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Reçu aujourd’hui — 3 août 2025Canada
  • ✇The Globe and Mail
  • Quebec’s summer travelling carnivals intend to stick around, season staple for generations
    Bright colourful rides, skill-testing games with a stuffed animal prize, and copious amounts of sticky cotton candy are all hallmarks of the travelling carnival circuit, and are deeply rooted in the imagination of Quebeckers who’ve been able to experience them.The travelling midways, which temporarily set up shop in shopping centre parking lots or wherever else they can find space, have been part of the Quebec landscape for decades.
     

Quebec’s summer travelling carnivals intend to stick around, season staple for generations

3 août 2025 à 16:02
Fun Show is a newer company that is nearly 20 years old and covers a vast territory that extends from the Laurentians to the Eastern Townships to the capital region.

Bright colourful rides, skill-testing games with a stuffed animal prize, and copious amounts of sticky cotton candy are all hallmarks of the travelling carnival circuit, and are deeply rooted in the imagination of Quebeckers who’ve been able to experience them.

The travelling midways, which temporarily set up shop in shopping centre parking lots or wherever else they can find space, have been part of the Quebec landscape for decades.

  • ✇The Globe and Mail
  • LeBlanc says Trump, Carney to speak in coming days following tariff announcement
    U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will likely talk “over the next number of days” after the U.S. imposed a 35 per cent tariff on goods not covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, a Canadian official said on Sunday. Dominic LeBlanc, the federal cabinet minister in charge of U.S.-Canada trade, also told CBS News’ “Face the Nation” that he was “encouraged” by recent discussions and believed a deal to bring down tariffs remained an option.
     

LeBlanc says Trump, Carney to speak in coming days following tariff announcement

3 août 2025 à 12:30
Dominic LeBlanc told CBS News that he was “encouraged” by recent discussions and believed a deal to bring down tariffs remained an option.

U.S. President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney will likely talk “over the next number of days” after the U.S. imposed a 35 per cent tariff on goods not covered by the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade agreement, a Canadian official said on Sunday.

Dominic LeBlanc, the federal cabinet minister in charge of U.S.-Canada trade, also told CBS News’ “Face the Nation” that he was “encouraged” by recent discussions and believed a deal to bring down tariffs remained an option.

Trade Minister Maninder Sidhu eyes new markets outside U.S., looks at Southeast Asia and beyond

3 août 2025 à 11:59
Prime Minister Mark Carney tasked Dominic LeBlanc as minister responsible for specifically Canada-U.S. trade. Meanwhile Maninder Sidhu’s job focuses on countries other than the U.S.

Ottawa’s new trade minister says he’s looking to sign deals in South America, Southeast Asia, Africa and beyond – and to convince businesses to actually use the trade agreements Canada has already signed.

“My primary role as Canada’s top salesman is to be out there hustling, opening doors for businesses and accessing new markets,” Maninder Sidhu told The Canadian Press.

  • ✇The Globe and Mail
  • Crown prosecutors stay charge for Alberta man convicted in 1987 murder
    An Alberta man who spent more than three decades in prison for the death of an Edmonton woman has had his charge stayed, the group representing him announced.Innocence Canada, a non-profit that advocates against wrongful convictions, said Roy Allan Sobotiak was to appear in court Friday to set a date for his new trial, but learned the Crown Prosecution Service stayed his second-degree murder charge.
     

Crown prosecutors stay charge for Alberta man convicted in 1987 murder

3 août 2025 à 10:34
Non-profit group Innocence Canada, which advocates against wrongful convictions, has been representing Roy Allan Sobotiak.

An Alberta man who spent more than three decades in prison for the death of an Edmonton woman has had his charge stayed, the group representing him announced.

Innocence Canada, a non-profit that advocates against wrongful convictions, said Roy Allan Sobotiak was to appear in court Friday to set a date for his new trial, but learned the Crown Prosecution Service stayed his second-degree murder charge.

B.C. wildfires remain active, evacuation order for nearly 400 properties on Vancouver Island

3 août 2025 à 10:02
The fire is burning on the north banks of Cameron Lake and was discovered on Thursday. It is believed to be human-caused.

