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Many school bus routes still cancelled in Quebec because of Lion inspections
By Canadian Press on September 15th, 2025
MONTREAL — Many Lion electric school buses remained off the road in Quebec on Monday after the company said over the weekend the vehicles needed more inspections and repairs. The 1,200 Lion buses operating in Quebec were pulled from service Thursday night as a precautionary measure after a bus caught fire in Montreal earlier in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officer targeted with derogatory nickname testifies in B.C. code-of-conduct hearing
By Canadian Press on September 15th, 2025
RICHMOND — A female RCMP officer stationed in Coquitlam, B.C., told a code-of-conduct hearing that she was shocked and angry to learn about hurtful remarks and a derogatory nickname given to her by fellow members. Constables Mersad Mesbah, Ian Solven and Philip Dick are accused of discreditable conduct over allegations they used racist, homophobic and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta to add citizenship to ID cards to streamline service, protect elections
By Canadian Press on September 15th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is adding proof of citizenship markers to driver’s licences and other forms of identification to streamline services and prevent election fraud. Smith told reporters in Calgary the change would make it easier for students and the disabled to get funding, as they already have to prove ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Meet Ana Bailão, the person tasked with turning around Canada’s housing crisis
By Canadian Press on September 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals have placed their hopes for scaling up Canada’s affordable housing stock in Ana Bailão, a former Toronto city councillor. Bailão has more than a decade of experience with affordable housing files at Toronto City Hall and was first elected to city council in 2010. She served as deputy to former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mexico trip kicks off globe-hopping travel season for PM Carney
By Canadian Press on September 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is off to Mexico City this week — the first of many official trips during what diplomats like to call “summit season.” Here’s a look at where Carney will be racking up the kilometres in flights this fall. Sept. 18 to 19: Mexico City Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec mom who abandoned toddler along Ontario highway not criminally responsible
By Canadian Press on September 15th, 2025
The Montreal mother who abandoned her three-year-old girl in a rural Ontario field in June has been declared not criminally responsible for the crime. Quebec court Judge Bertrand St-Arnaud ruled on Monday that the 34-year-old woman could not be held criminally responsible by way of mental disorder. She had been charged with criminal negligence causing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu expects unpaid airline work probe to wrap up in December
By Canadian Press on September 15th, 2025
GATINEAU — Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu says she’s aiming to have a probe into allegations of unpaid work in Canada’s airline sector wrapped up by early December. Hajdu has said this process could result in new legislation — but she also says Ottawa wants to be “very careful” about what it does next to ensure ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta adds citizenship status to ID cards to streamline service, protect elections
By Canadian Press on September 15th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her government is adding proof of citizenship markers to driver’s licences and other forms of identification to streamline services and prevent election fraud. She says this will make it easier for students and the disabled to get funding given they have to prove their citizenship to do so. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surrey, B.C., offers rewards for extortion tips, citing dozens of threats, shootings
By Canadian Press on September 15th, 2025
SURREY — The City of Surrey, B.C., is providing its police service with what Mayor Brenda Locke describes as one of the largest rewards in Canadian policing history in response to dozens of extortion attempts in the community. It says the $250,000 fund comes as the Surrey Police Service actively investigates 44 extortion cases, including ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quick Sketch: N.L. NDP Leader Jim Dinn hopes for more party seats in the legislature
By Canadian Press on September 15th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — A look at Jim Dinn, leader of Newfoundland and Labrador’s New Democratic Party. He held the party’s only seat in the provincial legislature before Liberal Leader John Hogan called a general provincial election for Oct. 14. Age: 65 Early years: Born and raised in St. John’s, N.L., Dinn was a teacher for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quick Sketch: N.L. Progressive Conservative Leader Tony Wakeham hopes for first win
By Canadian Press on September 15th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — A look at Tony Wakeham, leader of the Newfoundland and Labrador Progressive Conservatives, who hopes to unseat Liberal Leader John Hogan. The Progressive Conservatives held 14 of 40 seats in the provincial legislature before Hogan called a general provincial election for Oct. 14. Before politics: Born in 1956 in Placentia, N.L., Wakeham ... Read More »
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