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Elections Canada apologizes to Kativik Regional Government for voting day problems
OTTAWA - Elections Canada apologized Tuesday to the Kativik Regional Government in Quebec for problems community members faced while voting in the last federal election. Chief Electoral Officer Stphan...
Sep 10, 2025
Alberta teachers plan provincewide strike starting Oct. 6, as talks hit stalemate
EDMONTON - Alberta teachers have officially started the countdown clock toward an Oct. 6 provincewide strike, with the union's head and the government accusing the other of failing students. "Teachers...
Sep 10, 2025
Thousands sign parliamentary petition to make fibbing politicians pay political price
OTTAWA - A Toronto man wants to make honesty the best political policy by passing a bill that would hold members of Parliament more accountable for telling lies. Federico Sanchez has initiated an elec...
Sep 10, 2025
Anand says Canada is 'evaluating the relationship with Israel' after Qatar strike
OTTAWA - Canada is "evaluating the relationship with Israel", Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand said Wednesday after Prime Minister Mark Carney called the country's strike on Qatar "an unprovoked a...
Sep 10, 2025
Nova Scotia government officials defend use of sole-source contracts
HALIFAX - Senior Nova Scotia government officials defended on Wednesday the practice of tendering public contracts without a competitive bidding process. In an appearance before a legislature committe...
Sep 10, 2025
Carney says temporary foreign worker program needs a 'focused approach'
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney said Wednesday the temporary foreign worker program needs a "focused approach" that targets the needs of specific sectors and regions. Carney's comments came as he ...
Sep 10, 2025
Canada to convene G7 energy, environment ministers in Toronto next month
OTTAWA - Canada will be hosting G7 energy and environment ministers in Toronto next month. The meeting takes place Oct. 30 to 31 and the agenda is broad, covering topics like wildfires and artificial ...
Sep 10, 2025
PM Carney calls for heightened pressure on Russia after drone incursion into Poland
OTTAWA - Canada's defence minister won't say whether Canada played a role in taking down Russian drones that violated Polish airspace overnight Wednesday but Prime Minister Mark Carney called for the ...
Sep 10, 2025
Ontario set to begin building road to the Ring of Fire
TORONTO - Ontario is set to begin building the road to the Ring of Fire, Ontario Indigenous Affairs Minister Greg Rickford announced Wednesday. The province is investing nearly $62 million in Geraldto...
Sep 10, 2025
Carney's 1st budget to show Canadians the 'cost to sovereignty': experts
OTTAWA - Fiscal experts say Ottawa will have to be transparent with Canadians in the upcoming fall budget to justify a seismic shift in spending away from government programs and toward defence and in...
Sep 10, 2025
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