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Moderator on Smith’s Alberta Next panel sorry for saying teen should be spanked
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
EDMONTON — The moderator of Premier Danielle Smith’s Alberta Next panel is apologizing after he told a teen at a town hall that his parents should spank him. Bruce McAllister says he regrets the comment and he’s committed to making sure the panel’s events are respectful and constructive. The 16-year-old boy tried to ask the ... Read More »
2 responsesQuebec Chinese community members want answers after RCMP ends ‘police station’ probe
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
MONTREAL — Members of Montreal’s Chinese community say they have many questions after the RCMP closed an investigation into two community centres suspected of acting as clandestine police stations for the Chinese Communist Party. The executive director of the two Montreal-area centres says she’s happy the investigation has come to a close. But Xixi Li ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian energy minister disappointed by Imperial Oil’s planned layoffs
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
EDMONTON — Canada’s energy minister says he’s disappointed with Imperial Oil’s plan to lay off 20 per cent of its workforce by 2027. Tim Hodgson says he’s working to understand what went into the company’s decision and that the government will explore ways to support the workers losing their jobs. Calgary-based Imperial says the cuts ... Read More »
1 responsePM Carney welcomes Trump’s peace plan proposal for Israel and Gaza
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada welcomes U.S. President Donald Trump’s “historic new Middle East peace plan,” which Washington has asked Ottawa to sell to other nations. Trump’s plan to put the Gaza Strip and its 2.1 million Palestinians under an international security force has been endorsed by Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump returns to ’51st state’ rhetoric in speech to U.S. military officials
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump returned to his “51st state” rhetoric about Canada while giving an unprecedented speech to top military leaders today. The president was speaking about his “Golden Dome” missile defence plans in front of military officials who had been abruptly summoned to Quantico, near Washington. Trump told the assembly that “Canada ... Read More »
2 responsesEvents in Ottawa, Toronto planned for 5th annual Truth and Reconciliation Day
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canadians are marking the fifth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation on Tuesday, a day meant to reflect on the legacy of residential schools. The residential school era is the period between 1857 and 1996 when 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend church-run, government-funded schools. They were barred from speaking their languages ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Truth and Reconciliation Day marked by events
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… 5th annual Truth and Reconciliation Day marked by events in Ottawa, Toronto Today is the fifth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — a day where Canadians reflect on the legacy of residential schools and remember the survivors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!About one in three Canadians say country belongs to Indigenous people: poll
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — As people across the country gather for the National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, a new poll suggests Canadians are divided about whether the country belongs primarily to Indigenous Peoples. The Leger poll of 1,627 people conducted between Aug. 29 and 31 for the Association for Canadian Studies suggests 38 per cent of ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec premier launches last-ditch effort to avoid political annihilation
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
MONTREAL — A defiant François Legault took a fighting stance as he entered a party convention last weekend, accompanied by the theme song from Rocky III. The Quebec premier threw a few mock punches and paraphrased an aging Sylvester Stallone to a roomful of supporters in Gatineau, Que. “It’s not the force of the blows ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A glimpse of Trudeau’s congratulatory call that might have been to Kamala Harris
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — Justin Trudeau had clear guidance on what to say early last November in the event he should pick up the phone to congratulate Kamala Harris on becoming the first woman president of the United States. Advisers suggested he remind Harris of their most recent meeting at a conference in Pennsylvania the previous May. ... Read More »
1 response5th annual Truth and Reconciliation Day marked by events in Ottawa, Toronto
By Canadian Press on September 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — Today is the fifth National Day for Truth and Reconciliation — a day where Canadians reflect on the legacy of residential schools and remember the survivors and those who never made it home. The residential school era refers to a period between 1857 and 1996 where 150,000 Indigenous children were forced to attend ... Read More »
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