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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...

Sheldon Spackman 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

Missing Canadian girl found dead in New York state, U.S. officers say

Police in New York state say they have found a nine-year-old Canadian girl who went missing in northeastern New York dead. A news release from New York State Police says officers from the Warren Count...

Jul 20, 2025

Inmate, 26, dies following assault at Donnacona prison in Quebec

MONTREAL - Correctional Service Canada says a 26-year-old inmate has died at Donnacona Institution in Quebec. They say Sylvain Kabbouchi died today at the maximum-security institution west of Quebec C...

Jul 20, 2025