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Former refugee believes she wouldn’t have been able to stay with proposed border bill
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
OTTAWA — A trans woman does not believe she would have been able to stay in Canada if the refugee rules outlined in the government’s new border bill were in effect. Asya Medea came to Canada in 2018 on a student visa to begin a PhD and about 18 months later she claimed refugee status ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With negotiations at an impasse, Montrealers brace for four-week transit strike
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal’s bus and metro system will be paralyzed entirely on Saturday, with service restricted for most of November. The union representing about 4,500 bus and metro drivers says the strike this weekend — and two other days in November — is its first in 38 years. Maintenance workers are also going on strike ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mandatory minimum child pornography sentences unconstitutional, Supreme Court rules
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada says the one-year mandatory minimum jail sentences for accessing or possessing child pornography are unconstitutional. In a ruling today, the top court says although the sentences contribute to the objectives of denunciation and deterrence, they also remove judges’ discretion to impose sentences other than imprisonment when appropriate. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!People ‘generally’ support advance MAID requests before decision-making capacity lost: report
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
TORONTO — A new Health Canada report says people surveyed about medical assistance in dying “generally” support allowing patients who will lose their decision-making capacity to give advance consent. Right now, MAID is legal for people who have a serious and incurable medical condition and are experiencing intolerable suffering, but they must be able to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s economy shrank 0.3% in August, weak growth expected in Q3: StatCan
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada says real gross domestic product was down 0.3 per cent in August as both the goods and services side of the economy contracted. The agency says August’s decline mostly offsets a 0.3 per cent gain in real GDP for July, which was revised a tick higher from earlier estimates. A work ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says meeting with Xi marks turning point in Canada-China relationship
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney walked away from a meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday with an invitation to China, but no movement on the trade issues that have plagued the relationship. Still, Carney said he was “very pleased” with the outcome. “We now have a turning point in the relationship, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney declares turning point in Canada-China relationship after meeting with Xi
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
GYEONGJU — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping is a “turning point” in Canada-China relations, calling it long overdue. Xi invited Carney to visit China as the pair met on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea today. The invitation marks a significant thaw ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Carney meets Xi on margins of APEC in South Korea
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney, Xi meet on sidelines of APEC summit in South Korea Prime Minister Mark Carney is meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping today on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in South Korea. Carney told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Xi invites Carney to visit China as leaders meet at APEC summit
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
GYEONGJU — Chinese President Xi Jinping invited Prime Minister Mark Carney to visit China as the pair met on the sidelines of the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation summit in South Korea on Friday. Xi’s invitation, offered during brief remarks at the beginning of the meeting, marks a significant thaw in relations between the two countries. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s 10% bus tariffs are about to pinch city budgets across North America
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
OTTAWA — A transit advocacy group is warning new U.S. tariffs on buses coming into effect this weekend are going to upend the budgets of cities across North America — and eventually residents and riders. Property taxes, transit fares, parking fees and maybe even congestion charges could be in play. U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!City, fans gearing up for possible Blue Jays World Series win in Toronto tonight
By Canadian Press on October 31st, 2025
TORONTO — The City of Toronto and Blue Jays fans are gearing up for buzzing crowds to fill the streets tonight as the team looks to win the World Series for the first time in more than 30 years. The visiting Blue Jays defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Wednesday, giving the Jays a ... Read More »
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