CanadaAug 22, 2025
Carney to hold noon news conference
Prime Minister Mark Carney will hold a news conference in Ottawa today at noon ET after meeting with his cabinet this morning.
CanadaAug 22, 2025
Canada Post union says negotiation meeting delayed, with talks to continue Monday
Negotiations that had been scheduled for Friday between Canada Post and the Canadian Union of Postal Workers have been delayed.
A press release from CUPW says it's been informed by Canada Post that the Crown corporation needs more time to review offers from the union.
The postponement comes after the two parties returned to the bargaining table on Wednesday, with plans to meet again on Friday.
Instead, the union says the meeting is to take place Monday.
CUPW says the Crown corporation's final offers did not meet its needs.
The union is also maintaining its national ban on overtime.
CanadaAug 22, 2025
Air Canada restoring full schedule by Friday after tentative deal with flight attendants
Air Canada says it expects to resume close to its full network schedule by Friday after reaching a tentative deal with its 10,000 flight attendants that ended a five-day strike.
Chief operations officer Mark Nasr said in a company statement the airline is restoring operations faster than anticipated thanks to staff efforts.
The Canadian Union of Public Employees (CUPE), which represents flight attendants, also issued a statement confirming that the agreement raises wages and introduces pay for time worked while aircraft are on the ground — a long-standing demand.
The strike disrupted flights
CanadaAug 21, 2025
PM Carney and Trump discuss trade and new economic security relationship
Prime Minister Mark Carney and US President Donald Trump discussed trade and new economic security relationship on Thursday. The talks between the two leaders have been described as positive and leading to further results.
Carney and Trump also discussed the issue of Ukraine during this time, and the two leaders have also agreed to meet again soon. The phone conversation between the Prime Minister and Trump took place a few hours after External Affairs Minister Anita Anand met with US Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Anand was in Washington today. It is worth noting that this is Carney's la
CanadaAug 21, 2025
Six charges approved following CFSEU-BC UGET investigation
The Combined Forces Special Enforcement Unit of British Columbia’s (CFSEU-BC) Uniform Gang Enforcement Team (UGET) has secured six charges against a Surrey man following an investigation that led to the seizure of significant quantities of drugs and cash.
On August 24, 2024, UGET officers attempted a traffic stop in Maple Ridge involving a vehicle known to have previously evaded police. The driver fled on foot but was quickly arrested. A search of the suspect and vehicle led to the seizure of:
• 1.157 kilograms of fentanyl
• 790 grams of cocaine
• 337 grams of methamphetamine
• 1
CanadaAug 21, 2025
Tariffs: Quebec liquor board prepares to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol
The Quebec liquor board may be forced to destroy $300,000 worth of American alcohol that the province has banned from stores.
The provincial government on March 4 ordered the state-owned corporation to empty shelves of U.S. alcohol in response to tariffs imposed by President Donald Trump.
At the time, other provinces including Ontario and Alberta directed their liquor regulators to stop buying all American alcohol, while B.C. banned liquor from "red states" that voted for Trump in the 2024 election.
U.S. alcohol purchased before the boycott is being stored, but Quebec's liquor board says that
CanadaAug 21, 2025
Air Canada flights restored, 95% of flights expected to return to service
Most of Air Canada's flights have been restored and 95% of its entire network is expected to return to service in the next 24 hours. The airline said 94% of international flights are expected to operate in the next 24 hours.
As of yesterday, 234 Air Canada and Air Canada Rouge aircraft were in service. The airline said it operated about 900 flights on Wednesday. Air Canada said it will take some time for full regular service to resume and that customers will be kept informed of any changes to travel plans.
It is worth noting that a vote on the temporary agreement to end the flight attendan
CanadaAug 21, 2025
Saskatchewan Premier Moe, federal minister to meet on China canola tariff
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is set to meet today with federal Agriculture Minister Heath MacDonald, along with industry groups, to discuss the steep Chinese tariff on Canadian canola seed.
Kody Blois, the parliamentary secretary for Prime Minister Mark Carney, and Saskatchewan Agriculture Minister Daryl Harrison are also to attend the meeting in Saskatoon.
A press conference is scheduled following the discussion.
China imposed the tariff of nearly 76 per cent last week, causing the price of one of Canada's most valuable crops to fall and wiping out millions of dollars in its value.
It comes
CanadaAug 21, 2025
Anand set to have meeting with Rubio in Washington amid bilateral tensions
Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is set to have her first official meeting with U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio in Washington today amid ongoing tensions in the bilateral relationship.
Anand and Rubio have previously spoken by phone, including in June ahead of the G7 Leaders' Summit in Kananaskis.
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc cycled through Washington in July looking for a tariff offramp but instead U.S. President Donald Trump boosted duties on Canada to 35 per cent.
Those tariffs do not apply to goods compliant with the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement on trade.
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