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Cold Case: Quebec man admits to murdering 10-year-old girl in 1994
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — A 62-year-old Quebec man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the killing of a 10-year-old girl in a Montreal suburb more than 31 years ago. Réal Courtemanche, already in prison for other crimes, today admitted that the evidence in the case proves beyond a reasonable doubt that he murdered Marie-Chantale Desjardins. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Budget 2025: What the federal Liberals are pitching in their upcoming budget
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government has started previewing items that will be included in the federal budget set to be introduced on Nov. 4. Here is a running list of what’s been announced by the Liberals ahead of budget day. Oct. 10: Prime Minister Mark Carney and Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne hold a press conference ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Surprise September job gains dampen odds for Bank of Canada rate cut
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian labour market showed an unexpected hiring surge in September, but economists are mixed on whether the strength is enough to deter the Bank of Canada from cutting its policy rate again later this month. Statistics Canada said the unemployment rate held steady at 7.1 per cent in September as the economy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here are the B.C. ministries, provincial agencies and roles affected by job action
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
About 26,000 members of two unions representing British Columbia professionals and public service workers are participating in escalating job action as they push for pay increases in new contracts with the provincial government. The weeks-long strike action includes more than 1,000 members of the Professional Employees Association and close to 25,000 members of the B.C. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s public service workers escalate strike to correctional facilities
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
BURNABY — British Columbia jails have been added to the growing list of sites behind picket lines as public service workers escalate job action. The B.C. General Employees’ Union says in a release that all its remaining unionized staff at adult correctional facilities across the province are now on strike. The union says the escalation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP warns senators against further Indian Act changes without House of Commons input
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — A Liberal MP is warning a Senate committee studying proposed changes to the Indian Act that it might end up doing more harm than good if it pursues changes to the law that were never endorsed by MPs. The committee is studying legislation that would eliminate some gender inequities in the Indian Act, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney defends paying 2 CEO appointees upwards of $577,000 a year
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is defending his decision to pay the CEOs of two new government offices annual salaries that are higher than those of his own cabinet ministers. Douglas Guzman, the head of a new defence procurement office, and Dawn Farrell, the head of the new Major Projects Office, will each make ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fact File: Photo of Portland doughnut ‘ICE fishing’ protest actually taken in Toronto
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
A photo shared online in October supposedly showed protesters in Portland, Ore. ‘baiting’ United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents with doughnuts suspended from fishing lines. The photo is actually from a protest at Toronto police headquarters and is at least a decade old. While some Portland protesters did taunt ICE agents with a similar ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘It depends’: Carney shifts stance on maintaining emissions cap
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says the fate of the emissions cap on oil and gas producers depends on other efforts to lower emissions. Carney’s comment, coming in response to a question from a reporter at an event in Ottawa today, appears to be a shift from his stance before the election, when he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eight protesters arrested after allegedly breaking into MP’s office: Toronto police
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
Toronto police say eight people have been arrested after they allegedly broke into the office of a member of Parliament and refused to leave as part of a protest Thursday morning. Police say they were called to the protest near Bloor Street and Dorval Road around 11:30 a.m. They allege that about 30 to 40 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec’s chief coroner orders inquiry into deaths linked to heavy-truck collisions
By Canadian Press on October 10th, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec’s chief coroner has ordered a public inquiry into fatal collisions involving heavy trucks. Reno Bernier announced the inquiry today following a request from the province’s public security minister. The coroner’s office says the inquiry will focus on the deaths of Tanya and Elliot Lalonde, who died in a crash in August. A ... Read More »
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