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Conservative MP calls for emergency committee meeting to study violence against women

Conservative MP calls for emergency committee meeting to study violence against women

OTTAWA — A Conservative member of Parliament is calling for an emergency meeting to launch a study on violence against women.
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Canada demands investigation into water well destroyed by Israeli troops in Gaza

Canada demands investigation into water well destroyed by Israeli troops in Gaza

OTTAWA — The Canadian government is still calling for an investigation into Israel's destruction nearly a month ago of a large water facility in an area of the Gaza Strip where Ottawa is known for supporting Palestinians.
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Montreal police called in to investigate motor oil spills in St. Lawrence River

Montreal police called in to investigate motor oil spills in St. Lawrence River

MONTREAL — Montreal police are investigating how hundreds of litres of motor oil leaked into the St. Lawrence River in the city's east end.
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Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales down 0.6% in June

Statistics Canada reports wholesale sales down 0.6% in June

OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says wholesale sales, excluding petroleum, petroleum products, and other hydrocarbons and excluding oilseed and grain, fell 0.6 per cent to $82.4 billion in June. The agency says sales fell in five of the seven subsectors.
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In the news today: Barber defence to make final arguments

In the news today: Barber defence to make final arguments

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
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B.C. workers' agency says tree was identified as a danger before firefighter's death

B.C. workers' agency says tree was identified as a danger before firefighter's death

LANGLEY, B.C. — A report from British Columbia's worker safety agency says the potential dangers of a burning cedar tree were identified but not acted upon before it fell, killing a young wildland firefighter and injuring two others last summer.
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Court appoints receiver at Yukon mine after cyanide-contaminated ore slide: minister

Court appoints receiver at Yukon mine after cyanide-contaminated ore slide: minister

WHITEHORSE — A judge has granted an order appointing a receiver to take control of assets at a gold mine closed after a massive slide of cyanide-contaminated ore in June, Yukon's justice minister said.
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Former Conservative MP, cabinet minister Chuck Strahl dies

Former Conservative MP, cabinet minister Chuck Strahl dies

OTTAWA — Former Conservative MP and cabinet minister Chuck Strahl has died at the age of 67. Strahl was first elected in 1993 and represented the B.C. riding of Chilliwack–Fraser Canyon until his retirement in 2011.
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Saskatchewan First Nation calls for help after community evacuated due to wildfire

Saskatchewan First Nation calls for help after community evacuated due to wildfire

SANDY BAY, SASK. — The Saskatchewan Public Safety Agency says crews have spent more than a month fighting an escalating fire near Sandy Bay, Sask.
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B.C. Supreme Court certifies class action over herbicide alleged to cause Parkinson's

B.C. Supreme Court certifies class action over herbicide alleged to cause Parkinson's

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has certified a class-action lawsuit against global agriculture firm Syngenta over claims that its herbicide products cause Parkinson's disease. A decision released online this week says the case was filed in B.C.
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