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Activists mark World AIDS Day by calling for criminal reform, prevention funding
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Activists marked World AIDS Day on Monday by calling on the federal government to honour a Trudeau government promise to reform the laws on HIV disclosure, and to provide enough funding to get Canada’s efforts to end the pandemic back on track. The HIV Legal Network says Canada’s stalled progress on preventing new ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Calgary man found guilty of three terrorism-related charges
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
CALGARY, ALBERTA, CANADA — A Calgary judge has found Jamal Borhot guilty of three counts of participation in a terrorist group relating to activities in the Middle East over a decade ago. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Generations of Indigenous leaders brace for a new battle over another pipeline
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — For some First Nations leaders, the prospect of conflict with provincial and federal governments over plans to send another pipeline to the B.C. coast brings back vivid memories of years past. For many First Nations youth, it’s a whole new call to action. “My ancestors — all the ancestors of every First Nations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!May says voting for budget was ‘mistake’ and it won’t happen again
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Green Party leader Elizabeth May says supporting the Carney government on the budget vote is a “mistake” she won’t make again. May told The Canadian Press the memorandum of understanding Prime Minister Mark Carney signed with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on energy — specifically the part that applies federal tax credits to enhanced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Miller named new culture minister as Carney fills gaps left by Guilbeault
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney named Montreal MP Marc Miller as the new minister of Canadian identity and culture this afternoon. Miller was in former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet between 2019 and 2025 but was not included in Carney’s cabinet until now. He replaces Steven Guilbeault, who quit cabinet on Thursday following Ottawa’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Marc Miller named new culture minister
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has named Marc Miller, a former federal minister who represents a Montreal riding, as the new minister of culture and identity. Miller replaces Steven Guilbeault, who quit cabinet on Thursday to protest Ottawa’s new pact with Alberta on a proposed pipeline. Government Transformation Minister Joël Lightbound will become Carney’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. community holds vigil to mourn deaths, losses in deadly Hong Kong fire
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
VANCOUVER — A makeshift memorial dedicated to the victims of one of Hong Kong’s deadliest fires drew hundreds of people in downtown Vancouver before it was removed. The front steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery were filled with tea lights and bouquets of white flowers as mourners lined up for hours to remember and pay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Activists, politicians mark World AIDS Day calling for criminal law reform
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — AIDS activists are calling on the Liberals to stick with a Trudeau government promise to reform the laws on HIV disclosure, and to get Canada’s efforts to end the pandemic back on track. The HIV Legal Network says Canada’s stalled progress on preventing new HIV cases — especially among Indigenous people in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal to open 500 new spaces in warming shelters for unhoused people
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
MONTREAL — The mayor of Montreal says the city’s homelessness crisis is “more serious than ever” and addressing it is her top priority. “The crisis that we have in our hands right now in Montreal has never been seen before,” Soraya Martinez Ferrada told reporters at city hall on Monday. “If you talk to community ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian injured in West Bank in what local group calls assault by Israeli settlers
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it is “aware of a Canadian citizen injured in the West Bank” and is providing consular help after an incident this past weekend reportedly involving Israeli settlers. A local organization called Unarmed Civilian Protection in Palestine says settlers attacked one Canadian and three Italians who were taking part in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal union asks Treasury Board for clarity on return-to-office rules
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — A federal union has sent a letter to the Treasury Board president asking for clarity in response to reports the federal government may soon order public servants to work in-office five days per week. La Presse reported that the federal government is considering implementing the new policy by January 2027, and may require ... Read More »
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