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Return on fall budget investments will help drive down deficit: Champagne
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the returns from Ottawa’s capital spending plans in the upcoming fall budget will help to pay down the deficit in later years. He tells The Canadian Press that borrowing to invest in Canada’s productive capacity is the best path to prosperity and economic resilience in the face of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives table bill to make murdering an intimate partner a first-degree crime
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Conservatives have introduced a private members’ bill in the House of Commons that would make the murder of an intimate partner a first-degree crime. Conservative public safety critic Frank Caputo says the bill would treat such crimes the way the Criminal Code currently treats the murder of a peace officer. Caputo told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Republican alleges FBI has names of Epstein clients, including billionaire Canadian
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
WASHINGTON — A Republican lawmaker on Wednesday alleged the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation has the names of some of the late Jeffrey Epstein’s clients, including a “billionaire from Canada.” Rep. Thomas Massie made the claim during a House Judiciary Committee hearing where he pushed FBI Director Kash Patel to release more documents related to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec to stop offering COVID vaccine for free to most people, shots cost up to $180
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
Vaccines against COVID-19 will no longer be free of charge to the general population in Quebec starting this fall. The province’s Health Department confirmed the new policy in an email today. Only certain people will remain eligible for subsidized shots, including those with chronic health conditions, those over 65, and health-care workers. The department says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec politician to close Facebook page, unable to filter hate-filled posts
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
MONTREAL — A member of Quebec’s legislature says she’s taking down her professional Facebook page because she’s unable to filter the hateful comments it regularly attracts. Christine Labrie of leftist party Québec solidaire says she took the decision after she had posted over the weekend about attending a march for the LGBTQ+ community. Labrie, who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nova Scotia’s Donald Oliver, first Black man named to Senate, dies at 86
By Canadian Press on September 18th, 2025
HALIFAX — Donald Oliver, the first Black man appointed to the Senate of Canada, has died at the age of 86. Oliver’s family in Nova Scotia confirmed the retired senator died Wednesday from a chronic heart condition. He served for 23 years in the upper house of Parliament until he stepped down in 2013. Prime ... Read More »
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