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Prime Minister Carney’s visit to Singapore focuses on attracting investment in Canada
By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025
SINGAPORE — Prime Minister Mark Carney travelled to Singapore on Tuesday, as his first official visit to Asia enters its second leg. Carney has been pitching Canada as a reliable trading partner for Southeast Asia as he works to expand exports to non-U.S. markets, and also as an attractive place for investment. On Sunday, he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta passes bill to use notwithstanding clause to end teacher strike
By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025
EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith’s government has passed a bill using the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order 51,000 striking teachers back to work to end the largest walkout in Alberta history. Members of Smith’s caucus, using their majority in the legislature and passing procedural rules to curtail debate, voted and passed the bill through three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sanctions-evading Russian oil ships could pollute the Arctic, PM’s adviser warns
By Canadian Press on October 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Some of Canada’s allies are praising Ottawa’s work on preventing Russia from smuggling oil through concealed ships — ships that Ottawa fears could someday unleash an environmental cataclysm in the Arctic. Canada and its allies have blacklisted more than 400 unregistered ships — known as shadow vessels — in just six months. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta uses Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order striking teachers back to work
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith’s government introduced a bill Monday using the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order 51,000 striking teachers back to work to end the largest walkout in Alberta history. If the bill passes, students would be back in classes Wednesday, and Smith has promised fast-tracked passage in the house. The move puts Smith’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta using notwithstanding clause to order striking teachers back
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith’s government has introduced legislation using the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order 51,000 striking teachers back to work to end the largest walkout in Alberta history. The move puts the government on a potential collision course with more than 350,000 workers in other provincial unions, which have promised an “unprecedented response” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whale watch firm ‘devastated,’ says its boat could have hit humpback later found dead
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
SA British Columbia whale watching company says it is “devastated” by the discovery of a dead humpback whale that it believes could have been struck by one of its vessels. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says officials are investigating after the body was found off Keats Island in Howe Sound, and couldn’t provide additional details about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health Canada authorizes long-awaited drug to slow early-stage Alzheimer’s disease
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
TORONTO — Health Canada has authorized a drug shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Lecanemab is the first medication approved in Canada that targets the buildup of amyloid plaque in the brain, which is believed to be an underlying cause of Alzheimer’s disease. The drug is a lab-made antibody that binds to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says he’ll keep lobbying for slain woman’s family, who wanted more from bail law
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is not done yet advocating for the family of Kelowna woman Bailey McCourt, whose ex-husband has been charged with murdering her hours after he was released on bail in July. While federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser says B.C. government lobbying on the McCourt case is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!David Eby says British Columbia’s anti-tariff ads, aimed at Americans, will go ahead
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province plans to push ahead with anti-tariff advertisements aimed at the American public, days after U.S. President Donald Trump blamed a campaign by Ontario for his cancellation of trade talks with Canada. B.C. had announced the ads last week, with Eby saying at the time they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa hopes Canadian labour will support building agenda, Hajdu says
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government wants to use “as much Canadian labour as possible” to achieve its infrastructure and homebuilding ambitions, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said Monday. Hajdu announced that the federal budget being released on Nov. 4 will include millions of dollars for skills training and foreign credential recognition. The Liberals’ fall budget — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans to cheer on Blue Jays from afar as team looks to take World Series lead in L.A.
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
TORONTO — Crowds of Toronto Blue Jays fans will be cheering from afar as the team looks to take a World Series lead in Los Angeles tonight. Watch parties will be held at the Rogers Centre and Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto as the Jays take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3. ... Read More »
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