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Transit workers in Montreal announce overtime strike through holiday season
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal transit workers are set to go on strike again next month amid a prolonged labour dispute. The transit agency’s 2,400 maintenance workers say they will refuse overtime hours between Dec. 9 and Jan. 11. The agency says buses and metros will operate during the strike, but there could be an impact on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal borough mayor calls destruction of homeless encampment a misunderstanding
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
MONTREAL — The mayor of a Montreal borough says she has ordered an investigation after city workers destroyed a homeless encampment earlier this week. Christine Black says there was a misunderstanding when the workers showed up at the encampment in Montréal-Nord. She says the workers were supposed to clear away some waste that had accumulated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CPAC says it’s at ‘breaking point’ after CRTC postpones wholesale rate decision
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — The long-standing video service providing Canadians with direct coverage of political events says a recent CRTC decision puts its operation at risk. CPAC says the move by the broadcast regulator to postpone a decision on increasing its wholesale rate threatens its ability to deliver programming. The current rate of $0.13 per subscriber, paid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand says Global Affairs cuts won’t harm consular access
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says budget cuts at Global Affairs Canada won’t affect the ability of Canadians in trouble abroad to get help from embassies. Department officials say the cuts will involve moving some consular services to an online portal. The recent federal budget includes a $561 million cut to the department’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court says investor’s action against mining company can proceed
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says an investor’s legal action against a mining company over its decision not to immediately publicize information about a production setback can proceed. Just days after Canadian firm Lundin Mining Corp. detected wall instability at its open-pit mine in Chile in October 2017, a rock slide prompted the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa launches public registry listing more than 400 federal AI projects
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government has launched a public registry to keep Canadians in the loop on its growing use of artificial intelligence. The registry lists more than 400 areas where AI is currently being explored, developed, implemented or deployed within the government, including early research projects and tools for operations and service delivery. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s economy rebounds in third quarter with 2.6% growth
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy topped expectations with a sharp rebound in the third quarter as a stronger trade balance helped fuel the recovery from a tariff-driven contraction. Statistics Canada said Friday that real gross domestic product rose 2.6 per cent on an annualized basis in the third quarter of 2025. That’s well above expectations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: Liberal MPs say party is united after Guilbeault resigns from cabinet
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed … Liberal MPs say party remains united after Guilbeault resigns from cabinet Several Liberal MPs say the party remains united after Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet in response to the federal government’s new pact with Alberta ... Read More »
1 responseIn the news today: Liberals remain united after Guilbeault resigns from cabinet
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Liberal MPs say party remains united after Guilbeault resigns from cabinet Several Liberal MPs say the party remains united after Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet in response to the federal government’s new pact with Alberta on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hodgson says it’s ‘premature’ to draw conclusions about B.C. tanker ban fate
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says it’s “premature” for anyone to draw conclusions regarding the potential removal, or adjustment, of the West Coast tanker ban, since no pipeline route has been mapped out to bring oil from Alberta to the B.C. coastline. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Hodgson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MPs say party remains united after Guilbeault resigns from cabinet
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Several Liberal MPs say the party remains united after Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet in response to the federal government’s new pact with Alberta on a proposed pipeline. In a social media post Thursday, Guilbeault said he submitted his resignation to Prime Minister Mark Carney that afternoon “with great sadness” — ... Read More »
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