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Ex-husband of Bailey McCourt now faces first-degree murder charge in her killing
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The British Columbia Prosecution Service says new evidence from police has resulted in an upgraded charge of first-degree murder against a man accused of killing his ex-wife with a hammer in a Kelowna parking lot. James Plover had previously faced a second-degree murder charge over the killing of Bailey McCourt last July while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All five NDP leadership candidates qualify for debate in Montreal next month
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — The NDP says all five official candidates will be on the debate stage in Montreal later this month, now that the first fundraising deadline has passed. Candidates had until last Friday to make their second of four $25,000 payments and get the necessary signatures to stay in the race. Tanille Johnston, a social ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MPs have ‘fingers crossed’ as budget awaits crucial House vote
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Members of Parliament will vote Monday evening on Prime Minister Mark Carney’s first budget — a critical vote that could determine whether Canadians go back to the polls less than a year after the last election. The critical budget vote, expected around 6:45 p.m. ET, is a vote of confidence in the minority ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Calls for justice system reform follow release of man who killed two Indigenous women
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — A woman whose cousin was killed says the release last week of a man who killed two women is another outrage from a justice system that victimizes Indigenous women and girls. Shawn Lamb pleaded guilty to manslaughter in the 2012 deaths of two Indigenous women — Carolyn Sinclair and Lorna Blacksmith — and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cervical cancer survivor disheartened that Canada may fail to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
TORONTO — Shannon Pethick thought cervical cancer would be in Canada’s rear-view by now. “It hurts my heart because we should be past this,” she said from her home in Saskatoon, reflecting on her diagnosis 15 years ago, at age 32. But the latest Canadian Cancer Statistics report says the country may not reach its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!2 Montreal transit unions have tentative agreements, but still no deal for 2 others
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — Two Montreal public transit unions have reached tentative agreements with their employer, while two others are still without a deal. The union representing 1,300 administrative and technical employees negotiated a tentative agreement on Sunday with the transit agency, two days after the union for 4,500 bus drivers and metro operators reached a deal. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bank of Canada expected to move to sidelines amid inflation ‘messiness’
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — There were signs inflation was easing in October, but a more muddled picture under the hood has most economists expecting the Bank of Canada will shift to the sidelines at its final interest rate decision of the year. Cheaper prices at the gas pumps and grocery store helped bring inflation down to 2.2 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. wolves use line to pull up crab traps in first possible tool use by species
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
Researchers have captured video footage of wild wolves in British Columbia pulling crab traps out of the sea by their lines to eat the bait inside, in the first evidence of possible tool use by the animals. A report released Monday in the scientific journal Ecology and Evolution by researchers Kyle Artelle and Paul Paquet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Survivor disheartened that Canada may fail to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
TORONTO — Shannon Pethick thought cervical cancer would be in Canada’s rear-view by now. “It hurts my heart because we should be past this,” she said from her home in Saskatoon, reflecting on her diagnosis 15 years ago, at age 32. But the latest Canadian Cancer Statistics report says the country may not reach its ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto City Hall raises Palestinian flag, joining other cities across Canada
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
TORONTO — The Palestinian flag is flying over Toronto’s city hall this morning after similar moves by other Canadian cities. The International Centre of Justice for Palestinians, which petitioned for the move, says it marks a “symbolic show of solidarity” on the 37th anniversary of the Palestinian Declaration of Independence. An Ontario court dismissed an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s a list of October inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
By Canadian Press on November 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s annual inflation rate was 2.2 per cent in October, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets): — St. John’s, N.L.: 1.8 per cent (2.0) — Charlottetown-Summerside: 1.4 per ... Read More »
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