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Senator tries again to put limits on prisons’ use of solitary confinement
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — Sen. Kim Pate has been fighting against prisons’ use of solitary confinement since 2018, when the federal government committed to curbing the practice. She told The Canadian Press the situation has only worsened since. Public Safety Canada reports a 36 per cent increase in solitary confinement stays of 61 days or more between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa’s new climate strategy being developed ‘behind closed doors,’ AFN says
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Assembly of First Nations says Ottawa’s climate competitiveness strategy is being developed “behind closed doors,” without input from First Nations. Speaking at a House of Commons environment committee hearing Thursday, P.E.I. regional chief Wendell LaBobe said the government’s renewed focus on economic security could see it backslide on its climate commitments. LaBobe ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta students cut class, rally at legislature for teachers in strike-bill dispute
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
EDMONTON — Students are rallying at the Alberta legislature to protest the province’s decision to order striking teachers back to work. They rallied at the plaza in front of the legislature, carrying signs and wearing red, a colour that has come to symbolize unity with their instructors. Social media platforms shared among students are urging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Navy commander says he’s ‘not looking’ to have new sub fleet built in Canada
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
GEOJE — The commander of the Royal Canadian Navy is pouring cold water on the notion that Canada could see its new fleet of submarines built domestically — although he’s not ruling out the idea altogether. Vice-Admiral Angus Topshee was with Prime Minister Mark Carney and Defence Minister David McGuinty for a tour of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec doctor crisis deepens as longtime minister resigns
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
QUÉBEC — A longtime Quebec minister has resigned from caucus, deepening a crisis engulfing the Quebec government over a recently passed law imposing a new payment system on the province’s doctors. Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant announced Thursday he would leave the governing party to sit as an Independent member of the provincial legislature. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lise Bacon, former Quebec cabinet minister, senator, dead at 91
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
MONTREAL — Lise Bacon, a former senator and Quebec cabinet minister who was the first woman to hold the post of deputy premier, has died at the age of 91. Her death on Wednesday was confirmed by national assembly. Bacon was born in Salaberry-de-Valleyfield in 1934 and became the second woman elected to the Quebec ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fans buzzing as Blue Jays look for one more win to claim World Series in Toronto
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
TORONTO — Fans are buzzing in anticipation as the Toronto Blue Jays aim for just one more win on Friday to bring home a World Series title for the first time in more than 30 years. The visiting Jays defeated the Los Angeles Dodgers 6-1 on Wednesday, giving the Jays a 3-2 series lead in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada helms G7 talks on critical mineral alliance after U.S.-China détente
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
TORONTO — Canada is heading up talks in Toronto to establish a G7 critical mineral production alliance in what’s widely seen as a bid to check China’s reign over a supply chain key to everything from wind turbines to fighter jets. Federal energy minister Tim Hodgson says the critical minerals pact will look at countering ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec minister resigns amid furor over doctor payment bill
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
QUÉBEC — A Quebec minister has resigned amid an uproar over a recently passed law that imposes a new payment system on the province’s doctors. Social Services Minister Lionel Carmant announced his resignation from the governing party this morning, accompanied by Premier François Legault. Carmant’s daughter, a physician, has published an open letter criticizing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McGuinty has ‘every confidence’ fall budget will pass through minority Parliament
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
OTTAWA — Defence Minister David McGuinty says he has “every confidence” the Liberal government will be able to pass its fall budget through the current minority Parliament, despite his colleague’s concerns about securing enough votes. Government House leader Steven MacKinnon recently said he’s worried the budget might not win enough votes to pass through the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney tours Korean shipyard competing to build Canada’s next submarine fleet
By Canadian Press on October 30th, 2025
GEOJE — Prime Minister Mark Carney toured a South Korean submarine Thursday during a visit to the shipyards of Hanwha Ocean, one of two companies competing to build Canada’s next fleet of submarines. On the same day that Canada and South Korea agreed to a new defence partnership, Carney was joined at the shipyard by ... Read More »
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