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CP NewsAlert: Canada, India revive talks for full trade deal, after 15-year attempt
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi are reviving attempts at a comprehensive trade deal, which both countries started negotiating in 2010. Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand told The Canadian Press at the G20 summit in Johannesburg that both countries want a deal that would include most industrial sectors and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney: No ‘burning issue’ to bring up with Trump, talks to resume when ‘appropriate’
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney is in no hurry to resume trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump but will speak again with the president “when it’s appropriate,” Carney said on Sunday. Carney said he expects to speak with Trump sometime in the next two weeks but otherwise stands ready for when the Americans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Quebec’s Nunavik region, constant water shortages compromise health care
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
PUVIRNITUQ — Even if they’re surrounded by vast bodies of water as far as the eye can see, residents of Quebec’s Far North lack a reliable water supply. Not only does this impact citizens’ health through the spread of diseases, but it weakens the quality of care and forces health workers to get creative in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctor and nurses are leaving Nunavik over water shortages that affect care
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
PUVIRNITUQ — Doctors and nurses in Quebec’s Nunavik region say constant water shortages are a factor that is pushing some colleagues to leave, in a region where retention of staff has long been an issue. In the Far North, health workers can choose between working with the Cree of James Bay or the Inuit of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney: Talks with Trump will resume ‘when it’s appropriate’
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s not in a hurry to resume trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump but will “speak to him again when it matters.” Carney says he “doesn’t have a burning issue to speak with the president about right now” and will speak again with the president “when it’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney looks to Mandela, trade pacts to help navigate ‘this moment of rupture’
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney hearkened back to the legacy of Nelson Mandela in praising efforts by fellow leaders to collaborate amid global volatility, as Canada sought more trade partners and promoted multilateralism at the G20 summit in Johannesburg. “At a time when too many countries are retreating into geopolitical blocs or the battlegrounds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Nunavut premier takes office as federal government pushes infrastructure drive
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — As John Main settled in for one of his first interviews since being chosen as Nunavut’s new premier, his phone rang while he was in the middle of a sentence. “Hi Doug,” he said, taking a congratulatory call from Ontario Premier Doug Ford. “I’ve been inundated with people reaching out,” Main said after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Canada upholding values but drops talk of ‘feminist foreign policy’
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada no longer has a feminist foreign policy, but still wants to uphold values on the world stage that include LGBTQ+ rights and combatting violence against women. Carney is at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, where he says it was important that the South African chair put gender-based ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal’s Wing Noodles closing after nearly 80 years, sparking concern in Chinatown
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
MONTREAL — Garnet Lee started working at Wing Noodles when he was eight years old, packaging wonton covers and occasionally taking breaks to play hide-and-seek among the noodle machines. Nearly 60 years later, he has decided to close the doors of the long-standing family business at the end of the month, raising questions about the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Ottawa, South Africa launching talks for an investment pact on minerals
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa and South Africa have agreed to launch discussions for an investment-protection pact, focused on clean energy and minerals. Carney is at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, where he says Canada wants to get more private-sector engagement between both countries, including in the responsible sourcing of critical minerals. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officers believe sow with cubs was involved in B.C. bear attack on students, teachers
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
Conservation officers in British Columbia say they believe a mother bear with two cubs was likely involved in an attack on a group of elementary school students and their teachers Thursday, and they continue to search for the animal in the area near the community. “Speaking from experience, this is probably the most dangerous thing ... Read More »
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