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Quebecers are the happiest in Canada, P.E.I residents least happy, survey finds
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
MONTREAL — A new poll by Leger has found that Quebec residents are the happiest in Canada. The web survey of nearly 40,000 Canadians found that Quebecers rated their happiness at an average of 72.4 out of 100, which is well above the national average. New Brunswick followed Quebec with an average of 70.2, while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hey old bird: A 33-year-old puffin on New Brunswick island going strong, with a chick
By Canadian Press on July 12th, 2025
FREDERICTON — Daniel Oliker held a 33-year-old puffin from Machias Seal Island in his hands and was in awe about how it was a decade older than him. It felt like he was holding a world of knowledge and history in that puff ball of black and white feathers. The University of New Brunswick graduate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mayor seeks ban on online criminal content after shooting at Indian star’s B.C. café
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
The mayor of Surrey, B.C., is urging social media platforms to ban criminal content after a video of someone shooting up a restaurant in the city, filmed from inside the attackers’ car, was circulated online. Brenda Locke says she is appealing to companies such as Meta, X and TikTok to stop allowing content from violent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Supreme Court overturns second trial for Quebec man
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a Quebec man convicted of manslaughter in the death of his spouse will not face a second trial. The country’s highest court overturned the Quebec Court of Appeal’s decision to grant a new trial for Pascal Varennes. In 2020, Varennes was acquitted of second-degree murder ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. girl’s mother ‘disgusted’ as minister says rare-disease funds are denied
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
The mother of a nine-year-old British Columbia girl with a rare and deadly disease says she’s “disgusted” with the decision not to renew coverage for medication that costs about $1 million a year. Charleigh Pollock’s mother, Jori Fales, said through sobs in a social media video that there’s been a “complete disregard” for the life ... Read More »
1 responseCarney’s ethics filing reveals details of conflict of interest screen on Brookfield
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s chief of staff and the country’s top public servant will be responsible for maintaining an ethics screen preventing him from making decisions that benefit his former employer. That information is part of a newly released disclosure from the office of the ethics commissioner. When Carney was sworn in as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Charleigh Pollock’s mother ‘disgusted’ as minister says rare-disease funds are denied
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
The mother of a nine-year-old British Columbia girl with a rare and deadly disease says she’s “disgusted” with the decision not to renew coverage for medication that costs about $1 million a year. Charleigh Pollock’s mother, Jori Fales, says through sobs in a social media video that there’s been a “complete disregard” for the life ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What’s known about the attack on eight-year-old girl in Quadeville, Ont.
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
Residents of a small eastern Ontario community will be seeking answers at a police town hall on Saturday about a disturbing attack on an eight-year-old girl that investigators initially linked to an animal, prompting fear and confusion. The gathering is expected to offer an opportunity for people in Quadeville, about 170 kilometres west of Ottawa, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Millions of dollars in Tesla EV rebate claims were legitimate, Ottawa says
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Transport Canada says Tesla legitimately claimed thousands of electric vehicle rebates in the final weekend before the department suspended its rebate program. In an email to the Canadian Press, a spokesperson for Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland said the department is still assessing a few claims. The spokesperson said the claims made by Tesla ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-Mountie sentenced for ‘reckless’ cannabis business securities violations in B.C.
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
SURREY, B.C. — The British Columbia provincial court has handed a retired RCMP officer a suspended sentence, saying the man was “reckless” but not deceitful when he convinced a neighbour to invest in his failing cannabis company. The court ruling says six years after Jasvindar Singh Basi retired from the RCMP he incorporated a cannabis ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Evacuees arrive in Winnipeg as wildfires force thousands out, bring smoke advisories
By Canadian Press on July 11th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Evacuees continued to arrive in Winnipeg by the busload Friday as a renewed round of wildfires put thousands out of their homes – some for a second time – while thick smoke shrouded much of Manitoba. More than 3,000 residents were being airlifted out of Garden Hill First Nation, 480 kilometres north of ... Read More »
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