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Canadian workers’ free speech fears persist two years after Israel-Hamas war began
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
During the Israel-Hamas war, a Canadian paramedic was fired, a teacher was put on extended leave and a doctor’s residency was suspended. All of them said they were penalized for criticizing Israel on social media, calling their punishments unfair and a blatant violation of their Charter right to freedom of expression. Free-speech advocates and legal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney in South Africa as concerns grow over U.S. boycott of G20
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in South Africa for a G20 summit overshadowed by a U.S. boycott — and as critics of Canada’s Africa strategy closely watch Carney’s first trip to the region as prime minister. “There’s a great synergy and opportunity for us to collaborate on core challenges that affect us all,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grizzly attack on B.C. elementary class is latest in series of encounters
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
A grizzly bear attack on a group of elementary school students in Bella Coola, B.C., on Thursday is the latest in a series of recent encounters with the animals in British Columbia. Several people have been badly injured and at least one person has died. Here is a list of attacks in B.C. this year: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada cuts back spending on fighting infectious diseases at G20 in South Africa
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney has made Canada’s first-ever cut to funding for a major program for fighting infectious diseases in the world’s poorest countries — a move that has been sharply criticized by Canada’s development sector. The announcement of Canada’s $1 billion contribution to the Global Fund — down more than 17 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Students and teachers in B.C. grizzly attack responded ‘heroically’: chief
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
BELLA COOLA — 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 “traumatic event” where four people were badly hurt when a grizzly attacked without cause, the Nuxalk Nation’s elected chief said on Friday. Samuel Schooner said in a statement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post says another bailout needed as it continues to bleed cash
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
After starting the year with a $1-billion federal loan, Canada Post said it will need another bailout by early 2026 as the Crown corporation bleeds cash, putting it on track for its worst fiscal year yet. It reported the highest quarterly loss in its history Friday, as the beleaguered mail service contends with stiff competition ... Read More »
1 responseExpert report calls on Ottawa to fund essential medicines, enshrine pharmacare in law
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — An expert advisory committee is recommending the federal government fully fund essential medicines for all Canadians and pass new legislation that clearly defines how a national pharmacare program will work. The committee was set up last fall and tasked with reporting to the health minister on the best way to set up and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bear emerged from forest to attack school group having lunch: B.C. conservation
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
BELLA COOLA — British Columbia’s Conservation Officer Service says a grizzly attack on a group of school students happened when the bear emerged from the forest as pupils and teachers were having lunch on a trail in the coastal community of Bella Coola. The service says multiple teachers “physically intervened” in the attack and used ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. school thanks staff and pupils after grizzly attack, vowing support for victims
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
BELLA COOLA — A British Columbia school whose pupils and staff were injured when a grizzly bear attacked an elementary class is thanking them for their courage and resilience. The Nuxalk Nation’s academy in Bella Coola on the central coast says in an online statement that it will continue to support any students or staff ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Liberal crisis: Leader Pablo Rodriguez convenes his caucus in Montreal
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez has convened his caucus for a meeting in Montreal this afternoon as the party is rocked by twin crises. Rodriguez suspended Marwah Rizqy from caucus earlier this week, claiming she had fired the chief of staff of the official Opposition without consulting him. Rizqy and the former staffer, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two broken prison sprinklers cost Correctional Service Canada $1.1M
By Canadian Press on November 21st, 2025
OTTAWA — Correctional Service Canada incurred a $1.1 million damage bill after an inmate at a New Brunswick prison broke two sprinklers. The damage was reported in last year’s public accounts document recently tabled by the federal government. A Correctional Service Canada spokesperson said the incident occurred at the Shepody Healing Centre in May 2024. ... Read More »
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