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16 hospitalized, 105 sickened in pistachio-linked salmonella outbreak
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
TORONTO — The Public Health Agency of Canada says the number of people confirmed sickened in a salmonella outbreak linked to pistachios has risen to 105. The outbreak update issued Wednesday reports 26 new cases since the last count earlier this month. It says 16 people have been hospitalized — an increase of five — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Offer for Alberta teachers includes same pay with COVID shots, voting starts Saturday
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
EDMONTON — The Alberta government announced Wednesday it had struck a tentative deal with the union representing 51,000 teachers provincewide, though the proposal is largely the same as the province’s previous offer. The potential deal needs to be ratified by members of the Alberta Teachers’ Association, which says voting is to take place Saturday through ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP MP urges caution as Canada moves to mend trade relationship with China
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — A member of Parliament who has been a target of Chinese foreign interference says Canada should proceed with caution as it tries to mend its trading relationship with Beijing. NDP MP Jenny Kwan says that while the government needs to expand its trade ties, it must also protect Canada’s sovereignty and democracy. Prime ... Read More »
1 responseRestaurants “used as a pawn” as BCGEU strike expands to liquor stores
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
BURNABY — Some of British Columbia’s most lucrative liquor stores were behind picket lines on Wednesday as the union for public service workers tries to pressure the government to go back to the bargaining table. Members of the B.C. General Employees’ Union expanded their picket lines to 25 liquor retail stores, just a few days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former bank employee faces charges after allegedly accessing prime minister’s data
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — A former Royal Bank of Canada employee faces criminal charges after allegedly accessing the personal information of Prime Minister Mark Carney. Ibrahim El-Hakim, 23, of Ottawa, is charged with fraud over $5,000, unauthorized use of a computer, identity theft and trafficking in identity information. RCMP Cpl. Erique Gasse said El-Hakim allegedly used the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indonesia’s president visiting Ottawa after talks on trade deal end
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is visiting Ottawa for a signing ceremony today, following the end of talks on a trade agreement. The trade deal is comprehensive, meaning it opens up trade in multiple industries with the world’s fourth most populous country. Global Affairs Canada says there is a signing ceremony planned with Subianto, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa still reviewing F-35 program after its summer deadline passes
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government is still reviewing the controversial F-35 fighter jet procurement project, despite Canadian officials repeatedly saying it would be completed by the end of summer. The Department of National Defence tells The Canadian Press the F-35 review is ongoing as federal bureaucrats review the plans and consider the military’s needs. Prime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interim stay of cull order turns despair to joy on B.C. ostrich farm
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The mother and daughter at the centre of a movement to save their flock of 400 ostriches from a cull order had just finished a sombre and tearful prayer alongside supporters at their farm in British Columbia, when they heard the Supreme Court of Canada had granted a last-minute stay, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s mayors, councillors want fast-tracking of projects that fight climate change
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
MONTREAL — More than 250 elected officials across Canada have signed onto a campaign calling on the federal government to prioritize major infrastructure projects that help in the fight against climate change. Calling themselves the Elbows Up for Climate coalition, the officials say Canadians need projects that can protect the economy from the U.S. trade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa planning ‘refreshed’ AI strategy, data protection bill
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
MONTREAL — The federal government is putting together a task force to guide its next steps on artificial intelligence, and Artificial Intelligence Minister Evan Solomon is promising an update to the government’s AI strategy. Solomon told the All In artificial intelligence conference in Montreal on Wednesday that the “refreshed” strategy will be tabled later this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Green Party votes in climate activist Emily Lowan as new leader
By Canadian Press on September 24th, 2025
VICTORIA — Emily Lowan, a 25-year-old climate activist, is the new leader of the British Columbia Green Party. Lowan won on the first ballot with 3,189 votes, ahead of second-place Jonathan Kerr with 1,908 votes, while Adam Bremner-Akins finished third with 128 votes. She doesn’t have a seat in the legislature but says she plans ... Read More »
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