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Researchers find microplastics in lobsters caught off the coast of Nova Scotia
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
HALIFAX — A new study has confirmed the presence of microplastics in the tails of lobsters caught off the coast of Nova Scotia. Co-author Amber LeBlanc, a researcher at Dalhousie University in Halifax, says the study raises questions about the future of the lucrative industry and the long-term impact on human health. She says she ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante sends message against cynicism as she meets successor
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
MONTREAL — Outgoing Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante has met her successor at city hall in a gesture she hopes will help combat cynicism in politics. After meeting today with mayor-elect Soraya Martinez Ferrada, the outgoing mayor spoke with media for a final time before she steps away from the role she has held since 2017. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals welcome former Tory d’Entremont into caucus, roll out welcome mat for more
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and his fellow Liberal MPs said the party is open to talking to any other opposition MPs interested in joining their team, a day after Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont quit the Conservatives to join the government caucus. Carney and d’Entremont were met with thunderous applause and cheers as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-hydro researcher tells spying trial he wasn’t given opportunity to defend himself
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
MONTREAL — A former researcher with Quebec’s hydro utility says he had no idea he was under a criminal investigation until he was arrested by the RCMP in 2022. The Crown accuses Yuesheng Wang, 38, of sharing confidential research from Hydro-Québec with Chinese entities in commercializing battery technologies. Testifying for a second day in Quebec ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Global Affairs says Canada exploring possible postwar role in Gaza Strip
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — With Canadian military personnel already deployed to Gaza to monitor the ceasefire, the federal government says it’s scoping out how it can best support Palestinians in Gaza in the event a peace deal leads to self-governance. “Decisions have not yet been made on the level of resources nor the type of assistance that ... Read More »
1 responseIndigenous leaders say federal budget falls short on health care, education
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — Some Indigenous leaders say Tuesday’s federal budget lacks the investments in health and education their communities desperately need. The budget froze annual base funding for Indigenous health and social services and for treaty work, which Ottawa says amounts to a two per cent cut at a time when most federal agencies face a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says budget built for a ‘crucial time’ of global trade disruption
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal budget is a “bold response” to meet a crucial moment of global trade disruption, deep divisions and accelerating technological change, Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday as he began the task of selling the first government budget tabled under his watch. “These profound changes require a bold response, and that’s what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal budget promises legislation to accelerate Alto high-speed rail project
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
MONTREAL — The federal budget promises new legislation to accelerate development of the Alto high-speed rail project. Tabled Tuesday, the budget says legislative changes will streamline approvals and reduce regulatory uncertainty for the planned high-speed rail line between Toronto and Quebec City. Prime Minister Mark Carney announced in September that the government would speed up ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby, coastal First Nations call on Ottawa to maintain oil tanker ban
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby and coastal First Nations have signed a declaration calling on the federal government to maintain an oil tanker ban off the province’s north coast. Eby says one oil spill in the area would destroy billions of dollars in economic activity along the coast, with no technology available to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Expelled CAQ member of Quebec legislature slams government over doctor payment bill
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
MONTREAL — A member of the Quebec legislature whom the premier expelled from his caucus says she no longer recognizes the party she used to represent. Isabelle Poulet says she is “profoundly disappointed” by how the Coalition Avenir Québec government has handled a new law that changes how doctors in the province are paid. She ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. Supreme Court justices question Trump’s use of national security law for tariffs
By Canadian Press on November 5th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s key tool for deploying tariffs faces a critical legal test in the Supreme Court — one which could upend his plans to realign global trade. During Wednesday’s court hearing, the Trump administration’s lawyer faced pushback from Supreme Court justices over whether the national security statute Trump used to hit ... Read More »
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