Nearly 400 properties on Vancouver Island, as well as a provincial park, have been ordered evacuated due to a wildfire burning out of control.

The Regional District of Nanaimo expanded its evacuation order related to the fire burning on the north banks of Cameron Lake, about 60 kilometres from the City of Nanaimo.

Reçu hier — 2 août 2025Canada
  • ✇The Globe and Mail
  • Fitness is being promoted in seniors’ homes across Canada for better health, social connection
    Ninety-two-year-old Jean Mitchell has been active for as long as she can remember. She played sports while growing up in Saskatchewan – tennis, skating, volleyball – but admits that anything requiring hand-eye co-ordination was not where she shone.Then she met her husband, an avid outdoorsman who believed the only way to handle a nine-to-five city job was to ditch corporate wear for outdoor gear as soon as the weekend hit. They enjoyed canoeing, overnight hiking and cross-country skiing during t
     

Fitness is being promoted in seniors’ homes across Canada for better health, social connection

2 août 2025 à 07:30
Staying active can help seniors avoid serious injuries from falls, a huge risk factor for this age group.

Ninety-two-year-old Jean Mitchell has been active for as long as she can remember. She played sports while growing up in Saskatchewan – tennis, skating, volleyball – but admits that anything requiring hand-eye co-ordination was not where she shone.

Then she met her husband, an avid outdoorsman who believed the only way to handle a nine-to-five city job was to ditch corporate wear for outdoor gear as soon as the weekend hit. They enjoyed canoeing, overnight hiking and cross-country skiing during the nearly six decades spent together before he passed in 2014.

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Man pleads guilty in arson extortion case targeting South Asian home builders in Edmonton

1 août 2025 à 23:08
The remnants of a newly built home that was burned down and was under investigation for arson in Edmonton in January, 2024.

A man admitted in court Friday to being part of an arson extortion syndicate targeting South Asian home builders in Edmonton.

Manav Heer, wearing an orange jumpsuit, pleaded guilty to extortion, conspiring to commit extortion, attempting to cause fire to property and using an imitation firearm during an offence.

  • ✇The Globe and Mail
  • Infrastructure bank CEO defends $1-billion loan to BC Ferries for Chinese boats
    The chief executive of Canada Infrastructure Bank is defending a $1-billion loan to help BC Ferries buy four new ships from China, saying it will lead to improved service for ferry users.Ehren Cory provided the perspective Friday during an appearance before the House of Commons transport and infrastructure committee, which was gathered to address the controversy over BC Ferries not buying the vessels from Canadian shipyards.
     

Infrastructure bank CEO defends $1-billion loan to BC Ferries for Chinese boats

1 août 2025 à 22:19
BC Ferries provides passenger and vehicle services to coastal and island communities as one of the world's largest providers. It received a $1-billion loan from the infrastructure bank to buy four new Chinese ships to replace some of its aging fleet.

The chief executive of Canada Infrastructure Bank is defending a $1-billion loan to help BC Ferries buy four new ships from China, saying it will lead to improved service for ferry users.

Ehren Cory provided the perspective Friday during an appearance before the House of Commons transport and infrastructure committee, which was gathered to address the controversy over BC Ferries not buying the vessels from Canadian shipyards.

  • ✇The Globe and Mail
  • Heat warnings, air-quality alerts abound for long weekend as destructive wildfire season continues
    Harsh temperatures and heavy smoke have triggered heat warnings and air-quality alerts for large swaths of the country this weekend, as hundreds of wildfires remain uncontained in Western and Central Canada. Higher-risk conditions are anticipated in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, prompting special bulletins from Environment and Climate Change Canada for dozens of cities and towns. Meteorologists expect dryness, heat and lower precipitation to create ripe weather c
     

Heat warnings, air-quality alerts abound for long weekend as destructive wildfire season continues

1 août 2025 à 20:40
A helicopter crew works on a wildfire as another flies by in northern Manitoba on June 12. Hundreds of wildfires remain uncontained in Western and Central Canada.

