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Doctor and nurses are leaving Nunavik over water shortages that affect care
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
PUVIRNITUQ — Doctors and nurses in Quebec’s Nunavik region say constant water shortages are a factor that is pushing some colleagues to leave, in a region where retention of staff has long been an issue. In the Far North, health workers can choose between working with the Cree of James Bay or the Inuit of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney: Talks with Trump will resume ‘when it’s appropriate’
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney says he’s not in a hurry to resume trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump but will “speak to him again when it matters.” Carney says he “doesn’t have a burning issue to speak with the president about right now” and will speak again with the president “when it’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney looks to Mandela, trade pacts to help navigate ‘this moment of rupture’
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney hearkened back to the legacy of Nelson Mandela in praising efforts by fellow leaders to collaborate amid global volatility, as Canada sought more trade partners and promoted multilateralism at the G20 summit in Johannesburg. “At a time when too many countries are retreating into geopolitical blocs or the battlegrounds ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Nunavut premier takes office as federal government pushes infrastructure drive
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — As John Main settled in for one of his first interviews since being chosen as Nunavut’s new premier, his phone rang while he was in the middle of a sentence. “Hi Doug,” he said, taking a congratulatory call from Ontario Premier Doug Ford. “I’ve been inundated with people reaching out,” Main said after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Canada upholding values but drops talk of ‘feminist foreign policy’
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Canada no longer has a feminist foreign policy, but still wants to uphold values on the world stage that include LGBTQ+ rights and combatting violence against women. Carney is at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, where he says it was important that the South African chair put gender-based ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal’s Wing Noodles closing after nearly 80 years, sparking concern in Chinatown
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
MONTREAL — Garnet Lee started working at Wing Noodles when he was eight years old, packaging wonton covers and occasionally taking breaks to play hide-and-seek among the noodle machines. Nearly 60 years later, he has decided to close the doors of the long-standing family business at the end of the month, raising questions about the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney says Ottawa, South Africa launching talks for an investment pact on minerals
By Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa and South Africa have agreed to launch discussions for an investment-protection pact, focused on clean energy and minerals. Carney is at the G20 summit in Johannesburg, where he says Canada wants to get more private-sector engagement between both countries, including in the responsible sourcing of critical minerals. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Officers believe sow with cubs was involved in B.C. bear attack on students, teachers
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
Conservation officers in British Columbia say they believe a mother bear with two cubs was likely involved in an attack on a group of elementary school students and their teachers Thursday, and they continue to search for the animal in the area near the community. “Speaking from experience, this is probably the most dangerous thing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Cultural break.’ U.S. senators say relations with Canadian neighbours are suffering
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
HALIFAX — The tariffs imposed on Canada by U.S. President Donald Trump have clearly caused economic pain for Canada, but a U.S. senator from Maine says he’s more worried about how Canadians are reacting on a personal level. “Like any neighbours, there’s always going to be issues back and forth, and we’ve been fighting about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Another Canadian arrested linked to Ryan Wedding case
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
The FBI say a Vancouver man is the latest to be arrested in connection to his alleged role in Canadian Olympic snowboarder-turned-fugitive Ryan Wedding’s intercontinental drug smuggling ring. An update from the FBI says Rasheed Pascua Hossain was captured days after it was announced seven other Canadians had been charged for extradition to the United ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. foreign policy causes shift for G20, Ukraine allies at South Africa summit
By Canadian Press on November 22nd, 2025
JOHANNESBURG — The world’s most influential nations gathered in South Africa to work around Washington’s disruptive foreign policy Saturday, reaching consensus on issues like climate change and gender equality while pushing back on a Ukraine deal that western allies deemed insufficient. For Canada, disruptive geopolitics led to a technology pact with India, a recent foe, ... Read More »
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