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Fixing WestJet plane in St. Maarten likely 'very difficult project': aviation experts
Repairing a WestJet plane that landed roughly in St. Maarten on the weekend and shut down the Caribbean island's airport for a day will be a challenge, say aviation experts. Videos of WestJet Flight W...
Vanessa Tiberio, The Canadian Press Sep 09, 2025

Battle that led to Haiti's independence among names of new Montreal metro stations
MONTRAL - Montreal's outgoing mayor says she hopes a major project to extend the subway system into the city's east end will chart a path forward for other public transit developments. On Tuesday, Val...
Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press Sep 09, 2025

Bill Daly: NHL expects decision on Hockey Canada five 'in the relatively near future'
LAS VEGAS - NHL deputy commissioner Bill Daly says he expects a decision soon from the league on the status of five former Hockey Canada players acquitted at trial in a high-profile sexual assault cas...
Joshua Clipperton, The Canadian Press Sep 09, 2025

Federal government hasn't heard directly from China on EV tariffs, minister says
Canada's agriculture minister says any decision to ease tariffs on electric vehicles from China would have to take into consideration impacts on other sectors. Heath MacDonald says the government hasn...
Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press Sep 09, 2025

Quebecers have strongest opinions against public prayer, Leger poll suggests
MONTREAL - Quebecers support a ban on public prayer more than anywhere else in the country, says a new poll published this week. The Leger poll surveyed Canadians across the country after the Quebec g...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Sep 09, 2025

Vancouver Chinatown stabbing suspect Donnelly testifies, tells of finding God
VANCOUVER - The man accused of stabbing three people at a festival in Vancouver's Chinatown in 2023 is testifying at his trial, telling the court how he found religion. Blair Donnelly, who has pleaded...
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press Sep 09, 2025

Gananoque, Ont., mayor wants to clamp down on Quebec parking scofflaws — literally
MONTREAL - The mayor of a town in eastern Ontario is proposing a clamp down on Quebec drivers who incur parking tickets. In a new directive posted in August, Gananoque Mayor John Beddows asked town st...
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press Sep 09, 2025

Liberal MPs meet in Edmonton to prepare for fall sitting, major projects agenda
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's decision to hold his first big caucus retreat in Edmonton this week is sending a signal to the country that he's taking direction from Canadians, rather than dict...
Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press Sep 09, 2025

Minister who oversaw Quebec auto board during cost overrun scandal out of cabinet
QUBEC - One of the Quebec ministers who oversaw an auto insurance board project that incurred major cost overruns says he will be shuffled out of cabinet. Franois Bonnardel, now public security minist...
Canadian Press Sep 09, 2025

As support for immigration wanes, survey says optimism key to retaining immigrants
OTTAWA - As the political debate over immigration heats up again, a group that works to support newcomers says immigrants need a sense of both belonging and optimism to convince them to stay. The Inst...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Sep 09, 2025












