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Federal Court of Appeal reserves decision in B.C. ostrich farm’s avian flu case
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal reserved its decision in a case involving two B.C. farmers who are fighting an order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency to destroy around 400 ostriches after an outbreak of avian flu. After hearing arguments on Tuesday in Ottawa, Justice Mary Gleason told the court that the panel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calgary police officer charged with two counts of second-degree murder
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
CALGARY — A Calgary police officer has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after the occupants of a van were shot dead following a slow speed pursuit in 2023. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team announced the charges in a news release. The shooting took place on a May morning after police were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Calgary police officer charged with two counts of second-degree murder
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
CALGARY — The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team says a Calgary police officer has been charged with two counts of second-degree murder after the occupants of a van were shot dead following a slow speed pursuit in 2023. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Edmonton-based ceremonial mounted army troop guarding London
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Just over a month after King Charles expressed his support for a “strong and free” Canada in a visit to Ottawa, he invited Canadian soldiers to staff the ceremonial mounted troop which guards the official entrance to Buckingham Palace in London. The Edmonton-based Lord Strathcona’s Horse regiment are in the British capital for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No talk of custody when man was convicted of choking. Then, his ex-partner was killed
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
When James Plover was convicted on July 4 of choking someone and uttering threats, in a rage that also saw him destroy a table with a machete, his defence lawyer and the prosecutor took no issue with delaying his sentencing for up to 10 weeks, pending a psychiatric report. In the meantime, the former jail ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advocate says progress being made since B.C. child torture death, more work required
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
British Columbia’s representative for children and youth says some progress is being made to improve the child welfare system, but she’s concerned “fiscal limitations” will prevent timely help from getting to those most in need. Jennifer Charlesworth’s statement comes a year after her report on the myriad of failures that ended in the death of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Worrisome’ conditions due to wildfire smoke and heat force camps, daycares to adjust
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
Summer camps and daycares are being forced to shift their plans amid stifling heat and poor air quality caused by wildfire smoke drifting across Central Canada, Prairies and other parts of the country. Special air quality statements or warnings are in effect for a second day across several provinces and territories, combined with heat warnings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stubborn core inflation in June likely cements calls for Bank of Canada rate hold
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Underlying inflation remained stubbornly hot in June, leading financial markets and many economists to firm up calls for a third straight interest rate hold from the Bank of Canada later this month. Statistics Canada said Tuesday that the annual pace of inflation accelerated to 1.9 per cent in June, up from 1.7 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!VIA Rail plans to use refurbished cars to improve service between Halifax-Montreal
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
HALIFAX — The CEO of Via Rail says the Crown corporation wants to use refurbished rail cars to improve service between Halifax and Montreal. Mario Péloquin made the comments after a ceremony marking the completion of renovations to Via’s Halifax station. Péloquin also noted that last year was the 120th anniversary of The Ocean — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Little evidence to suggest a U.S. trade deal can be reached without tariffs: Carney
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — A trade deal with the United States will likely include some tariffs, Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated on Tuesday ahead of a meeting with his cabinet. Carney told reporters he expects the trade talks with the U.S. to “intensify” ahead of the Aug. 1 deadline to secure a new agreement, but then in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal Court of Appeal hears case of B.C. ostrich farm where avian flu discovered
By Canadian Press on July 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency should treat ostriches differently than other poultry, the Federal Court of Appeal was told on Tuesday as two B.C. ostrich farmers try to prevent their entire flock of birds from being culled due to an avian flu outbreak. The CFIA ordered Universal Ostrich Farms to cull about 400 ... Read More »
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