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Montreal’s Wing Noodles closing after nearly 80 years, sparking concern in Chinatown
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
MONTREAL — Garnet Lee started working at Wing Noodles when he was eight years old, packaging wonton covers and occasionally taking breaks to play hide-and-seek among the noodle machines. Nearly 60 years later, he has decided to close the doors of the long-standing family business at the end of the month, raising questions about the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Ottawa, South Africa launching talks for an investment pact on minerals
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa and South Africa have agreed to launch discussions for an investment-protection pact, focused on clean energy and minerals. Carney is at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, where he says Canada wants to get more private-sector engagement between both countries, including in the responsible sourcing of critical minerals. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officers believe sow with cubs was involved in B.C. bear attack on students, teachers
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
Conservation officers in British Columbia say they believe a mother bear with two cubs was likely involved in an attack on a group of elementary school students and their teachers Thursday, and they continue to search for the animal in the area near the community. “Speaking from experience, this is probably the most dangerous thing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Cultural break.’ U.S. senators say relations with Canadian neighbours are suffering
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
HALIFAX — The tariffs imposed on Canada by U.S. President Donald Trump have clearly caused economic pain for Canada, but a U.S. senator from Maine says he’s more worried about how Canadians are reacting on a personal level. “Like any neighbours, there’s always going to be issues back and forth, and we’ve been fighting about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another Canadian arrested linked to Ryan Wedding case
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
The FBI say a Vancouver man is the latest to be arrested in connection to his alleged role in Canadian Olympic snowboarder-turned-fugitive Ryan Wedding’s intercontinental drug smuggling ring. An update from the FBI says Rasheed Pascua Hossain was captured days after it was announced seven other Canadians had been charged for extradition to the United ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. foreign policy causes shift for G20, Ukraine allies at South Africa summit
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — The world’s most influential nations gathered in South Africa to work around Washington’s disruptive foreign policy Saturday, reaching consensus on issues like climate change and gender equality while pushing back on a Ukraine deal that western allies deemed insufficient. For Canada, disruptive geopolitics led to a technology pact with India, a recent foe, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec’s federation of family doctors launches legal challenge against pay reform law
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
The federation representing family doctors in Quebec has launched a legal challenge against a new law that sets physician pay according to performance metrics. The federation filed its appeal for judicial review on Friday and wants the law to be suspended until a hearing on it can be heard. The law known as Bill 2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada joins Europe rejecting Trump’s Ukraine plan, Anand says sovereignty is key
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand says Ukraine must be in control of how peace is forged, as Canada joined European peers in rejecting U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan for ending Russia’s invasion. The U.S. plan has been widely seen as favouring Moscow, in that it calls for Ukraine to hand over territory, reduce ... Read More »
2 responsesSolutions are slow to come for water crisis plaguing Quebec’s Nunavik region
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
PUVIRNITUQ — Most Quebecers have only to twist a tap to get a seemingly endless source of clean water. The reality is completely different in the northern region of Nunavik, where the water supply system faces a host of problems, from bad weather to outdated equipment and labour shortages. Some would be inclined to blame ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM Carney signs onto AI and technology partnership with India, Australia
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney has had Canada launch a partnership with India and Australia on emerging technologies while at the G20 summit in South Africa. The trilateral agreement aims to have the three democracies work together to diversify supply chains, use clean energy and help with further uptake of artificial intelligence. The move ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM Carney in Johannesburg as G20 members agree to release a declaration without U.S.
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Johannesburg for the G20 summit, where South African officials say there will be a joint declaration despite a U.S. boycott. Carney is meeting today with leaders from France, Jamaica, Norway, Germany, the U.K., the European Union and the World Trade Organization. He is also taking part in ... Read More »
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