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Canada’s envoy to Vatican: Pope Francis funeral will unite a rare range of humanity
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s ambassador to the Holy See says the Vatican will be the capital of the world Saturday during the funeral of Pope Francis, who earned the respect of vastly different people. Joyce Napier says Canadian dignitaries will be in Rome alongside heads of state from around the globe, at a gathering of a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court declares mistrial in former world junior hockey players’ sex assault case
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
LONDON — An Ontario judge has declared a mistrial in the sexual assault case of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team. The ruling means a new trial will be held for Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote, who have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault. McLeod ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Poilievre campaigning in Conservative-safe ridings
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Poilievre campaigning in Conservative-safe ridings Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is campaigning in what polls suggest are Conservative-safe ridings today as election day approaches. Poilievre is set to begin his day in Saskatoon, where he will hold a press ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre campaigning in Conservative-safe ridings as election nears
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is campaigning in what polls suggest are Conservative-safe ridings today as election day approaches. Poilievre is set to begin his day in Saskatoon, where he will hold a press conference, before holding a rally in Nanoose Bay, B.C., in the evening. Recent polls suggest that ridings in both Saskatoon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians rate U.S. relations as poor as ties with Russia, worse than links to China
By Canadian Press on April 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canadians say their relations with Washington are just as bad as ties with Moscow, according to polling that suggests an openness to improving links with China and especially Mexico. Just 16 per cent of Canadians polled by Leger say Canada has a good relationship with the U.S., compared to 15 per cent for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New B.C. corrections unit offers involuntary care for mental health, addictions
By Canadian Press on April 24th, 2025
SURREY — British Columbia has opened the first of the government’s promised secure units to provide involuntary treatment for people with brain injuries and overlapping mental-health and addiction concerns. Standing outside the Surrey Pretrial Centre, Premier David Eby says the 10-bed unit will provide involuntary care for those at the jail who are in a ... Read More »
1 responseJudge weighs bylaw fine for company in case of E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares
By Canadian Press on April 24th, 2025
CALGARY — A commercial kitchen company pleaded guilty Thursday to four bylaw offences after a massive E. coli outbreak at Calgary daycares led to hundreds of children falling ill. Fueling Minds Inc. was charged after the eight-week outbreak that was declared in September 2023. There were at least 448 infections, and 39 children and one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal party leaders work to drive home key messages as election day approaches
By Canadian Press on April 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — Party leaders emphasized familiar themes Thursday as they criss-crossed the country to shore up support in the final stretch of the federal election campaign. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre began Thursday in Halifax — where he pitched a promise of change for Canadians struggling to afford life’s essentials — before heading to Saskatoon. In ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. First Nation at UN calling for government help in battling toxic drug crisis
By Canadian Press on April 24th, 2025
NEW YORK — Members of the Tsilhqot’in Nation in British Columbia are at the United Nations headquarters in New York City calling for the provincial and Canadian governments to fund recovery beds and other supports in the battle against the toxic drug crisis. Chief Roger William with the Tsilhqot’in National Government says they’re asking for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man given five months in U.S. jail for smuggling people across border from B.C.
By Canadian Press on April 24th, 2025
SEATTLE — The U.S. District Attorney’s office in Seattle says a 27-year-old man has been sentenced to five months in jail for helping smuggle eight Indian nationals across the border between British Columbia and Washington state. It says Rajat Rajat, an Indian citizen who lives in California, was indicted alongside three other people. The office ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec court overturns out-of-province tuition hike at English universities
By Canadian Press on April 24th, 2025
MONTREAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has invalidated a university tuition hike for out-of-province students meant to reduce the number of English speakers in the province. A ruling out today says the Quebec government’s 2023 decision to increase out-of-province tuition by $3,000 — 33 per cent — was unreasonable and based on limited data. ... Read More »
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