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From bulky car phones to pocket computers, cellphones mark 40 years in Canada
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
MONTREAL — Pierre Robitaille remembers feeling embarrassed in 1985 when he made his cellphone calls from a bulky device that came with its own carrying case. Now 86 years old, Robitaille was one of the first people in Canada to sign up for a wireless plan when they became available 40 years ago, on July ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pet abandonments in Quebec used to spike around Canada Day; now they’re year-round
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
MONTREAL — Canada Day has traditionally been synonymous in Montreal with moving day: piles of junk on street corners, sweaty bodies carrying couches up and down the city’s winding staircases — and a spike in abandoned animals at shelters. However, Montreal’s SPCA is no longer seeing a big jump in animal surrenders around July 1, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. reports offer ‘road map’ for repatriation of Indigenous items, remains
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
A pair of reports out of British Columbia are detailing the complex, expensive and under resourced process of repatriating Indigenous historical items or remains back to their homes. The studies, developed in partnership between the First Peoples’ Cultural Council and K’yuu Enterprise Corporation, call for changes including the creation of a centralized body to facilitate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!There’s no one way to be a Canadian: Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Steven Guilbeault, federal minister of identity and culture, came to his new job just as the whole country was looking at itself in the mirror. Guilbeault took on the new ministry — which replaces the old heritage ministry and takes up responsibility for Parks Canada — as U.S. President Donald Trump was ramping ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa set to host Canada Day celebration with Prince Edward, PM Carney
By Canadian Press on July 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s Canada Day ceremony will be getting the royal treatment today, with Prince Edward set to make a speech during a noon event at LeBreton Flats Park. Prime Minister Mark Carney is also expected to speak at the event on what is his first Canada Day since taking office in March. Canada Day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Orcas sharing prey with humans may be trying to learn ‘who we are,’ researcher says
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
Jared Towers was in his research vessel on two separate occasions watching killer whales off the coast of Vancouver Island when the orcas dropped their prey directly in front of him and his colleagues. The encounters he describes as “rare” and awe-inspiring have led to a new study published in the peer-reviewed Journal of Comparative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. government gets report looking into safety at events after Lapu Lapu attack
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s attorney general says the government has received a report from a retired judge on ways to improve safety and security at events after 11 people were killed and many more injured at a Vancouver festival. Premier David Eby commissioned the inquiry into safety at community events shortly after a vehicle tore ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gilbert Rozon, Just for Laughs founder, continues to deny allegations in civil trial
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon is continuing to deny the allegations against him in his civil trial for sexual assault. On the stand this morning, Rozon rejected the claims of two sisters who say he sexually assaulted them, one of whom is his former partner, Véronique Moreau. Moreau says Rozon raped her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It’s a privilege to live here’: What this Canada Day means for new citizens
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
Samantha Sannella shed happy tears as she stood to sing the national anthem at her citizenship ceremony in early June, nearly three decades after she moved to Canada. She had sung “O Canada” countless times before, but this was the first time she’d done so as a Canadian. Originally from Houston, Texas, Sannella moved to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. and Canada restart trade talks after conflict over digital services tax
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada and the United States have restarted trade talks after Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government dropped Canada’s digital services tax. U.S. President Donald Trump suspended negotiations with Canada over the tax on Friday. Following a phone call between Carney and Trump on Sunday, Ottawa announced that it was eliminating the tax. White House ... Read More »
2 responsesU.S. and Canada restart trade talks following conflict over digital services tax
By Canadian Press on June 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — White House economic adviser Kevin Hassett says the U.S. will immediately restart trade talks with Canada, now that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government has dropped Canada’s digital services tax. A spokeswoman for the Prime Minister’s Office confirms trade talks have resumed. U.S. President Donald Trump suspended trade talks with Canada on Friday over ... Read More »
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