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Medical associations ‘relieved’ as school accreditation splits from U.S.
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Canadian medical associations are marking the first school year for a new accreditation system for medical schools that is fully separate from the United States. A news release from the Canadian Medical Association says that, as of July, medical schools in the country are no longer jointly accredited by Canadian and American bodies. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa vows to help Afghans hit by deadly earthquake as aid groups call out aid rest
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa says it’s ready to help Afghans in the wake of a deadly earthquake, even as one organization warns that Canada is making it hard to reach those living under Taliban rule. The Taliban government says more than 3,000 people died and more than 1,400 were injured when the earthquake hit eastern Afghanistan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada to host U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson, other officials from G7 and Ukraine
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson will be in the Ottawa region this week for a gathering of his peers from most G7 countries and Ukraine. Speaker of the House of Commons Francis Scarpaleggia will host his counterparts from Thursday to Saturday as part of Canada’s G7 presidency. His office says the officials will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Slurry pit deaths: Quebec coroner warns of dangers to farmers from manure gases
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is urging the province’s professional farmers association to increase efforts to educate its members on the dangers of slurry pits. Coroner Nancy Bouchard made the recommendation in reports on the deaths of a couple east of Montreal killed from asphyxiation due to exposure to hydrogen sulphide inside a manure pit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Red Cross helps rebuild Ukrainian children’s hospital after rocket attack
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
KYIV — Workers dangle from ropes as they brush the last bit of white paint on the trim of the Okhmatdyt children’s cardiac hospital in Kyiv. Below them, a damaged children’s stroller and construction supplies sit atop a tree-covered garbage heap. Windows of some surrounding buildings are still boarded up with plywood. One year after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal NDP launches leadership race
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal NDP today officially launched the race to find its next leader. In a news release, the party says there has been strong interest in the contest since Aug. 20, when the application packages were made available. Former leader Jagmeet Singh resigned after he and the party suffered a stunning defeat in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. public service staff launch picket lines after strike deadline expires
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
The union that represents thousands of British Columbia public service workers says picket lines are going up in three cities today as industrial action begins across the province. The BC General Employees’ Union says picket lines are being launched at multiple sites in Victoria, as well as at one location each in the Metro Vancouver ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Mark Carney huddles with cabinet in Toronto ahead of fall sitting
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney headed to Toronto on Tuesday for two days of private meetings with his cabinet ahead of the fall legislative sitting. It’s Carney’s second cabinet retreat since winning the spring election but the first involving his new chief of staff — former Canadian ambassador to the United Nations Marc-AndrĂ© Blanchard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa sets 100-day timeline to fix CRA call centre delays
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal finance minister said Tuesday he wants to address service delays at the Canada Revenue Agency within 100 days, even as Ottawa plans spending cuts across the public service. François-Philippe Champagne set the timeline in a letter to Liberal MP Karina Gould, chair of Parliament’s finance committee, which was posted to his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legault tells auto board scandal inquiry he only learned of cost overruns in February
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec Premier François Legault says he only learned about cost overruns at the province’s auto insurance board in February 2025. Legault is testifying at a public inquiry examining how the online platform known as SAAQclic cost at least $500 million more than planned. The premier says it’s “not normal” he wasn’t told about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa sets 100-day timeline to fix CRA delays, service issues
By Canadian Press on September 2nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he wants to address headaches at the Canada Revenue Agency in 100 days. Champagne says in a letter to the chair of Parliament’s finance committee that it’s clear the CRA is not meeting Canadians’ standards amid complaints of service delays at the agency’s call centres. He says he ... Read More »
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