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National chief asks senators to slow down major projects bill, as senator collapses
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations is calling on senators to slow down Ottawa’s sprint to pass Prime Minister Mark Carney’s controversial major projects bill this week. Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said Wednesday she hopes the Senate “does the right thing this week” and allows ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Western Canada glaciers melting twice as fast as in previous decade, research says
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
Researchers say some glaciers in Western Canada and the United States lost 12 per cent of their mass from 2021 to 2024, doubling melt rates compared to the previous decade. The research led by University of Northern British Columbia professor Brian Menounos says low snow accumulation over winter, early-season heat waves, and prolonged warm and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senator Patrick Brazeau collapses in chamber during debate on major projects bill
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — Senate debate on the federal government’s major projects bill was briefly suspended after a senator collapsed on the floor of the chamber. Sen. Patrick Brazeau rose to speak before collapsing sideways onto the floor. Speaker Raymonde Gagné suspended proceedings for roughly half an hour. Paramedics entered the Senate chamber as many senators momentarily ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From railways to minerals: seven takeaways from Canada’s new NATO spending pledge
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
THE HAGUE — Canada and its NATO allies agreed Wednesday to substantially hike their defence spending target to five per cent of annual GDP by 2035. Prime Minister Mark Carney endorsed the plan to invest 3.5 per cent of national GDP in core defence needs, plus another 1.5 per cent in related areas, such as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Appeal Court upholds US$30M fraud judgment against West Vancouver man
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The B.C. Court of Appeal has upheld a US$30 million court judgment against a West Vancouver man alleged by the U.S. government to be the “mastermind” of a years-long securities fraud. The ruling says the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission originally sued Frederick Sharp and others in a Massachusetts court in 2021, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National data shows overdose deaths dropped in 2024 but still higher than pre-pandemic
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
TORONTO — National health data shows overdose deaths in Canada dropped in 2024 but the toll still remained much higher than it was before the COVID-19 pandemic. A joint statement from the country’s chief medical officers of health, chief coroners and chief medical examiners says 7,146 people died of opioid-related overdoses last year. That’s down ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada issues deportation orders, cancels visas for Iranian regime members
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal border agency says three people have been found ineligible to remain in Canada in recent years for being senior officials of the Iranian regime. The Canada Border Services Agency says deportation orders were issued for all three and one has been removed from Canada. In 2022, Ottawa declared Iran’s leaders — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!This year’s Fête nationale was hottest June day on record in Montreal
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
MONTREAL — Tuesday’s Fête nationale holiday was the hottest June day in Montreal since records started. Environment Canada says temperatures hit 35.6 C, breaking the all-time high for June set 61 years ago. The previous monthly high of 35 C was set on June 30, 1964, recorded at Montreal’s Trudeau Airport, where records have been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No evidence federal election was affected by foreign interference, commissioner says
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s elections commissioner says she has no evidence the result of the federal election in April was affected by foreign interference, disinformation or voter intimidation. In a preliminary report today, Commissioner Caroline Simard says her office received more than 16,000 complaints about the spring campaign which ended on April 28. That number is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Next survey asks if province should withhold social help for some immigrants
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
CALGARY — Whether Alberta should withhold social services from some immigrants is among the issues Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is tabling for debate this summer when she travels the province to consult citizens on potential referendum questions. The tour is part of what Smith has dubbed the “Alberta Next” panel. At a news conference Tuesday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal asking rents up nearly 71% in six years, according to Statistics Canada
By Canadian Press on June 25th, 2025
MONTREAL — A new Statistics Canada report says asking rent in Montreal has risen by nearly 71 per cent since 2019. Average asking rent for a two-bedroom apartment was $1,930 in the first quarter of 2025, up from $1,130 six years ago. Asking rents have roughly doubled in some other Quebec cities, including Drummondville and ... Read More »
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