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In the news today: James Smith offers condolences to Hollow Water
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... James Smith offers condolences to Hollow Water Messages of condolences and support poured in for a Manitoba Fi...
Sep 05, 2025
Carney to make announcement in GTA after wrapping up cabinet retreat
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to make an announcement in the Greater Toronto Area today after meeting with his cabinet for two days to prepare for the return of Parliament. Carney's...
Sep 05, 2025
G7 speakers, officials gathering in capital region today
OTTAWA - Canada is hosting U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and other officials from G7 countries and Ukraine in the Ottawa area today. Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia will be in m...
Sep 05, 2025
Statistics Canada to release August labour force survey today
OTTAWA - Statistics Canada will release its latest reading of the country's job market this morning. The agency is set to release its labour force survey for August. A Reuters poll of economists headi...
Sep 05, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney honours John Candy, takes swipe at Trump to open TIFF's 50th edition
TORONTO - Prime Minister Mark Carney opened the 50th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival with a patriotic speech that celebrated Canadian culture - and included a subtle swipe at U.S. P...
Sep 04, 2025
BC Wildfire Service says civilian drone hit firefighting plane
KAMLOOPS - The BC Wildfire Service says police are investigating after one of its firefighting aircraft was struck by a civilian drone that was being illegally flown in restricted airspace. It says th...
Sep 04, 2025
Officials, Indigenous leaders respond to mass stabbing on Manitoba First Nation
WINNIPEG - A man killed his sister and wounded several others in a mass stabbing on the Hollow Water First Nation in Manitoba on Thursday. RCMP said Tyrone Simard, 26, then fled in a stolen vehicle an...
Sep 04, 2025
Timeline of mass stabbing on Manitoba First Nation, attacker dies in crash
WINNIPEG - RCMP say a man killed his sister and wounded several others Thursday in a stabbing rampage on a Manitoba First Nation. He then fled and was killed in a highway crash with a Mountie who was ...
Sep 04, 2025
Sim says Vancouver is 'begging' B.C. for mental health supports after festival attack
VANCOUVER - No city can completely eliminate all risks to public safety and it's not feasible to protect every event among thousands held each year, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim said following the release ...
Sep 04, 2025
Two Canadians likely dead after Lisbon streetcar crash, police say
OTTAWA - Local police say there's a "high possibility" that two Canadians are dead after a popular 19th-century streetcar crashed in Portugal's capital on Wednesday, The Associated Press reports. The ...
Sep 04, 2025
