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Wildfire, tornado researchers look for answers in Jasper’s charred forest
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
Lori Daniels and a team of researchers plan to let a hand-held GPS guide them in a few weeks to more than 100 spots in the charred forest around Jasper, Alta. At each location, they’ll plunge a stake into the ground and take notes. Are there needles left on the trees? The branches? How far ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Expert group says the next six months are ‘crucial’ for major projects bill success
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government should prioritize Indigenous engagement and declare “low-risk, high-impact” projects as being in the national interest within the next six months to validate the major projects bill, an Ottawa-based group of experts says in a new paper. The Expert Group on Canada-U.S. Relations at Carleton University released a white ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unionized workers at Canada Post to start voting on contract offer
By Canadian Press on July 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Unionized workers at Canada Post begin voting on the Crown corporation’s latest contract offer today. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging they reject the proposal. Canada Post is at an impasse with the union representing roughly 55,000 postal service workers after more than a year and a half of talks. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Missing Canadian girl found dead in New York state, U.S. officers say
By Canadian Press on July 20th, 2025
Police in New York state say they have found a nine-year-old Canadian girl who went missing in northeastern New York dead. A news release from New York State Police says officers from the Warren County Sheriff’s office received a call from a man reporting his nine-year-old daughter missing from the area of Exit 22 of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inmate, 26, dies following assault at Donnacona prison in Quebec
By Canadian Press on July 20th, 2025
MONTREAL — Correctional Service Canada says a 26-year-old inmate has died at Donnacona Institution in Quebec. They say Sylvain Kabbouchi died today at the maximum-security institution west of Quebec City. Court documents show he was convicted of first-degree murder in April. Quebec provincial police confirmed Kabbouchi died after an assault by other inmates. They say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!14-year-old arrested in fatal stabbing in Toronto parking lot
By Canadian Press on July 20th, 2025
TORONTO — Toronto police say they have arrested and charged a teenage boy in connection to a fatal stabbing of a senior who was loading groceries into her car. After remaining at large for three days, police say the 14-year-old faces a charge of second-degree murder. Shahnaz Pestonji, 71, was pronounced dead in hospital after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: 14-year-old arrested in fatal stabbing in Toronto parking lot
By Canadian Press on July 20th, 2025
TORONTO — Toronto police say they have arrested and charged a teenage boy in connection to a fatal stabbing of a senior who was loading groceries into her car. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Full box of emotions’: Rebuild progress slow in Jasper one year after wildfire
By Canadian Press on July 20th, 2025
After 45 years in their Jasper home, it took mere minutes for Wes Bradford’s quaint mountain abode to burn to a pile of ash. A year later, he and his wife are itching to rebuild. They’ve hired a contractor and designer, and their insurance will cover the expected $1-million price tag. But they can’t start ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trade top of mind as Canada’s premiers are set to hold three-day meeting in Ontario
By Canadian Press on July 20th, 2025
TORONTO — Tariffs and trade are top of the agenda as the country’s premiers arrive in Ontario’s cottage country for a three-day meeting that comes at a pivotal time for both Canada-U.S. and domestic relations. The premiers’ summer gathering in Muskoka will also feature a Tuesday meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney, as trade talks ... Read More »
1 responseWorkplace assessment of RCMP watchdog found ‘clear call for change,’ documents show
By Canadian Press on July 20th, 2025
OTTAWA — An independent assessment of the RCMP watchdog, prompted by an anonymous email from employees, uncovered concerns about favouritism, a lack of transparency, heavy workloads and “a toxic environment.” The workplace assessment of the Civilian Review and Complaints Commission for the RCMP found “a clear call for change and action at the leadership level ... Read More »
1 responseB.C., Saskatchewan among provinces where contaminated salami was sold
By Canadian Press on July 19th, 2025
Health officials are adding Saskatchewan and British Columbia to the list of provinces where salami and cacciatore products connected to a salmonella outbreak were distributed. The Public Health Agency of Canada says 87 people have now gotten sick after eating contaminated lunch meat, with nine of those people landing in the hospital. The federal health ... Read More »
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