Advance voting opened in Alberta byelections
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Advance voting opened Tuesday for three provincial byelections, including one for the leader of the Alberta NDP, Naheed Nenshi. CTV News Edmonton's Nicole Weisberg has more.
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Winnipeg Free Press
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- Winnipeg Free Press
In the news today: G7 success for Carney, Oilers lose cup final to Panthers again
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney guided G7 in 'diplomatic Rockies': expert Prime Minister Mark Carney pulled off a successful performance hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta., say some world leaders and foreign policy experts commenting on his perceived pragmatism and savviness. Fen Osler Hampson, international affairs professor at Carleton University, said Carney guided the G7 'through the diplomatic Rockies,' navigating 'shifting weather' on the global front and avoiding 'avalanches and treacherous cliffs.' This year's summit took place amid escalating violence between Israel and Iran, which pushed U.S. President Donald Trump to leave Alberta a day early. On Monday, G7 leaders published a statement affirming that Israel 'has a right to defend itself' and that Iran 'can never have a nuclear weapon.' Hampson described Carney as pragmatic and said he was 'quite deft' in handling the G7 statement on the Middle East. Carney returns to Ottawa after fruitful G7 summit Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading home to Ottawa today after hosting the G7 summit in Kananaskis, Alta. He had been meeting with world leaders since Sunday to discuss topics such as U.S. tariffs, human trafficking and artificial intelligence. Carney also had his first meeting as prime minister with numerous leaders, including German Chancellor Friedrich Merz and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi's presence at the summit drew protests from Sikh groups, who said it's not appropriate to seek closer ties when the RCMP has accused Indian diplomats of extortion, coercion and homicide. Carney says the G7 summit helped broker a looming trade deal with the U.S., co-launch a stockpile for critical minerals and boost co-ordination in fighting wildfires. Oilers fall to Panthers in 2nd straight Cup final Connor McDavid stood in the same room in the bowels of Amerant Bank Arena. The Oilers superstar captain was — just as he had 12 months earlier — digesting a crushing loss that ended Edmonton's season. Down the hall and out on the ice, the Florida Panthers were once again hoisting the Stanley Cup. McDavid and his crestfallen teammates, meanwhile, were left with the same empty feeling. Sam Reinhart scored four goals, including two into the empty net, as Florida topped Edmonton 5-1 in Game 6 of the NHL title series to claim the franchise's second consecutive championship after beating the same opponent in the same building last June. Woman confined to 'dry cell' settles civil lawsuit A woman who says she endured cruel and unusual punishment in a Nova Scotia prison has settled a civil lawsuit she filed against the federal attorney general almost five years ago. Lisa Adams filed the lawsuit after she was placed in solitary confinement in what is commonly referred to as a dry cell for 16 days. Dry cells have no toilet or running water. They are used to monitor inmates to determine if they have ingested contraband or hidden it inside a body cavity. Adams' lawyer issued a brief statement confirming the settlement, but Mike Dull said he could not disclose terms of the settlement or details about financial compensation. Retailers face reckoning from series of troubles The fall of Hudson's Bay and Saks Fifth Avenue Canada may give the impression that one of the hottest trends this year is the distressed look, but retail and insolvency experts say the company's demise is part of a now-annual pitter-patter they expect to continue. Since the COVID-19 pandemic, they've seen hundreds of retail businesses reach the brink every year. As a result, some restructured, others reduced their store count — and many closed for good. What they've observed mirrors federal government data showing insolvencies and bankruptcies in the retail sector have been rising over the past four years after a roughly 25-year decline. The latest data comes from April, when Canada recorded 56 insolvencies and 46 bankruptcies. A month earlier, the Bay filed for creditor protection, making it one of four retail companies that sought a reprieve in the first quarter of the year. Toronto's Domee Shi drew on misfit past for 'Elio' For Domee Shi, making a movie about an introverted kid getting abducted by aliens felt oddly familiar. Not because she's had any close encounters, but because she remembers being a teenager longing to be taken away to a world where her weirdness was understood. The Toronto native co-directs 'Elio,' a Pixar animated sci-fi film about an 11-year-old orphan who yearns to be snatched by extraterrestrials to escape his loneliness — and gets his wish when an interplanetary organization mistakes him for Earth's ambassador. 'He's this lonely artsy kid who just wants to belong somewhere. I definitely felt that way growing up,' says the Oscar-winning animator behind 2022's coming-of-age Toronto-set hit 'Turning Red.' — This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 18, 2025
