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Parti Québécois takes riding of Chicoutimi, continuing byelection win streak
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
SAGUENAY — The Parti Québécois has won a byelection in the riding of Chicoutimi, less than eight months before Quebec’s next general election. Preliminary results showed PQ candidate Marie-Karlynn Laflamme ahead of the Conservatives’ Catherine Morissette by nearly 3,000 votes, while the Coalition Avenir Québec, Liberals and Québec solidaire trailed. It was the party’s fourth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air Canada joins WestJet, Air Transat in resuming Mexico flights
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
Air Canada is resuming flights to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Tuesday after cancelling service because of widespread violence. The airline says full operations from Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver to the Mexican city will resume Tuesday, while flights from Toronto to Guadalajara will restart Wednesday. It says the decision was made after consultation with the Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Air Canada joins WestJet, Air Transat in resuming Mexico flights
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
Air Canada is resuming flights to Puerto Vallarta, Mexico, on Tuesday after cancelling service because of widespread violence. It follows similar moves announced by WestJet and Air Transat on Monday. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WestJet, Air Transat resuming Mexico flights after eruption of violence
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
Two Canadian airlines are resuming service on Tuesday to parts of Mexico after cancelling flights over widespread violence. WestJet says it will resume scheduled operations to and from Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara and Manzanillo. It says the move followed a “thorough review of the current conditions” and that it will continue monitoring developments. Air Transat says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: WestJet, Air Transat resuming Mexico flights after eruption of violence
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
Two Canadian airlines are resuming service on Tuesday to parts of Mexico after cancelling flights over widespread violence. WestJet says it will resume scheduled operations to and from Puerto Vallarta, Guadalajara and Manzanillo. Air Transat says it is doing the same for flights to and from Puerto Vallarta. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immigration measures stay in border bill with no amendment
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — Senators on the national security committee have approved the immigration measures outlined in the government’s border bill, C-12, with no amendment, despite the Senate social affairs committee recommending those areas be withdrawn entirely. This came after witnesses told the social affairs committee that the bill stood the risk of infringing on people’s human ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-B.C. school trustee to fight $750,000 penalty for ‘insidious’ anti-SOGI campaign
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
VANCOUVER — A former British Columbia school trustee will be going to court to challenge a $750,000 penalty imposed by the B.C. Human Rights Tribunal, which ruled that he poisoned the workplaces of LGBTQ+ staff members with a public campaign against classroom resources on sexual orientation and gender identity. Lawyer James Kitchen said in an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says it looks like OpenAI could have prevented ‘horrific’ Tumbler Ridge killings
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says it “looks like” OpenAI had the opportunity to prevent the recent mass shootings in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., in which nine people died, as pressure piles on the artificial intelligence firm over its handling of interactions with 18-year-old shooter Jesse Van Rootselaar. Eby said Monday there would be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Immigration Department helping Canadian military recruit foreign military members
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
HALIFAX — The head of Canadian Armed Forces says a policy aimed at attracting specialized foreign military members is getting a boost from the federal Immigration Department as the military scrambles to fill jobs amid a protracted personnel shortage. Gen. Jenni Carignan, chief of defence staff, says the military already has a program in place ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Union of Postal Workers set to vote on tentative deals in spring
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
OTTAWA — The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says its members will hold a ratification vote on tentative agreements with Canada Post between April 20 and May 30. The deals with two bargaining units were reached in late December, after nearly two years of labour strife. Workers were out on the picket line multiple times ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec government sued after it cancelled Christian event over anti-abortion concerns
By Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2026
QUÉBEC — A Quebec government cabinet minister has taken the stand in a civil case over her decision to cancel an event in 2023 because she thought it would promote anti-abortion views. British Columbia-based Harvest Ministries International is suing the provincial government for $80,000 and seeking a declaration from the Superior Court that the Christian ... Read More »
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