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Union warns of public safety risks as Transport Canada cuts jobs
By Canadian Press on February 9th, 2026
OTTAWA — A federal union is warning of threats to public safety as employees at Transport Canada face job cuts. The Union of Canadian Transportation Employees says the cuts are being implemented in a way that “places Canadians at increased risk” and it’s particularly concerned about staffing reductions in inspection services and the transportation of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inquiry report on scandal at Quebec auto insurance board to be released Feb. 16
By Canadian Press on February 9th, 2026
QUÉBEC — The commissioner who oversaw the public inquiry into the $500-million cost-overrun scandal at Quebec’s auto insurance board is scheduled to release his report publicly on Feb. 16. Judge Denis Gallant presided over 75 days of hearings in 2025 into how costs soared when the auto board was launching a new a digital platform. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada joins peers in condemning China’s conviction of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai
By Canadian Press on February 9th, 2026
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is calling on China to release Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai after he was sentenced to 20 years in jail today under a sweeping national security law. Canada joins numerous peers, including the United States and the European Union, in condemning Beijing for the sentence imposed under a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. firm says some workers found dead after abduction from Mexico mine
By Canadian Press on February 9th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based firm that operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers were abducted last month says it has been told by a number of families that their relatives have been found dead. The statement posted on the website of Vizsla Silver Corp. says the firm was waiting for confirmation from Mexican ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa commits $6M to fund cross-Canada research aimed at driving productivity
By Canadian Press on February 9th, 2026
CALGARY — The federal government has announced a $6 million grant aimed at improving Canada’s economic productivity through a cross-country research partnership. The funding from the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada is to be spread out over 15 years. The partnership includes 30 researchers from six federal bodies, six universities and three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. firm says some workers found dead after abduction from Mexico mine
By Canadian Press on February 9th, 2026
VANCOUVER — A Vancouver-based firm which operates a mine site in Mexico where 10 workers were abducted last month says it has been told by a number of families that their relatives have been found dead. The statement posted on the website of Vizsla Silver Corp. says it is waiting for confirmation from Mexican authorities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa investigating report Gaza cemetery where Canadians were buried was destroyed
By Canadian Press on February 9th, 2026
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it is “deeply concerned” by reports the Gaza War Cemetery where nearly two dozen Canadians were buried has been severely damaged or destroyed. The department responsible for foreign affairs says it is in contact with the Commonwealth War Graves Commission, which manages the grave site. The Royal Canadian Legion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Tax exemptions, Alberta tribute hockey game, Super Bowl highlights
By Canadian Press on February 9th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Conservatives call for tax relief for GM worker severance packages The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to exempt taxes on severance pay for more than a thousand laid-off GM workers in Ingersoll, Ont. Conservative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Engineering students brace the cold to race concrete sleds in London, Ont.
By Canadian Press on February 9th, 2026
Hundreds of engineering students braced the bone-chilling cold over the weekend to race concrete sleds down a hill in London, Ont. As part of the annual Great Northern Concrete Toboggan Race, teams from about 20 universities across the country design and construct their own toboggans to send down a hill. This year, the students gathered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives call for tax relief for GM worker severance packages
By Canadian Press on February 9th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to reduce taxes on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre penned a letter Sunday, co-signed by labour critic Kyle Seeback and local MP Arpan Khanna, addressed to Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne calling for an exemption ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘They were brothers’: Players, families remember 3 who died in Alberta highway crash
By Canadian Press on February 8th, 2026
STAVELY — When Sawyer Smith thinks about teammates Caden Fine and JJ Wright, he remembers an instance of team tomfoolery on the golf course. He was with Cameron Casorso on the course when Fine and Wright brought Timbits from a nearby Tim Hortons for them to smash off the teebox. “Pretty much sums up how ... Read More »
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