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Tears on ostrich farm after court rejects appeal bid and CFIA says cull will proceed
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
EDGEWOOD, BRITISH COLUMBIA, CANADA — The highway overlooking Universal Ostrich Farms was lined with its supporters on Thursday, some hugging and crying, some jeering at Canadian Food Inspection Agency workers in white biohazard suits in the field below. “CFIA you can stop!” yelled Katie Pasitney, whose mother, Karen Espersen, co-owns the farm near the tiny ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Harry jokes he was ‘under duress’ while wearing Dodgers cap at World Series
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
TORONTO — Prince Harry joked in Toronto that he was “under duress” when he wore a Los Angeles Dodgers hat during a World Series game against the Blue Jays last week. The Duke of Sussex was in the crowd at Los Angeles’ Dodgers Stadium with his wife Meghan Markle for Game 4 of the Fall ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio to attend G7 foreign ministers meeting next week
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio is set to attend a meeting with other G7 foreign ministers in Ontario’s Niagara Region next week. Global Affairs Canada says Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand will welcome her counterparts from France, Germany, Italy, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States and the European Union. Canada will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Teachers challenge Alberta law using notwithstanding clause to end strike
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta teachers are taking Premier Danielle Smith’s government to court for passing a law to end their strike and for using the Charter’s notwithstanding clause to do it. Jason Schilling, head of the Alberta Teachers’ Association, says the union has filed an application asking for a judge to immediately pause the law until ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Harry says visiting Canadian veterans is the highlight of his Toronto trip
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
TORONTO — Veterans at a care centre in Toronto gathered Thursday to present their art therapy work to Prince Harry and share their stories ahead of Remembrance Day, as they reflected on the lasting impact of their sacrifices in service. The Duke of Sussex called it a highlight of his two-day visit to Toronto, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec minister says Ottawa has gone too far in cutting temporary immigration
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Despite years of calling for Ottawa to cut the number of non-permanent residents in the province, Quebec now says the federal government is “playing a dangerous game” in its move to slash temporary immigration. Immigration Minister Jean-François Roberge said Thursday the federal government’s efforts to cut temporary foreign workers have left businesses in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parliamentary committee revises order to share federal grant applicant data
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
A parliamentary committee has amended a controversial order that seeks 25 years’ worth of data on researchers who applied for health and science grants. The Standing Committee on Health and Research had originally sought details on student and faculty applications to three agencies between 2000 and 2025 but now says it will accept anonymized, high-level ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No more Conservative defections to Liberals, MP Gérard Deltell says
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec Conservative MP Gérard Deltell says no other Conservative elected official will succumb to Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Liberal charm offensive. Nova Scotia MP Chris d’Entremont sent shock waves through the political world on Tuesday when he announced he was leaving the federal Conservatives to join the Liberals and support their budget. Deltell ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MP Jaime Battiste fined $600 for breaching elections financing law
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — An elections watchdog fined Nova Scotia Liberal MP Jaime Battiste and his financial agent $600 each for a series of elections law violations — including a donation of funds to Battiste’s own campaign that went almost $1,500 over the limit. Battiste serves as parliamentary secretary to the minister of Crown-Indigenous Relations. He sought ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta teachers file court challenge of back-to-work legislation
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
EDMONTON — The head of the Alberta Teachers’ Association says it has filed a court challenge against back-to-work legislation that ended a provincewide strike. Jason Schilling says it wants the court to put the law, which uses the notwithstanding clause, on hold pending the challenge. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Unions condemn federal government’s plans to change collective bargaining rules
By Canadian Press on November 6th, 2025
OTTAWA — Federal public service unions are condemning the government’s proposed amendments to collective bargaining rules — though they admit they know little at this point about what those changes could entail. The federal budget, tabled on Tuesday, proposes amendments to the Federal Public Sector Labour Relations Act to ensure the government can “attract and ... Read More »
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