National Post
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- National Post
Slim majority of Canadians found reduced immigration levels still too high: government polling
OTTAWA — Shortly after cutting immigration levels, the federal immigration department heard through government-funded polling that a slight majority of Canadians still found this year's number too high. Article content Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada commissioned the survey as part of its annual tracking of public sentiment towards immigration and reported it publicly as part of the government's disclosures on its public opinion research. Article content Article content The survey, which was done last November, followed the federal government's announcement that it would reduce the number of permanent residents by nearly 100,000 in 2025. The target was set at 395,000, down from 485,000 in 2024. Article content Article content The survey found that 54 per cent of Canadians said they 'felt there are too many immigrants coming to Canada.' Another 34 per cent said they felt the number was fine, according to the report. Article content 'When informed that Canada plans to admit 395,000 immigrants as permanent residents in 2025, 52 per cent said that it is too many, 37 per cent that this is about the right number and five per cent that this is too few,' it read. 'When informed that 395,000 immigrants is roughly 20 per cent fewer than Canada planned to admit in 2024, 44 per cent feel this is too many, 39 per cent that this number is about right and 13 per cent that it is too few.' Article content A spokesperson for Immigration Minister Lena Metlege Diab said in a statement that work has begun on setting immigration levels for the next two years, with that plan scheduled to be tabled in the fall, as it has in years past. Article content Article content '(Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Canada) will continue work together with partners to establish the best paths forward to ensure that Canada is in position to attract the best talent in the world, while ensuring that overall immigration levels are more sustainable, and that the integrity of the system's programs remain in tact,' wrote Renée LeBlanc Proctor, the minister's press secretary. Article content Article content 'We won't speculate about specific future policy decisions at this time, but note that work on the 2026-2028 levels plan is already underway.' Article content Determining how many more permanent and temporary residents Canada will allow into the country has been challenged by changing public sentiments around immigration, connected to concerns regarding housing affordability, the availability of doctors and other social supports. Article content While federal officials say immigration accounted for nearly 98 per cent of Canada's population growth in 2023, helping to offset an aging population and bringing the country's population to 41 people million last year, housing experts, economists, and the Bank of Canada all warned that it has contributed to the country's housing shortage.
Globe and Mail
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- Globe and Mail
‘It's time for some co-operative federalism.' Letters to the editor for June 18
Re 'Carney accelerates talks with Trump to reach economic-security deal within 30 days' (June 17): U.S. President Donald Trump used his short-lived presence at the G7 summit to once more spout untruths: that Justin Trudeau excluded Russia from the group, and to imply that were it not for the actions of Barack Obama and Mr. Trudeau, there would not have been a war in Ukraine. He doesn't seem to care about facts. And his advisers, where are they? They must have the same attitude towards reality. The scariest thing is, of course, that Canada is attempting to make a 'deal' with that same person. Sinclair Robinson Ottawa Re 'Africa largely sidelined at G7 summit, despite multiple wars and massive aid cuts' (June 17): Sadly, the U.S. policy led by the Trump administration of dismantling USAID, coupled with calls for substantial increases to defence spending, seems to be spreading to the other G7 countries. Canada and the rest of the Group of Seven are facing numerous problems. But if we can't solve them without sacrificing foreign aid, the consequences to Africa will be severe. One of Donald Trump's predecessors, John F. Kennedy, once said: 'If a free society cannot help the many who are poor, it cannot save the few who are rich.' T.S. Ramsay Guelph, Ont. Re 'Alberta, Saskatchewan premiers push for port-to-port corridor as Carney touts energy security at G7' (Report on Business, June 17): Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe wants to see words turn into action regarding a proposal on building a