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Carney says he will travel to Europe next week to deepen ties
By Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will soon travel to Europe in a bid to deepen economic and security ties with Germany. Carney told reporters Friday he will meet with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Berlin on Tuesday. “Canada has a good partnership with Germany. It’s been built up over the years, but it can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. chiefs say Cowichan title ruling ‘monumental,’ not meant to threaten homeowners
By Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs is calling a recent court decision on Aboriginal title on land along the Fraser River a “monumental” development, but says the case isn’t about threatening private home ownership. The organization says this month’s decision confirming the Cowichan Tribes’ Aboriginal title over land and fishing rights in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legal arguments heard in fitness hearing for Vancouver festival attack suspect
By Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2025
VANCOUVER — The defence lawyer for the man accused of killing 11 people at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival earlier this year has concluded legal arguments about whether his client is fit to stand trial. Adam Kai-Ji Lo faces 11 counts of second-degree murder and is accused of driving an SUV through a crowded street. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. ostrich farm plans on Supreme Court of Canada appeal to stop cull
By Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2025
The lawyer for a British Columbia ostrich farm says the operators hope to have their case heard by the Supreme Court of Canada after losing an appeal to halt the cull of its flock that suffered an avian flu outbreak. Umar Sheikh says he’s working with Universal Ostrich Farms on an application to the top ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tribunal orders Ottawa, First Nations to resume negotiations on child welfare reforms
By Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal is ordering parties involved in a decade-long child welfare case to work together — or separately — to reform the system and stop Ottawa from further discriminating against First Nations children. The order comes nine years after the tribunal concluded that the federal government had discriminated against First ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A court says cull of 400 ostriches in B.C. can proceed. Here are five things to know
By Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2025
The Federal Court of Appeal ruled on Thursday that a cull of about 400 ostriches can proceed at a British Columbia ostrich farm that suffered an avian flu outbreak. Here are five things to know about the situation at Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C. 1. What did the court decide? The appeal court upheld ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada joins call to protect Gaza journalists, allow foreign media
By Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada has signed onto a multi-country statement that demands Israel stop banning foreign journalists from entering Gaza and that local journalists be protected in the Palestinian territories. Canada co-founded the Media Freedom Coalition in 2020 and has signed dozens of statements on issues in Hong Kong, Sudan and previously the West Bank. Ottawa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says he will travel to Germany next week to deepen ties
By Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he will soon travel to Europe in a bid to deepen ties with Germany. He says he will be “picking up discussions” started with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the spring when the pair met in Rome and later at the G7 summit in Alberta. Carney says Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air Canada ramping up operations to near full schedule
By Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2025
MONTREAL — Air Canada says operations are almost back to full capacity as it continues to ramp up flights following a flight attendants strike. The airline says in a Friday morning update that it expects 98 per cent of Canadian flights and 99 per cent of U.S. and International flights to go ahead in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney announces that Canada is dropping many retaliatory tariffs on U.S. goods
By Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada is dropping some retaliatory tariffs on American products to match U.S. tariff exemptions for goods covered under the Canada-United States-Mexico Agreement. Carney says the decision will take effect on Sept. 1, 2025. Carney says Canada and the U.S. have re-established free trade for the vast majority of ... Read More »
1 responseOpioid deaths drop nationally, but rise in Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador
By Canadian Press on August 22nd, 2025
MONTRÉAL — New federal data says apparent opioid-related deaths dropped by 17 per cent across Canada in 2024 compared with the prior year. But they rose in Quebec, Newfoundland and Labrador and the Northwest Territories over the same period. A new report by the Canadian Centre on Substance Use and Addiction says that despite the ... Read More »
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