Harsh temperatures and heavy smoke have triggered heat warnings and air-quality alerts for large swaths of the country this weekend, as hundreds of wildfires remain uncontained in Western and Central Canada.

Higher-risk conditions are anticipated in Ontario, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Alberta and British Columbia, prompting special bulletins from Environment and Climate Change Canada for dozens of cities and towns. Meteorologists expect dryness, heat and lower precipitation to create ripe weather conditions for intense fire behaviour.

Misinformation could be leading to a decrease in contraceptive use among young Canadians, and researchers are urging further study

1 août 2025 à 17:35
B.C. researchers found a significant bump in prescriptions per month after the province made contraceptives free in April, 2023.

When a group of Canadian researchers evaluated B.C.’s universal coverage for contraceptives, they uncovered data they say warrants further study on how misinformation could be affecting use among younger women.

Perhaps unsurprisingly, the team found a significant immediate bump in prescriptions per month across all age groups after the province made contraceptives free starting in April, 2023. But the researchers also saw “steep declines” both before and months after the policy was introduced, among women aged 20-29.

  • ✇The Globe and Mail
  • Vancouver paid just over $2-million in severance to 34 non-union workers since late 2022
    Vancouver paid just over $2-million in severance to 34 non-union employees since the new ABC party was elected in late 2022, putting it at the top of the list for severance payouts among British Columbia’s biggest cities since the last civic election.But that figure, well above the average in Vancouver, is not routinely made available in the city’s financial statements. City watchers have decried the lack of transparency and say the turbulence is one consequence of new mayors and councils wantin
     

Vancouver paid just over $2-million in severance to 34 non-union workers since late 2022

1 août 2025 à 16:08
The office of Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim, pictured in March, 2023, won't say how much city manager Paul Mochrie will receive in severance.

Vancouver paid just over $2-million in severance to 34 non-union employees since the new ABC party was elected in late 2022, putting it at the top of the list for severance payouts among British Columbia’s biggest cities since the last civic election.

But that figure, well above the average in Vancouver, is not routinely made available in the city’s financial statements. City watchers have decried the lack of transparency and say the turbulence is one consequence of new mayors and councils wanting to make a public show of big change.

  • ✇The Globe and Mail
  • Trade talks with U.S. to continue over coming weeks, LeBlanc says
    Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said talks with the Americans will continue over the coming weeks, after the two sides failed to reach a deal by Friday, which would have averted the imposition of 35-per-cent tariffs on some Canadian goods. But a new deal in the short term isn’t likely, Mr. LeBlanc said in an interview with The Globe and Mail on Friday from Washington. He said he’ll be speaking to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick next week, and the two will meet in person late
     

Trade talks with U.S. to continue over coming weeks, LeBlanc says

1 août 2025 à 14:16
Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, pictured in June alongside Prime Minister Mark Carney, says negotiations with U.S. officials will continue after the two countries failed to reach a deal by deadline.

Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc said talks with the Americans will continue over the coming weeks, after the two sides failed to reach a deal by Friday, which would have averted the imposition of 35-per-cent tariffs on some Canadian goods.

But a new deal in the short term isn’t likely, Mr. LeBlanc said in an interview with The Globe and Mail on Friday from Washington. He said he’ll be speaking to U.S. Secretary of Commerce Howard Lutnick next week, and the two will meet in person later in August.

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<p>President of the King’s Privy Council for Canada Dominic LeBlanc speaks at a press conference while Prime Minister Mark Carney listens, on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday, June 19, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Patrick Doyle</p>

Evacuation order near Peachland, B.C., lifted but about 130 wildfires still active provincewide

1 août 2025 à 11:46
A helicopter carrying a water bucket flies past a wildfire near Lytton Creek, B.C., in 2021.

Tens of thousands of lightning strikes across British Columbia since Wednesday have created “a very dynamic” wildfire situation, with more than half the current fires started since the storms.

Emelie Peacock, an information officer with the BC Wildfire Service, said a week of dry and hot weather combined with lightning led to many new fire starts.

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