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Canadian injured in West Bank in what local group calls assault by Israeli settlers
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Global Affairs Canada says it is “aware of a Canadian citizen injured in the West Bank” and is providing consular help after an incident this past weekend reportedly involving Israeli settlers. A local organization called Unarmed Civilian Protection in Palestine says settlers attacked one Canadian and three Italians who were taking part in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal union asks Treasury Board for clarity on return-to-office rules
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — A federal union has sent a letter to the Treasury Board president asking for clarity in response to reports the federal government may soon order public servants to work in-office five days per week. La Presse reported that the federal government is considering implementing the new policy by January 2027, and may require ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polytechnique expands scholarship program to 14 women in memory of 1989 tragedy
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
MONTREAL — Polytechnique Montréal is expanding its scholarship program honouring the 14 women who were killed at the engineering school 36 years ago. The Order of the White Rose scholarship was established in 2014 and had previously only been awarded to one female engineering student in Canada per year. This year, new donors have stepped ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Activists, politicians mark World AIDS Day urging criminal reform, prevention funding
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — AIDS activists are calling on the Liberals to stick with a Trudeau government promise to reform the laws on HIV disclosure, and to get Canada’s efforts to end the pandemic back on track. The HIV Network Legal Network says Canada’s stalled progress on preventing new HIV cases — especially among Indigenous people in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government expected to name new culture minister this afternoon
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney will name a new minister of culture and identity this afternoon. Steven Guilbeault, the previous culture minister, quit cabinet on Thursday to protest Ottawa’s new pact with Alberta on a proposed pipeline. Guilbeault previously served as environment minister in Justin Trudeau’s government. During a previous stint as heritage minister, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal mayor announces crisis unit to help homeless population during winter
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
MONTREAL — The mayor of Montreal is announcing new measures to help the city’s homeless population survive the winter. Soraya Martinez Ferrada says Montreal will open 500 new spaces in warming shelters by Christmas. She also says the city is forming a crisis unit that will meet weekly to respond to emerging needs of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news: New HIV prevention guidelines say doctors should not ‘gatekeep’ PrEP
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… New HIV prevention guidelines say doctors should not be ‘gatekeeping’ PrEP A coalition of doctors across Canada is releasing a new guideline for prescribing medications that can prevent HIV infection, with a strong focus on increasing the promotion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal museum spotlights sex workers history of activism and resistance
By Canadian Press on December 1st, 2025
MONTREAL — When community group Mile End Chavurah held an event in 2023 to name Jewish Montreal’s “new patron saint,” Maimie Pinzer was the winning choice. As an activist, Pinzer established a community space for her fellow sex workers in 1915. Decades later, she is honoured with a black, white and hot-pink mural in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New HIV prevention guidelines say doctors should not be ‘gatekeeping’ PrEP
By Canadian Press on November 30th, 2025
A coalition of doctors across Canada is releasing a new guideline for prescribing medications that can prevent HIV infection, with a strong focus on increasing the promotion and awareness of the expanding class of drugs. The clinical guideline published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal provides 31 recommendations and 10 good practices for prescribing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec coroner calls for better pedestrian safety after death of girl, 7, in 2022
By Canadian Press on November 30th, 2025
MONTREAL — A Quebec coroner is recommending strengthened measures to protect pedestrian safety after the hit-and-run death of a seven-year-old Ukrainian refugee in 2022. Coroner Éric Lépine says in a recent report that the girl’s death was accidental, caused by the driver’s failure to stop fully at an intersection as well as the blinding morning ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Fool’s errand’: Why the Exxon Valdez looms large over northern pipeline debate
By Canadian Press on November 30th, 2025
VICTORIA — The Exxon Valdez disaster happened more than 36 years ago off Alaska’s coast, but the catastrophic oil spill still looms over plans for a pipeline from Alberta to the northern British Columbia coast. Rick Steiner, a former academic who was one of the first on the scene of the infamous disaster and has ... Read More »
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