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  • Morning Update: A guide to a fun summer
    Good morning. After a heavy week of news, we offer some ideas to lighten up your summer. More on that below, plus how Ottawa is causing a stir about the digital sales tax and why Canada’s national housing agency is moving a benchmark. But first:Today’s headlinesCanada to limit some foreign steel imports to help producers hit by U.S. tariffsPrime Minister Mark Carney responded to Indigenous criticism of Bill C-5, saying consultation is “at the heart” of legislationMissing Nova Scotia children wer
     

Morning Update: A guide to a fun summer

20 juin 2025 à 06:23

Good morning. After a heavy week of news, we offer some ideas to lighten up your summer. More on that below, plus how Ottawa is causing a stir about the digital sales tax and why Canada’s national housing agency is moving a benchmark. But first:

Today’s headlines

  • Canada to limit some foreign steel imports to help producers hit by U.S. tariffs
  • Prime Minister Mark Carney responded to Indigenous criticism of Bill C-5, saying consultation is “at the heart” of legislation
  • Missing Nova Scotia children were assessed by child welfare agency months before disappearance

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  • Ontario pivots to European defence market with car industry under threat
    Victor Fedeli, Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development, is following the money, and the money is gushing into defence. Defence spending in the Western world is set to climb fast. Even Canada, a perennial laggard on the weapons front, is getting into the game. At the NATO summit in The Hague, which starts Tuesday, the 32 member states will be asked to commit 5 per cent of their GDP to defence, up from the alliance’s decade-old spending target of 2 per cent – a target Canada and seven other cou
     

Ontario pivots to European defence market with car industry under threat

20 juin 2025 à 06:00
Victor Fedeli speaks at a press conference in Brampton, Ont., in 2023. Mr. Fedeli has been visiting companies in Europe to try to tap into increased defence spending.

Victor Fedeli, Ontario’s Minister of Economic Development, is following the money, and the money is gushing into defence.

Defence spending in the Western world is set to climb fast. Even Canada, a perennial laggard on the weapons front, is getting into the game. At the NATO summit in The Hague, which starts Tuesday, the 32 member states will be asked to commit 5 per cent of their GDP to defence, up from the alliance’s decade-old spending target of 2 per cent – a target Canada and seven other countries have never met.

Mike Pemberton will be next Yukon Premier after winning Liberal leadership race

20 juin 2025 à 05:51
No date has been set for when Mike Pemberton will be sworn in as Premier but a territorial election must take place by early November.

Mike Pemberton has been named the new leader of the Yukon Liberal Party and will be the territory’s 11th Premier.

A local businessman and longtime party insider, Pemberton won the leadership race by 13 votes over former Kwanlin Dun First Nation Chief Doris Bill.

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Yukon Liberal Party Leader and premier-designate Mike Pemberton poses in this undated handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Handout - Yukon Liberal Party (Mandatory Credit)

Flin Flon, Man., residents will return home starting next week after wildfire evacuation

20 juin 2025 à 05:36
Trees burned by wildfires in northern Manitoba during a helicopter tour in the surrounding area of Flin Flon, Man., last Thursday.

Residents of Flin Flon will be able to start coming home next week as officials in the northwestern Manitoba city lift its mandatory evacuation order.

A social media post from the city says the order is expected to be lifted at 9 a.m. on June 25, exactly one month after the city’s 5,000 residents were forced out by a massive wildfire.

Hockey Canada sex-assault trial spotlights roadblocks and missed opportunities in first London police probe

20 juin 2025 à 04:00

Eight months after receiving a complaint that a group of former world junior hockey players sexually assaulted a woman in a downtown hotel, London police detective Stephen Newton had reached the end of his investigation.

In a phone call with E.M., as the complainant is known because of a publication ban on her name, he told her he didn’t have enough evidence to continue his probe.

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Quebec dials back emissions projections due to uncertainty caused by Trump administration

19 juin 2025 à 22:25
Report says tariffs have slowed down business investment, including in decarbonization.

The Quebec government is scaling back its projections for greenhouse gas emissions reductions due to the Trump administration.

A report published Thursday by the province’s Environment Department says the current U.S. government has created a “challenging environment for advancing climate action.”

Judge points to ‘tainted’ process in Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital bidding process at Bondfield trial

19 juin 2025 à 21:31
John Aquino, former president of Bondfield Construction, walks into the Superior Court of Justice Courthouse, in Toronto, Nov. 12, 2024.

The judge presiding over the trial of two men facing criminal fraud charges stemming from the $300-million redevelopment of Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital says the bidding process was “tainted.”

Vas Georgiou, former chief administrative officer of St. Michael’s, and John Aquino, the former president of Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd., are each charged with two counts of fraud over $5,000. Both men have pleaded not guilty.

