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AFN chief calls for review of natural resource deals amid talk of Alberta separation
By Canadian Press on May 12th, 2025
EDMONTON — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for a federal review of nearly century-old natural resource transfer agreements in response to Alberta’s government opening the door to a separation referendum. Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has introduced a bill that, if passed, would make it far easier for Albertans to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business community eyeing new cabinet for signs Carney is shifting priorities
By Canadian Press on May 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s business community will be watching Tuesday’s cabinet shuffle closely for signs that Prime Minister Mark Carney will be easier to work with than the last Liberal government. Business leaders say they want the new prime minister to use his cabinet lineup to extend an olive branch to Western Canada and to back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney needs to ‘pick a lane’ on climate priorities and energy boost, activist says
By Canadian Press on May 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — Climate activists and energy leaders say Prime Minister Mark Carney will need to make some hard choices on whether to bolster the country’s oil and gas sector as means of achieving economic stability. Throughout the election campaign, Carney signalled an openness to building more pipelines in Canada and promised to cut approval times ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Travel to the U.S. takes another hit in April as Canadians vacation elsewhere
By Canadian Press on May 12th, 2025
Travel to the United States took another hit in April as an “elbows up” attitude persists among Canadians, who eschewed the country amid anger over tariffs and annexation threats from the U.S. president. Canadian residents returning by automobile from the U.S. in April fell on a year-over-year basis for the fourth consecutive month, preliminary numbers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal public health reports sharp increase in tuberculosis, syphilis cases
By Canadian Press on May 12th, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal public health officials are calling for better access to tuberculosis care after a sharp rise in the number of cases reported last year. The regional health authority reported 203 new cases in 2024, compared to an average of 123 cases per year over the previous decade. About 89 per cent of Montreal’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Business community eyeing new cabinet for signs Carney serious on shifting priorities
By Canadian Press on May 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s business community will be watching Tuesday’s cabinet shuffle for signs that Prime Minister Mark Carney will be easier to work with than the last Liberal government. Experts and insiders say one of the ways Carney can emphasize that is by keeping a lean cabinet. Former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet had ballooned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nova Scotia RCMP were searching for vehicle before deadly weekend crash
By Canadian Press on May 12th, 2025
HANTSPORT — Nova Scotia RCMP say they were searching for a possible impaired driver hours before the car was involved in a crash that killed five people over the weekend. Police say the vehicle was the same blue Honda Civic that crashed around 11:15 p.m. on Saturday on Highway 101 near Falmouth, N.S. The vehicle ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gun control group urges PM Carney to ensure ‘timely delivery’ on firearm commitments
By Canadian Press on May 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — A prominent gun control group is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney to act swiftly to implement key Liberal election commitments on firearms. In a letter to Carney, PolySeSouvient says the mandate letter for the next public safety minister should include a commitment to “timely delivery” of promised reforms, especially the buyback of banned ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Nova Scotia RCMP were searching for vehicle before deadly weekend crash
By Canadian Press on May 12th, 2025
Nova Scotia RCMP say they were searching for a possible impaired driver, hours before a collision that killed five people. Police say the vehicle was the same blue Honda Civic that crashed Saturday evening on Highway 101 near Falmouth, N.S. The Mounties are seeking information from the public on the whereabouts of the car prior ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AFN chief calls for speedy return of clean water legislation
By Canadian Press on May 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says that if the new Liberal government doesn’t introduce legislation on access to clean drinking water within 100 days, the problem won’t be fixed soon. The Liberals under then-prime minister Justin Trudeau introduced legislation that would have guaranteed the right to clean drinking water ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Recount underway in rural Newfoundland riding where Liberal had 12-vote lead
By Canadian Press on May 12th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — A judicial recount is underway in a rural Newfoundland riding where the Liberals finished with a 12-vote lead. The recount in the Terra Nova—The Peninsulas riding in central Newfoundland is one of four that Elections Canada ordered after last month’s federal election. Three of those recounts were automatically triggered because the winning ... Read More »
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