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Former national chief calls for list of demands as PM, premiers talk infrastructure
By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The former national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling for an emergency meeting of chiefs to come up with demands for governments as they seek to fast-track projects they deem to be in the “national interest.” Phil Fontaine says the federal, provincial and territorial governments are trying to demolish First ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon begins testimony in sex-assault civil trial
By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025
MONTREAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon is beginning his testimony today in his civil trial on allegations of sexual assault. Nine women are suing Rozon for nearly $14 million in damages for alleged sexual assault and misconduct. All nine women have testified about their experiences and faced cross-examination. The case has heard from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here are some facts about the proposed cull of hundreds of ostriches at B.C. farm
By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025
Protesters have been gathered for weeks at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where an outbreak of avian flu killed 69 of the birds in December and January. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency wants the remaining 400 or so birds killed. Here’s the situation: WHY DOES THE CFIA WANT THE BIRDS CULLED? The CFIA says ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. ostrich farm calls for independent testing to prevent ‘unnecessary destruction’
By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The operators of a British Columbia ostrich flock that’s facing a cull order after an avian flu outbreak are calling for independent testing of the birds to prevent their “unnecessary destruction.” Katie Pasitney, whose parents own Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., issued a statement on Monday, saying the nearly ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hotel spaces freed up in Winnipeg for wildfire evacuees, Alberta dealing with winds
By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says hotels in Winnipeg are opening up to thousands of evacuees who have fled their homes due to raging wildfires. More than 17,000 people have been displaced in the past week, including all 5,000 residents of Flin Flon. People are seeking shelter in Brandon, The Pas and the province’s capital. Manitoba ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. pushes back on Alberta’s pipeline pitch as premiers, PM meet in Saskatoon
By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025
SASKATOON — British Columbia is pushing back against Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s proposal for a bitumen pipeline to B.C.’s northern coast. It’s expected to be a focus of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meeting Monday with premiers in Saskatoon, where the assembled leaders are discussing a draft list of “national interest” projects to be fast-tracked through ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa collects extra $617M from import duties in March as counter-tariffs hit U.S.
By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa collected an extra $617 million in import duties this past March compared to a year earlier as counter-tariffs against U.S. trade restrictions came into effect. The federal government’s latest fiscal monitor report, published late last week, shows revenues from customs import duties topped $1 billion in March, more than double the figure ... Read More »
1 responseFirst Nations infrastructure critical but not nation-building: minister
By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The new federal Crown-Indigenous relations minister says building up First Nations infrastructure is “critical” but doesn’t qualify as nation-building as her government works to fast-track new projects. The federal government is developing legislation to fast-track what it calls “nation-building” projects with a streamlined regulatory approval process as a substitute for reviews under the ... Read More »
1 responseFormer PM Harper calls for renewed ties with India, does not mention murder probe
By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Former prime minister Stephen Harper says it’s time for Canada to move past its dispute with India because the country is an indispensable partner in a volatile world. Harper made the comments this past Saturday at an event in Brampton, Ont., where he accepted an award from a group that focuses on doing ... Read More »
1 responseDefence wraps its case in hockey players’ sex assault trial
By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025
LONDON — Defence lawyers representing five hockey players accused of sexual assault have closed their case, and no more evidence will be called at the trial. Lawyers for the Crown and defence will make legal submissions to the judge next week. Michael McLeod, Dillon Dube, Alex Formenton, Carter Hart and Callan Foote have pleaded not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial for five hockey players accused of sexual assault hears from another detective
By Canadian Press on June 2nd, 2025
LONDON — The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team is hearing from the detective assigned to the case in 2022. London, Ont., police Det. Lyndsey Ryan says she was brought on to review the initial investigation police conducted in 2018. Ryan took the stand this morning after lawyers ... Read More »
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