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Judge refuses to allow more avian flu tests on ostriches at B.C. farm
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — The Federal Court of Appeal is refusing to allow the owners of a British Columbia ostrich farm to conduct further testing of their flock for avian flu in a bid to avert a cull ordered by the Canadian Food Inspection Agency. The same ruling that was issued on Friday but only published online ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!St. John’s, N.L., streets won’t be named for people, to avoid problematic legacies
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — Newfoundland and Labrador’s capital city will no longer name new streets and city buildings after individual people. St. John’s, N.L., city councillor Ron Ellsworth says naming streets and buildings after people comes with a host of risks, including political polarization and uneven representation of different demographics. He said it also comes with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba premier ends state of emergency as wildfire danger recedes, evacuees return
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the provincewide state of emergency has been lifted as the danger from wildfires recedes. He says while the emergency rules are no longer needed, crews remain vigilant as fires continue to rage. Officials say about nine thousand of the 21,000 people forced out by the fires have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada signs new security and defence partnership with Europe
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
BRUSSELS — Canada and the European Union opened a new era of transatlantic co-operation Monday with the official signing of a security and defence partnership at a joint summit in Brussels. The agreement commits Canada and Europe to collaboration on defence and is a step toward Canada participating in the continent’s massive new defence procurement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Manitoba premier ends state of emergency as wildfires recede
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
WINNIPEG — Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the provincewide state of emergency has been lifted as wildfires recede. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police in B.C. say suspect known as ‘Mr. X’ in 1985 Air India bombing is dead
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
Police in British Columbia say a suspect known as “Mr. X” who is believed to have helped test a bomb before the 1985 Air India terror attack has died before facing charges. The statement from the RCMP’s Pacific Region comes as families commemorate the 40th anniversary of the attack, where two bombs targeting Air India ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada starts busing citizens out of Israel days after allies began
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa has started evacuating Canadians from Israel days after telling them to find their own way to neighbouring countries. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says bus services started this morning from Tel Aviv and the West Bank to Jordan. She says bus routes also started yesterday to take Canadians who fled Iran for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario, Quebec battle another day of scorching temperatures as heat dome lingers
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
TORONTO — Dangerously high temperatures persisted on Monday across much of Ontario and southwestern Quebec, as a heat dome lingers over the region. Environment Canada said the heat wave that began on Sunday will likely continue until Wednesday, with daytime highs of up to 36 C and humidex values expected to linger between 42 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mark Carney names Kirsten Hillman chief negotiator with U.S.
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s Ambassador to the U.S. Kirsten Hillman will take on the role of top negotiator for Canada as the country seeks a new trade and security pact with the Donald Trump administration. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office confirms Hillman has been named to the position, making her U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer’s opposite ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newly launched Access to Information review is flawed, transparency advocates say
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — A newly launched federal review of the Access to Information system is being greeted with deep skepticism by transparency advocates. The Treasury Board Secretariat announced the government review, which takes place every five years, in a news release late Friday. The release says officials will seek input from a broad range of Canadians, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Third day of searching for four missing in Quebec medical helicopter crash
By Canadian Press on June 23rd, 2025
MONTREAL — Police are spending a third day searching for four people who went missing after a medical transport helicopter crashed on Quebec’s North Shore. The Airmedic helicopter crashed into a lake late Friday near Natashquan, Que., just over 1,000 kilometres northeast of Montreal. Five people were aboard the aircraft when it went down. One ... Read More »
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