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Five things you may not know about the 1995 Quebec referendum
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
MONTREAL — The 1995 referendum on independence took place 30 years ago on Thursday, when a razor-thin majority of Quebecers voted to stay in Canada. After a dramatic campaign during which the sovereigntist side came from behind to take a lead in the polls in the final weeks before the vote, 50.58 per cent of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal transit strike to disrupt metro, bus service during municipal election day
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
MONTREAL — Metro and bus service in Montreal is expected to be disrupted nearly every day this November because of a transit strike involving about 2,400 maintenance workers, and municipal election day this Sunday is no exception. Between Oct. 31 and Nov. 28, buses and metros will operate only during morning and afternoon rush hours, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nation buying two more B.C. casinos, including Richmond’s River Rock
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
NANAIMO — The Snuneymuxw First Nation has announced it is buying two British Columbia casinos, including the River Rock Casino Resort in Richmond. A statement from the Nanaimo-area nation says the deal to buy the River Rock and Chances Maple Ridge will make its wholly-owned Petroglyph Development Group the largest Indigenous gaming operator by revenue ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian yellow peas hit with India’s new 30 per cent tariff on all imports
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canadian yellow pea producers will now face tariffs in both of their major export markets after India announced a new 30 per cent tariff on all imported yellow peas beginning Nov. 1. China imposed a 100 per cent tariff on Canadian yellow peas in March, believed to be in retaliation for Canada’s imposition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s Cyber Centre warns of hacktivists targeting water, energy systems
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian Centre for Cyber Security warns that hacktivists have been tampering with online systems that control water, energy and agricultural facilities. An alert sent to information security officers says the Cyber Centre and the RCMP have received multiple reports in recent weeks of incidents involving internet-accessible information control systems. The centre’s alert ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief of defence staff offers apology for military’s history of discrimination
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — The head of Canada’s military formally apologized today to members of the Canadian Armed Forces for the service’s history of racism and discrimination. Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Jennie Carignan teared up as she delivered a rare, emotional speech to the rank and file in Ottawa this afternoon apologizing to every armed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government has spent more than $15M fighting Black class-action lawsuit
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government has spent more than $15 million fighting a class-action lawsuit filed by Black public servants, documents filed in Parliament show. A document prepared by the Department of Justice says the government’s legal costs amounted to approximately $15,024,452 as of September. The proposed class action lawsuit was launched by Black public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. festival attack case adjourned to January amid thousands of pages of evidence
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
VANCOUVER — Hearings for the man accused of murdering 11 people at Vancouver’s Lapu Lapu Day festival have been adjourned until January to give his lawyer time to assess thousands of pages of documents disclosed by the Crown. Adam Kai-Ji Lo appeared by video in Vancouver provincial court today, wearing a blue sweatshirt and sitting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa announces $7 million for Hurricane Melissa relief in Caribbean countries
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — The MP overseeing Canada’s foreign aid is announcing $7 million in humanitarian relief for Caribbean states hit by Hurricane Melissa. Randeep Sarai, secretary of state for international development, says $5 million will go to life-saving help through emergency response agencies and health providers. The other $2 million will go to the World Food ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Councillor says Cowichan title ruling saw bank deny financing for $100M B.C. project
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
A Richmond, B.C., councillor says a company based in the city has been refused financing for what she says is a $100 million project because of the Cowichan Tribes case. Coun. Alexa Loo says the company, which she isn’t naming, is currently working with the provincial government to get the certainty it needs to go ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Seven things to watch for as PM Mark Carney meets Chinese President Xi Jinping
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday at a summit in South Korea, where he intends to talk about “a much broader set of issues than trade.” The leaders of Canada and China haven’t met formally since former minister Justin Trudeau visited China in 2017. ... Read More »
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