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Quebec committee says government should extend religious symbols ban to daycares
By Canadian Press on August 26th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Quebec government should phase out public funding of religious private schools and extend the religious symbols ban to daycare workers, says a committee tasked with advising the province on how to strengthen secularism. A nearly 300-page report published Tuesday sets out 50 recommendations to combat what its authors see as a growing ... Read More »
1 responseLeBlanc has lengthy and constructive meeting with Lutnick in Washington
By Canadian Press on August 26th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Canada-U.S. Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc’s office says he had a lengthy and constructive meeting with U.S. Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick in Washington today. It comes after Prime Minister Mark Carney announced last Friday that Canada will drop some retaliatory tariffs on U.S. products to match American tariff exemptions for goods covered under the ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec premier to testify at inquiry into $500M cost overrun scandal at auto board
By Canadian Press on August 26th, 2025
MONTRÉAL — Quebec Premier François Legault has been called to testify at the public inquiry into the cost overrun scandal at the province’s auto insurance board. Representatives of the Gallant Commission say the premier will appear next Tuesday. The commission is examining how the creation of the online platform known as SAAQclic incurred cost overruns ... Read More »
1 responseCarney says Canada will soon announce funding for port infrastructure
By Canadian Press on August 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says expansions to ports in Montreal and Manitoba could be among the first projects fast tracked under his government’s new major projects bill. Carney says the government will make an announcement about new port infrastructure in the next two weeks. The ports comments came as Carney was in Germany ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elections Canada says around 200 ballots rejected in Alberta byelection
By Canadian Press on August 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Elections Canada says just over 200 ballots were rejected in the recent Alberta byelection where Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre regained a seat in the House of Commons. Validated results of the Battle River—Crowfoot byelection posted by Elections Canada show that there were a total of 211 rejected ballots and 51,085 valid votes. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In Riga, Carney extends Canadian military mission in Latvia by three years to 2029
By Canadian Press on August 26th, 2025
RIGA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that Canada will keep troops in Latvia through to 2029, as part of a mission to deter Russian aggression in Europe that has given Ottawa an outsized role in the transatlantic alliance. “We must deter and fortify. And that is the way that we can provide true ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lytton, B.C., records hottest temperature across Canada this year as province bakes
By Canadian Press on August 26th, 2025
Lytton, B.C., is upholding its reputation as Canada’s hot spot, recording the highest temperature across the country so far this year as an ongoing heat wave scorches much of the province. Environment Canada figures show the mercury hit 41.3 C on Monday in the Fraser Canyon community, marking the hottest temperature of 2025 in Canada. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Carney extends Canadian military mission in Latvia to 2029
By Canadian Press on August 26th, 2025
RIGA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada will keep troops in Latvia through to 2029, as part of a mission to deter Russian aggression in Europe. Carney is in Riga where he is meeting with Latvian Prime Minister Evika Silina. Carney’s office says there are now 2,000 Canadian Armed Forces troops in Latvia as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal’s LaSalle College classes resume, impasse endures with Quebec over $30M fine
By Canadian Press on August 26th, 2025
MONTREAL — A Montreal college has resumed classes even as it faces a $30-million fine by the Quebec government for exceeding enrolment in English-language programs. LaSalle College had postponed the return to class on Monday because of the impasse with the provincial government. In its 2022 language law the Quebec government imposed limits on the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More Canadians commuting as remote work declines, hybrid workers on site more often
By Canadian Press on August 26th, 2025
The number of Canadians commuting to work rose for the fourth year in a row, a Statistics Canada report said Tuesday, as hybrid workers are increasingly spending more time in the workplace than at home. The agency said those mostly working from home amounted to 17.4 per cent of employed people compared with 18.7 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec committee says government should stop funding private religious schools
By Canadian Press on August 26th, 2025
MONTREAL — An independent committee says the Quebec government should phase out public funding of religious private schools. The idea is one of 50 recommendations included in a report published this morning on strengthening secularism in the province. The committee, led by two lawyers, says universities should be able to refuse to create prayer rooms ... Read More »
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