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Woman charged in connection with Robert Miller sex investigation acquitted
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
MONTREAL — A woman who was arrested last year in connection with the sex crime investigation into Montreal billionaire Robert Miller has been acquitted. The Quebec Crown prosecutor’s office says it told a judge on Wednesday that it had no evidence to present in the case against Teresita Fuentes. Fuentes, 68, was charged last year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel losing Canadian hearts and minds as poll shows growing outrage over Gaza
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — A new poll suggests Israel is losing the battle for hearts and minds in Canada, with more Canadians now reporting their sympathies lie with Palestinians due to moral outrage over the war in Gaza. Another poll suggests a slight majority of younger Canadians now say they’re optimistic about the prospects for peace in ... Read More »
1 responseTime to move forward on national agency to fight forest fires, chiefs say
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian Association of Fire Chiefs says it’s time for Ottawa to stop studying the idea of a national forest fire co-ordination agency and take action. The organization’s president wants the federal government to take inspiration from the U.S. Fire Administration to establish a similar office in Canada. The U.S. office is part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s 2024 deficit under forecast at $7.3B but taxpayer-supported debt nears $100B
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
British Columbia’s final deficit for the fiscal year has come in at $7.3 billion, $564 million lower than the original projected number in Budget 2024. The final deficit unveiled Thursday by Finance Minister Brenda Bailey is also about $1.8 billion lower than the most recent third-quarter forecast. But the province’s public accounts also show a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New N.S. wildfire rules that ban on activity in woods prompt confusion, frustration
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
HALIFAX — The Nova Scotia government is getting a flood of feedback from people expressing confusion and frustration over new wildfire rules that forbid spending time in the woods. There are more than 1,000 questions and comments on a government of Nova Scotia Facebook video in which the premier and other officials announced the restrictions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre says of B.C. Premier Eby that ‘one man can’t block’ pipeline proposal
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
CALGARY — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Canadians, including British Columbians, want a new oil pipeline and Premier David Eby can’t be allowed as one man to block the project. Poilievre says the country can’t wait for complete agreement on the idea, calling it a “basic fact” that a new pipeline is needed. Eby has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C.’s 2024 deficit comes in under forecast at $7.3B
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s final deficit for the fiscal year has come in at $7.3 billion, $564 million lower than the original projected number in Budget 2024. The final deficit is also about $1.8 billion lower than the most recent third-quarter forecast. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey says B.C. was able to report a lower-than-projected deficit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hearing begins on Alberta separation referendum question
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
EDMONTON — A special court proceeding on a proposed Alberta separation referendum question is underway in Edmonton. Alberta’s chief electoral officer, Gordon McClure, referred the proposed question to the courts last week, asking a judge to determine whether it violates the Constitution, including treaty rights. The question asks Albertans: “Do you agree that the Province ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec minister disappointed after race considered in reduced sentence for Black man
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
A Quebec minister says he is disappointed a judge gave a Black man a reduced sentence for a drug trafficking crime due to his race. Christopher Skeete made the comments after the judge in a Longueuil court, on the south shore of Montreal, concluded the man deserved leniency due to systemic racism. The judge based ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Exceptional circumstances’: Court hearing set for family of serial killer victim
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Family of a First Nations woman who died at the hands of a Winnipeg serial killer will have the chance to give victim impact statements in court one year after his conviction. The Manitoba Court of King’s Bench has agreed to a Crown request for a special hearing for victim and community impact ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate change major driver of surging algae levels in Canada’s lakes: study
By Canadian Press on August 7th, 2025
TORONTO — A study of dozens of Canadian lakes suggests global warming is the major driver of surging algae levels, raising questions about the health of a sizable chunk of Earth’s freshwater as temperatures continue to climb. Average algae levels have spiked seven-fold since around the 1960s compared to the previous century, according to a ... Read More »
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