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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 »
Be the first to comment!‘Life and death’: Chief tells of trauma and bravery in grizzly attack on B.C. pupils
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
What was to be a short afternoon field trip for about 20 students and staff of a school in Bella Coola, B.C., became a scene of trauma and heroism when a grizzly bear attacked without cause, badly injuring four people, the Nuxalk Nation’s elected chief said on Friday. Thursday’s attack on the elementary class as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post reaches deal in principle with union, strike suspended
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada Post and the union representing thousands of mail carriers across the country say they have reached agreements in principle after two years of contentious bargaining. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says rotating strike action has been suspended as the parties work out language in the new contracts. The union says the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada Post reaches deal in principle with union
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada Post and the union representing thousands of mail carriers across the country say the parties have reached agreements in principle after two years of contentious bargaining. More coming. Craig Lord, The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Class-action lawsuit in plant-based milk recall settled at $6.5M
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
TORONTO — Canadians who bought or drank recalled plant-based milk linked to a listeria outbreak have reached a $6.5-million settlement with Danone Canada, Wal-Mart Canada Corp., and Intact Insurance Company. The settlement is tied to a listeria outbreak that led to a national recall of several Silk and Great Value plant-based milk products in July ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Liberals want media to release names in anonymous text-message exchanges
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez says his party will send a formal legal notice to the Journal de Montreal, after the news outlet published a report alleging some party members were paid to vote for him in his leadership campaign. The report published earlier this week alleges two people who “actively worked” to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cargo unloaded from sinking barge off B.C. coast as planning starts for move south
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
BELLA BELLA — The local First Nation in the vicinity of a sinking barge off the central British Columbia coast says some cargo containers have been moved off the damaged vessel. The Heiltsuk First Nation says 25 containers from the barge that was being towed by a tug from Alaska to Seattle have been moved ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immigration minister extends pause on new private refugee sponsorships to 2027
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Immigration Minister Lena Diab is extending until 2027 the pause on new applications through the Private Sponsorship for Refugees Program as the department works to clear its backlog. New ministerial instructions were published in the Canada Gazette today along with a notice on the Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada website. This pause applies ... Read More »
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