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CP NewsAlert: B.C. public service union announces tentative deal to end strike
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
The B.C. General Employees’ Union says a tentative deal has been reached with the provincial government to bring an end to strike action. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebecers have a chance to cast an early ballot ahead of Nov. 2 municipal election
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
MONTREAL — Advance polls are open across 1,100 Quebec municipalities, just one week shy of the provincewide Nov. 2 vote. Polls will be open today between noon and 8 p.m., but many citizens have not received their voter information card due to the latest Canada Post strike. Élections Québec says a piece of identification is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP leadership candidates working on French ahead of first debate in Montreal
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — The NDP leadership contenders are working on their French language skills as they prepare to meet for their first debate on Nov. 27 in Montreal. The official candidates have varying degrees of French language skills, but none have described themselves as fluently bilingual. However, there is acknowledgment across the field in strengthening their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blue Jays fans show off classic Canadian kindness to opposing teams
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
TORONTO — A viral Reddit thread has prompted over 150 Blue Jays fans to donate to the Seattle Children’s Hospital. In a comment from Oct. 20, Reddit user @brownmagician posted that they would make a donation to the hospital if the Jays won over the Seattle Mariners, to head to the World Series. In a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fear, relief, anguish: Reliving the emotion of the 1995 Quebec referendum
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
MONTREAL — Louise Harel cried only once during the 1995 Quebec referendum. It was in the middle of the campaign, when she saw internal polling that showed the sovereigntists in the lead. Then a Parti Québécois minister, Harel said the numbers made her believe, for the first time, that Quebec might choose independence. “It was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Witches and warlocks take part in ‘magical’ day on Fredericton lake for Halloween
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
FREDERICTON — Jane Ostrovsky glided on Fredericton’s Killarney Lake, her paddle board barely rippling the surface of the water. A skeleton and the carcass of its feline friend along with a fuzzy spider accompanied her on her purple paddle board, the Aurora Borealis. Ostrovsky was one of the nearly 50 witches — and warlocks — ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opponents in rural Nova Scotia challenge cabinet decision on whale sanctuary project
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
HALIFAX — A group of landowners in eastern Nova Scotia is speaking out for the first time about their opposition to an ambitious plan to build North America’s first coastal refuge for whales retired from theme parks. But their complaints about the way the project won approval from the province stand in sharp contrast to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney tells ASEAN summit Canada respects trade rules, as Trump threatens new tariffs
By Canadian Press on October 26th, 2025
KUALA LUMPUR — Prime Minister Mark Carney took a veiled shot at the Trump administration’s trade policy on Sunday, highlighting Canada’s reliability and steadiness without naming the United States or calling out the president directly. “We value a rules-based system. We respect trade agreements and the rule of law. We value the free exchange of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump announces additional 10 per cent tariff on Canada over Ontario ad
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump announced an additional 10 per cent tariff on Canada on Saturday because the Ontario government didn’t immediately pull down an anti-tariff ad it was running in U.S. markets. “Because of their serious misrepresentation of the facts, and hostile act, I am increasing the Tariff on Canada by 10 per cent over ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hundreds of Montrealers join march calling for Quebec independence
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
MONTREAL — Hundreds of Montrealers could be seen marching in the street Saturday, hopeful they’ll one day live to see Quebec become its own nation. The march through the city’s downtown comes ahead of the 30th anniversary of the 1995 referendum on Oct. 30. Camille Goyette-Gingras, president of OUI Québec, one of the groups behind ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump announces additional 10-per-cent tariff on Canada over Ontario ad
By Canadian Press on October 25th, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump has announced an additional 10-per-cent tariff on Canada over an ad by the Ontario government. The tariff will be “over and above what they are paying now,” Trump said Saturday on his social media platform Truth Social. Trump said the tariff was being added because the ad was not removed sooner. ... Read More »
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