Victoria city council endorses plan to address homelessness, addiction and mental illness

19 juin 2025 à 21:28
Pandora Avenue in Victoria, B.C., in May 2024. The street is the epicentre of the city’s fentanyl crisis.

The City of Victoria has endorsed a community safety and well-being plan aimed at tackling the complex and “entangled challenges” of homelessness, addiction and mental illness playing out on city streets.

The report contains dozens of recommendations aimed at all levels of government across eight sectors, including housing, health care, service delivery, and policing and justice.

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  • One dead, three injured in Banff National Park rock slide, officials say
    A rock slide killed at least one person and injured others on a popular hiking trail in the Canadian Rocky Mountains on Thursday, according to authorities.The RCMP and Parks Canada, in a joint statement Thursday evening, confirmed one person was found dead at the scene of the slide, near Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park. Two people were airlifted to hospital and another was transported by ground ambulance, the statement said.
     

One dead, three injured in Banff National Park rock slide, officials say

19 juin 2025 à 18:50
A rock slide, centre, near Bow Glacier Falls north of Lake Louise, Alta. in Banff National Park on Thursday. The RCMP and Parks Canada said one person was found dead at the scene of the slide.

A rock slide killed at least one person and injured others on a popular hiking trail in the Canadian Rocky Mountains on Thursday, according to authorities.

The RCMP and Parks Canada, in a joint statement Thursday evening, confirmed one person was found dead at the scene of the slide, near Bow Glacier Falls in Banff National Park. Two people were airlifted to hospital and another was transported by ground ambulance, the statement said.

B.C. coroner won’t call inquest into death of Lisa Rauch, who was hit by police anti-riot rounds

19 juin 2025 à 18:49
Lisa Rauch died in December, 2019, after being hit by two plastic bullets fired by a Victoria police officer.

British Columbia’s chief coroner is taking the unusual step of not calling an inquest into the death of Lisa Rauch, who died after being hit by two plastic bullets fired by a Victoria police officer.

While an inquest is mandatory after deaths in police custody, Coroner Dr. Jatinder Baidwan said in a statement that Rauch wasn’t considered in custody at the time of her death.

B.C. downgrades status of two major wildfires in northeast

19 juin 2025 à 16:37
The Kiskatinaw River wildfire burns south of Dawson Creek, B.C. on June 5. There are currently about 85 wildfires actively burning in B.C. The Canadian Press/HO-B.C. Wildfire Service

Two of the three most significant wildfires in British Columbia have been downgraded and are no longer considered fires of note.

They include the 263-square-kilometre Kiskatinaw River wildfire in northeastern B.C., which was deemed on Wednesday to be no longer out of control.

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The Kiskatinaw River wildfire burns south of Dawson Creek, B.C. in this Thursday, June 5, 2025, handout photo. THE CANADIAN PRESS/HO, B.C. Wildfire Service *MANDATORY CREDIT*
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  • Outdated forestry rules increase wildfire risk, B.C. Forest Practices Board says
    British Columbia’s Forest Practices Board says a two-year investigation has found outdated rules and unclear responsibility are stopping forestry from becoming a wildfire prevention tool.The independent body says it examined forestry operations between 2019 and 2022 in areas where communities and forests meet, including the Sea to Sky, Cariboo-Chilcotin and Peace districts.
     

Outdated forestry rules increase wildfire risk, B.C. Forest Practices Board says

19 juin 2025 à 16:00
More than a million B.C. residents live in areas with high or extreme wildfire risk, board chair Keith Atkinson says.

British Columbia’s Forest Practices Board says a two-year investigation has found outdated rules and unclear responsibility are stopping forestry from becoming a wildfire prevention tool.

The independent body says it examined forestry operations between 2019 and 2022 in areas where communities and forests meet, including the Sea to Sky, Cariboo-Chilcotin and Peace districts.

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  • Missing Nova Scotia children were assessed by child welfare agency months before disappearance
    Nova Scotia’s child protection agency investigated the living conditions of Jack and Lilly Sullivan months before their mysterious disappearance from a rural part of the province in early May – a case file that has been reviewed by the minister responsible for child welfare. Scott Armstrong, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Opportunities and Social Development, confirmed in an interview that the agency had a file on the children prior to their disappearance, but said it would be inappropriate for him t
     

Missing Nova Scotia children were assessed by child welfare agency months before disappearance

19 juin 2025 à 15:05
Four-year-old Jack Sullivan, left, and six-year-old Lilly Sullivan were reported missing seven weeks ago.

Nova Scotia’s child protection agency investigated the living conditions of Jack and Lilly Sullivan months before their mysterious disappearance from a rural part of the province in early May – a case file that has been reviewed by the minister responsible for child welfare.

Scott Armstrong, Nova Scotia’s Minister of Opportunities and Social Development, confirmed in an interview that the agency had a file on the children prior to their disappearance, but said it would be inappropriate for him to discuss the agency’s findings.

