Author: Silas Reed
It’s been years since the prospect of a pipeline to carry oil from the West to the East of Canada has been front and centre. But new comments by the federal energy minister amid U.S. tariff threats have many asking: could it finally happen?Trump has threatened a 10 per cent tariff on energy resources from Canada along with a 25 per cent tariff on all goods. His threat has leaders across industries and provinces, including energy and even Quebec — long opposed to a new oil pipeline — asking how to mitigate the threat.“Being so dependent on the United States…
By Fakiha Baig The Canadian Press Posted February 7, 2025 1:49 pm Updated February 7, 2025 2:15 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size An Edmonton man who was attacked in a resort bar in the Dominican Republic is out of a coma in hospital. Cindy Rowan says she’s relieved her son, Chase Delorme-Rowan, is also talking for the first time since Jan. 14, when he was slammed to the ground during a family vacation celebrating his 18th birthday.She says doctors are still trying to figure out when they can replace a piece of his…
As bird flu spread among animals soars in the United States, hospitals are being told to proactively screen for potential human cases in influenza A patients. The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) last month told doctors and laboratorians to “now expedite the subtyping of influenza A-positive specimens from hospitalized patients” in order to “help prevent delays in identifying human infections with avian influenza A(H5N1) viruses.”Following that CDC guidance, the New York State Department of Health issued an advisory on Monday instructing doctors to ask people with suspected or confirmed influenza A about potential exposures to wild and…
By Thomas Laberge The Canadian Press Posted February 7, 2025 2:40 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre’s bid to become the next leader of the Liberal Party of Quebec was in jeopardy Friday after the party announced it wouldn’t accept his candidacy. The party said in a brief statement on the social media platform X that its electoral committee has ruled Coderre’s candidacy inadmissible, putting an end to a few weeks of intrigue over the longtime politician’s status in the race.The Liberals said Coderre has the right to appeal…
Mayor Cam Guthrie has described Guelph as a city of resilience. The State of the City Address on Thursday focused on housing and the 2025 budget among other topics.A lot of the “heavy lifting” the city did in the past 12 months was around housing, Guthrie said.“The heavy lifting revolved around internal process changes to make things easier and faster — policy and zoning changes to allow more flexibility of the type of housing we can have in the city of Guelph.”Although Guthrie didn’t reach his goal of reducing the budget’s tax levy to 4 per cent or less, he…
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted February 7, 2025 1:57 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The RCMP have laid charges against three men in Quebec accused of smuggling people into Canada from the United States. Muhammet Akca, 41, is charged with conspiring to facilitate the illegal crossing of several people in 2024 and is scheduled to appear in court in Valleyfield, Que., on March 3.The police investigation began after Akca was intercepted last May in Ormstown, Que., southwest of Montreal, while driving a vehicle allegedly headed toward an unguarded border crossing to pick up a…
By Marija Robinson Global News Posted February 7, 2025 1:16 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size With the recent tensions between Canada and the U.S., some Canadians are reconsidering their vacation plans. Snowbirds in Regina’s airport shared how they’ll be looking into other options when it comes to escaping the cold. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign up for breaking news alerts delivered directly to you when they happen. While it’s still too early to tell if those sentiments will lead to a decline in ticket sales,…
Tobias Warschewski scored a highlight-reel goal in the 80th minute to give Cavalry FC a memorable 2-1 comeback win over Mexico’s Pumas UNAM in the opening leg of their CONCACAF Champions Cup first-round series Thursday. The victory came in Cavalry’s first competitive game since winning the Canadian Premier League championship Nov. 9.The deciding play started when Ali Musse found Jay Herdman in the Pumas penalty box. Herdman headed it over to Warschewski, who deftly flicked it from one foot to another to evade a defender before poking the ball past goalkeeper Alex Padilla.The goal by Warschewski, who led the CPL…
Toronto police say they have cracked a 1998 cold case after arresting a suspect wanted for the death of a 24-year-old woman, who was sex trade worker at the time, using genetic genealogy. Det. Sgt. Steve Smith made the announcement on Friday in the homicide case of Donna Oglive, who was found dead on March 8, 1998 at a rear parking lot of 130 Carlton St., near Jarvis Street, by a concerned resident.“It looks like it may have been a sex trade transaction, and it ended in the death of Ms. Oglive,” Smith said, adding she died by strangulation and…
The fire-ravaged town of Jasper, Alta., has received two pieces of critical funding from the federal and provincial governments as it attempts to stabilize in the wake of last summer’s devastating wildfire. The federal government announced on Thursday it’s committing $162 million to the recovery in Jasper, Alta. – a portion of which is being dedicated to interim and long-term housing.The funding comes on top of a new $8-million commitment by the Alberta government, also announced Thursday, that’s partly being used to fill a gap in property tax revenues the town was facing as a result of number of homes…
