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Trade, Trump and China dominate final day of premiers’ gathering
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
HUNTSVILLE, ONTARIO, CANADA — Canada’s premiers have wrapped up three days of meetings focused largely on U.S. President Donald Trump’s global trade war. The premiers who form the Council of the Federation have been full of praise for one another and for Prime Minister Mark Carney, who joined the meeting in Huntsville, Ont., on Tuesday ... Read More »
1 responsePublication ban on hearing to decide if festival suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo fit for trial
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
VANCOUVER — A judge has imposed a publication ban on a hearing to determine if the man accused of killing 11 people at the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival is fit to stand trial. Adam Kai-Ji Lo, who faces 11 counts of second-degree murder and is accused of driving an SUV through a crowded street, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three people trapped in B.C.’s Red Chris mine, Premier David Eby says
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. — Three miners have been trapped underground at British Columbia’s Red Chris copper and gold mine. B.C. Premier David Eby released the news at the end of the premiers’ gathering in Ontario. Eby says there was an accident overnight at the mine, which is located in B.C.’s northern Interior. He says to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Three people trapped in B.C.’s Red Chris mine, Premier David Eby says
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. — Three miners have been trapped underground at British Columbia’s Red Chris copper and gold mine. B.C. Premier David Eby released the news at the end of the premier’s gathering in Ontario. Eby says to the best of the government’s knowledge the workers are uninjured and in a refuge area. More coming. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Military Police Complaints Commission investigates botched shooter drill on CAF base
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — The Military Police Complaints Commission is investigating what happened during a botched active-shooter drill on a Canadian Forces base last fall that reportedly left an employee injured and traumatized. The drill happened on Nov. 12 at CFB Longue-Pointe in Montreal. An internal report says military police confused a civilian employee with a drill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Outgoing antisemitism envoy calls out business, religious leaders for lack of action
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s outgoing envoy for tackling antisemitism is accusing Canada’s business sector and civil society of failing to call out a rising tide of hate against Jews and other minorities. In an extensive interview with The Canadian Jewish News, Deborah Lyons also says she could not get a meeting with Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sentencing hearing underway for ‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders Lich, Barber
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — The sentencing hearing for “Freedom Convoy” leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber has started in Ottawa, months after the two were found guilty of mischief. Barber is appearing virtually due to the sudden death of one of his parents, while Lich is attending in person. Dozens of people have filled the courtroom to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premiers call for improved relationship with China during trade war with the U.S.
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
Canada’s premiers are calling on the federal government to improve the country’s relationship with China, make changes to the bail system and spend more money on health care. They are meeting for the third and final day of their gathering in Huntsville, Ont. Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe and Ontario Premier Doug Ford say the country ... Read More »
1 responseTrump announces more trade deals as deadline looms for higher tariffs on Canada
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump announced more trade deals this week as his deadline for Canada and the United States to negotiate a new economic and security partnership draws closer. Trump said Tuesday that the United States had made deals with Japan and the Philippines. The White House also provided more information on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Convoy leaders to be sentenced, festival attack suspect in court
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Sentencing begins for ‘Freedom Convoy’ leaders The sentencing hearing for “Freedom Convoy” leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber is set to begin Wednesday morning, months after the two were found guilty of mischief. Two days have been set ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Mark Carney set to visit birthplace in N.W.T.
By Canadian Press on July 23rd, 2025
FORT SMITH — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to stop today in the town where he was born as he travels across the Northwest Territories. Carney also spent his early childhood in Fort Smith, located south of Yellowknife along the Alberta boundary, before he moved with his family to Edmonton. He is scheduled to ... Read More »
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