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Yukon awaits results of election, non-binding plebiscite on electoral reform
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
WHITEHORSE — Polls have closed in Yukon’s territorial election, where voters could elect their first premier born in the territory and were asked for their say on electoral reform. Both the territorial New Democrats and the Yukon Party have leaders who were born in Whitehorse and are vying to take over from the Liberals after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Southern resident orca calf missing, presumed dead: Center for Whale Research
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
FRIDAY HARBOR — The group that has been tracking southern resident killer whales since the 1970s says a calf in one of the three pods is missing and thought to be dead. The Center for Whale Research in Friday Harbor, Wash., says it followed J pod in the Swanson Channel that runs through B.C.’s Gulf ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Voting on in Yukon election, with non-binding electoral reform also on ballot
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
WHITEHORSE — Voters in the Yukon could elect their first premier born in the territory in an election where they are also being asked for their say on electoral reform. Both the territorial New Democrats and the Yukon Party have leaders who were born in Whitehorse and are vying to take over from the Liberals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What the federal Liberals are pitching in their 2025 budget
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government has started previewing items that will be included in the federal budget set to be introduced Tuesday. Here is a running list of what has been announced by the Liberals ahead of budget day. Nov. 1: Minister of Indigenous Services Mandy Gull-Masty says Budget 2025 will introduce a temporary five-year ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa launching dispute process against Stellantis over auto production relocation
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa is launching a dispute resolution process against Stellantis over the company’s decision to move planned vehicle production from its Brampton, Ont. plant to the U.S., Industry Minister Mélanie Joly said Monday. Joly told the House of Commons industry committee she sent the company a letter informing it Ottawa is initiating the formal, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal mayor-elect is a former refugee who says her victory breaks barriers
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal’s new mayor-elect says voters have broken a new ceiling by electing a person from a diverse and immigrant background to lead the city. Soraya Martinez Ferrada says her victory is proof that people from all over the world can be welcomed and find success in the city. Martinez Ferrada arrived in Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says B.C. won’t run anti-tariff ads alone as it had planned
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province won’t be running a series of anti-tariff advertisements for the American public on its own. Eby, speaking alongside Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, says the shift in strategy is to ensure communications with U.S. authorities are aligned with federal officials as they ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Eby says B.C. won’t run anti-tariff ads alone as it had planned
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
VANCOUVER — British Columbia Premier David Eby says the province won’t be running a series of anti-tariff advertisements for the American public by itself. Eby, speaking alongside Dominic LeBlanc, the minister responsible for Canada-U.S. trade, says the shift in strategy is to ensure communications with U.S. authorities are aligned with federal officials as they discuss ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds will unveil proposed changes to EV sales mandate this winter, officials say
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government will unveil proposed changes to its electric vehicles sales mandate this winter, federal officials say. Mark Cauchi, director general of energy and transportation at Environment and Climate Change Canada, told MPs on the House of Commons environment committee today his department is looking to share the results of its highly-anticipated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prescription painkillers shortage in Canada expected to continue into new year
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
TORONTO — Pharmacists say a shortage of medications that contain oxycodone is expected to continue into the new year, while supply of another type of painkiller has increased since a nationwide disruption in the summer. In July, Health Canada sent out a notice about a shortage of drugs that contain acetaminophen with oxycodone, which includes ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Bloc MP who lost by single vote says she will appeal to Supreme Court
By Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2025
MONTREAL — The former Bloc MP who lost her Quebec riding by a single vote is taking the matter to the Supreme Court of Canada. Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné says she will appeal a recent Quebec Superior Court decision that rejected her request for a new election in the Montreal-area riding of Terrebonne. She had challenged the ... Read More »
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