port-to-port energy corridor from Prince Rupert, B.C., to Hudson Bay at Churchill, Man. He speaks of investors and infrastructure. But he does not speak of risks such as environmental damage, nor does he offer benefits to British Columbia and Manitoba. The woeful record of Alberta and Saskatchewan at letting thousands of orphan wells pollute unattended should make us wary of the off-loaded costs of this project. Perhaps he should engage the Premiers of Manitoba and B.C. in discussions guaranteeing environmental protections and even some upside profit-sharing of resource revenues. Instead, he relies on the powers of the federal government to impose a solution. It's time for some co-operative federalism. Michael Levin Toronto Re 'Ottawa to put latest Canada Post offer up to a union vote' (June 13) and 'Cutting corners' (Letters, June 17): Some of the comments in the article and a subsequent letter to the editor appear to misunderstand the underlying purpose of the vote sought by Canada Post on its most recent offer to the Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW). In particular, the letter writer suggests that the request made by Canada Post is shameful and ignores the right of CUPW to represent its members. Canada Post is doing nothing unlawful by asking for a vote. In fact, the Canada Labour Code expressly provides for a vote on an employer's offer in the current circumstances. Canada Post appears to be of the view that the positions taken by CUPW do not reflect the desire of its members, and it is simply exercising its statutory right to ask for a vote. Whether the view held by Canada Post is correct remains to be seen. Lee Shouldice Former Vice-Chair Ontario Labour Relations Board, Toronto Re 'Late start' (Letters, June 13): A letter writer believes NATO's existing forces are sufficient to defend against a Russian invasion. They are not. NATO knows it can no longer rely on help from the United States and is rapidly improving its defence capabilities. The letter writer disparages that as 'NATO's increasingly aggressive posture.' Russia, not NATO, is the aggressor. Some analysts believe Russia's continuing war against Ukraine is temporarily delaying Vladimir Putin from occupying again some of Russia's other former Soviet territories like the Baltic states. If a future larger war in Europe were to be started by Russia, it's probable that China and North Korea (and others) may be involved. The increasing cost of our defence preparedness is unfortunate but necessary as avoiding it could end up costing us even more. Reiner Jaakson Oakville, Ont. Re 'No Benefit' (Letters, June 17) and 'Germany embraces militarism for the first time since the Second World War' (June 13): In the real world, military spending is a necessary investment for safety and security. The ancient adage, si vis pacem, para bellum (meaning if you want peace, prepare for war), still applies. In addition, military research has provided many beneficial products that have raised our living standards including penicillin, canned and freeze-dried foods, the internet, GPS, microwave ovens and Jeep vehicles. Jiti Khanna Vancouver Re 'Housing remedy' (Letters, June 17): The letter writer is right to point out that there are many advantages to increasing the density of existing residential areas. But upzoning needs to include design requirements to ensure that infills or replacements fit with the neighbourhood (particularly if it has a historic nature). There are examples in Edmonton's Garneau neighbourhood of very sensitively designed new multiunit buildings, but also numerous 'grain elevators' which are sore thumbs and overbearing on their neighbours. There is also no guarantee that infill or replacement housing will in fact be affordable – that has certainly not been the case in Garneau. And there needs to be a requirement for reasonably sized two, three and four bedroom rental units to be able to accommodate the families that make the area such a vibrant village. More thought is required. David Phillip Jones Edmonton Re 'Canadian gynecologists group issues new compassionate care guidelines for miscarriage patients' (June 16): My story is similar to Ms. Payton's. My first pregnancy ended in the washroom of an emergency waiting room. The hospital was ill-equipped to respond to the complex needs of a parent who just lost a child before birth. Over years of trying, I 'got good' at responding to my needs. With each miscarriage, I had my doctor, naturopath, therapist and best friend on speed dial. My story has a happy ending. In the midst of seven miscarriages, we have two children. I still remember hearing the ultrasound tech saying to me for the first time: 'Yes, there's a live baby in there.' What a gift. But the journey was one of unnecessary secrets and trauma that was hard for the medical system to comprehend. Alison Pidskalny Calgary Letters to the Editor should be exclusive to The Globe and Mail. Include your name, address and daytime phone number. Keep letters to 150 words or fewer. Letters may be edited for length and clarity. To submit a letter by e-mail, click here: letters@
