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Survivors call on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
OTTAWA – Residential school survivors are calling on Canada to criminalize residential school denialism, days after the release of a report about unmarked graves and burial sites associated with the institutions. Doug George, a survivor of the Mohawk Institute, says Canadians need to acknowledge the schools’ place in history and to ensure the children who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dental-care program hits 1 million patients in first six months, coverage expands
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
OTTAWA – Health Minister Mark Holland says a million Canadians have received care under the federal dental-care plan six months after the program began. Starting Friday, the program will also cover more complex procedures. That means people who have coverage under the federal program can request pre-authorization for things like crowns and the initial placement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Economy stalled in August, Q3 growth looks to fall short of Bank of Canada estimates
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
OTTAWA – The Canadian economy was flat in August as high interest rates continued to weigh on consumers and businesses, while a preliminary estimate suggests it grew at an annualized rate of one per cent in the third quarter. Statistics Canada’s gross domestic product report Thursday says growth in services-producing industries in August were offset ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!StatCan estimates economy grew at annualized rate of 1% in Q3
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
OTTAWA – The Canadian economy was flat in August as high interest rates continued to weigh on consumers and businesses, while a preliminary estimate suggests it grew at an annualized rate of one per cent in the third quarter. Statistics Canada’s gross domestic product report Thursday says growth in services-producing industries in August were offset ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: StatCan to release estimate for Q3 economic growth
By The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… StatCan to release August GDP report, estimate for third quarter economic growth Statistics Canada is set to publish its August gross domestic product report, which will include an early estimate for economic growth in the third quarter. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tobacco company opposes proposed $32.5B settlement with provinces, smokers: court doc
By Paola Loriggio, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
TORONTO – One of three major tobacco companies involved in years of negotiations with creditors says it opposes the proposed multi-billion-dollar settlement announced in the case earlier this month. JTI-Macdonald Corp. has filed a document with an Ontario court indicating it does not support the proposal due to “critical outstanding issues.” The document was filed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel envoy seeks hostages ‘at any cost,’ says Canada has strained ties during war
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
OTTAWA – Israel’s ambassador to Canada says the war that started a year ago has profoundly changed Israelis’ views on peace in the Middle East – and strained his country’s long-standing strong relationship with Canada. In a recent interview with The Canadian Press a year after the Hamas attack on Israel, Iddo Moed said the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!StatCan to release August GDP report, estimate for third quarter economic growth
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on October 31st, 2024
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada is set to publish its August gross domestic product report, which will include an early estimate for economic growth in the third quarter. The agency’s preliminary estimate for August suggested the economy did not grow that month. RBC says it expects the economy remained weak in September as well, dampening growth ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. judge urgently halts assisted death of Alberta woman, day before MAID procedure
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia judge has granted an urgent injunction stopping a woman’s medically assisted death, the day before it was scheduled to take place in Vancouver. The injunction granted on Saturday to the woman’s common-law partner prevents Dr. Ellen Wiebe or any other medical professional from helping end the life of the 53-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. judge urgently halts assisted death of Alberta woman, day before procedure
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A British Columbia judge has granted an urgent injunction stopping a woman’s medically assisted death, the day before it was scheduled to take place in Vancouver. The injunction granted on Saturday to the woman’s common-law partner prevents Dr. Ellen Wiebe or any other medical professional from helping end the life of the 53-year-old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreign affairs minister seeks support for plan to return deported Ukrainian children
By Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press on October 30th, 2024
MONTREAL – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says she hopes countries from around the world will support a plan to bring back Ukrainian children who have been deported to Russia since the war in Ukraine began nearly three years ago. Joly urged more than 60 delegations attending a ministerial conference in Montreal on Wednesday to ... Read More »
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