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Canada, U.S. to meet with Indigenous leaders next week on transboundary pollution
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
WASHINGTON – Canadian and U.S. officials are expected to meet next week with Indigenous leaders as they work on cleaning up toxic mining run-off that’s polluting waters on both sides of the border. Ktunaxa Nation officials say the meeting will take place Nov. 9 on Indigenous territory in Cranbrook, B.C. Indigenous groups in both countries ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former B.C. premier John Horgan will be Canada’s next ambassador to Germany
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced that former British Columbia premier John Horgan has been appointed as Canada’s next ambassador to Germany. A statement from the Prime Minister’s Office says Horgan has a proven track record of dedicated public service and will provide strategic advice to Trudeau in his new role. Horgan, 64, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Privacy bill fails to address dangers of facial recognition technology: coalition
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – A coalition pushing for better regulation of facial recognition and other biometric surveillance technologies says proposed federal privacy legislation is in “dire need of significant amendments.” In a letter today to Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne, the Right2YourFace Coalition warns the use of facial recognition technology threatens human rights, equity principles and fundamental freedoms ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. Coroner’s death panel recommends issuing drugs without prescription to stop ODs
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
VICTORIA – A death review panel from the British Columbia Coroners Service recommends community groups be allowed to hand out drugs without a prescription in an attempt to stop toxic drugs from killing more people. The panel’s report coincided with the monthly overdose death toll of 175 people in September, which the coroners service says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec tuition hike: Concordia says it could lose 90% of out-of-province students
By Thomas MacDonald, The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
Montreal’s Concordia University is warning of “devastating financial implications” if Quebec moves forward with a plan to double tuition for out-of-province students starting next fall. In an internal message to the university community on Tuesday, Concordia president Graham Carr claimed the new $17,000 tuition for non-Quebec Canadian students – among the highest rates in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tories brought in double the money that Liberals donors contributed in third quarter
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal Conservatives continue to hold a sizable fundraising advantage over the Liberals, collecting twice as much money from donors as the governing party did in this year’s third quarter. The Tories raised just over $7 million in donations from around 42,000 contributors between July and September, a drop from the first two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec increases immigration target by 10,000, imposes French requirement for workers
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
MONTREAL – The Quebec government is increasing its immigration target to about 60,000 people next year and imposing new French-language requirements for newcomers. Premier François Legault says the official target will remain steady at 50,000 people a year – but a document his government released today shows that number will rise by 10,000 when immigrants ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Makes me sad’: New Quebec poll sees Premier Legault losing ground to Parti Québécois
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
Quebec Premier François Legault says he takes full responsibility for his party’s sagging poll numbers. He told reporters that a new Leger poll published today, conducted for the Journal de Montréal and Journal de Québec, makes him “sad.” His Coalition Avenir Québec party collected 30 per cent support, down four percentage points from September – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal police arrest 17 people for alleged real estate fraud worth over $5 million
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
Montreal police say they’ve arrested 17 people in connection with an alleged real estate fraud scheme worth more than $5 million. Police say members of the alleged fraud ring used fake IDs to borrow against the value of five properties they didn’t own. They say the fake IDs were used to sign legal documents and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec tuition hike: Concordia says could lose up to 90% of out-of-province students
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
Montreal’s Concordia University is warning of “devastating financial implications” if Quebec moves forward with a plan to double tuition for out-of-province students next fall. University president Graham Carr said in a message to the Concordia community that the new $17,000 tuition for out-of-province Canadian students will price the school out of the domestic market. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No Canadians among hundreds of foreigners preparing to exit Gaza Strip
By The Canadian Press on November 1st, 2023
TORONTO – No Canadian citizens have been included in a list of more than 400 foreign nationals who would be permitted to leave Gaza for the first time since Israel launched its retaliatory war on Hamas militants more than three weeks ago. An agreement appeared to have been reached Wednesday to allow hundreds of foreign ... Read More »
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