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Trump set to address UN General Assembly after allies support Palestinian state
By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025
NEW YORK — U.S. President Donald Trump is expected to chastise American allies, including Canada, for a co-ordinated international effort to recognize a Palestinian state in his address at the United Nations General Assembly on Tuesday morning. Canada joined the United Kingdom, Australia and Portugal on Sunday in recognizing an independent Palestinian state before world ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gun-control group urges Ottawa to ban SKS as assault-style firearm buyback ramps up
By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — A prominent gun-control group says the federal government’s buyback of assault-style firearms will be a waste of money unless it includes a prohibition of the semi-automatic SKS rifle. Since May 2020, Ottawa has outlawed approximately 2,500 types of guns on the basis they belong on the battlefield, not in the hands of hunters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Privacy watchdogs set to release results of TikTok investigation today
By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Federal and provincial privacy authorities will release the results of their joint investigation into TikTok today. They are set to hold a news conference in Ottawa at 1 p.m. E.T. to outline the results of the investigation, which was launched in 2023. They looked into whether TikTok complies with Canadian privacy legislation and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Navy commander says Canada could end up with subs from two different suppliers
By Canadian Press on September 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee says the Royal Canadian Navy could end up with submarines supplied by both companies vying for Ottawa’s lucrative sub procurement contract — and there could be advantages to diversifying the fleet. Topshee also says the simplest solution would be to operate 12 submarines from just one supplier, which would ensure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ostrich farmers hope for ‘miracle’ as CFIA moves to cull flock over avian flu
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
A last stand to try and save 400 ostriches from an ordered cull is unfolding along a dusty gravel road near the tiny community of Edgewood in southeastern British Columbia. Yellow tape has been strung around the ostriches’ pen, where the co-owner of the farm and her daughter, Katie Pasitney, are staying put after police ... Read More »
1 responseExplainer: what Canada’s recognition of Palestine means, and what comes next
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney confirmed Sunday that Canada now formally recognizes a Palestinian state. Here’s an updated look at what this means, and what comes next. Is Palestine a country? The name Palestine has been attached to an area of the Middle East for centuries. Britain took control of the region after the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!UBCM leaders call on B.C. to fill housing gaps that led to increased homelessness
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
VICTORIA — Municipal leaders in British Columbia are calling on the provincial government to fill housing gaps that have been pressing for “far too long” and have increased homelessness in their communities. At a news conference Monday at the Union of B.C. Municipalities convention, Victoria Mayor Marianne Alto said the BC Urban Mayors’ caucus is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs set to push Champagne to clarify budget timing at finance committee
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Finance Minster François-Philippe Champagne will appear in front of the House of Commons’ finance committee in two weeks as MPs seek clarity on the budget cycle. Ottawa’s spending plans are traditionally tabled in the spring; Champagne is set to table the Liberals’ annual budget on Nov. 4. Bloc Québécois MP Jean-Denis Garon tabled ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five things to take away from Carney’s remarks on foreign policy
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney addressed the Council on Foreign Relations think tank in New York on Monday before attending the UN General Assembly. There, he pitched the audience on Canada as a country that “has what the world wants.” Here are five take-aways from the prime minister’s remarks. Canada as a bridge between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘He was a good boy’: Police on Montreal’s South Shore shoot and kill teenager
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
LONGUEUIL — Drops of blood were still visible on the sidewalk of a quiet residential neighbourhood on Montreal’s South Shore on Monday, where a group of teenagers gathered to mourn the death of their friend who was shot by police over the weekend. “Why did they shoot this 15-year-old?” said Moustapha Tamani, the father of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five things to know about the B.C. ostrich farm and pending cull
By Canadian Press on September 22nd, 2025
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — RCMP and the Canadian Food Inspection Agency are at an ostrich farm in Edgewood, B.C., where about 400 birds are expected to be culled over an outbreak of avian flu within the flock that began last year. Here are five things to know about the situation at Universal Ostrich Farms. ... Read More »
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