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RCMP arrest minor in Montreal on terror-related charges
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
MONTREAL — The RCMP say they have arrested a minor in Montreal on terrorism-related charges. Police say they arrested the young male in the city’s CĂ´te-des-Neiges—Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough around 1:30 p.m. Cpl. Érique Gasse says the youth had pledged allegiance to Islamic State and was ready to carry out at least one attack on behalf of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s top soldier joins NATO talks on how allies secure Ukraine under a peace deal
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
OTTAWA — The head of Canada’s military is speaking with other top soldiers across the NATO alliance today seeking options for upholding peace in Ukraine if a ceasefire comes into force. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan is among those who were invited by her Italian counterpart for a virtual discussion with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s ‘exceptional’ drought hints at future climate, need for action: experts
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
Canada must prepare for more seasons marked by severe drought, experts say as this summer’s bone-dry conditions tormented farmers, strained municipal water supply and fuelled one of the worst wildfire seasons on record. Seventy-one per cent of the country was either abnormally dry or under drought conditions as of the end of July, according to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post union tables new offers seeking higher wages
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it presented new offers to Canada Post today seeking higher wages than the Crown corporation’s latest proposal. The union resumed bargaining with the employer this morning and says the latest offers met the needs of postal workers. The latest proposals include wage increases of nine per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada Post union tables new offers seeking higher wages
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says it presented new offers to Canada Post today seeking higher wages than the Crown corporation’s latest proposal. Unionized workers rejected Canada Post’s most recent offers in a direct vote earlier this month. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada seeks meeting to address China’s WTO complaint over steel tariffs
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada is defending its steel tariffs against China after Beijing lodged a complaint last week at the World Trade Organization. Beijing is taking issue with Canada’s 25 per cent surtax on imports that contain steel melted or poured in China, calling the duties discriminatory and urging Ottawa to reverse course. Prime Minister Mark ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec government renews promise to make changes to contentious forestry reform bill
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Quebec government says it will find solutions and defuse rising tension over a forestry bill that has sparked blockades and confrontations between Indigenous protesters and industry workers. Indigenous Affairs Minister Ian Lafrenière and Natural Resources Minister MaĂŻtĂ© Blanchette VĂ©zina have renewed a promise to modify the proposed legislation following meetings this week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air Canada to cover certain transportation expenses for some customers
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
Air Canada says it is adopting a policy to cover “certain transportation expenses” incurred by customers while getting to their destinations during the recent work stoppage. The airline said Wednesday it will reimburse customers for those costs if they had a cancelled flight originally scheduled to depart from Aug. 15 to Aug. 23, Air Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joly: Visits to Saab, Lockheed ‘normal’ part of her job amid F-35 review
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
OTTAWA — Industry Minister MĂ©lanie Joly says Canadians shouldn’t read too much into her visit to a Swedish defence manufacturer that comes right in the middle of a major government review of the F-35 fighter jet procurement. Joly says she visited Saab’s facilities in Sweden this week and was shown the Gripen-E jet, which is ... Read More »
1 responsePolice investigating after body found on roof of hospital in Montreal suburb
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
MONTREAL — Police in Montreal’s northern suburb are investigating after a man in his 40s was found dead on the roof of a hospital on Tuesday. Sgt. Laurent Arsenault with police in Laval, Que., says officers were called to CitĂ©-de-la-santĂ© hospital at around 9:35 a.m. by employees who found the body. Arsenault says the man ... Read More »
1 responseTrump slaps sanctions on Canadian International Criminal Court judge
By Canadian Press on August 20th, 2025
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration slapped a Canadian judge on the International Criminal Court with sanctions as the U.S. State Department continues to push back on the tribunal. The State Department says Kimberly Prost of Canada was sanctioned for ruling to authorize the ICC’s investigation into U.S. personnel in Afghanistan. Other ICC members from France, ... Read More »
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