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Senator says she was never told her 2005 surgery would leave her sterile
By Canadian Press on October 12th, 2025
OTTAWA — A Quebec senator says she was never told by her doctor that a surgical procedure she went through in 2005 would render her unable to have children, and hopes her story can advance a broader reckoning on systemic racism in Canada. Sen. Amina Gerba told her story to her colleagues on the floor ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney condemns Russia’s attacks on Ukraine’s energy during call with Zelenskyy
By Canadian Press on October 11th, 2025
Prime Minister Mark Carney and Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy spoke Saturday about recent Russian attacks on Ukraine’s energy grid. A readout about the call issued by the Prime Minister’s Office says Carney condemned the attacks, and that Canada is closely co-ordinating with Ukraine on new ways to support defending Ukraine’s energy infrastructure and ensuring Ukraine ... Read More »
1 responseActivists from Gaza-bound flotilla expected to return to Canada this weekend
By Canadian Press on October 11th, 2025
After being detained by Israeli forces, activist and doctor Nimâ Machouf is expected to land in Montreal on Sunday, her husband said. The epidemiologist from Montreal was among several Canadians that had been aboard a flotilla attempting to bring humanitarian aid to the Gaza Strip. The vessel, named The Conscience, was intercepted by Israeli military ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mail, parcel delivery to resume as postal union begins rotating strikes
By Canadian Press on October 11th, 2025
Kathryn Gallagher Morton is “absolutely thrilled” that Canada Post is at least moving. “It may be moving slowly now, but at least it’s moving,” said Morton, who is the owner of Maplelea, a small business that sells Canadian-themed dolls via its website. Mail and parcel delivery are set to resume on a limited basis in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous activist who was on Gaza-bound flotilla is returning to Canada
By Canadian Press on October 11th, 2025
TORONTO — Indigenous rights activist Mskwaasin Agnew is anticipated to land today in Toronto after being part of a flotilla attempting to bring aid to Gaza. Agnew, a Cree and Dene woman and member of Salt River First Nation, is among six Canadians who were aboard the vessel “Conscience,” which was intercepted by Israeli military ... Read More »
1 response‘Shovel Superman’’: Alberta man uses vacation to help clean up floods in Taiwan
By Canadian Press on October 11th, 2025
HUALIEN CITY — While many people like to spend their vacations on the beach or at resorts, Jaron Rosso Wiigs of Edmonton used some of his days off to shovel mud after a typhoon in Taiwan. When he arrived in the country, he heard about the damage from a powerful typhoon caused when tonnes of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s first non-beating heart transplant could lead to shorter wait lists: UHN
By Canadian Press on October 11th, 2025
TORONTO — A Toronto hospital says it transplanted a heart that stopped beating last month in a Canadian first that has the potential to substantially shorten the long wait for a donor. University Health Network says the procedure could grow the national donor pool by 30 per cent if the practice is expanded across the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mail, parcel delivery to resume as postal union begins rotating strikes this morning
By Canadian Press on October 11th, 2025
Mail and parcel delivery are set to resume on a limited basis in the coming week as Canada Post workers switch to rotating strikes this morning. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says rotating strikes will begin at 6 a.m. local time, ending the countrywide strike that spanned more than two weeks. The union says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Liberal cabinet minister says young people are hesitant to enter politics
By Canadian Press on October 11th, 2025
OTTAWA — Sergio Marchi says when he asks students in his university course on politics how many of them are interested in a career in public life, he’s surprised if two or three of them raise a hand. Marchi, who served as minister for international trade from 1997 to 1999 and later as ambassador to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!DNA advances lead to Quebec man admitting to murdering 10-year-old girl in 1994
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — A Quebec man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of a 10-year-old girl in a northern Montreal suburb more than 31 years ago, bringing closure to the young victim’s family. Réal Courtemanche, 62, already in prison for other crimes, admitted on Friday that the evidence in the case proves ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Premier Smith says Ottawa is dodging responsibility for pipeline decision
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta’s government says Ottawa is dodging responsibility by not standing behind a proposed pipeline project to the B.C. coast. Premier Danielle Smith’s office says the decision to build a pipeline lies solely with Prime Minister Mark Carney and the federal government. Her spokesperson Sam Blackett says anything short of decisive support would be ... Read More »
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