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‘It’s community and fun and love:’ Grey Cup superfans descend onto Winnipeg
By Canadian Press on November 15th, 2025
WINNIPEG — Their teams may not be vying for this year’s Grey Cup, but that hasn’t stopped some dedicated Canadian football fans from descending on the centre of the country to witness the championship game. The 112th Grey Cup will see the Saskatchewan Roughriders take on the Montreal Alouettes at Winnipeg’s Princess Auto Stadium on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous artifacts from Vatican returning to Canada as gift from Pope Leo
By Canadian Press on November 15th, 2025
The Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops announced Saturday that 62 Indigenous artifacts from the Vatican Museums were returned as a gift from Pope Leo XIV. The Canadian Church said the gift was initiated by the late Pope Francis, who wanted to hand the artifacts to the CCCB in support of their ongoing journey with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gun control group warns of Liberal ‘inaction’ ahead of Polytechnique anniversary
By Canadian Press on November 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — A well-known gun control group is telling Prime Minister Mark Carney it would be “disingenuous and even hypocritical” for Liberal MPs to wear white ribbons to mark the anniversary of the Montreal massacre given the government’s lack of action on key firearm measures. In a letter sent to Carney this week, the group ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With the rise of AI ‘slop,’ Canada’s creative sector sets sights on licensing regime
By Canadian Press on November 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — On Nov. 1, Xania Monet appeared for the first time on the Adult R&B Billboard chart. One week later, the song ‘Walk my Walk’ by Breaking Rust topped Billboard’s country digital song sales chart. While both performers look and sound human, they’re not. Both are generated by artificial intelligence. Monet was the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. NDP delegates mull resolutions and mandatory review for Premier David Eby
By Canadian Press on November 15th, 2025
VICTORIA — Members of British Columbia’s New Democrats are meeting this weekend in Victoria with a mandatory leadership review for Premier David Eby and as many as 400 resolutions for delegates to consider. Eby says he’s looking forward to the convention to celebrate with friends he hasn’t seen in a long time, but he expects ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal transit strike averted after tentative deal reached with drivers’ union
By Canadian Press on November 14th, 2025
MONTREAL — Bus and metro service is set to continue in Montreal this weekend after the city’s public transit network says it reached a tentative deal with its drivers’ union, ending planned strike action. The strike was scheduled to begin early Saturday and last until Monday, but the Société de transport de Montréal says it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Montreal transit strike averted after union reaches tentative deal
By Canadian Press on November 14th, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal’s public transit network says a two-day strike that would have shut down bus and Metro service this weekend has been averted. The Société de transport de Montréal says it reached a deal late Friday with the union representing bus drivers, Metro operators and station agents. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal transit network prepares for more disruption as third union plans to strike
By Canadian Press on November 14th, 2025
MONTREAL — A third union representing workers in Montreal’s public transit network has announced it will go on strike. Maintenance workers walked off the job three times since June, and bus and metro drivers are to strike this weekend. Now it’s the union representing about 1,316 administrative, technical and professional employees that says its members ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. lawyers receiving extortion threats, legal regulator warns
By Canadian Press on November 14th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The Law Society of British Columbia says it has become aware of lawyers receiving extortion threats for “substantial sums of money.” The legal profession regulator sent out a notice to its members that says lawyers have been targeted with threats to their physical safety and it urges victims to contact police. Conservative member ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Some NDP leadership candidates report struggling to meet conditions to remain in race
By Canadian Press on November 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — The first of three fundraising deadlines for the NDP leadership race landed Friday, with some candidates coming close to not meeting the requirements for remaining in the race. A campaign spokesperson for Tanille Johnston, a city councillor in Campbell River, B.C., said she will be able to make the $25,000 payment allowing her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Backdoor dealing’: B.C. farmer decries omission of private owners from Cowichan case
By Canadian Press on November 14th, 2025
RICHMOND — The co-owner of an eight-hectare farm on the Cowichan Tribes Aboriginal title lands says he and fellow private landowners were unfairly left out of the court case that confirmed the title claim. Gord Maichin says the decision of the B.C. Supreme Court not to inform landowners about the case that has set off ... Read More »
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