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Several people injured when boat lands on another on B.C.’s Okanagan Lake: police
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
KELOWNA — Mounties in British Columbia say several people were injured after a boat crash that resulted in a powerboat being lodged on top of another on Okanagan Lake near Kelowna. A statement from West Kelowna RCMP says several passengers on one of the vessels sustained non-life-threatening injuries and were treated by BC Emergency Health ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec demanding budget cuts as junior colleges face record enrolment
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — The federation representing Quebec’s junior colleges is calling on the provincial government to walk back budget cuts as the school year opens with record enrolment. Nearly 194,000 students are enrolled for the fall semester in the province’s 48 junior colleges — a number the federation says is unprecedented. And while the federation says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier calls on auto insurance board to co-operate with police investigation
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault is demanding that the province’s auto insurance board fully collaborate with anti-corruption police. The anti-corruption unit is investigating major cost overruns related to the auto board’s digital transition project. But the state-owned corporation has allegedly refused to make documents available to police on the grounds of attorney-client privilege, as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Moral imperative’: Teachers say more climate change lessons needed in classrooms
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
TORONTO — As climate change becomes more evident in Canadians’ daily lives, teachers across the country say the education system must better equip younger generations to deal with its fallout. Students will be returning to classrooms after one of Canada’s worst wildfire seasons on record destroyed homes, forced thousands of people to flee their communities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada, India name new high commissioners, as both countries restore relations
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — India and Canada named their new high commissioners today 10 months after both countries expelled their top envoys. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Christopher Cooter will be Canada’s new high commissioner to India. He will take on the role after 35 years as a diplomat, including postings in Israel and South Africa, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada names new high commissioner to India as both countries restore relations
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has appointed Canada’s new high commissioner to India, 10 months after both countries expelled their top envoys. Christopher Cooter will take on the role after 35 years as a diplomat, including posts in Israel and South Africa. He also had a posting in New Delhi 25 years ago. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Uncertainty reigns in Kanesatake nearly one month after cancelled election
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
MONTREAL — Tensions are flaring in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake nearly one month after an election was abruptly called off, leaving disagreement and uncertainty over who is in charge and how to organize another vote. The cancellation has sparked anger, confusion and accusations of a power grab in an already deeply divided community west ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada names new high commissioner to India as both restore relations
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand has unveiled Canada’s new high commissioner to India, 10 months after both countries expelled their top envoys. Longtime Canadian diplomat Christopher Cooter will take on the role. More coming. Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Ottawa silent on U.S. sanctions, new Canadian training for Ukraine
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Ottawa silent on Trump sanctioning Canadian judge Advocates for international law say Ottawa is letting Washington chip away at the global rules-based order by remaining silent a week into American sanctions against a Canadian jurist. On Aug. 20, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two bodies were missed at B.C. death scene. Was treatment of coroners to blame?
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
VANCOUVER — When police attended a single-room occupancy building in East Vancouver three years ago, they found the body of “Jimmy” Van Chung Pham, a man with a criminal history who would later be described as a predator by the Union of British Columbia Indian Chiefs. What police did not notice at the time were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poll suggests 85% of Canadians want governments to regulate AI
By Canadian Press on August 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — A new poll indicates an overwhelming majority of Canadians are in favour of regulating artificial intelligence. The Leger poll found 85 per cent of respondents believe governments should regulate AI tools to ensure ethical and safe use. More than half, 57 per cent, said they strongly agreed with that statement. The survey, which ... Read More »
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