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Search continues for man who went missing in water near popular Montreal beach
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal police continued canvasing the St. Lawrence River on Wednesday for a man who was last seen struggling in the water outside the designated swimming area of a beach. Police divers resumed their search in the water off the southwestern borough of Verdun for a 32-year-old missing man who witnesses said was in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air-traffic conversation suggests suspected B.C. hijacking was ‘some type of protest’
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A conversation involving a Vancouver International Airport air traffic controller suggests the alleged hijacking of a small aircraft that temporarily stopped landings on Tuesday may have been motivated by “some type of protest.” The unidentified controller in the air-traffic audio recording tells the pilot of a grounded aircraft that a Cessna is circling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney confirms possibility of lumber quotas in trade deal with the United States
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
HAMILTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney says any future trade deal with the United States could include “some element of managed trade,” including quotas, on softwood lumber exports. Carney’s comments come after B.C. Premier David Eby told Bloomberg News that the federal government has been speaking with the provinces about quotas to resolve the softwood ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. First Nation says plan to move Tex the grizzly was underway before it was killed
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
TEXADA ISLAND, BRITISH COLUMBIA — A First Nation on British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast says it is “deeply saddened” by the shooting death of a grizzly bear on Texada Island this week. The Tla’amin First Nation says in a statement that it was working on a co-ordinated relocation effort for the bear with two other area ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vandalized Pablo Picasso painting back on display at Montreal Museum of Fine Arts
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts says a Pablo Picasso painting that was vandalized last month by climate activists is back on display. An environmental activist with Last Generation Canada smeared washable paint on the 1901 painting The Hetaera on June 19. One man was arrested and charged with mischief. The museum says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Smog episodes accumulate and have long-term health effects: Quebec doctors group
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
MONTREAL — A group of Quebec doctors is warning that poor air quality can cause long-term adverse health effects. The Quebec chapter of the Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment also believes decision makers are underestimating the impact of air pollution. Montreal, Toronto and Quebec City have all experienced poor air quality this week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal’s Trudeau airport to undergo $10-billion transformation over next decade
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — The Montreal-Trudeau International Airport and surrounding area is set to undergo a $10-billion transformation over the next decade. The airport authority for the greater Montreal area says it has negotiated a $1-billion loan from the Canada Infrastructure Bank to support its plan for the city’s main air hub. Aéroports de Montréal says renovations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal police search for man who vanished while in distress in St. Lawrence River
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal police say they are looking for a 32-year-old man who may have drowned in the St. Lawrence River. Police divers today searched the water off the southwestern borough of Verdun. They say they received calls on Tuesday around 6:40 p.m. about a man struggling in the water. Const. Caroline Chèvrefils says officers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations chiefs worry Bills 5 and C-5 will enable environmental destruction
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
TORONTO — First Nations chiefs behind a legal challenge to a pair of federal and provincial laws meant to fast-track infrastructure projects say they are turning to the courts because they worry the laws will lead to environmental destruction. Nine Ontario First Nations want the court to declare the federal law known as Bill C-5 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: The Weeknd’s Tour-Opening Show in Vancouver
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
The Weeknd donned a mask amid a post-apocalyptic themed concert to open his world tour in Vancouver on Tuesday. “After Hours Til Dawn,” a stadium tour featuring the Weeknd, whose real name is Abel Tesfaye, will see eight Canadian and 13 U.S. dates from now until it wraps on September 3 with the final show ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada to target steel originating from China with new tariffs
By Canadian Press on July 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — Steel originating in China will be subjected to higher tariffs to try and prevent steel dumping amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s ongoing global trade war, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday. The prime minister toured a steel manufacturing company in Hamilton before announcing a suite of measures to protect the Canadian steel industry. ... Read More »
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