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Alberta uses Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order striking teachers back to work
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
EDMONTON — Premier Danielle Smith’s government introduced a bill Monday using the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to order 51,000 striking teachers back to work to end the largest walkout in Alberta history. If the bill passes, students would be back in classes Wednesday, and Smith has promised fast-tracked passage in the house. The move puts Smith’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Whale watch firm ‘devastated,’ says its boat could have hit humpback later found dead
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
SA British Columbia whale watching company says it is “devastated” by the discovery of a dead humpback whale that it believes could have been struck by one of its vessels. Fisheries and Oceans Canada says officials are investigating after the body was found off Keats Island in Howe Sound, and couldn’t provide additional details about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health Canada authorizes long-awaited drug to slow early-stage Alzheimer’s disease
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
TORONTO — Health Canada has authorized a drug shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease. Lecanemab is the first medication approved in Canada that targets the buildup of amyloid plaque in the brain, which is believed to be an underlying cause of Alzheimer’s disease. The drug is a lab-made antibody that binds to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says he’ll keep lobbying for slain woman’s family, who wanted more from bail law
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is not done yet advocating for the family of Kelowna woman Bailey McCourt, whose ex-husband has been charged with murdering her hours after he was released on bail in July. While federal Justice Minister Sean Fraser says B.C. government lobbying on the McCourt case is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!David Eby says British Columbia’s anti-tariff ads, aimed at Americans, will go ahead
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province plans to push ahead with anti-tariff advertisements aimed at the American public, days after U.S. President Donald Trump blamed a campaign by Ontario for his cancellation of trade talks with Canada. B.C. had announced the ads last week, with Eby saying at the time they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa hopes Canadian labour will support building agenda, Hajdu says
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government wants to use “as much Canadian labour as possible” to achieve its infrastructure and homebuilding ambitions, Jobs Minister Patty Hajdu said Monday. Hajdu announced that the federal budget being released on Nov. 4 will include millions of dollars for skills training and foreign credential recognition. The Liberals’ fall budget — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans to cheer on Blue Jays from afar as team looks to take World Series lead in L.A.
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
TORONTO — Crowds of Toronto Blue Jays fans will be cheering from afar as the team looks to take a World Series lead in Los Angeles tonight. Watch parties will be held at the Rogers Centre and Nathan Phillips Square in downtown Toronto as the Jays take on the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 3. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nation calls B.C. Premier Eby’s comments ‘deliberately inflammatory’
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
The Quw’utsun Nation says public comments by British Columbia Premier David Eby and other politicians about its groundbreaking Aboriginal title case in Richmond, B.C., are “at best, misleading, and at worst, deliberately inflammatory,” adding that the ruling does not “erase” public property. A statement from the nation, whose members include the Cowichan Tribes, also calls ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. to take photos of all travellers entering or leaving the country
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is amending its policies to require that all non-citizens — including Canadians — be photographed when entering or leaving the United States. The new security regulations, posted in the federal register Monday, are set to come into force on Dec. 26, although it could take years to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bloc Québécois candidate who lost by one vote loses bid to have election cancelled
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
MONTREAL — A Superior Court judge has rejected a Bloc Québécois candidate’s request for a new election in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne, won by the federal Liberals in April with a margin of a single vote. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné, who came in second, had challenged the result after a Bloc voter revealed that her special ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Courageous and strong’ B.C. man dies three weeks after fighting off grizzly bear
By Canadian Press on October 27th, 2025
A British Columbia man who fought off a grizzly bear in the East Kootenay region this month has died of his injuries, more than three weeks after the attack. Joe Pendry’s wife, Janice Pendry, says he died on Saturday morning, from what doctors believed was a blood clot that led to cardiac arrest. “I’m just ... Read More »
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