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How a Montreal school reignited a debate over secularism and Bill 21 in Quebec
By Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2024
MONTREAL – An investigation into a climate of fear at a Montreal primary school has reignited a debate about secularism in Quebec’s education system, with the provincial government pledging to consider new measures to keep religion out of classrooms. Quebec’s education minister says the province’s secularism law, known as Bill 21, was not being respected ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau to announce massive drop in immigration targets: official
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce a major drop in the number of new permanent residents Canada will accept in 2025. As first reported by The National Post, the government’s immigration levels are expected to drop to 395,000 in 2025, a huge decrease from the 500,000 that had previously been set ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals attempt show of unity after tense caucus meeting with Trudeau
By Laura Osman, Rosa Saba and David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told his MPs Wednesday that he would reflect on what they had to say in a three-hour caucus meeting where some Liberals confronted him about his leadership. Trudeau was smiling when he left the meeting on Wednesday afternoon, and as he walked briskly past a horde of reporters on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Court of Appeal upholds Quebec ruling that invalidated random police stops
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec’s Court of Appeal has upheld a landmark 2022 decision that found a law permitting random traffic stops by police led to racial profiling. The province’s high court agreed with a Superior Court ruling that declared inoperative an article of the province’s Highway Safety Code that allows police to randomly stop drivers without ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. Green leader spoke with NDP’s Eby, but didn’t pick up when Conservatives called
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
VICTORIA – The leaders of British Columbia’s New Democrats and B.C. Conservatives have received the cold shoulder after looking to start minority government talks with the Greens following last weekend’s inconclusive election result, party leader Sonia Furstenau said Wednesday. She said she spoke briefly with NDP Leader David Eby on Wednesday and described the exchange ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five things about Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante, who won’t seek re-election in 2025
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says she will quit municipal politics after serving the final year of her second term, which comes to an end in November 2025. Known for her trademark laugh and positive energy, here are five things about the municipal politician first elected as a city councillor in 2013. Montreal’s first elected female ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at what people are saying about the Bank of Canada’s rate decision
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
OTTAWA – The Bank of Canada cut its key policy interest rate by 50 basis points on Wednesday to bring it to 3.75 per cent. Here’s what people are saying about the decision: “High inflation and interest rates have been a heavy burden for Canadians. With inflation now back to target and interest rates continuing ... Read More »
1 responseUnspecified number of Liberal MPs set to confront Trudeau, ask him to step down
By Laura Osman, Rosa Saba and David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is facing down his Liberal caucus in a hotly anticipated meeting Wednesday morning, as a group of party members plan to try to convince him to step aside. Rumours have circulated for weeks about an undisclosed number of Liberal MPs who have signed on to an effort to oust ... Read More »
1 responseMontreal Mayor Valérie Plante won’t seek third term in 2025
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante says she won’t run for a third term in next year’s municipal elections. Plante’s office confirmed the news, which the mayor will make official at a news conference scheduled for 11:30 a.m. at city hall. The city’s first elected woman mayor, Plante entered office in 2017 defeating incumbent mayor Denis Coderre, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Furstenau to speak as prospects loom for minority government in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
VICTORIA – Green Leader Sonia Furstenau is set to meet the media for the first time since British Columbia’s indecisive election on Saturday, amid speculation about a possible minority government. The Greens announced Tuesday that Furstenau is staying on as leader despite losing her seat in the legislature, saying she was “instrumental” in B.C.’s 2017 ... Read More »
2 responsesOil removal work begins on ‘fragile’ Second World War-era wreck in coastal B.C.
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2024
An oil salvage operation is underway on the fragile wreckage of a U.S. army transport ship that sank almost 80 years ago off coastal British Columbia in a race to head off an eruption of thousands of litres of oil that a coast guard official says is “near imminent.” The Canadian Coast Guard said the ... Read More »
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