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Ontario wants return of mandatory minimum sentences, 'three-strikes' bail rule
Ontario is asking Ottawa for a series of specific measures to tighten bail and sentencing rules, as the federal government gets closer to tabling legislation to reform those aspects of the justice sys...
Sep 22, 2025
In the news today: Carney to meet other leaders at United Nations
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Carney to meet other leaders at United Nations Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with world leaders at...
Sep 22, 2025
Canada, major fossil-fuel producers widen gap between output and climate targets: report
Canada and other major fossil fuel-producing countries are derailing the world's chance to hit key targets to rein in climate change, a new international report suggests, with 2030 production levels e...
Sep 22, 2025 A decommissioned pumpjack, right, sits idle beside a functioning one drawing out oil and gas from a well head near Carstairs, Alta., Tuesday, April 1, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Jeff McIntosh
Montreal transit strike expected to begin today, disrupting service for two weeks
MONTREAL - A transit strike is set to kick off this morning that could disrupt bus and subway service in Montreal for the next two weeks. The planned strike by the Montreal transit agency's maintenanc...
Sep 22, 2025 Special constables from the Montreal transit agency lock the doors to a subway station during a strike by maintenance workers in Montreal on Monday, June 9, 2025. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Christinne Muschi
Carney says Canada 'has what the world wants' at a critical time
NEW YORK - Prime Minister Mark Carney pitched Canada as a reliable trading partner that "has what the world wants" before an international audience Monday in New York City. Addressing the Council on F...
Sep 22, 2025
No donation limits allow companies, unions to fund N.L. election campaigns
ST. JOHN'S - As members of Newfoundland and Labrador's main political parties travel the province to campaign for votes, their signs, pamphlets, buses and gas bills are paid for in part by unions and ...
Sep 22, 2025
UBCM leaders call on B.C. to fill housing gaps that led to increased homelessness
VICTORIA - Municipal leaders in British Columbia are calling on the provincial government to fill housing gaps that have been pressing for "far too long" and have increased homelessness in their commu...
Sep 22, 2025
Montreal says new housing fund will help create 6,300 non-market units in 10 years
MONTREAL - A Montreal homeless shelter says it's nearly doubling the number of apartments it can offer the unhoused thanks to a boost in funding from the city, part of a $2-million envelope split amon...
Sep 22, 2025
Supreme Court considering $2-million dispute between Kanesatake and Quebec lawyer
MONTREAL - Canada's top court is currently weighing a $2-million dispute that has embroiled a Quebec lawyer and a Montreal-area Mohawk community for more than two decades. The Supreme Court's decision...
Sep 22, 2025
Quebec premier promises new legislation inspired by federal major projects law
MONTREAL - Quebec Premier Franois Legault says his government will table new legislation to speed up environmental approvals, modelled on the federal major projects law. During a Sunday evening appear...
Sep 21, 2025
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