Category Archives: Canada

CP NewsAlert: The 2025 wildfire season is on track to be Canada's 2nd-worst on record
The area burned by wildfires so far this season is the second-largest on record in Canada, according to federal government data. More coming. The Canadian Press
Jun 12, 2025

Liberals to cut short study of bill to speed up resource project approvals
OTTAWA - The Liberal government in Ottawa is signalling it plans to push its internal trade and major projects bill through the House of Commons next week at high speed. Government House leader Steven...
Jun 12, 2025

Sikh groups ask Carney to withdraw Indian PM Modi's invitation to G7 summit
OTTAWA - Sikh groups are calling on Prime Minister Mark Carney to revoke his invitation to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend the G7 summit in Alberta next week. Representatives of such gro...
Jun 12, 2025

B.C. provincial park evacuated, RCMP appeal for information on Squamish wildfire
An out of control wildfire near Squamish, B.C., has grown to nearly 55 hectares and forced the evacuation of the nearby Alice Lake Provincial Park. The District of Squamish says increased wind activit...
Jun 12, 2025

First mediation session to begin Monday in Montreal public transit strike
MONTREAL - The first mediation session between Montreal's public transit authority and its striking maintenance workers is scheduled to begin on Monday. About 2,400 maintenance workers have been on st...
Jun 12, 2025

Police make arrests in 'large-scale operation' against organized crime across Quebec
MONTREAL - Quebec police say about 150 officers were deployed early in the morning across the province for a "large-scale operation" against organized crime. Police say they were making numerous arres...
Jun 12, 2025

Supreme Court of Canada to hear Facebook privacy case
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to review a ruling that concluded Facebook broke federal privacy law by failing to adequately inform users of risks to their data when using the popular...
Jun 12, 2025

CP NewsAlert: Ottawa puts latest Canada Post offer up to a vote
OTTAWA - Federal Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says she's going to put Canada Post's latest offer to unionized postal workers up for a vote as soon as possible. The government is seeking an end to the bar...
Jun 12, 2025

One Canadian aboard Air India flight that crashed just after takeoff
OTTAWA - One Canadian was on board an Air India flight bound for London that crashed with more than 240 people on board shortly after takeoff in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad, according to Pr...
Jun 12, 2025

London-bound Air India flight with more than 240 aboard crashes after takeoff from Ahmedabad, India
AHMEDABAD, India (AP) - An Air India passenger plane bound for London with more than 240 people on board including one Canadian crashed Thursday in India's northwestern city of Ahmedabad, the airline ...
Jun 12, 2025