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Canada-U. K. ties to stabilize with Rishi Sunak as British prime minister

OTTAWA — Canada's relations with Britain, and negotiations for a new free trade deal, should get some stability with news that former U.K. finance minister Rishi Sunak will become prime minister, one expert on the file said Monday.

Oct 24, 2022 2:43 PM Read more >

Ford summoned to testify at Emergencies Act inquiry after refusing voluntary request

OTTAWA — Ontario Premier Doug Ford and former solicitor general Sylvia Jones are challenging a summons to appear as witnesses at the public inquiry examining the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act.

Oct 24, 2022 1:29 PM Read more >

Suspected vandalism of fuel hose played role in delaying N.W.T. barges

TULITA, N.W.T. — The Northwest Territories government says damage to a fuel hose played a role in delaying this year's shipping season for resupply barges headed to coastal communities. The N.W.T.

Oct 24, 2022 11:25 AM Read more >

Defence chief was warned about legality of military’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate: memo

OTTAWA — The commander of the Canadian Armed Forces was warned by his senior legal and medical advisers last year that requiring all troops to be vaccinated against COVID-19 was unnecessary ⁠ — and that doing so "may not constitute a legal order.

Oct 24, 2022 11:00 AM Read more >

Quebec's nursing order launches campaign to stop Halloween objectification of nurses

MONTREAL — Quebec's professional order of nurses is launching a campaign this Halloween to encourage Quebecers to ditch "sexy costumes" in favour of more realistic nursing uniforms.

Oct 24, 2022 10:30 AM Read more >

Emergencies Act inquiry, Maj.-Gen. Fortin back in court : In The News for Oct. 24

In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 24 ... What we are watching in Canada ...

Oct 24, 2022 1:15 AM Read more >

Advocacy groups raising concerns about 'anti-trans' school board trustee candidates

Advocacy groups are raising concerns about a number of candidates vying for school trustee positions across Canada, saying a higher number than usual are spreading transphobic rhetoric or other discriminatory messages targeting the LGBTQ community.

Oct 23, 2022 12:32 PM Read more >

Canada won't make 'veiled threat' over Irish border, U.K. envoy Goodale says

OTTAWA — Canada’s envoy to the United Kingdom says Ottawa will not make “a veiled threat” and suspend trade talks over concerns Britain may be breaching the agreement that stopped decades of conflict in Ireland.

Oct 23, 2022 12:18 PM Read more >

Climate Changed: First Nation balances Western science with traditional knowledge

STAND OFF, Alta. — The Prairie Blood coulee winds through a property on the Kainai Nation, also known as the Blood Tribe, in southern Alberta.

Oct 23, 2022 7:00 AM Read more >

Residents waiting on freight after N.W.T. cancels annual barge to Sachs Harbour

SACHS HARBOUR, N.W.T. — Austin Larocque says he doesn't know when he may get most of his worldly possessions, currently sitting in a shipping container in Sachs Harbour, N.W.T.