July 2005 in Canada

July 31, 2005

• Vancouver truck companies rejected a deal to end the month long Vancouver Container Truck Association's strike at the Port of Vancouver. 1000 drivers voted 90% in favour of the two-year contract proposed by a mediator earlier Sunday but the 40 owners later unanimously rejected the proposal. (CTV)

July 30, 2005

• Sidney Crosby is drafted first by the Pittsburgh Penguins in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft. (CBC)
• Mediator negotiates a tentative deal in month-long Vancouver truck strike. (CBC)
• The two pilots are found dead in the downed plane found on a steep hill near Squamish, B.C. (CBC)
• Iranian officials have arrested Adolfattah Soltani, the lawyer for murdered photojournalist Zahra Kazemi, on allegations of leaking classified information on Iran's nuclear program.(CBC)

July 29, 2005

• The Supreme Court of Canada upholds an acquittal against a man who sold bomb recipes on the Internet.(CBC)
• Ukraine scraps visas for Canadian visitors to the country.(Reuters Canada)
• Prime Minister Paul Martin praises Muslims standing against extremism.CBC

July 28, 2005

• First 80 troops of a 250-strong provincial reconstruction team arrives in Afghanistan. Gen. Rick Hillier, chief of defence staff, warned that there could be casualties from the Kandahar reconstruction mission. (CP)
• PEI woman completes AIDS fundraising swim across Northumberland Strait from New Brunswick to Prince Edward Island (CP)
• A bomb threat hoax temporarily shut down several Toronto subway stations. (CP)
• A Northern Thunderbird Air plane carrying two flight crew has gone missing between Vancouver and Smithers, BC. Two Canadian Forces Buffalo aircraft are searching the origin and destination areas while CH-149 Cormorant helicopters search the glacier area halfway between. The CCGC Cape Caution is searching Jervis Inlet along the 600 kilometre flight path and two planes operated by the Canadian Air Search and Rescue Association are assisting. The King Air 200 was carrying no passengers or freight. (CP)
• A four-year-old girl is in a Vancouver hospital in serious condition after suffering serious head and scalp injuries from a cougar attack on northern Vancouver Island. (CP)

July 27, 2005

• Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) ignored 9-1-1 call resulting in woman's murder.(CBC)
• Defence Minister Bill Graham's visit to Hans Island considered as occupation of disputed territory, by Denmark.(CTV)
• The Liquor Control Board of Ontario reached a tentative agreement with its union one day before some 5,400 unionized employees were to walk off the job at roughly 600 LCBO outlets across the province. The Ontario Public Service Employees Union said it received a commitment that the provincially run liquor stores would not be sold, which was the main issue. Last week, workers voted 84 per cent against the latest contract offer from the LCBO, which called for raises of 11 per cent over four years to full-time staff. CP

July 25, 2005

• Nine women, including two Canadians, face excommunication from the Catholic Church if they are ordained.(CTV)
• Same-sex couples given travel advisory by DFAIT when travelling overseas to countries that do not recognize same-sex relationship.(CTV)
• Denmark to protest at Canadian Arctic visit over disputed land claim.(CTV)

July 21, 2005

• Five people were arrested after a drug smuggling tunnel, crossing the Canada-U.S. border, was found by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police.(CBC) (CNN)
• 120 imams across the country, through the Canadian Council on American-Islamic Relations, strongly condemn the London bombing and Islamic terrorism. (CBC)
• Legendary blues artist Long John Baldry dies in Vancouver hospital after long battle with chest infection. (Wikinews)

July 20, 2005

• The Supreme Court of Canada rules against Native Canadians in New Brunswick and Nova Scotia logging on Crown lands.(CBC)
• Toronto city mayor David Miller apologizes to current Miss Universe Canadian Natalie Glebova after a by-law was used by Toronto City Council to ban her from hosting a festival.(CBC)
• The body of Liana White is found. Her husband charged with her murder.(CBC)

July 18, 2005

• Truckload of Canadian cattle enters U.S. as the border is reopened for cows. (CBC)
• Hurricane Emily strands hundreds of Canadians in Mexico. (CBC)

July 17, 2005

• Liberal and Tory leaders praise Independent MP Chuck Cadman at his funeral. (CBC)
• Canadian Forces in Kandahar to become nation builders. (CBC)
• Volunteers join search for missing Edmonton, Alberta woman Liana White. (CBC)

July 15, 2005

• The Hobbema First Nation is considering banning a group of its members who are violent offenders. (CBC)

July 14, 2005

• A U.S. appellate court judge rules against arguments stating beef imports from Canada could hurt the U.S. food supply, effectively reopening the Canada-U.S. border. (CTV)
• The Manitoba government orders the city of Winnipeg to fog spray with malathion the entire city to kill mosquitos, to avoid West Nile virus. (CBC)

July 13, 2005

• An Issaquah, Washington man is arrested in Victoria, British Columbia by Canada Border Services Agency for possessing an explosive device. (CTV)

July 12, 2005

• Alberta announces it will begin to recognize same-sex marriage. (CTV)

July 11, 2005

• Former First Nations leader David Ahenakew officially stripped of his Order of Canada. (CTV)

July 10, 2005

• Former Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador Frank Moores died. (CBC)

July 8, 2005

• Governor General Adrienne Clarkson to get pacemaker implanted. (CTV)
• New Zealand lifts restrictions on Canadian beef after ban due to BSE. (CTV)
• Former First Nations leader David Ahenakew is found guilty of hate crimes against Jews. (CTV)

July 7, 2005

• Kelly Ellard is sentenced to life in prison for the second degree murder of Reena Virk. (CTV)

July 5, 2005

• The owners of Oak Island, Dan Blankenship and David Tobias, offer to sell the island to the Nova Scotian government for $7 million. (CBC)
• Edmonton police arrest a man for driving a truck through West Edmonton Mall. (CBC)
• British Columbian boat owners affected by the crash of a ferry await compensation for damage to their boats. (CBC)
• Prince Edward Island lays off 330 government employees in accordance with its "program renewal" aspect of its March budget. (CBC) (The Guardian)

July 4, 2005

• Karla Homolka is released from a Montreal-area prison after serving 12 years for murdering Kristen French and Leslie Mahaffy. (CTV)

July 1, 2005

• Canadians celebrate Canada's 138 birthday. The original Canadian flag was flown from Brussels, Belgium to Ottawa for the celebrations. (CBC) (CP)
• An Ontario judge rules the Hells Angels motorcycle gang is a criminal organisation. (CBC) (Globe & Mail)
• Results from a survey conducted by the Innovative Research Corp for the Dominion Institute indicate only 40% of Canadians are aware of Canada's economic history. One B.C. man of the 1000 surveyed answered all 20 questions correctly. (CBC) (Globe & Mail)
• The cause of the B.C. Ferry boat crash, The Queen of Oak Bay, at Horseshoe Bay, British Columbia, is determined as mechanical failure, Transportation Safety Board reports. (CBC)

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