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Explainer: what Canada’s recognition of Palestine means, and what comes next
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Sunday that Canada now formally recognizes a Palestinian state. Here’s an updated look at what this means, and what comes next. Is Palestine a country? The name Palestine has been attached to an area of the Middle East for centuries. Britain took control of the region after the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UBCM leaders call on B.C. to fill housing gaps that led to increased homelessness
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
VICTORIA — Municipal leaders in British Columbia are calling on the provincial government to fill housing gaps that have been pressing for “far too long” and have increased homelessness in their communities. At a news conference Monday at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto said the BC Urban Mayors’ caucus is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs set to push Champagne to clarify budget timing at finance committee
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Finance Minster François-Philippe Champagne will appear in front of the House of Commons’ finance committee in two weeks as MPs seek clarity on the budget cycle. Ottawa’s spending plans are traditionally tabled in the spring; Champagne is set to table the Liberals’ annual budget on Nov. 4. Bloc QuĂ©bĂ©cois MP Jean-Denis Garon tabled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five things to take away from Carney’s remarks on foreign policy
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York on Monday before attending the UN General Assembly. There, he pitched the audience on Canada as a country that “has what the world wants.” Here are five take-aways from the prime minister’s remarks. Canada as a bridge between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘He was a good boy’: Police on Montreal’s South Shore shoot and kill teenager
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
LONGUEUIL — Drops of blood were still visible on the sidewalk of a quiet residential neighbourhood on Montreal’s South Shore on Monday, where a group of teenagers gathered to mourn the death of their friend who was shot by police over the weekend. “Why did they shoot this 15-year-old?” said Moustapha Tamani, the father of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five things to know about the B.C. ostrich farm and pending cull
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — RCMP and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where about 400 birds are expected to be culled over an outbreak of avian flu within the flock that began last year. Here are five things to know about the situation at Universal Ostrich Farms. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Environment Canada officials grilled on Canada’s climate targets at committee hearing
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Environment and Climate Change Canada officials struggled Monday to explain how recent federal policy shifts have affected national emissions reduction targets. A group of assistant deputy ministers appeared before the House of Commons standing committee on environment and sustainable development this morning to brief MPs. Bloc QuĂ©bĂ©cois MP Patrick Bonin asked them repeatedly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of the fight to save a flock of ostriches in a B.C. farm
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., has spent months fighting a cull order from the Canadian Food Inspection Agency that would result in the deaths of nearly 400 birds. On Monday, police and disposal trucks converged on the farm. RCMP said in a statement that they were requested to attend the farm by the Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged in shooting outside airport in Inuvik, N.W.T.
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
INUVIK — A man has been charged after a shooting outside an airport in the Northwest Territories that sent a woman to hospital, shut down a highway and ferry, and caused residents to lock their doors. RCMP say a 58-year-old woman was shot at the airport in Inuvik on Saturday and is in stable condition. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Navy commander says he wants a ‘Canadian from the core’ corvette fleet
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The commander of the Royal Canadian Navy says the service is working to narrow down what it wants from a new fleet of continental defence corvettes it’s hoping to acquire about a decade from now. Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee tells The Canadian Press he’s looking for ships with a long range that pack a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Chamber of Commerce calls for ‘meticulous’ temporary worker review
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says the entire temporary foreign worker program needs a “meticulous review” in the face of growing calls for its termination. In a letter sent to the federal employment and immigration ministers last week, the chamber says the data indicates the link between high youth unemployment and temporary workers ... Read More »
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