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Quebec government imposes measures to address ‘toxic climate’ at Montreal school
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
MONTREAL – Corrective measures are underway to address a “toxic climate” of fear and intimidation at a French-language Montreal primary school. Quebec’s Education Department has appointed two monitors who started working today at Bedford school in the city’s multicultural Côte-des-Neiges district, who have to report back by Nov. 30. The province’s measures follow a report ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby makes late pitch to people who have never voted New Democrat in B.C.
By The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
VANCOUVER – New Democrat Leader David Eby is making a late appeal to voters to support his party even if they never have before, as the British Columbia election campaign enters the home stretch. Eby says there hasn’t been an election as significant “for a generation,” on the day the rival B.C. Conservative Party is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada and U.S. list Samidoun as terrorist group, U.S. adds Canadian to terror list
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada is listing the pro-Palestinian group Samidoun as a terrorist group, while the U.S. has added a Canadian citizen affiliated with the organization to its counter-terrorism list. Public Safety Minister Dominic LeBlanc says Samidoun will now be listed under Criminal Code offences that ban people from donating or providing property to the group. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Annual inflation falls to 1.6% in September, raises odds of 50-basis-point rate cut
By Craig Wong, The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – The chances of a half-percentage point interest rate cut by the Bank of Canada became more likely Tuesday after Statistics Canada reported the annual inflation rate fell to 1.6 per cent in September. Economist Tu Nguyen of accounting and consultancy firm RSM Canada said she had expected the inflation rate to remain close ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada spat leads India newspapers as trade minister works to reassure business
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – As Canada’s decision to expel New Delhi’s top envoy and five other diplomats makes front page news in India, International Trade Minister Mary Ng is trying to reassure Canadian businesses with ties to the country. On Monday, the RCMP warned the public about a rash of crimes including murder, extortion and coercion that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Listeria outbreak linked to plant-based milk seems to be over: PHAC
By Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
The Public Health Agency of Canada says a Listeria outbreak linked to several plant-based milks appears to be over with no additional cases reported since August. The federal agency says its investigation is now complete and Listeria was found within the production environment of Silk and Great Value plant-based refrigerated beverages. However, PHAC says it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s a list of September inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
By The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets): – St. John’s, N.L.: 1.1 per cent (1.7) – Charlottetown-Summerside: 1.4 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s a list of September inflation rates for Canadian provinces
By The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.6 per cent in September, Statistics Canada says. Here’s what happened in the provinces (previous month in brackets): – Newfoundland and Labrador: 0.7 per cent (1.3) – Prince Edward Island: 1.0 per cent (1.2) – Nova Scotia: 0.9 per cent (1.2) – New Brunswick: 0.9 per cent (1.8) ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Annual inflation falls to 1.6% in September, smallest yearly increase since 2021
By Craig Wong, The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada says the annual inflation rate continued to slow in September as drivers paid lower prices for gasoline than they did last year. The agency said Tuesday its consumer price index for September was up 1.6 per cent from a year ago compared with a year-over-year increase of two per cent in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Canada spat leads India newspapers, inflation report due
By The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Canada spat leads India newspapers, as analysts await reactions from peer countries Canada’s decision to expel New Delhi’s top envoy and five other diplomats is front-page news in India, as an analyst wonders how other countries will respond. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada spat leads India newspapers, as analysts await reactions from peer countries
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s decision to expel New Delhi’s top envoy and five other diplomats is front-page news in India, as an analyst wonders how other countries will respond. On Monday, the RCMP warned the public about a rash of crimes including murder, extortion and coercion that the force links to Indian government agents. The RCMP ... Read More »
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