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In the news today: Carney announces bid, bird flu keeping backyard chickens cooped up

In the news today: Carney announces bid, bird flu keeping backyard chickens cooped up

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
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Vancouver backyard chickens practise social distancing from wild birds amid H5N1 risk

Vancouver backyard chickens practise social distancing from wild birds amid H5N1 risk

VANCOUVER — Lumpy Eye the chicken has made plenty of friends in her East Vancouver neighbourhood over the years, said owner Duncan Martin, with passersby regularly greeting her in the yard outside their home.
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Mark Carney launching his Liberal leadership bid from Alberta

Mark Carney launching his Liberal leadership bid from Alberta

OTTAWA — Mark Carney is set to unveil his Liberal leadership campaign this afternoon in Edmonton, ending nearly a decade of speculation about his political ambitions.
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'Tears of joy' at Gaza ceasefire, but protesting groups in Canada say they won't stop

'Tears of joy' at Gaza ceasefire, but protesting groups in Canada say they won't stop

Vancouver resident Nasser Najjar said he cried tears of joy after hearing that a ceasefire had been reached in the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza on Wednesday.
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Caretaker in B.C. woman's starvation death says she got little management support

Caretaker in B.C. woman's starvation death says she got little management support

The caretaker convicted for her part in the starvation death of Florence Girard told a coroner's inquest in British Columbia Wednesday that she wouldn't have gone into home care had she known how little support would be given to her.
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Trudeau says he hopes Gaza ceasefire will 'turn down the temperature' in Canada

Trudeau says he hopes Gaza ceasefire will 'turn down the temperature' in Canada

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau welcomed news of a ceasefire deal to pause the "gruelling" 15-month war in the Gaza Strip, hoping it would ease tensions in Canada.
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Energy minister makes the case for U.S.-Canada energy alliance in Washington

Energy minister makes the case for U.S.-Canada energy alliance in Washington

WASHINGTON — Energy and Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson is making a case to American legislators for a Canada-U.S.
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Walmart Canada says underweight meat problem fixed by B.C. supplier

Walmart Canada says underweight meat problem fixed by B.C. supplier

VANCOUVER — Walmart Canada says a third-party supplier that weighed and labelled meat products for its Richmond, B.C., store took immediate "corrective action" when it was made aware some products were being priced incorrectly.
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Premiers urge unity in face of U.S. tariff threats, Alberta demands energy exemption

Premiers urge unity in face of U.S. tariff threats, Alberta demands energy exemption

OTTAWA — The country's premiers emerged from a key meeting about Canada-U.S.
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First Nations group presses Ottawa to come back to the table for child welfare talks

First Nations group presses Ottawa to come back to the table for child welfare talks

OTTAWA — The First Nations Child and Family Caring Society is calling on the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal to force the federal government back to the negotiation table on national reforms to the child welfare system after chiefs voted down proposed
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