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Carney, European leaders welcome reported Iran-U.S. ceasefire in joint statement
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and nine European leaders issued a joint statement Wednesday saying they welcome the reported two-week ceasefire between the United States and Iran. The deal was announced Tuesday evening after President Donald Trump threatened that “a whole civilization” would “die” if a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre’s communications director Katy Merrifield resigns
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s communications director Katy Merrifield is resigning. Merrifield announced her departure in an email sent to the Conservative caucus Tuesday, adding her last day working in the Opposition Leader’s Office will be Friday. The message says Micah Green will become the new communications director and Sam Lilly will be the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Iran ceasefire, Terrebonne byelection, Decade of B.C. drug crisis
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… US, Israel and Iran agree to a 2-week ceasefire as Trump pulls back on his threats Iran, the United States and Israel reached a two-week ceasefire in the war that tore across the Middle East and disrupted the ... Read More »
1 responseCarney to speak with Canadian Jeremy Hansen after Artemis II’s historic moon mission
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is scheduled to speak today with Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen after the Artemis II’s historic mission to the moon. A media advisory from the Canadian Space Agency says Industry Minister Mélanie Joly will also take part. On Monday, Hansen and his three American crewmates completed a six-hour lunar flyby, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous women’s groups urge funding to limit risks to safety, prosperity
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — Advocates are calling for long-term, stable federal funding to ensure safety and prosperity for Indigenous women and girls, with a national focus on major building projects. Hilda Anderson-Pyrz, president of the National Family and Survivors Circle, says groups like hers still don’t know if they’ll receive continued funding from Ottawa, which undermines work ... Read More »
1 response‘We are fighting to win’ in Terrebonne, Liberals say, as government eyes majority
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — Thousands of Liberals will be in Montreal this weekend for the party’s annual convention just as voters in the suburban riding of Terrebonne, about 40 km north, get ready to cast ballots in a key byelection on Monday. The nearby location is coincidental, said Marjorie Michel, the minister of health and a longtime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union claims airlines are ‘flying the plane’ in Ottawa’s unpaid work probe
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Public Employees says the federal government’s probe into allegations of unpaid work in the airline sector is not taking workers’ arguments seriously. Ottawa launched an investigation into the sector in August 2025 when negotiations between Air Canada and the union representing its flight attendants boiled over into a strike ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Decade of death: With 18,000 lives lost, B.C. counts cost of 10-year drug emergency
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
VANCOUVER — Brandon Jansen’s mother says he was a warm and inviting “health nut” who enjoyed time at the gym. He was also known for taking people under his wing at some of the 13 drug treatment facilities he attended in the two years before he died. On March 7, 2016, at his last treatment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A timeline of British Columbia’s 10-year overdose health emergency
By Canadian Press on April 8th, 2026
VANCOUVER — The 10 years of British Columbia’s public health emergency due to drug overdoses has been marked by a catastrophic death toll, which now stands at more than 18,000. Here are some key dates in the crisis. April 14, 2016 British Columbia declares a public health emergency over a spike in fatal overdoses. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Tyranny of the minority’: Court hears injunction bid on Alberta separation petition
By Canadian Press on April 7th, 2026
EDMONTON — A court hearing began Tuesday for an Alberta First Nation’s request to at least temporarily put on ice a petition to force a vote on whether the province should quit Canada. Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, as well as a handful of other First Nations, is challenging the constitutionality of Alberta’s citizen-initiated referendum process, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court hearing on possible injunction to stop Alberta separation movement begins
By Canadian Press on April 7th, 2026
EDMONTON — An Alberta First Nation is in court looking to get a petition urging the province to quit Canada put on ice. The Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation is in Edmonton asking a Court of King’s Bench judge to suspend the petition campaign on the grounds that First Nations’ consent is required. It’s alleging a ... Read More »
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