Alberta Premier Danielle Smith believes she’ll have allies in her battle against so-called federal overreach when she attends this week’s meeting of provincial and territorial premiers in Winnipeg. Smith made the comments Monday at the annual Premier’s Stampede Breakfast in Calgary, where she flipped pancakes for a crowd of hundreds just hours before her scheduled…
Alberta’s Smith Decries ‘Federal Interference’ Ahead of Premiers’ Meeting
Lightning Sparks About 200 New Wildfires Across BC as Heat Grips Interior
Hundreds of lightning strikes in many parts of British Columbia almost tripled the number of active wildfires in the province over the weekend, with most burning in central and northern B.C. The BC Wildfire Service is reporting more than 300 fires, with 87 spotted in the last 24 hours and almost 200 of the total…
Judge Who Led Desmond Inquiry Accuses NS Government of Spreading Misinformation
The Nova Scotia government is facing accusations from a judge whosays misinformation and ignorance were behind the attorney general’s decision last week to dismiss him as the commissioner leading a high-profile inquiry. Provincial court Judge Warren Zimmer was appointed in July 2018 to lead the fatality inquiry that investigated why Afghanistan war veteran Lionel Desmond…
No Quebec Wildfires Considered out of Control for First Time Since End of May
For the first time since the end of May Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency says there are no out-of-control wildfires in the province. The agency, called SOPFEU, says there are currently 57 blazes in the southern half of the province, including 38 that are under control and 19 that are considered contained. The agency considers…
Impasse at Strikebound BC Ports Not Broken by Saturday’s Round of Negotiations
Striking British Columbia dock workers and their employer held a round of bargaining over the weekend, the first since negotiations collapsed one week ago, but neither side is saying when, or if, more talks are planned. About 7,400 members of the International Longshore and Warehouse Union Canada have been on strike since July 1, idling…
Human Error May Have Caused Data Breach Involving More Than 5,500 People in PEI
Prince Edward Island says the personal information belonging to thousands of people may have been part of a privacy breach caused by human error. It says the information of 5,600 clients enrolled in a provincial employment program was inadvertently shared on June 13. The province did not say who had gained access to the personal…
AFN Chooses Interim National Chief Ahead of Annual Meeting
The Assembly of First Nations has appointed a new temporary leader as the advocacy organization tries to forge a path forward after the tumultuous tenure and ousting of its national chief. Joanna Bernard, who is the regional chief for New Brunswick, has been chosen as the interim national chief until a new one is elected…
Trudeau Voices Support for Ukraine’s NATO Membership as Allies Weigh Country’s Admission
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will push for Ukraine to be admitted into the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) at a summit this week in Latvia where member countries will weigh the possibility of admitting Ukraine into the treaty organization. “We feel very strongly that Ukraine should be joining NATO as soon as conditions allow,”…
David Krayden: Continuing the War in Ukraine Is Not a Viable Foreign Policy for Canada or NATO
Commentary As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau prepares for the NATO summit in Vilnius, Lithuania this week, he should speak wisely. Amid all the strained and fabricated hoopla surrounding Trudeau’s “surprise” visit to Ukraine in June, almost all of the media missed one important moment: Canada becoming “a guarantor” of Ukraine’s safety. And those media that…
Debt Worries up as Higher Interest Rates and Rising Cost of Living Take a Toll: MNP
A report by insolvency firm MNP Ltd. says 52 per cent of Canadians say they are $200 away or less from not being able to pay all of their bills at the end of the month as higher interest rates and a rising cost of living have stretched budgets. The result for the July report…
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