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Canada investing more than $500 million in European Space Agency programs
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Industry Minister Mélanie Joly says the government is ramping up its investment in European Space Agency programs by $528.5 million. Joly made the announcement at the SpaceBound 2025 Conference in Ottawa today. She says the investment in ESA programs creates new opportunities for Canada’s own space sector to thrive and build a competitive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa’s budget legislation puts final nail in the coffin of the digital services tax
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Legislation to implement the Liberals’ new federal budget will also spell the end of Canada’s ill-fated digital services tax. Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne introduced legislation in the House of Commons today to implement measures included in the federal budget, which narrowly passed a vote in the chamber on Monday. The formal repeal of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John Main selected as Nunavut’s premier, marking territory’s first non-Inuk leader
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — John Main was selected as Nunavut’s next premier on Tuesday, marking the first time Nunavut will have a non-Inuk leader. Main, a third-term MLA who speaks fluent Inuktitut and served as Nunavut’s health minister in the previous assembly, beat out David Akeeagok for the position in a secret ballot vote in Nunavut’s Legislature. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause to stop court challenges of transgender laws
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Alberta government has invoked the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to prevent court challenges to a trio of laws impacting transgender youth and adults. The clause is part of a bill now before the house, and Premier Danielle Smith says the move is necessary to protect children’s health and well-being. She says ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: John Main selected as Nunavut’s first non-Inuk leader
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — John Main has been selected as Nunavut’s next premier, marking the first time Nunavut will have a non-Inuk leader. Main beat out David Akeeagok for the position in a secret ballot vote in Nunavut’s legislature this afternoon. Main is a third-term MLA who speaks fluent Inuktitut and served as Nunavut’s health minister in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sweden and Canada sign strategic partnership as royal couple visits Ottawa
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Sweden’s King Carl XVI Gustaf and Queen Silvia arrived in Ottawa on Tuesday morning and were welcomed at Rideau Hall by a small crowd of onlookers waving Swedish flags. Chief Justice Richard Wagner and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand were part of the Canadian delegation receiving the royal couple, who are making a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta invokes notwithstanding clause on trio of transgender laws
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
EDMONTON, ALBERTA, CANADA — The Alberta government has introduced legislation to use the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to prevent legal challenges to three laws impacting transgender and gender-diverse youth and adults. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservative MP Stubbs defends missing budget vote after surgery
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Shannon Stubbs missed Monday’s critical budget vote because she is recovering from major surgery, a statement posted to social media said Tuesday. The budget motion passed by just two votes, allowing the minority Liberals to stay in power. Stubbs and Matt Jeneroux were the two Conservatives who did not vote on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney off to the United Arab Emirates tonight before heading to G20 summit
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is travelling to the United Arab Emirates tonight before making his way to South Africa for the G20 Leaders’ Summit later this week. A news release from the Prime Minister’s Office says Carney will meet with the president of the UAE in Abu Dhabi to expand the Canada-UAE economic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post expects to lose 30K employees to retirement, voluntary departures by 2035
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — The CEO of Canada Post says the company expects to lose up to 30,000 employees to retirement or voluntary departure over the next decade as the Crown corporation looks to shrinks its workforce and modernize the service. CEO Doug Ettinger told Canada Post’s annual meeting today that the company will use “attrition first” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two ministers in the running to be Nunavut’s next premier today
By Canadian Press on November 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Two former cabinet ministers are competing to be Nunavut’s next premier. David Akeeagok and John Main made their pitches to fellow MLAs this morning after David Joanasie was elected Speaker. Akeeagok was first elected in 2017 and has held nearly every major cabinet role at different times in the years since. Main — ... Read More »
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