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CP NewsAlert: Police arrest man for allegedly sending fentanyl from Vancouver to U.S.
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
SURREY — Police in British Columbia say a man has been arrested over an alleged cross-border trafficking operation in which fentanyl was sent from Vancouver to the United States. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Panic and confusion’ for Canadians at Harvard after Trump bans foreign students
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
Harvard University student Thomas Mete was picking up his brother from high school in Ridgeway, Ont., when he got the news that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration was barring the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students. “It was just complete shock,” said Mete, a Canadian heading into his fourth year at Harvard this fall. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Probation for ex-Mountie, convicted of obstruction after ‘sexting’ violence victim
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
KELOWNA — A former Okanagan RCMP officer who exchanged explicit messages with a victim of domestic violence has been given a conditional discharge and 12 months of probation for attempting to obstruct justice. Former Kelowna Mountie Sean Eckland pleaded guilty in the case that began when he and another officer responded to a serious domestic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strike threat could push more customers away from struggling Canada Post
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
MONTREAL — Canada Post customers may face delays as tens of thousands of workers swear off overtime shifts, though a much bigger disruption was averted after the union backed down from a strike threat. Nonetheless, the possibility of escalating job action could continue to scare off customers who pulled their shipments over the past couple ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds of government job losses planned at the CRA, ESDC
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Top officials at the Canada Revenue Agency say mounting job cuts will impact how the agency is able to deliver services. Commissioner Bob Hamilton and deputy commissioner Jean-François Fortin said in a message to staff Thursday that up to 280 employees will lose their jobs at the agency. The agency has been examining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Ottawa, U.S. senators push trade, Canadian tourism to their states
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Five United States senators are in Ottawa today to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney and underscore the long-standing relationship between the two countries. Republican Kevin Cramer dismissed the current tensions between Canada and the U.S. as a temporary bump in the road. The delegation also includes Democrats Jeanne Shaheen, Tim Kaine, Amy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey player’s statements to investigators, police, included at ex-teammates’ trial
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
Portions of statements that a former member of Canada’s world junior hockey team made to Hockey Canada investigators and police are now part of the evidence in the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Brett Howden told the court Friday that the comments reflect what he knew to be true at the time ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2024 sees record warm temperatures, less sea ice cover in Gulf of St. Lawrence
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
MONT-JOLI — Last year, the Gulf of St. Lawrence recorded its highest maximum surface temperature and lowest seasonal volume of ice cover in decades, say researchers with the federal Fisheries Department. Surface temperatures and ice cover are directly related to air temperature, said Peter Galbraith, a research scientist in physical oceanography at the agency’s Maurice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal election: Newfoundland riding flips to Conservatives after judicial recount
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — Conservative Jonathan Rowe will represent the Terra Nova—The Peninsulas riding in Parliament. A recount in the rural Newfoundland riding has determined Rowe defeated Liberal Anthony Germain by 12 votes. The result reverses the first tally of the ballots after the April 28 federal election, which had Germain ahead by 12 votes. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New federal energy minister tells oil and gas execs it’s time for some quick wins
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
CALGARY — Canada’s new energy minister walked into the lion’s den Friday and spoke to oil and gas executives in Calgary about Ottawa’s plans to turn the country into an energy superpower. “I’m not here to waste your time,” Tim Hodgson told an event at the Calgary Chamber of Commerce. Hodgson said it’s time for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bloc Québécois files legal challenge of Terrebonne riding results after one-vote loss
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
TERREBONNE — The Bloc Québécois says it has filed a Superior Court challenge to overturn the election results in the federal riding of Terrebonne after losing by one vote. In a news release, the party says there is doubt about who won the riding in the April 28 federal election because a mail-in vote from ... Read More »
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