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High Court to decide on Nov. 6 whether to hear case of B.C. ostriches
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
The Supreme Court of Canada is set to issue a decision next week on whether to hear a last-ditch appeal against an order to cull a flock of ostriches at a British Columbia farm. A list of leave applications that will be ruled upon on next Thursday includes the challenge by Universal Ostrich Farms to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada announces first investments under G7 pact, aims to stockpile critical minerals
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
TORONTO — Canada has announced the first 25 investments under a G7 critical minerals production alliance envisioned as a counterweight to China’s dominance in the sector. The investments include purchase agreements for a Quebec graphite mine and investments to scale up a rare earth elements refinery in Ontario. Energy Minister Tim Hodgson also says Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Political fundraising dries up following spring election surge, data shows
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
OTTAWA — Fresh political fundraising data shows partisan donors closed their wallets over the summer months after shelling out to fill party war chests for the spring election. The new figures published this week by Elections Canada come just in time for fall election speculation to heat up in Ottawa as the Liberal government does ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Exploitative’ trucker loophole to addressed in upcoming budget
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
OTTAWA — Finance minister François-Philippe Champagne will use Tuesday’s federal budget to close a tax loophole critics say is exploiting workers and creating unfair labour practices in the trucking industry. At issue is a business model the Canadian Trucking Alliance refers to as “Driver Inc.”, in which transport companies misclassify drivers as independent contractors rather ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says Carney apologized for advertisement, talks still paused
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S President Donald Trump says Prime Minister Mark Carney apologized for an advertisement paid for by the Ontario government that halted trade talks. Speaking on Air Force One today, Trump said negotiations with Canada had not resumed but that he likes Carney. The president and Carney appeared cordial at a dinner in South ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weak GDP report unlikely to sway Bank of Canada to more rate cuts: economists
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian economy was showing more cracks in August, but most economists weighing in on the latest data say they don’t think the Bank of Canada will respond with more rate cuts anytime soon. Real gross domestic product declined 0.3 per cent in August and early signs suggest the economy barely managed any ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec order of physicians urges government to suspend controversial doctor-pay law
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
MONTREAL — Quebec’s professional order of physicians is calling for an immediate suspension of a provincial law that ties doctors’ pay to performance targets and threatens punitive damages over actions that affect patient care. In an open letter Friday, the college says the law will have the opposite effect to what the government intends, adding ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Analysts say Carney-Xi meeting set right tone, urge caution on next steps
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
OTTAWA — Some analysts say Prime Minister Mark Carney’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping might set the right tone in moving the bilateral relationship forward, though they also urge caution. Margaret McCuaig-Johnston of the China Strategic Risks Institute says Carney had a successful meeting that set the tone for high-level engagement without conceding things ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vaccine records aren’t up to date for more than half of Ottawa, Toronto students assessed: public health
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
TORONTO — Public health records for Ottawa and Toronto schools show that among the cohorts assessed this year, more than half of the students did not have up-to-date immunization records, which experts say exposes an antiquated system that’s unhelpful in the race to boost vaccination rates. Toronto Public Health said it sent 60,000 letters over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court to decide on Nov. 6 whether to hear case of B.C. ostriches
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
The Supreme Court of Canada is set to issue a decision next week on whether to hear a last-ditch appeal against an ordered cull of ostriches at a British Columbia farm. A list of leave applications that will be ruled upon on Thursday includes the challenge by Universal Ostrich Farms to the Canadian Food Inspection ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Upset with new doctor law, students at all four Quebec medical schools vote to strike
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
MONTREAL — Students at Quebec’s four medical schools have voted for an unlimited general strike mandate over a new provincial law that ties part of doctors’ remuneration to performance targets. Medical schools at Université de Sherbrooke, Université de Montréal, Université de Laval and McGill University say their students have voted to strike. The law passed ... Read More »
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