Sarah Mills: I don't want to live in a world where people are shot for their opinions
Sarah Mills says she was no follower of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, but the idea that people are being killed ov...
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Federal bank loaning $1B for BC Ferries to buy Chinese-made ships
VICTORIA - A federal Crown corporation is loaning BC Ferries $1 billion to help buy four Chinese-made ships, a purchase that federal Transport Minister Chrystia Freeland recently said was dismaying an...
Jun 26, 2025
Six still in hospital, two months after attack on Vancouver's Lapu Lapu festival
VANCOUVER - Police say six victims remain in hospital two months after the attack on Vancouver's Lapu Lapu Day street festival that killed 11 people. Vancouver police say in an email response that one...
Jun 26, 2025
Senate could vote on controversial major projects bill today
OTTAWA - The Senate could vote today on Prime Minister Mark Carney's controversial major projects bill - legislation that would give the federal government the power to fast-track projects it hopes wi...
Jun 26, 2025
Federal Court approves Indian Hospitals class-action settlement
OTTAWA - The Federal Court has approved a multi-billion-dollar class-action settlement for people who suffered abuse at federally run 'Indian hospitals' following out-of-court negotiations between Ott...
Jun 26, 2025
Ottawa eyeing Ukrainian partnership, EU loans for defence equipment, minister says
OTTAWA - Ottawa is weighing whether to follow in the footsteps of several European nations by forging a new defence co-production deal with Ukraine for military equipment, Defence Minister David McGui...
Jun 26, 2025 Minister of National Defence David McGuinty takes part in a signing ceremony at the Canada-EU Summit in Brussels, Belgium on Monday, June 23, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick
Frank Stronach to stand trial in Toronto early next year before judge alone
TORONTO - Billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is now set to stand trial in his Toronto sexual assault case early next year before a judge alone. Stronach's defence lawyer says he switched from a ju...
Jun 26, 2025
Canada brings seven citizens out of Israel, West Bank as most find their own way out
OTTAWA - Global Affairs Canada says it brought just seven Canadians out of Israel and the West Bank to Jordan on buses offered Wednesday. Ottawa started offering evacuations from both regions later th...
Jun 26, 2025 Travelers line up to check in for a flight following the announcement of a ceasefire between Israel and Iran, at Ben Gurion International Airport, near Tel Aviv, Israel, Wednesday, June 25, 2025. (AP Photo/Ohad Zwigenberg)
Ottawa's foreign aid chief eyes red tape, visibility as Canada resists cutbacks
OTTAWA - The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more efficient, more visible approach to development and humanitarian assistance to make the case for maintaining aid spending as the Uni...
Jun 26, 2025 Randeep Sarai, Secretary of State (International Development), takes part in a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Tuesday, May 13, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Bodies of three people missing after Airmedic helicopter crash in Quebec recovered
MONTRAL - The search for three people who were unaccounted for after a medical transport helicopter crashed on Quebec's North Shore came to an end late Wednesday night after police divers located thei...
Jun 26, 2025 The Surete du Quebec, or Quebec Provincial Police patch at a news conference, in Quebec City on February 29, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jacques Boissinot
In the news today: Foreign aid transparency, Quebec chopper crash victims found
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Aid chief wants more visibility abroad and at home The MP overseeing foreign aid says Canada must take a more ...
Jun 26, 2025
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Evan chats with political columnist Biran Lilley and lawyer Warren Kinsella after the shocking death of Charlie Kirk. He...
