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South Korean shipyard sweetens its submarine sales pitch to Canada
By Canadian Press on September 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — One of two finalists in the competition to build the Royal Canadian Navy’s next fleet of submarines is pitching multiple industrial partnerships and economic benefits in the hopes of sealing the deal. Hanwha Oceans is floating various industrial-technological benefit collaborations that could involve investments in Canadian lithium-ion battery production, liquefied natural gas, aerospace, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney to unveil major projects list in Edmonton amid push for investment
By Canadian Press on September 11th, 2025
EDMONTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney will today unveil his government’s list of candidates for major projects that could get fast-track approval as he pushes to spur investment and grow the economy. Bill C-5, which moved through Parliament at lightning speed in the spring, is meant to streamline and speed up approvals for large infrastructure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. stabbing suspect didn’t think he’d avoid criminal responsibility: prosecutor
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A prosecutor says the man accused of stabbing three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival two years ago told a doctor after his arrest that he didn’t believe he’d avoid criminal responsibility for the attack. Blair Donnelly has been facing cross-examination at his trial for aggravated assault, after telling the B.C. Supreme Court ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young child dead, nine injured after SUV smashes through window of Ontario daycare
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
RICHMOND HILL — A young child died after an SUV smashed through the window of a daycare north of Toronto shortly before pickup time on Wednesday afternoon. York Regional Police said the boy was just 1 1/2 years old. Six other children ranging in age from 18 months to three years old were also injured ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier shuffles cabinet, promises ‘shock treatment’ in year before election
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault, one year away from the general election and deeply unpopular with the electorate, announced a major cabinet shuffle on Wednesday and promised to soon present a new vision for the province’s economy. He also pledged to make radical changes to the public service, saying the system needs a “shock ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alleged murder plotters face B.C. court, in case stemming from jailbreak probe
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A man accused of helping gangland killer Rabih Alkhalil break out of a British Columbia jail has made a brief court appearance by video, along with two other men accused of a murder plot that police say they uncovered during the escape investigation. Ryan Van Gool as well as Scott and Bryce Telford, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Child dead, nine others injured after car crashes into Ontario daycare
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
RICHMOND HILL — A 1 1/2-year-old child has died after after an SUV crashed into a daycare north of Toronto. York Regional Police said six other children ranging in age from 1 1/2 to three years old were injured Wednesday afternoon and brought to hospital, and one of them is in critical condition. Police told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian politicians condemn shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Politicians in Canada are speaking out about political violence after Charlie Kirk, a conservative activist and close ally of U.S. President Donald Trump, was shot and killed Wednesday at a Utah college event. In a social media post, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Kirk’s shooting must be strongly denounced. Poilievre says political violence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa names Indigenous advisory council on major projects
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Eleven Indigenous leaders from across the country have been named to the federal government’s new Indigenous Peoples’ Council, tasked with advising the new federal body working to fast-track major infrastructure projects. The federal government says the council will work with Indigenous Peoples to integrate the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New analysis indicates higher lethality of avian flu at B.C. ostrich farm: CFIA vet
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
An affidavit by Canada’s deputy chief veterinarian says new analysis has confirmed ostriches at a British Columbia farm that is fighting a cull order for its flock were sickened by a unique and more lethal strain of the avian influenza virus. The affidavit by Dr. Cathy Furness with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency says further ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tensions between police and prosecutors spill out in Edmonton manslaughter plea deal
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
EDMONTON — An Edmonton woman pleaded guilty Wednesday to manslaughter in the killing of an eight-year-old girl in a case that exposed in public long-standing tensions between police and Crown prosecutors. Court of King’s Bench Justice Jody Fraser accepted the plea from the 29-year-old, who police said was originally charged with first-degree murder but the ... Read More »
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