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Yukon prepares for vote on possible switch to ranked-ballot elections
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
The last time Yukon residents voted in a territorial plebiscite it was about allowing the sale of alcohol, this time the vote will be on the equally dizzying question of electoral reform. More than a century since that 1920 plebiscite, the vote that is expected to be part of this year’s territorial election could see ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Scouts Canada selling historic Quebec camp it has owned for more than 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!Federal officials say wildfire forecast shows high risk of more fires in August
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — The 2025 wildfire season is already one of the worst on record for Canada and there is a high risk that more fires will break out in August, federal officials said on Friday. More than 5.5 million hectares of land have burned so far this year, more than double the 10-year average for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. health minister apologizes to family of 10-year-old girl with rare disease
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia Health Minister Josie Osborne is “sincerely apologizing” to the family of a 10-year-old girl on Vancouver Island with a rare disease after a public fight over the province’s decision to cut off paying for her medication. Osborne issued the apology at a news conference after her government announced it would restore ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta premier demands apology from fire-stricken town of Jasper for critical report
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is demanding the fire-stricken town of Jasper apologize and retract a report criticizing her government for its role in last summer’s devastating blaze. Smith also blames the federal government for failing in the fire response by not asking sooner for provincial help and for not clearing out dead trees ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Federal official say forecast suggests high risk of wildfires in August
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Federal officials say the 2025 wildfire season is one of the worst on record for Canada, with a high risk of more fires in August. More than 5.5 million hectares of land have burned so far this year, more than double the 10-year average for mid-July. There are 561 fires burning, including 69 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta Premier Smith demands apology from fire-stricken town of Jasper
By Canadian Press on July 18th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is demanding the fire-stricken town of Jasper apologize and retract a report criticizing her government for its role in last summer’s devastating blaze. Smith also blames the federal government for failing in the fire response by not asking sooner for provincial help and for not clearing out dead trees ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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