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CP NewsAlert: Marc Miller named new culture minister
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has named Marc Miller, a former federal minister who represents a Montreal riding, as the new minister of culture and identity. Miller replaces Steven Guilbeault, who quit cabinet on Thursday to protest Ottawa’s new pact with Alberta on a proposed pipeline. Government Transformation Minister Joël Lightbound will become Carney’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. community holds vigil to mourn deaths, losses in deadly Hong Kong fire
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
VANCOUVER — A makeshift memorial dedicated to the victims of one of Hong Kong’s deadliest fires drew hundreds of people in downtown Vancouver before it was removed. The front steps of the Vancouver Art Gallery were filled with tea lights and bouquets of white flowers as mourners lined up for hours to remember and pay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Activists, politicians mark World AIDS Day calling for criminal law reform
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — AIDS activists are calling on the Liberals to stick with a Trudeau government promise to reform the laws on HIV disclosure, and to get Canada’s efforts to end the pandemic back on track. The HIV Legal Network says Canada’s stalled progress on preventing new HIV cases — especially among Indigenous people in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal to open 500 new spaces in warming shelters for unhoused people
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
MONTREAL — The mayor of Montreal says the city’s homelessness crisis is “more serious than ever” and addressing it is her top priority. “The crisis that we have in our hands right now in Montreal has never been seen before,” Soraya Martinez Ferrada told reporters at city hall on Monday. “If you talk to community ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian injured in West Bank in what local group calls assault by Israeli settlers
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it is “aware of a Canadian citizen injured in the West Bank” and is providing consular help after an incident this past weekend reportedly involving Israeli settlers. A local organization called Unarmed Civilian Protection in Palestine says settlers attacked one Canadian and three Italians who were taking part in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal union asks Treasury Board for clarity on return-to-office rules
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — A federal union has sent a letter to the Treasury Board president asking for clarity in response to reports the federal government may soon order public servants to work in-office five days per week. La Presse reported that the federal government is considering implementing the new policy by January 2027, and may require ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polytechnique expands scholarship program to 14 women in memory of 1989 tragedy
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
MONTREAL — Polytechnique Montréal is expanding its scholarship program honouring the 14 women who were killed at the engineering school 36 years ago. The Order of the White Rose scholarship was established in 2014 and had previously only been awarded to one female engineering student in Canada per year. This year, new donors have stepped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Activists, politicians mark World AIDS Day urging criminal reform, prevention funding
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — AIDS activists are calling on the Liberals to stick with a Trudeau government promise to reform the laws on HIV disclosure, and to get Canada’s efforts to end the pandemic back on track. The HIV Network Legal Network says Canada’s stalled progress on preventing new HIV cases — especially among Indigenous people in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government expected to name new culture minister this afternoon
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will name a new minister of culture and identity this afternoon. Steven Guilbeault, the previous culture minister, quit cabinet on Thursday to protest Ottawa’s new pact with Alberta on a proposed pipeline. Guilbeault previously served as environment minister in Justin Trudeau’s government. During a previous stint as heritage minister, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal mayor announces crisis unit to help homeless population during winter
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
MONTREAL — The mayor of Montreal is announcing new measures to help the city’s homeless population survive the winter. Soraya Martinez Ferrada says Montreal will open 500 new spaces in warming shelters by Christmas. She also says the city is forming a crisis unit that will meet weekly to respond to emerging needs of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: New HIV prevention guidelines say doctors should not ‘gatekeep’ PrEP
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… New HIV prevention guidelines say doctors should not be ‘gatekeeping’ PrEP A coalition of doctors across Canada is releasing a new guideline for prescribing medications that can prevent HIV infection, with a strong focus on increasing the promotion ... Read More »
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