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CanadaJul 28, 2025

3 arrested after early-morning stabbing in North Vancouver: police

Mounties in North Vancouver say three women have been arrested after two of them were injured in a stabbing resulting from a dispute. Police say the incident Saturday at 2:45 a-m saw officers respond to calls of a distraught woman at Lonsdale Quay. Officers arrived and found the injured victim, and the following investigation located two other women nearby on the second floor above the bus loop, one of whom also having similar injuries. Police say investigators have determined the three were involved in a dispute resulting in the assault, and all three women in their 20s have been ta
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CanadaJul 25, 2025

NDP releases official rules for leadership race to replace Singh

The NDP has released the official rules for its leadership race, which include requirements that candidates gather specific numbers of signatures from supporters in diverse regional, racial and LGBTQ+ groups. At least 10 per cent of a candidate's signatures must come from young New Democrats aged 25 years or under. Candidates must also collect at least 50 signatures from each of five different regions in Canada — the Atlantic, Quebec, Ontario, the Prairies, and B.C. and the North. A new permanent leader to replace Jagmeet Singh will be chosen through a ranked ballot vote, allowing party memb
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CanadaJul 24, 2025

Number of federal public service jobs could drop by almost 60,000, report predicts

A new report by the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives says the federal public service could shed almost 60,000 jobs over the next four years as Ottawa looks to cut costs. Earlier this month, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne sent letters to multiple ministers asking them to cut program spending at their departments by 7.5 per cent next spring, 10 per cent the year after and 15 per cent in 2028-29. The report, written by senior economist with the Canadian Centre for Policy Alternatives David Macdonald, says the federal public service could lose up to 57,000 employees by 2028.
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CanadaJul 24, 2025

Surrey Council approves lease for new covered practice facility at Cloverdale Athletic Park

Surrey, B.C. – At the Regular Council Meeting on July 14, Surrey City Council approved the execution of a 30-year lease agreement with Surrey United Soccer Club (SUSC) to build, maintain and operate a new covered soccer practice facility at Cloverdale Athletic Park. “This is an exciting milestone as we advance our partnership with Surrey United Soccer Club and take the next step in delivering this much-needed practice facility,” said Mayor Brenda Locke. “By providing the land for this facility at Cloverdale Athletic Park, we’re creating high-quality, year-round training opportun
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CanadaJul 24, 2025

Former UCP caucus members trying to resurrect PC name in Alberta

Alberta's governing United Conservative Party has now brought in the lawyers in a fight over a legacy name. The U-C-P was created eight years ago in a merging of the old Progressive Conservatives and the Wildrose Party. But now two former members of Premier Danielle Smith's U-C-P caucus want to resurrect the P-C name and use it for a party to run against Smith. The U-C-P says it has sent a cease-and-desist letter to the two members, saying the P-C name still belongs to them and can't be legally appropriated. The two former members _ Peter Guthrie and Scott Sinclair _ were booted out o
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CanadaJul 24, 2025

Saskatchewan getting military personnel, helicopters to help fight wildfires

Saskatchewan is set to get help from Ottawa as dozens of wildfires burn in the province. Federal Emergency Management Minister Eleanor Olszewski says she has approved a request for federal assistance and that Armed Forces personnel and helicopters are being deployed. It comes after Saskatchewan's public safety minister, Tim McLeod, said he wrote to Olszewski asking for up to 300 crew members to mop up blazes. He said the province requested helicopters for bucketing and to move crews, and it also needs water haulers and sprinklers to protect communities. Premier Scott Moe's Saskatchew
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CanadaJul 24, 2025

Ruling today in hockey players' sex assault trial

An Ontario judge is set to deliver her ruling today in the sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team, the culmination of a complex case that has fuelled ongoing conversations on consent and sports culture. Michael McLeod, Carter Hart, Alex Formenton, Dillon Dube and Callan Foote have all pleaded not guilty to sexual assault in an encounter that took place in a London, Ont. hotel room in the early hours of June 19, 2018. McLeod, who prosecutors allege was the “ringleader” that night, has also pleaded not guilty to a separate charge of being a party
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CanadaJul 23, 2025

Trump administration is treating Canada like an enemy: Doug Ford

Ontario Premier Doug Ford said on the final day of the Canadian premiers' meeting that the Trump administration is treating Canada like an enemy. After a day of talks focused on domestic issues such as bail reform and health transfers, Canada's premiers showed unity against US President Donald Trump's threat of a trade war. Asked if he would be content to wait until 2026 to renegotiate the Canada-US-Mexico agreement, Ford said, "I have no problem, but I can't trust Trump." Ford said Trump keeps changing his mind. Let us tell you that Canada's premiers are wrapping up their three-day meetin
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CanadaJul 23, 2025

Fitness hearing for Adam Kai-Ji Lo, accused of 11 murders at Vancouver festival

The man accused of ramming an SUV into a crowd and killing 11 people at the Vancouver Lapu Lapu Day festival is set to appear in court today, with a judge determining if he's fit to stand trial. RJ Aquino, the chair of festival organizer Filipino BC, says the court proceedings could prove "traumatizing" for victims and members of the Filipino community. He says many have expressed anger and frustration since the April 26 attack and still find it difficult to cope with the tragedy almost three months later. Thirty-year-old Adam Kai-Ji Lo faces 11 charges of second-degree murder, after police an

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A motorcyclist was taken to hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries after a collision in Surrey early Friday following an attempted traffic stop by the Surrey Police Service. According to a Surrey Police Service news release, an officer attempted to stop a speeding motorcycle at about 3:30 a.m. near the Trans-Canada Highway and the 104 Avenue off-ramp. Police said the rider fled into oncoming traffic before colliding with a civilian vehicle. The motorcyclist was transported to hospital by BC Emergency Health Services for treatment. Police said no other people were injured in th
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CanadaAug 07, 2026

Canadian dairy farmers urge Ottawa not to make dairy concessions in U.S. trade talks

Canadian dairy producers are urging the federal government not to offer any concessions on the dairy sector or Canada's supply management system as trade negotiations with the United States continue ahead of a key tariff deadline. In a statement, Dairy Farmers of Canada said the country's food sovereignty "is not for sale" and warned that any agreement weakening the dairy sector would not be in Canada's national interest. The organization said Canada has already made several concessions in recent months in an effort to advance discussions with the United States, but argued that the Trump admin
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Punjab seeks Centre's intervention over Canadian work permit issues affecting students

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BCAug 07, 2026

RCMP investigating five suspicious brush fires near Shuswap Lake amid extreme wildfire danger

RCMP are investigating five suspicious brush fires reported in the Shuswap Lake area after multiple fires broke out within a short period Wednesday evening while the region was under an extreme wildfire danger rating. According to the Columbia Shuswap Regional District, three fires were reported along Squilax–Anglemont Road, each approximately 100 metres apart. Shortly afterward, two additional fires were reported in the nearby Anglemont Estates area. Officials said the fires were contained quickly due to the prompt response of local residents and firefighters, preventing significant damage.
CanadaAug 07, 2026

Canada weighs trade concessions as it seeks relief from U.S. tariffs

The federal government is considering a series of trade concessions as it seeks relief from tariffs imposed by the Trump administration, according to sources familiar with the discussions. The measures under consideration reportedly include easing restrictions on the sale of U.S. liquor in some provinces, removing Canada's retaliatory tariffs on automobiles and expanding market access for U.S. dairy products. According to the sources, Prime Minister Mark Carney's government is attempting to demonstrate to the United States that Canada is committed to improving bilateral trade relations. One of