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MP Heather McPherson launches NDP leadership bid
By Canadian Press on September 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — NDP MP Heather McPherson has kicked off her campaign for the leadership of the federal NDP. McPherson says the NDP should be more inclusive and invite people in instead of pushing them away. The Alberta MP and the NDP foreign affairs critic made the announcement in Edmonton on Sunday. In her speech, McPherson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. outdoor school modifies coastal B.C. camping application following outcry
By Canadian Press on September 28th, 2025
An American outdoor leadership school says it is removing campsites along the west coast of Vancouver Island from its application to renew and expand its licence to run sea kayaking courses along British Columbia’s coast next year. The move by the National Outdoor Leadership School follows an outcry by some residents and First Nations leaders, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. funeral homes complain of lack of funding in provincial burial program
By Canadian Press on September 28th, 2025
British Columbia’s government helps to pay families who can’t afford funeral costs, but those who offer the services say the funding isn’t enough and could mean the demise of rural operators. The provincial program is meant to cover funeral costs where the estate has no resources, but the B.C. Funeral Association says funding has “remained ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LGBTQ+, women groups brace for funding cuts as Ottawa looks to trim spending
By Canadian Press on September 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — LGBTQ+ and women’s groups say they’re bracing for funding cuts in November’s budget. The federal minister overseeing Ottawa’s gender policy has urged activists to speak out, and LGBTQ+ and women’s organizations are staging an advocacy push this month on Parliament Hill. “We’re on alert,” Canadian Women’s Foundation president Mitzie Hunter told The Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney returning to Canada from U.K. trip of meetings and rugby
By Canadian Press on September 28th, 2025
LONDON — Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to return to Ottawa today after a trip to London that saw him meet with four other prime ministers and attend the Women’s Rugby World Cup final. Carney says that his meetings with U.K, Australian, Icelandic and Spanish prime ministers on Friday is a “necessary” step in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One in custody after 14-hour shelter-in-place order in Iqaluit: RCMP
By Canadian Press on September 27th, 2025
IQALUIT — RCMP in Iqaluit have lifted a nearly 14-hour shelter-in-place that started after shots were fired from a home on Tasilik Street. RCMP say officers received reports of shots being fired from a home at 12:50 a.m. Saturday. A news release from the Mounties says additional shots were fired from the home when police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Devastated:’ Family, friends hold vigil for 15-year-old boy fatally shot by police
By Canadian Press on September 27th, 2025
LONGUEUIL — Family and friends of a 15-year-old teen who was shot and killed by police on Montreal’s South Shore told a vigil today that they’re devastated by his loss. Nooran Rezayi was shot dead by police on Sunday after officers responded to a 911 call about a group of armed young people in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Prime Minister Mark Carney visits the United Kingdom
By Canadian Press on September 27th, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to return to Ottawa today after a trip to London that saw him meet with four other prime ministers and attend the Women’s Rugby World Cup final. Here are some scenes of Carney’s trip. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 27, 2025. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Issues remain in Quebec health system, 5 years after Joyce Echaquan’s death: advocate
By Canadian Press on September 27th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — Five years after Joyce Echaquan died tragically in a Quebec hospital room, there is still work to be done to improve the treatment of Indigenous people in the province’s health system, politicians and advocates say. Echaquan, a 37-year-old mother of seven from Manawan, filmed herself on Facebook Live as a nurse and an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!An Alberta farm is home to Beef, the world’s tallest steer
By Canadian Press on September 27th, 2025
VULCAN, ALBERTA, CANADA — It was love at first sight when Jasmine Entz locked eyes with Beef’s scrawny, slimy body covered in straw that had emerged from the womb at the first slip of dawn in August 2017. “He looked at me and I looked at him and I thought: that one’s cute,” said Entz, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says international meetings are ‘necessary’ to opening new markets
By Canadian Press on September 27th, 2025
LONDON — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his recent international trips and meetings with world leaders are “necessary” to opening new markets for Canadian products. On a four-day trip to London, Carney says his meeting British Prime Minister Keir Starmer is to ensure the two leaders are on track to make progress on economic and ... Read More »
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