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CP NewsAlert: Toronto Boxing Day killer granted full parole 7 months before shooting
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — The man convicted in the 2005 Toronto Boxing Day murder of a 15-year-old was granted full parole in January after being assessed as having a 76 per cent chance of recidivism. Seven months after getting parole, 43-year-old Jeremiah Valentine faces one count of first-degree murder in the killing of Abdeck Kenedith Ibrahim. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mother of girl with rare disease says “nightmare is over” after B.C. restores funding
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
VICTORIA — The mother of a 10-year-old Vancouver Island girl who has an extremely rare disease says the “nightmare is over” after the government restored funding for her daughter’s drug for as long as she needs it. Charleigh Pollock is the only person in B.C. to have Batten disease, and her mother Jori Fales says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada, New Zealand settle trade dispute regarding supply management of dairy sector
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada and New Zealand have settled a dispute over Ottawa’s dairy-sector protections that regulate the cost and supply of products such as milk and cheese. The Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership includes certain quotas for countries to export dairy at preferred tariff rates into other member countries. New Zealand convinced a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney to hold talks with Inuit leaders on major projects bill in N.W.T. next week
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will be in Inuvik, N.W.T. on July 24 to continue talks with Indigenous groups on the government’s major projects bill. Carney will co-host the Inuit-Crown Partnership Committee with Natan Obed, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami president. The meeting will cover a range of issues according to the Prime Minister’s Office, including ... Read More »
1 responseScouts Canada selling historic Quebec camp it has owned for over 100 years
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
MONTREAL — Scouts Canada says it has accepted an offer to sell a historic camp site north of Montreal that first opened more than 110 years ago. The organization announced Thursday it has sold Tamaracouta Scout Reserve to entrepreneur Eric Desroches, in partnership with the Nature Conservancy of Canada and the town of Mille-Isles, Que. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier criticizes report that says Alberta hindered efforts to fight Jasper fire
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she is disheartened by a report into last summer’s Jasper wildfire that she says unfairly criticizes and minimizes the contributions of her government. Smith, in a statement on social media, says the report and media coverage of it are “politically motivated,” but doesn’t elaborate. The report, based on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec City region received 75 millimetres of rain in less than two hours on Thursday
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Up to 75 millimetres of rain fell over two hours in parts of the Quebec City area on Thursday when severe thunderstorms swept across southern Quebec. Environment Canada says the storms caused flash floods that inundated streets in the region, forcing about 15 people from their homes. Torrential rain led officials to close ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Senator Pierre Moreau named new government leader in upper chamber
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Quebec Senator Pierre Moreau is now the government’s representative in the Senate, replacing Marc Gold who retired last month. Moreau will be tasked with guiding government legislation through the Senate in this new job. Moreau has more than four decades of legal and political experience as a former member of Quebec’s national assembly. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court sets standard for prosecutors seeking adult sentences for youth
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has established a standard Crown prosecutors must meet when they are seeking adult sentences for youth offenders. The court says they must prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the youth has the developmental age and capacity for moral judgment of an adult. Under the Youth Criminal Justice Act, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Union of Postal Workers urges workers to reject contract offer
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging workers to reject Canada Post’s latest contract offer. Union national president Jan Simpson says a strong no vote would not only reject the offer, but also protect the integrity of the bargaining process. The Canada Industrial Relations Board will hold the vote on the proposed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Jasper fire report cites provincial interference
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Jasper fire report cites provincial interference A report into a wildfire that devastated the Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper last summer says crews did their best but command and control was hampered by the Alberta government. The ... Read More »
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