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Quebec minister resigns amid furor over doctor payment bill
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
QUÉBEC — A Quebec minister has resigned amid an uproar over a recently passed law that imposes a new payment system on the province’s doctors. Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant announced his resignation from the governing party this morning, accompanied by Premier François Legault. Carmant’s daughter, a physician, has published an open letter criticizing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McGuinty has ‘every confidence’ fall budget will pass through minority Parliament
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty says he has “every confidence” the Liberal government will be able to pass its fall budget through the current minority Parliament, despite his colleague’s concerns about securing enough votes. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon recently said he’s worried the budget might not win enough votes to pass through the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney tours Korean shipyard competing to build Canada’s next submarine fleet
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
GEOJE — Prime Minister Mark Carney toured a South Korean submarine Thursday during a visit to the shipyards of Hanwha Ocean, one of two companies competing to build Canada’s next fleet of submarines. On the same day that Canada and South Korea agreed to a new defence partnership, Carney was joined at the shipyard by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Blue Jays one win away from glory, Yesavage sets rookie record
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Blue Jays top Dodgers 6-1 to take 3-2 series lead Davis Schneider set the early tone on Wednesday night. Vladimir Guerrero Jr. did his part too. The Toronto teammates made history by leading off a World Series game ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Young, proud, online: Quebec’s newest sovereigntists hope to revive an aging movement
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
MONTREAL — The self-described CEO of the next generation of Quebec sovereigntists is a 17-year-old rapper and TikTok sensation who claims to be more influential than Premier François Legault. Miguel Monteiro-Beauchamp, who goes by the name kinji00, was born in Portugal and grew up in Gatineau, Que. As Canada marks the 30th anniversary of Quebec’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Families of Canadians killed by Hamas say Carney still hasn’t met with them
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — The relatives of Canadians killed by Hamas in Israel two years ago are criticizing Prime Minister Mark Carney for not meeting with them since he took office. A group called the Association of Families of the Canadian Victims of October 7th went public with their concerns on the two-year anniversary of the attacks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Financial intelligence agency stresses stepped-up role in fight against fentanyl
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal anti-money laundering agency says it made more than 100 disclosures of “actionable financial intelligence” in support of probes into illicit opioids between last November and the end of March of this year. In its newly tabled report for 2024-25, the Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre says the disclosures to law ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Helping Quebec non-profits below ‘cybersecurity poverty line’ strengthen networks
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
MONTREAL — Facing the threat of cyberattacks and with limited budgets, non-profit organizations across Quebec are being offered free cybersecurity consulting sessions through a pilot project led by Polytechnique Montréal engineering school. Many non-profits are often below the “cybersecurity poverty line,” says Marc Gervais, executive director of IMC2, a cybersecurity institute involving Polytechnique and other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney tours Korean shipyard that’s vying to build Canada’s next submarine fleet
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
GEOJE — Prime Minister Mark Carney toured a South Korean shipyard today owned by a company that’s vying to build Canada’s next fleet of submarines. Carney was joined by Defence Minister David McGuinty and Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee, Commander of the Royal Canadian Navy, along with South Korean Prime Minister Kim Min-Seok. Canada has plans to ... Read More »
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