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Fired Quebec Liberal chief of staff sends legal letter to former employer
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
QUÉBEC — A former Quebec Liberal Party chief of staff has sent a legal letter to her former employer, as the crisis within the party shows no signs of relenting. A lawyer for Geneviève Hinse issued the letter to Liberal member Marwah Rizqy claiming she had fired the staffer without reason or explanation. The notice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Lost Canadians’ bill clears Senate without amendment, but suggested adoption reform
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
OTTAWA — The “Lost Canadians” legislation, which aims to fix Canada’s unconstitutional citizenship by descent rules, passed in the Senate Wednesday and is on track to becoming law. The term “Lost Canadians” refers to people who were born outside of the country to Canadian parents who were also born in another country. In 2009, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney signs UAE investment pact, launches trade talks during Abu Dhabi visit
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
ABU DHABI — Prime Minister Mark Carney has signed an investment-protection agreement with the United Arab Emirates during a visit to Abu Dhabi. He also is launching talks for a full trade deal, alongside UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, aimed at an eventual comprehensive economic partnership agreement. Carney’s visit comes one month ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: PM aims for trade and investment in UAE, AI tech bubble to burst?
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney to advance trade talks in UAE Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Abu Dhabi, where he is expected to advance trade and investment ties with the United Arab Emirates. Senior officials, who briefed reporters travelling to cover ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney likely to sign UAE investment pact, launch trade talks during Abu Dhabi visit
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
ABU DHABI — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in Abu Dhabi, where he is expected to advance trade and investment ties with the United Arab Emirates. Senior officials, who briefed reporters travelling to cover the prime minister’s trip, say Carney plans to finalize by Friday a foreign investment protection agreement with the UAE. Such an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Advocates disappointed budget offered no funding for IVF, despite campaign pledge
By Canadian Press on November 20th, 2025
OTTAWA — Fertility advocates say they’re disappointed the Liberal government did not make good on its campaign promise to fund in vitro fertilization treatments in the recent federal budget. The Liberals pledged in April to create a program to provide up to $20,000 per cycle of IVF, something they estimated would cost $103 million annually ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Airport security firm sues Canada for $420 million after failed contract bid
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
TORONTO — A multinational security firm that used to provide screening services at airports in British Columbia and the Yukon is suing the Canadian government for more than $420 million after being replaced by a rival bidder last year. Universal Protection Service of Canada Corp., known as Allied Universal Canada, filed a statement of claim ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Hudson’s Bay art collection at auction
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
A Winston Churchill painting sold for the highest price yet for art once owned by the defunct Hudson’s Bay Co., earning $1.3 million at a Toronto auction Wednesday. The 1935 oil work, a Marrakech scene gifted to HBC by Churchill’s wife, had been expected to sell for between $400,000 and $600,000. The Yorkville sale drew ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Climate activists award Canada satirical ‘fossil of the day’ title at COP30
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s reputation as a global climate leader took a hit Tuesday when it was awarded the “fossil of the day” title at the UN Climate Conference in Brazil. Climate Action Network International, which has handed out the satirical award since 1999, said Canada was singled out for the first time in more than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ending tanker ban risks billions, B.C. minister says; Liberal MPs say consent needed
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
British Columbia’s jobs minister says ending a tanker ban to service a pipeline from Alberta to B.C.’s northern coast would put billions of dollars’ worth of other projects at risk by defying the wishes of First Nations. Ravi Kahlon says the province’s NDP government also remains opposed to the pipeline project, while B.C. Liberal MPs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New trade deal to chop red tape, knock down trade barriers across Canada
By Canadian Press on November 19th, 2025
VICTORIA — A trade agreement has been signed between all provinces, territories and the federal government to will bring down trade barriers, allowing businesses to sell their products across Canada. Ravi Kahlon, British Columbia’s minister of jobs and economic growth, announced the agreement in Victoria, although it was signed by the country’s trade ministers at ... Read More »
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