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CP News Alert: 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!One of three suspects charged after 44 migrants found near border in Quebec gets bail
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — One of three men charged with human smuggling after 44 migrants were found crammed inside a cube van in southern Quebec has been granted bail. Firat Yuksek must respect a long list of conditions that include not having a passport and not being within 25 kilometres of the Canada-U.S. border. Quebec court Judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Culture of skepticism’: B.C. election report cites weather manipulation claims
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
VICTORIA — A new report into British Columbia’s 2024 provincial election finds no evidence of foreign interference, but acknowledges a “broader culture of skepticism and conspiracy” with mis-information and speculation about voting manipulation “now the norm.” The report by researchers at the University of Toronto and Montreal’s McGill University cites examples including spurious claims that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinatown stabbing suspect says he was mentally and ‘morally’ sick at time of attack
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The man accused of stabbing three people at a Vancouver Chinatown festival two years ago says he was mentally and “morally” sick at the time of the attack. Blair Donnelly’s remarks come as he faces cross-examination on the third day of his trial in Vancouver for aggravated assault, two years to the day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Study estimates 2023 Canadian wildfire smoke caused 82,000 premature deaths globally
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Smoke from record-breaking Canadian wildfires in 2023 caused an estimated 5,400 acute deaths and about 82,100 premature deaths worldwide, a new study shows. The study published in the peer-reviewed journal Nature acknowledges some variation in mortality estimates depending on the methods used, but says its overall conclusion is the smoke led to an ... Read More »
1 responseElections Canada apologizes to Kativik Regional Government for voting day problems
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Elections Canada apologized Tuesday to the Kativik Regional Government in Quebec for problems community members faced while voting in the last federal election. Chief Electoral Officer StĂ©phane Perrault travelled to Kuujjuaq to apologize in person at a government council meeting. Following the April 28 federal election, Perrault acknowledged that some voters in Nunavik ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Environment groups calls for swift climate policies ahead of fall Parliament session
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Environment groups are calling on the federal government to move swiftly on climate policies in the upcoming session of Parliament. The calls are coming as the Liberal government sends unclear signals about greenhouse gas emission targets and rolls back a policy to get more electric vehicles on the road. While the Canadian Climate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elections Canada apologizes to Kativik Regional Government for election shortcomings
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Elections Canada apologized Tuesday to the Kativik Regional Government in Quebec for problems their community faced in voting in the last federal election. Chief Electoral Officer StĂ©phane Perrault travelled to Kuujjuaq to apologize in person at a Kativik Regional Government council meeting on Tuesday. Following the April 28 federal election, Perrault acknowledged there ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver festival attack suspect faces 31 more charges as he is ruled fit for trial
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack is facing 31 more charges, all for attempted murder, in addition to 11 charges of second-degree murder. The attempted murder charges were described at a provincial court hearing where a judge ruled that Adam Kai-Ji Lo is mentally fit to stand trial over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney plans to announce the first series of major projects on Thursday
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
EDMONTON — The first major industrial projects under the federal government’s strategy to reduce Canada’s economic reliance on the U.S. will be announced Thursday, Prime Minister Mark Carney told his caucus on Wednesday. The prime minister vowed that these “transformative” projects will align both with the interests of Indigenous people and with Canada’s climate goals. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge rules Vancouver festival attack suspect Adam Kai-Ji Lo is fit for murder trial
By Canadian Press on September 10th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A judge has ruled that the suspect in the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival attack in which 11 people died is mentally fit to stand trial for murder. Adam Kai-Ji Lo is charged with 11 counts of second-degree murder over the April 26 attack in which an SUV plowed through a crowded street. ... Read More »
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