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A growing memorial for missing siblings Lilly Sullivan, 6, and her brother, Jack, 4, outside the RCMP detachment in Stellarton, NS.
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  • Canada to limit foreign steel imports to help producers hit by U.S. tariffs
    Prime Minister Mark Carney in a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday said the government will attempt to limit steel imports from countries that don’t have a free-trade agreement with Canada to 2024 levels.Canada is cracking down on the dumping of cheap foreign steel into the country by imposing new trade restrictions aimed at helping domestic producers reeling from U.S. President Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs.Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a news conference in Ottawa on Thursday, said the
     

Canada to limit foreign steel imports to help producers hit by U.S. tariffs

19 juin 2025 à 14:17
Prime Minister Mark Carney in a press conference in Ottawa on Thursday said the government will attempt to limit steel imports from countries that don’t have a free-trade agreement with Canada to 2024 levels.

Canada is cracking down on the dumping of cheap foreign steel into the country by imposing new trade restrictions aimed at helping domestic producers reeling from U.S. President Donald Trump’s punishing tariffs.

Prime Minister Mark Carney, in a news conference in Ottawa on Thursday, said the government will attempt to limit steel imports from countries that don’t have free-trade agreements with Canada to 2024 levels.

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The Canadian Steel Producers Association, which represents 17 companies, including Stelco, pictured, has repeatedly advocated for antidumping duties to ease the impact of U.S. tariffs.
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  • Oil and gas firms spent billions on Indigenous businesses, CAPP survey finds
    A survey commissioned by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers shows oil and gas companies spent more than $14 billion procuring goods and services from Indigenous-affiliated businesses between 2021 and 2023.Data science firm iTOTEM Analytics collected numbers from 12 members of the industry advocacy group that together represent half of Alberta’s oil and natural gas production.
     

Oil and gas firms spent billions on Indigenous businesses, CAPP survey finds

19 juin 2025 à 14:01
Workers stop for lunch at the arena, one of many amenities and infrastructure projects the Indigenous community of 700 in the oilsands region in Fort McKay, Alberta has been able to finance through relationship with industry.

A survey commissioned by the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers shows oil and gas companies spent more than $14 billion procuring goods and services from Indigenous-affiliated businesses between 2021 and 2023.

Data science firm iTOTEM Analytics collected numbers from 12 members of the industry advocacy group that together represent half of Alberta’s oil and natural gas production.

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  • Nova Scotia offers $150,000 reward for information on missing children
    The Nova Scotia government is offering a reward of as much as $150,000 for information about the disappearance of siblings Lilly and Jack Sullivan, who have been missing for nearly seven weeks.The children, aged six and four, were reported missing May 2 from their mobile home in Lansdowne Station, in rural Pictou County. The case prompted one of the largest ground searches in Nova Scotia’s history, with hundreds of volunteers, aided by drones, helicopters and rescue dogs, scouring a densely wood
     

Nova Scotia offers $150,000 reward for information on missing children

19 juin 2025 à 13:30
Six-year-old Lilly Sullivan, left, and four-year-old Jack Sullivan went missing on May 2 in the community of Lansdowne Station, N.S.

The Nova Scotia government is offering a reward of as much as $150,000 for information about the disappearance of siblings Lilly and Jack Sullivan, who have been missing for nearly seven weeks.

The children, aged six and four, were reported missing May 2 from their mobile home in Lansdowne Station, in rural Pictou County. The case prompted one of the largest ground searches in Nova Scotia’s history, with hundreds of volunteers, aided by drones, helicopters and rescue dogs, scouring a densely wooded area marked by old mine shafts and lakes.

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  • Doug Ford apologizes for controversial comments after meeting with First Nations chiefs on Bill 5
    Ontario Premier Doug Ford has apologized for warning that First Nations cannot “keep coming hat in hand all the time to the government” if they oppose mining or other resource projects – comments Indigenous leaders condemned as racist.The Premier met on Thursday with chiefs from the Anishinabek Nation, which represents 39 of Ontario’s 133 First Nations chiefs, to discuss his government’s contentious legislation to speed up resource projects, known as Bill 5.
     

Doug Ford apologizes for controversial comments after meeting with First Nations chiefs on Bill 5

19 juin 2025 à 13:00
Doug Ford apologized Thursday for his comment accusing First Nations of 'coming hat in hand,' which Indigenous leaders have since condemned as 'appalling' and perpetuating 'racist stereotypes.'

Ontario Premier Doug Ford has apologized for warning that First Nations cannot “keep coming hat in hand all the time to the government” if they oppose mining or other resource projects – comments Indigenous leaders condemned as racist.

The Premier met on Thursday with chiefs from the Anishinabek Nation, which represents 39 of Ontario’s 133 First Nations chiefs, to discuss his government’s contentious legislation to speed up resource projects, known as Bill 5.

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