moon mission
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to speak today with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen after the Artemis II’s historic mission to the moon. A media advisory from the Canadian Space Agency says Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will also take part. On Monday, Hansen and his three American crewmates completed a six-hour lunar flyby, ... Read More »
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