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

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.

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

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.

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Crown prosecutors stay charge for Alberta man convicted in 1987 murder

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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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Ottawa denies sending lethal weapons to Israel despite recent report

The groups behind the report suggest the government misled Parliament on what Canadian firms are shipping to Israel, but Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand called the analysis 'flawed.'

Ottawa is insisting it hasn’t been allowing exports of lethal weapons to Israel – days after the release of a report that says Israeli customs data indicates Canadian arms are still being exported there regularly.

Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Friday items that the Israel Tax Authority identified in customs data as “bullets” were actually “paintball-style projectiles” that cannot be used in combat.

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Private plane crash near Ottawa airport leaves pilot dead, two passengers injured

Emergency crews responded to a wooded area near Riverside Drive and Hunt Club Road after the plane crashed into trees near Ottawa’s airport.

The Transportation Safety Board of Canada is investigating after a man died and two were injured in small airplane crash near the Ottawa International Airport on Thursday.

Ottawa paramedics said emergency crews responded to a wooded area near Riverside Drive and Hunt Club Road just before 6 p.m. after reports that the small plane crashed into trees.

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