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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in the northern region of Nunavik, where the water supply system faces a host of problems, from bad weather to outdated equipment and labour shortages.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 »
Be the first to comment!G7 security ministers in Ottawa to talk organized crime, migrant smuggling, drugs
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree plans to meet his Group of Seven counterparts and others in Ottawa today to discuss problems including transnational organized crime. The two-day G7 meeting of interior and security ministers is also expected to focus on threats from synthetic drugs, migrant smuggling and transnational repression. Participants are also slated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa is ‘rebooting’ its relationship with the tech industry, advocates say
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney told a business crowd in Montreal recently that the federal government got a bit of outside help on a major piece of innovation policy in the recently passed federal budget. “We went to Shopify and said, ‘Can you help us redesign this process?’ Somewhat embarrassingly, they came back in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New legislation could expand First Nations status — here’s what you need to know
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Senators have passed sweeping amendments to a bill that would simplify the transfer of First Nations status between generations, but it’s not clear yet if those changes will pass the House of Commons. Indigenous Services Minister Mandy Gull-Masty told The Canadian Press she is still consulting with First Nations on how to address ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM Carney in Johannesburg as G20 meetings kick off, set to meet with numerous leaders
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Johannesburg for the G20 summit, where he will be meeting with the leaders of Canada’s closest partners. Carney met this morning with French President Emmanuel Macron, and they were set to discuss geopolitical issues as well as Canada’s collaboration with European defence firms through the ReArm Europe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Search continues for grizzly that attacked students, teachers at B.C. trail
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
Conservation officers are continuing to search for a grizzly bear that attacked a group of elementary school students and their teachers in British Columbia. Sgt. Jeff Tyre with the B.C. Conservation Officer Service says officers are on the ground in Bella Coola after the Thursday attack, leaving three pupils and a teacher with major injuries. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vatican’s return of Indigenous artifacts applauded, but is it really a gift?
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
When the Vatican announced this month that Pope Leo was giving a “gift” of 62 Indigenous artifacts to Canadian bishops, to be returned to their original communities, some Indigenous leaders celebrated it as a continuation of a reconciliation journey. While Nisga’a scholar Amy Parent said she was pleased for the communities involved, many questions are ... Read More »
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