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No bus or metros this Saturday in Montreal because of transit strike
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
MONTRÉAL — There’s no regular bus or metro service at all today in Montreal because of a transit strike. Roughly 4,500 bus drivers, metro operators and other station employees are taking part in the strike, the union’s first in 38 years. The disruption coincides with major sporting events like the Montreal Alouettes playoff game this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says he raised foreign interference, other issues with Chinese president
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he raised the issue of foreign interference during his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping and other top officials. Carney and Xi met on Friday on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Gyeongju, South Korea. It was the first formal meeting between leaders of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney wraps up Asia trip looking ahead to first federal budget next week
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney has wrapped up his first official visit to Asia after attending two major summits and meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. The prime minister arrived in Asia last week with a plan to pitch Canada as a reliable trading partner and to try to encourage investment into nation-building projects ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says he told Ontario premier not to run anti-tariff ad, apologized to Trump
By Canadian Press on November 1st, 2025
GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he told Ontario Premier Doug Ford not to run the ad campaign that’s being blamed for ending trade talks with the U.S. Carney also confirmed he did apologize to U.S. President Donald Trump — both because the president was offended by the ad and also because it’s not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans hold out hope as Blue Jays fail to clinch World Series in Game 6 ‘heartbreaker’
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
TORONTO — Excited anticipation turned into disappointment for Toronto Blue Jays fans as the team failed to clinch the World Series in Game 6, but they’re not giving up hope. The Los Angeles Dodgers forced the decisive Game 7 with a 3-1 win over the Blue Jays on Friday, muting the festivities at Rogers Centre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ostrich farm rallies support as court says it will decide next week if it hears case
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
Canada’s highest court says it will rule next Thursday whether to tackle a bitter dispute between the Canadian Food Inspection Agency and a British Columbia ostrich farm over the ordered destruction of its flock due to an avian flu outbreak. Both sides staked out their positions Friday after the Supreme Court of Canada’s announcement, with ... Read More »
1 responseCanadiens, Alouettes fans out of luck as transit network paralyzed by strike Saturday
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal sporting fans who had planned on taking public transit to major events on Saturday are out of luck, as the union representing thousands of bus and metro drivers will walk off the job. It’s their first strike in 38 years, the union says, with two more strikes planned later in November. On ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says Carney apologized for Reagan ad, talks still paused
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S President Donald Trump said Prime Minister Mark Carney apologized for an advertisement paid for by the Ontario government that halted trade talks. “I like (Carney) a lot but, you know, what they did was wrong,” Trump told reporters on Air Force One during a flight to Florida on Friday. “He was very ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High Court to decide on Nov. 6 whether to hear case of B.C. ostriches
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
The Supreme Court of Canada is set to issue a decision next week on whether to hear a last-ditch appeal against an order to cull a flock of ostriches at a British Columbia farm. A list of leave applications that will be ruled upon on next Thursday includes the challenge by Universal Ostrich Farms to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada announces first investments under G7 pact, aims to stockpile critical minerals
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
TORONTO — Canada has announced the first 25 investments under a G7 critical minerals production alliance envisioned as a counterweight to China’s dominance in the sector. The investments include purchase agreements for a Quebec graphite mine and investments to scale up a rare earth elements refinery in Ontario. Energy Minister Tim Hodgson also says Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Political fundraising dries up following spring election surge, data shows
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
OTTAWA — Fresh political fundraising data shows partisan donors closed their wallets over the summer months after shelling out to fill party war chests for the spring election. The new figures published this week by Elections Canada come just in time for fall election speculation to heat up in Ottawa as the Liberal government does ... Read More »
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