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First Nations leaders call Bill C-5 ‘colonization in 2025’ following meeting with PM
Some First Nations leaders walked out of a meeting today with the prime minister regarding the Liberal's major projects law, saying it undermines treaty rights and Indigenous sovereignty. Mark Carney ...
Jul 17, 2025
Cenovus making progress as vapour cloud diminishes from Rush Lake 2 well release
A large vapour cloud that has been billowing from Cenovus Energy's Rush Lake 2 facility for over two months appears to have dissipated, offering the first glimmer of progress since the uncontrolled re...
Jul 17, 2025
CP NewsAlert: Jasper fire report says Alberta government complicated response
JASPER - A report into a wildfire that devastated the Rocky Mountain resort town of Jasper says crews did their best but command and control was hampered by the Alberta government. The report was comm...
Jul 17, 2025
Alouettes sign veteran lineman Shawn Lemon after reinstatement
MONTREAL - The Montreal Alouettes signed Shawn Lemon to a contract through the rest of the CFL season Thursday, one day after the veteran defensive lineman was reinstated from a gambling suspension. L...
Jul 17, 2025
Ottawa army unit head removed as part of social media misconduct probe
OTTAWA - The head of an Ottawa-based Canadian Army regiment has been temporarily removed as part of an investigation into alleged online behaviour that the commander of the army says disgraced the mil...
Jul 17, 2025
‘Prime time’: Sask. ag specialist breaks down the good and the bad of summer algae blooms
As temperatures climb and water sources across Saskatchewan warm up, conditions are ripe for algae to flourish - both the helpful kind and the potentially deadly."Prime time for some of these more dan...
Jul 17, 2025
Timeline of 4 women slain in Winnipeg, searching landfills for their remains
WINNIPEG - The Manitoba government said Thursday that the search of a landfill for the remains of two slain First Nations women has concluded and that there would soon be a new search at a different s...
Jul 17, 2025
Hall of Fame trainer Mark Casse earns 4,000th career victory
NEW KENT COUNTY, VIRGINIA - Mark Casse has his 4,000th career racing win. Casse, a Hall of Fame trainer in both Canada and the United States, achieved the milestone Thursday when It's Witchcraft preva...
Jul 17, 2025
Major projects: How Bill C-5 works and why Indigenous leaders are so concerned
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney held a meeting with hundreds of First Nations chiefs Thursday, amid widespread skepticism and frustration over his controversial major-projects legislation. Bill C-...
Jul 17, 2025
Supportive space for residents of Denare Beach opens; 48 active wildfires burning in Sask.
A Community Resilience Centre has opened in Denare Beach to support residents who have experienced devastating losses due to the Wolf wildfire. The centre, located in the Denareplex, will be operation...
Jul 17, 2025