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Man charged in shooting outside airport in Inuvik, N.W.T.
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
INUVIK — A man has been charged after a shooting outside an airport in the Northwest Territories that sent a woman to hospital, shut down a highway and ferry, and caused residents to lock their doors. RCMP say a 58-year-old woman was shot at the airport in Inuvik on Saturday and is in stable condition. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Navy commander says he wants a ‘Canadian from the core’ corvette fleet
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The commander of the Royal Canadian Navy says the service is working to narrow down what it wants from a new fleet of continental defence corvettes it’s hoping to acquire about a decade from now. Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee tells The Canadian Press he’s looking for ships with a long range that pack a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Chamber of Commerce calls for ‘meticulous’ temporary worker review
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian Chamber of Commerce says the entire temporary foreign worker program needs a “meticulous review” in the face of growing calls for its termination. In a letter sent to the federal employment and immigration ministers last week, the chamber says the data indicates the link between high youth unemployment and temporary workers ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mother searches for answers after public health says unsterile needles used at Ontario clinic
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
TORONTO — Christine Lavalle feels like she’s trapped in a nightmare. She found out on social media last week that her child might have been exposed to blood-borne infections at a Burlington walk-in clinic after public health identified the use of unsterile needles over the span of more than six years. “How did this happen?” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. public workers’ strike expands to liquor, cannabis distribution warehouses
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
DELTA — Liquor and cannabis warehouses in British Columbia are now behind picket lines as public sector workers step up job action to try to pressure the government back to the bargaining table. The BC General Employees’ Union says workers at the Liquor Distribution Branch’s headquarters in Burnaby as well as warehouses in Delta, Richmond ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plaintiffs suing Gilbert Rozon for sex assault can’t all be lying, lawyer says
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
MONTREAL — The lawyer for nine women accusing the founder of the Just for Laughs festival of sexual assault says it’s impossible his clients are all lying about what happened to them. Bruce Johnston made the comments in a Montreal courtroom today in his closing arguments in the civil trial of ex-comedy mogul Gilbert Rozon. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police lack resources to enforce gun buyback, minister suggests in recorded exchange
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has suggested that an acquaintance shouldn’t worry about being arrested for refusing to turn in a banned firearm because municipal police have few resources to devote to such matters. In an audio recording of a conversation Sunday with the unidentified gun owner, Anandasangaree says the latest phase of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP calls on Ottawa to do more to get approved refugees out of Gaza
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — NDP immigration critic Jenny Kwan says the government needs to do more to get people out of Gaza who applied for temporary visas through an extended family reunification program. The program stopped accepting visa application on March 6, 2025, when the 5,000-applicant cap was reached, and as of Aug. 1 about 860 people ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One person dead after being shot by police in Montreal suburb
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec’s independent police watchdog says one person has died after being shot by police on Montreal’s South Shore. The watchdog says police in Longueuil, Que., received a 911 call just before 3 p.m. Sunday about a group of armed individuals moving through a public place. Officers reportedly arrived at the scene shortly after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP escort CFIA to execute search warrant on B.C. ostrich farm
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — Mounties say they have been requested to attend an ostrich farm in British Columbia’s Interior where about 400 birds have been ordered culled after avian flu swept through the flock last year. An RCMP statement says police support is being given to the lead agency, the Canadian Food Inspection Agency, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health advocates call on Liberals to keep pharmacare promise ahead of budget
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — A group of health care advocates is urging the federal Liberals to stay the course and create a universal, single-payer pharmacare program. The Pharmacare Act, which was passed last fall, calls for an expert committee to explore the best way to create a national universal drug coverage program. That committee is set to ... Read More »
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