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Cowichan lawyer says treaty could recognize both Aboriginal and private title on land
By Canadian Press on October 24th, 2025
VICTORIA — The lawyer representing the Cowichan Tribes says he is “frustrated and disappointed” with what he calls “misinformation” about his clients’ ground-breaking Aboriginal title case in Richmond, B.C. David Rosenberg says his clients are not targetting privately held land in the title area on the Fraser River and that if the province negotiates in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier Ford says Ontario will pause U.S. ad campaign to restart trade talks
By Canadian Press on October 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will pause its anti-tariff television ad campaign in the United States on Monday so that Canada-U.S. trade talks can restart. Ford says in a media statement that he made the call after speaking with Prime Minister Mark Carney. But Ford says he’ll only pull the plug ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Ford says Ontario to pause U.S. ad campaign to restart trade talks
By Canadian Press on October 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province will pause its anti-tariff television ad campaign in the United States on Monday so Canada-U.S. trade talks can restart. That comes after President Donald Trump bristled and declared an end to trade talks over the ads, which will still run throughout the first two World Series ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McGuinty says first-ever defence industrial strategy will be released by Christmas
By Canadian Press on October 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty says Canada’s first-ever defence industrial strategy will be released after the Nov. 4 federal budget and will be made public no later than Christmas. The document will map out the federal government’s plan to build up the domestic defence manufacturing sector. McGuinty says it will lay out Canada’s needs, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Good Samaritan law provided immunity to man arrested at overdose scene: Supreme Court
By Canadian Press on October 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has affirmed the acquittal of a man who was arrested at the scene of a drug overdose, saying he had immunity under a law intended to reduce the number of substance use deaths. The top court’s 6-3 judgment Friday said Paul Eric Wilson’s arrest in Saskatchewan five years ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man who stabbed 3 at Vancouver Chinatown festival found not criminally responsible
By Canadian Press on October 24th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A man accused of aggravated assault in a stabbing attack on three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival has been found not criminally responsible due to a mental disorder. B.C. Supreme Court Justice Eric Gottardi says the court doesn’t convict people of crimes for being sick. The trial heard that Blair Donnelly had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa to review possible miscarriage of justice in 1994 murder conviction in Quebec
By Canadian Press on October 24th, 2025
MONTREAL — The federal government says there are reasonable grounds to believe a miscarriage of justice occurred in the case of a Quebec man who was convicted of four murders in 1994. A letter dated Oct. 23 says the Justice Department’s criminal conviction review group will investigate the case of Daniel Jolivet. A lawyer for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver health authority sued over death of Canadian senator’s son
By Canadian Press on October 24th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Vancouver Coastal Health authority is being sued over the death of a Canadian senator’s son whose body was found on the grounds of Vancouver General Hospital, four days after he went missing from involuntary psychiatric care. The lawsuit accuses the health authority and medical staff of negligence in the November 2023 death ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Humpback whale Astroboy is untangled from 140 metres of rope off Vancouver Island
By Canadian Press on October 24th, 2025
NANAIMO — Fisheries Department officers training for marine mammal rescues in the waters off Nanaimo, B.C., found themselves doing the real thing earlier this week. The department says in a statement that an entangled humpback whale was spotted by a whale watching company on Wednesday in that area of the Georgia Strait. The rescue team ... Read More »
1 responseBusiness sector not sounding alarm after Trump ends trade talks over ad campaign
By Canadian Press on October 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says it isn’t alarmed after U.S. President Donald Trump announced he is halting trade talks with Canada over an ad campaign run by the Ontario government. Chamber CEO Candace Laing says the trade talks are “3D chess,” and no one should lose sight of the bigger picture in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Solomon considering age restrictions for chatbots in privacy bill
By Canadian Press on October 24th, 2025
MONTREAL — Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon says his upcoming privacy bill could include age restrictions for chatbots to protect children. He says he is also considering including in the legislation the right to delete deepfakes. Solomon maintains he hasn’t changed his mind about rejecting a wide-ranging regulatory approach to AI. But he says he ... Read More »
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