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A timeline of a cabinet resignation: Inside Guilbeault’s decision to resign
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Quebec Liberal MP Steven Guilbeault resigned from cabinet on Thursday, after spending all six years he has been a member of Parliament around that table. The final decision was made in the last few days but it was a choice that was months in the making. The Canadian Press spoke to a source ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario minister crosses the globe to chase defence industry investments and jobs
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ontario’s Economic Development Minister Vic Fedeli knows he has to hustle to secure job-creating developments with defence industry ties for his province — now that Ottawa is poised to move quickly on major military purchases. With the navy looking to place a rush order for submarines and the Swedish defence firm Saab dangling ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada to release third-quarter gross domestic product figures
By Canadian Press on November 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is expected to release its latest reading on the Canadian economy today. The agency is scheduled to release its figures for gross domestic product for September and the third quarter as a whole. A Reuters poll of economists ahead of the report predicts an annualized growth rate of 0.5 per cent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP leadership candidates acknowledge need to improve French in Montreal debate
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — The NDP leadership candidates are conceding they need to brush up on their French language skills as they face off for the campaign’s first debate in Montreal. The debate began with a plan to have 60 per cent of the debate take place in French, but most has been in English. Documentarian Avi ... Read More »
1 responseEby brands pipeline ‘energy vampire’ as First Nations vow it will never happen
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
British Columbia Premier David Eby and First Nations have thrown up a wall of opposition to a proposed northern oil pipeline, after Alberta and the federal government signed a memorandum of understanding to work toward making it a reality. Eby said Thursday that the pipeline proposal was a distraction that had already cost B.C. another ... Read More »
1 responseSteven Guilbeault quits Carney’s cabinet to protest pipeline deal
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault has resigned from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet to protest Ottawa signing an agreement with Alberta on a proposed new pipeline. In a social media post Thursday, Guilbeault said he submitted his resignation to Carney Thursday afternoon “with great sadness.” “Despite this difficult economic context, I remain one of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five things to know about the Quebec government’s new secularism bill
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Quebec government has tabled new legislation that would introduce broad new restrictions on religious practices in public and private spaces. On Thursday, Secularism Minister Jean-François Roberge said the bill is part of Quebec’s decades-long process of secularization. “This is how we live in Quebec, and this is how we’re going to continue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Muslim students concerned as Quebec government tables sweeping new secularism rules
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
MONTREAL — As the Quebec government tables broad new restrictions on religious practices, Muslim students say they feel unfairly singled out by measures that would forbid them from praying anywhere on college and university campuses. Throughout the day at Concordia University in Montreal, hundreds of students file in and out of two nondescript doors on ... Read More »
1 responseFive takeaways on Alberta-Ottawa pipeline memorandum of understanding
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith signed a memorandum of understanding Thursday to grow Alberta’s oil exports while also committing to making it a world leader in green energy technology. Here are five takeaways from the memorandum of understanding: Big-Ticket Infrastructure: Both sides agree to work on approving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Steven Guilbeault quitting cabinet following pipeline deal
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault is resigning from Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet after Ottawa signed a memorandum of understanding with Alberta on a proposed new pipeline. A Liberal source with knowledge of the decision confirmed the departure for The Canadian Press. The avowed environmentalist and longtime climate activist has been a key fixture ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New trial ordered in 1989 murder of 10-year old Toronto girl
By Canadian Press on November 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Court of Appeal for Ontario has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of killing 10-year-old Darla Thurrott in 1989. In a decision issued Thursday, the court concluded there was a miscarriage of justice in the case and set the conviction aside. In 1990, Timothy Rees was found guilty of second-degree ... Read More »
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