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Fact File: ‘Spam’ videos use actors to spread false Canadian political news
By Canadian Press on November 12th, 2025
The prospect of an Alberta sovereignty referendum triggered a wave of clickbait stories on video-sharing sites earlier this year. But in a development that one expert calls “troubling,” content farms that typically use AI to narrate videos have come up with a way around crackdowns on such content – using real people. With the proliferation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney government reduces savings targets for some departments, agencies
By Canadian Press on November 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — Eight fewer departments and agencies are being asked to slash their budgets at least 15 per cent over the next three years, a move one economist says shows Ottawa’s cost cutting exercise was not “thought through.” Earlier this year, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne directed most ministers to find ways to cut their departments’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bank of Canada mulled later timing for October rate cut, deliberations show
By Canadian Press on November 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada’s governing council was on the same page about the need to lower its benchmark interest last month — but the exact timing of the cut was up for debate. The central bank today released the summary of deliberations from its decision two weeks ago to lower the policy rate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa is seeking a permanent parliamentary budget officer with ‘tact and discretion’
By Canadian Press on November 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa says it’s looking to hire a permanent parliamentary budget officer — someone with “tact and discretion” — just a few months after appointing a highly critical fiscal watchdog on an interim basis. The federal government’s list of governor-in-council appointments includes a posting for a new budget officer — an independent agent of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premiers lay out priorities for meeting with Carney next week
By Canadian Press on November 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s premiers say infrastructure investments and the state of U.S.-Canada trade negotiations are high on their agenda for an upcoming meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney. Carney will host a virtual meeting with the nation’s provincial and territorial leaders on Monday and the premiers laid out their priorities in a letter to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal transit maintenance union suspends strike as new labour bill tabled
By Canadian Press on November 12th, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal’s public transit network is gradually returning to normal after the union representing maintenance workers decided late Tuesday to suspend their strike. The change comes as Labour Minister Jean Boulet tables legislation that would grant the provincial government greater power to intervene and end strikes. Union president Bruno Jeannotte says the workers have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Watchdog wanted: Ottawa is hiring a permanent parliamentary budget officer
By Canadian Press on November 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa is looking to hire a permanent fiscal watchdog a few months after appointing an interim parliamentary budget officer. The federal government’s new list of governor-in-council appointments includes a posting for a new budget officer — an independent agent of Parliament who offers analysis of budgets, campaign promises and other spending plans. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand announces new sanctions targeting Russian drones as G7 diplomats meet
By Canadian Press on November 12th, 2025
NIAGARA-ON-THE-LAKE — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is announcing more sanctions on Russia today as she hosts top diplomats from the Group of Seven countries in the Niagara region. The sanctions will target those behind Russia’s drone and cyber attacks on Ukraine, as well as vessels in Russia’s sanctions-evading shadow fleet. G7 foreign ministers are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Federal budget falls flat: poll; G7 meeting in southern Ontario
By Canadian Press on November 12th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Federal budget falls flat on affordability: poll New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the federal budget released last week — leading one pollster to argue all parties should think twice before mounting an election campaign ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Affordability gap leaves Liberal budget with middling reviews: Leger poll
By Canadian Press on November 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the federal budget released last week — leading one pollster to argue all parties should think twice before mounting an election campaign over the spending plan. The Leger survey indicates some 30 per cent of Canadians who responded approve of the budget tabled by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal prison service ‘ill-equipped’ for long-term mental health care: watchdog
By Canadian Press on November 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal prison ombudsman says weak policies, insufficient training and a lack of specialized treatment are hindering the Correctional Service of Canada’s efforts to deliver mental health care. In his latest annual report, correctional investigator Ivan Zinger says it’s “abundantly clear” the prison service is fundamentally ill-equipped to provide long-term mental health care ... Read More »
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