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Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why Indigenous leaders are so concerned
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney held a meeting with hundreds of First Nations chiefs Thursday, amid widespread skepticism and frustration over his controversial major-projects legislation. Bill C-5 gives the federal government sweeping new powers to speed up permitting for what the Liberals call “nation-building projects.” Carney says Bill C-5 is needed to shore up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney’s meeting with First Nations on major projects leaves some chiefs frustrated
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney said he was optimistic about finding consensus on the Liberals’ major projects law as he met with hundreds of First Nations chiefs on Thursday, but by mid-afternoon some leaders had walked out of the summit. Mohawk Council of Kahnawake Grand Chief Cody Diabo says he took the microphone to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Premier David Eby leans on Ravi Kahlon again as he reshuffles cabinet
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
VICTORIA — B.C. Premier David Eby has leaned on Ravi Kahlon from the moment Eby officially sought the government’s top job, with Kahlon co-chairing his leadership campaign. When Eby created the province’s stand-alone housing ministry in 2022, he asked Kahlon to head it, and when U.S. President Donald Trump launched his trade war on Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Search of Manitoba landfill for more remains of slain women concludes
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says a search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two victims of a serial killer has finished. The province began searching the Prairie Green Landfill, north of Winnipeg, in December for the remains of First Nations women Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran, who were killed in 2022. Some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Search of Manitoba landfill for more remains of slain women concludes
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
WINNIPEG — The Manitoba government says a search of a Winnipeg-area landfill for the remains of two First Nations women killed in 2022 has finished. The province began searching the Prairie Green Landfill, north of Winnipeg, in December for the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran. Some remains of the women were found at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto’s 2005 Boxing Day gunman faces first-degree murder charge in Montreal
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — A man convicted in Toronto’s fatal 2005 Boxing Day shootout has been charged with murder in Montreal. Jeremiah Valentine, 43, faces one count of first-degree murder in the killing this week of Abdeck Kenedith Ibrahim, 33, who was gunned down in a downtown Montreal square. Valentine was among those convicted in the 2005 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Non-binary person’s U.S. deportation paused due to risks faced by LGBTQ+ people
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — A non-binary person is being allowed to temporarily remain in Canada after removal proceedings were stayed by a judge who said an immigration officer did not consider the potential dangers facing LGBTQ+ people in the U.S. Angel Jenkel came to Canada in August 2022, but says they overstayed their six month visitor visa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bank of Canada, Crown corporations set to align with Liberal cost-cutting plans
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada and most other federal Crown corporations will be looking to trim their budgets alongside a wider government effort to cut costs. A spokesperson for the Bank of Canada confirms the central bank will “align” with the Liberal government’s plans to carve out savings of 15 per cent in departments’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Premier David Eby reshuffles cabinet to boost economy and jobs
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s cabinet has been reworked in what Premier David Eby says is a strategic shift in order to focus on jobs and the economy. Former housing minister Ravi Kahlon takes over as minister responsible for jobs from Diana Gibson, who moves into the citizens’ services role previously held by George Chow. Garry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s envoy for combatting antisemitism Deborah Lyons leaving post early
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s special official for fighting antisemitism says she is retiring her post, three months before the end of her term. Deborah Lyons served as Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism since October 2023 and has not explained why she is leaving before her appointment expires this fall. She says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal police recover body of man who went missing in St. Lawrence River
By Canadian Press on July 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal police say they’ve recovered the body of a 32-year-old man who went missing in the St. Lawrence River on Tuesday night. Police said their divers found the man’s body at around 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the water near Verdun, a southwestern borough. The death is the third since June in the water ... Read More »
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