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CP NewsAlert: Chief justice to stand in for Simon on Remembrance Day due to illness
By Canadian Press on November 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Rideau Hall says Gov. Gen. Mary Simon is recovering in hospital from a respiratory virus, leaving her unable to preside over the national Remembrance Day ceremony in Ottawa on Tuesday. Chief Justice Richard Wagner will fill in for Simon at the National War Memorial. Rideau Hall did not specify the virus or say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Why we do it’: More than 100 volunteers lay flags at soldiers’ graves in Kingston
By Canadian Press on November 10th, 2025
KINGSTON — On a chilly November morning, more than 100 volunteers began arriving at a historic cemetery in Kingston, Ont., to help honour soldiers who are buried there. Some came with family members, others were joined by friends and strangers, forming small groups that scattered across the civilian side of the sprawling Cataraqui Cemetery in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. going door to door to hear residents’ concerns in Cowichan title area
By Canadian Press on November 10th, 2025
The office of British Columbia Premier David Eby has appointed a “community contact” whose job is to work with residents of Richmond, B.C., going door to door to talk to those potentially affected by the landmark Cowichan Aboriginal title decision. A flyer sent to residents says the person’s role is to answer questions and listen ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime minister, N.B. premier tease major project announcement in the province
By Canadian Press on November 10th, 2025
FREDERICTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney and New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt say federal support for a major project in the province will be announced later this week. The pair met today in Holt’s downtown Fredericton office, before Carney toured the warehouse of a pre-fabricated home manufacturing company and held a news conference. New Brunswick ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. police investigate vandalism at CFIA office, drone footage over ostrich pen
By Canadian Press on November 10th, 2025
SURREY — Mounties in British Columbia have set off separate investigations that may be connected to the cull of hundreds of ostriches last week. Police say they are looking into a report of vandalism at a Canadian Food Inspection Agency location in Kelowna, B.C., where photos of the front of the office show an expletive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal activist Yves Engler officially looking to enter NDP leadership race
By Canadian Press on November 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Montreal-based activist Yves Engler is applying to enter the NDP leadership race months after announcing his intention to make a bid. Engler says he’s going through the vetting process to join the race in time to take part in the first formal leadership debate, scheduled for Nov. 27 in Montreal. Engler says he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada loses measles elimination status, causing entire region to lose designation
By Canadian Press on November 10th, 2025
TORONTO — Canada has officially lost the measles elimination status it had held since 1998, causing the entire region of the Americas to also lose the designation. The status is granted and revoked by the Pan American Health Organization, the World Health Organization’s office for countries in North and South America. It said Monday Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hydroelectricity, state interventionism lead Legault’s economic vision for Quebec
By Canadian Press on November 10th, 2025
BEAUHARNOIS — Quebec Premier François Legault presented his economic vision for the province today, with a focus on growing hydroelectric power, cutting bureaucracy, and intervening directly in the economy. With less than one year to go before the provincial election, Legault’s announcement at the Beauharnois hydropower generating station was largely a rehash of measures already ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Next batch of national interest major projects to be released Thursday, Carney says
By Canadian Press on November 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the next tranche of projects the government is referring to the Major Projects Office for review will be announced Thursday. Carney revealed the timing while taking questions from reporters at a news conference today in Fredericton. Two months ago, Carney announced the first five projects for consideration, drawing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Competition Bureau says algorithmic rent pricing a concern, but not widespread
By Canadian Press on November 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal Competition Bureau says it hasn’t found evidence that using computer software to recommend rent prices reaches the point of anti-competitive behaviour, but it remains concerned about possible issues. The practice, known as algorithmic pricing, involves software that may be used to analyze non-public competitor pricing, potentially artificially inflating rates. A media ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘No hope of rehabilitation’ for Quebecer who killed 10-year-old in 1994, judge says
By Canadian Press on November 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — A Quebec man who was convicted of second-degree murder in the killing of a 10-year-old girl north of Montreal in 1994 has been sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole for 25 years. Superior Court Justice Hélène Di Salvo said today in St-Jerôme, Que., that Réal Courtemanche has not shown ... Read More »
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