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In the news today: Premiers to hear from Indigenous groups at meeting
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Premiers to hear from Indigenous groups at meeting A three-day meeting of the country's premiers gets underway...
Jul 21, 2025
Premiers to meet with Indigenous groups on first day of three-day Ontario gathering
HUNTSVILLE, ONT. - A three-day meeting of the country's premiers gets underway today, and the first item on the agenda is discussions with Indigenous groups. The premiers are gathering at Deerhurst Re...
Jul 21, 2025
Unionized workers at Canada Post to start voting on contract offer
OTTAWA - Unionized workers at Canada Post begin voting on the Crown corporation's latest contract offer today. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers is urging they reject the proposal. Canada Post is a...
Jul 21, 2025
Expert group says the next six months are 'crucial' for major projects bill success
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney's government should prioritize Indigenous engagement and declare "low-risk, high-impact" projects as being in the national interest within the next six months to va...
Jul 21, 2025
Wildfire, tornado researchers look for answers in Jasper's charred forest
Lori Daniels and a team of researchers plan to let a hand-held GPS guide them in a few weeks to more than 100 spots in the charred forest around Jasper, Alta. At each location, they'll plunge a stake ...
Jul 21, 2025
Jasper, Parks Canada officials giving tours, remarks ahead of wildfire anniversary
JASPER, ALTA. - Officials with Parks Canada and the town of Jasper, Alta., are to provide remarks and tours of the community today as they get set to mark the one-year anniversary of a devastating wil...
Jul 21, 2025
'Grossly exceeded': Fentanyl in air at Vancouver supportive housing offices
VANCOUVER - The presence of second-hand fentanyl smoke is so severe at some British Columbia supportive housing facilities that workers cannot escape "substantial exposure," even if they stay in their...
Jul 21, 2025
Health advocates urge Carney not to delay pledge for UN Global Fund fighting AIDS, TB
OTTAWA - AIDS activists are urging the federal government to quickly renew Canada's support for fighting infectious diseases abroad, warning delays will further hinder global efforts to combat key ill...
Jul 21, 2025
Japan's Ishiba says he'll stay in office to tackle inflation and US tariffs despite election loss
TOKYO (AP) - Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba said Monday he will stay in office to tackle challenges such as rising prices and high U.S. tariffs after a weekend election defeat left his coaliti...
Jul 21, 2025
Surging Tiger-Cats dump struggling Redblacks 30-15 for fourth straight win
OTTAWA - Bo Levi Mitchell led the surging Hamilton Tiger-Cats to their second consecutive victory over the Ottawa Redblacks with a 30-15 win on Sunday. Ottawa (1-6) dropped its fourth straight and con...
Jul 20, 2025