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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. asks CFIA to reconsider ostrich cull at B.C. farm
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has written a letter to the president of the Canadian Food Inspection Agency asking that ostriches at a B.C. farm be spared from a planned cull. Kennedy, the U.S. secretary for health and human services, posted a letter on social media dated Friday and addressed to Paul MacKinnon, saying there would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mounties investigate ostrich death at B.C. farm facing cull order
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
RCMP say they are investigating the death of an ostrich at a farm in Edgewood, B.C., where protesters have gathered to prevent a cull of the birds ordered by federal authorities. Katie Pasitney, whose parents own the farm, posted a video on social media on Friday morning saying a large drone had flown over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police arrest man for allegedly sending fentanyl from Vancouver to U.S.
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
SURREY — Police in British Columbia say a man has been arrested over an alleged cross-border trafficking operation in which fentanyl was sent from Vancouver to the United States. The province’s Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit says the investigation with the Canada Border Services Agency began in February, with suspicions that a man was importing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta judge grants bail for man convicted of 1987 murder after new trial ordered
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
EDMONTON — Decades after Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life for the killing of an Edmonton woman, the 61-year-old is set to walk out of prison. Alberta Court of King’s Bench Justice Eric Macklin granted bail Friday to Sobotiak, who was convicted in 1991 for the murder of Susan Kaminsky. His conviction was quashed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Police arrest man for allegedly sending fentanyl from Vancouver to U.S.
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
SURREY — Police in British Columbia say a man has been arrested over an alleged cross-border trafficking operation in which fentanyl was sent from Vancouver to the United States. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Panic and confusion’ for Canadians at Harvard after Trump bans foreign students
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
Harvard University student Thomas Mete was picking up his brother from high school in Ridgeway, Ont., when he got the news that U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration was barring the Ivy League school from enrolling foreign students. “It was just complete shock,” said Mete, a Canadian heading into his fourth year at Harvard this fall. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Probation for ex-Mountie, convicted of obstruction after ‘sexting’ violence victim
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
KELOWNA — A former Okanagan RCMP officer who exchanged explicit messages with a victim of domestic violence has been given a conditional discharge and 12 months of probation for attempting to obstruct justice. Former Kelowna Mountie Sean Eckland pleaded guilty in the case that began when he and another officer responded to a serious domestic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Strike threat could push more customers away from struggling Canada Post
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
MONTREAL — Canada Post customers may face delays as tens of thousands of workers swear off overtime shifts, though a much bigger disruption was averted after the union backed down from a strike threat. Nonetheless, the possibility of escalating job action could continue to scare off customers who pulled their shipments over the past couple ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds of government job losses planned at the CRA, ESDC
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Top officials at the Canada Revenue Agency say mounting job cuts will impact how the agency is able to deliver services. Commissioner Bob Hamilton and deputy commissioner Jean-François Fortin said in a message to staff Thursday that up to 280 employees will lose their jobs at the agency. The agency has been examining ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Ottawa, U.S. senators push trade, Canadian tourism to their states
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Five United States senators are in Ottawa today to meet with Prime Minister Mark Carney and underscore the long-standing relationship between the two countries. Republican Kevin Cramer dismissed the current tensions between Canada and the U.S. as a temporary bump in the road. The delegation also includes Democrats Jeanne Shaheen, Tim Kaine, Amy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey player’s statements to investigators, police, included at ex-teammates’ trial
By Canadian Press on May 23rd, 2025
Portions of statements that a former member of Canada’s world junior hockey team made to Hockey Canada investigators and police are now part of the evidence in the sexual assault trial of five of his ex-teammates. Brett Howden told the court Friday that the comments reflect what he knew to be true at the time ... Read More »
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