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Federal Court approves Indian Hospitals class-action settlement
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Federal Court has approved a class-action settlement for people who suffered abuse at federally run ‘Indian hospitals’ following out-of-court negotiations with Ottawa and Indigenous survivors. The federal government ran 33 such hospitals between 1936 and 1981. Former patients, some of whom spent years in the segregated facilities, filed a lawsuit against the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa eyeing Ukrainian partnership, EU loans for defence equipment, minister says
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty says the federal government is weighing whether to follow in the footsteps of several European nations by forging a new defence co-production deal with Ukraine for military equipment. McGuinty says the idea is under “active consideration” by the Department of National Defence and the Canadian Armed Forces. Ukraine has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frank Stronach to stand trial in Toronto early next year before judge alone
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
TORONTO — Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is now set to stand trial in his Toronto sexual assault case early next year before a judge alone. Stronach’s defence lawyer says he switched from a jury trial to one with a judge alone with the Crown’s consent in a hearing this morning, with the trial scheduled to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier offers condolences after all victims recovered from helicopter crash
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — Quebec’s premier is offering his condolences to the victims of an air ambulance crash on Quebec’s North Shore that killed three crew members and a patient. In a post on the X platform, François Legault also thanked Quebec provincial police and members of the Canadian Armed Forces who had searched for the victims. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Foreign aid transparency, Quebec chopper crash victims found
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Aid chief wants more visibility abroad and at home The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more efficient, more visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance to make the case for maintaining aid spending as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa’s foreign aid chief eyes red tape, visibility as Canada resists cutbacks
By Canadian Press on June 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more efficient, more visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance to make the case for maintaining aid spending as the United States pulls back. “Those that are staying the course need to be more nimble and need to be more versatile,” said Randeep ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bodies of three people missing after Airmedic helicopter crash in Quebec recovered
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — The search for three people who were unaccounted for after a medical transport helicopter crashed on Quebec’s North Shore came to an end late Wednesday night after police divers located their bodies in a lake. Montreal-area company Airmedic says Quebec’s provincial police have found the bodies of its two missing crew members, along ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada brings seven citizens out of Israel, West Bank as most find their own way out
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it brought just seven Canadians out of Israel and the West Bank to Jordan on buses offered Wednesday. Ottawa started offering evacuations from both regions later than some of its allies, and has taken note of low uptick from Canadians. A chartered flight from Jordan left Tuesday for Athens ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Just for Laughs founder says three women in sex-assault civil trial were consenting
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon testified Wednesday that he had consensual relations with three of the nine women suing him for sexual assault and misconduct. On his third day of testimony during his civil trial for sexual assault, Rozon began to respond to the allegations against him. The nine women are seeking ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senator Patrick Brazeau collapses in chamber, staff say he appears to be recovering
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — Senate debate on the federal government’s major projects bill was briefly suspended after a senator collapsed on the floor of the chamber. Sen. Patrick Brazeau rose to speak before collapsing sideways onto the floor, though a Senate spokesman said that he appears to be recovering follow an examination by paramedics. Speaker Raymonde Gagné ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Just for Laughs’s Gilbert Rozon says rumours of sexual misconduct cost company $30M
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — Just for Laughs founder Gilbert Rozon says rumours of sexual misconduct allegations against him cost the company $30 million in a matter of hours. Rozon says governments froze subsidies and sponsors followed suit in the hours before the allegations were made public in Quebec media in 2017. He says the effects of the ... Read More »
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