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Champagne set for finance committee appearance as fall budget looms
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — MPs will be pressing for details about Canada’s fiscal position today as Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne is set to appear at a parliamentary committee. Champagne was summoned last month to make an appearance at the House of Commons finance committee to answer questions about the federal government’s budget cycle. The Liberals will table ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trial begins for ex-Hydro employee accused of espionage
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
LONGUEUIL — A trial is scheduled to begin today for a former employee of Quebec’s electricity utility who is charged with economic espionage for the benefit of China. Yuesheng Wang was charged in November 2022 and was the first person to be charged with economic espionage under Canada’s Security of Information Act. The RCMP’s national ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre wishes Carney well in Washington — but says he wants to see results
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is offering Prime Minister Mark Carney his support ahead of meetings this week with U.S. President Donald Trump but is also pressing the Liberal leader to return with results for Canadians. Carney is travelling to Washington on Monday ahead of planned meetings with Trump on Tuesday, where the pair ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legault, Ford, Great Lakes governors to hold news conference after weekend meeting
By Canadian Press on October 6th, 2025
QUÉBEC — The Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors and Premiers Leadership Summit is wrapping up today in Quebec City with participants taking part in a closing news conference. QuĂ©bec Premier François Legault has been hosting Ontario Premier Doug Ford as well as the governors of New York, Michigan, Wisconsin, and Pennsylvania and heads of delegation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec law to promote the sustainability of goods comes into force
By Canadian Press on October 5th, 2025
MONTREAL — A new Quebec law came into effect Sunday aimed at protecting consumers against products intentionally designed with shorter lifespans while ensuring they have the information needed to repair and maintain goods they buy. Quebec’s so-called “right-to-repair” law, part of the province’s amendments to its consumer protection law, will require retailers and manufacturers to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legault urges stronger U.S.-Canada ties amid trade tensions at summit
By Canadian Press on October 5th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec Premier François Legault urged the need for strong collaboration between the states and provinces that despite current trade uncertainties between Canada and the United States. “The big elephant in the room is the uncertainty about the relationship between Canada and the United States, so, we really need to know where we’ll be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AI helps Ont. researcher discover breakthrough antibiotic treatment for bowel disease
By Canadian Press on October 5th, 2025
HAMILTON — A McMaster University researcher has used AI to develop what could be a breakthrough antibiotic treatment for Crohn’s and inflammatory bowel disease. Jon Stokes, along with his team at McMaster, and their partners at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, has used AI to isolate a new antibiotic treatment in less than half the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec law to promote the sustainability of goods come into force
By Canadian Press on October 5th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec measures targeting retailers when it comes to sustainability of goods and planned obsolescence of products comes into effect today. The provisions were passed by the provincial legislature on Oct. 3, 2023, as part of an act to protect consumers against the deliberate shortening of the lifespan of a product and to promote ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two Canadians detained in Israel over flotilla to Gaza: Global Affairs Canada
By Canadian Press on October 5th, 2025
Global Affairs Canada says it is aware that two Canadian citizens have been detained in Israel following their involvement in a flotilla to Gaza. The Global Sumud Flotilla is a pro-Palestinian fleet of boats aiming to bring humanitarian aid to Gaza. Global Affairs Canada did not identify the detained Canadians or disclose if there are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Western Canada Marine Response Corporation exercised off Vancouver Island last month
By Canadian Press on October 5th, 2025
VICTORIA — Engineer Jashan Bains is the first to spot a black dorsal fin cutting through the water. “Whale, one o’clock,” he says. It’s a September morning on board the Hecate Sentinel, a 20-metre long skimming vessel, one of eight ships the Western Canada Marine Response Corp. maintains in Sidney, B.C., and one of eight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Proof and pledge of stability’: Supreme Court of Canada marks 150 years
By Canadian Press on October 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — A century and a half ago, it had only six judges, no permanent home and a less than onerous workload. The Supreme Court of Canada is tracing its storied history, and somewhat humble beginnings, to mark its 150th anniversary this year. As part of the celebrations, the high court plans a ceremonial opening ... Read More »
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