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B.C. funds more policing as hate crimes rose by 23 per cent between 2022 to 2023
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
Hate aimed at religion, sexual orientation and race or ethnicity has jumped in British Columbia, setting off a funding increase for the RCMP’s hate crimes unit. Public Safety Minister Garry Begg announced an additional $734,000 for the RCMP’s anti-hate crime unit in the province as police-reported hate crimes rose by an average of 23 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Norwegian company has plans for LNG export project in Quebec
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
MONTREAL — A subsidiary of a Norwegian energy company wants to build a liquefied natural gas export project in Quebec. Marinvest Energy Canada says there’s a strong business case for an LNG project in Quebec to export Canadian natural gas to Europe. The company is offering few details about the project, but an elected official ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa talking to metals giant Rio Tinto about cash flow help amid U.S. tariffs
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government is talking to mining and metals giant Rio Tinto about helping the company with cash flow problems caused by the United States’ global steel and aluminum tariffs. During a visit to Saguenay, Que., on Thursday to meet with businesses in the province’s critical aluminum sector, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite provincial opposition
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations’ rights to clean drinking water — despite calls from Alberta and Ontario for it to scrap the bill altogether. Environment ministers from Alberta and Ontario sent a letter to their federal counterpart calling on Prime Minister ... Read More »
1 responseMilitary police investigating Facebook page filled with racism, misogyny
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — Military police say they have reopened an investigation into a Facebook group the Canadian Army’s commanding officer describes as “abhorrent.” Lt.-Gen. Michael Wright says he was made aware of allegations about a Facebook group called the “Blue Hackle Mafia” on June 25 and that they involved “members of the Canadian Army.” Wright says ... Read More »
1 responseIn the news today: Manitoba town to evacuate due to wildfire
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Manitoba town to evacuate due to wildfire The northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has issued a mandatory evacuation order as a nearby wildfire threatens to cause an imminent loss of power to the community. The evacuation begins ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second-generation Canadians weigh the cost of carrying on the family business – and their parents’ legacy
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
In the corner of her family’s downtown Toronto restaurant, Jeanette Liu’s young son eats a plate of chili chicken as customers gather around tables and servers bustle across the floor. Her son spending the summer at Yueh Tung is “full circle” for Liu, whose own childhood memories are flooded with the sound of clattering dishes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Academics call on Ottawa to speed up Palestinian student visas
By Canadian Press on July 4th, 2025
OTTAWA — A group of Canadian academics is calling on the federal government to speed up approvals of student visas for Palestinians after two students who were accepted at a Canadian university died before they could leave the region. Ayman Oweida, chair of the Palestinian Students and Scholars at Risk Network, said the two students, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Northern Manitoba town orders evacuation as wildfire threatens power
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
LYNN LAKE — The northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has issued a mandatory evacuation order as a nearby wildfire threatens to cause an imminent loss of power to the community. The evacuation begins Friday, though officials haven’t provided a time for when residents must be out of their homes. The town says that if ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Northern Manitoba town orders evacuation as wildfire threatens power
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
LYNN LAKE — The northern Manitoba town of Lynn Lake has issued a mandatory evacuation order as a nearby wildfire threatens to cause an imminent loss of power to the community. The evacuation begins Friday, though officials haven’t provided a time for when residents must be out of their homes. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. police arrest two over extortion involving South Asian community
By Canadian Press on July 3rd, 2025
SURREY — RCMP in Surrey, B.C., say two suspects have been arrested in their investigation into extortion that has targeted the South Asian business community. Police say they’ve been looking into the allegations since 2023, where victims have reported receiving threats demanding large sums of money, sometimes followed by acts of violence or property damage ... Read More »
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