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Carney defends 'bold' Budget 2025 as critics question scale of investment
OTTAWA - The federal budget is a "bold response" to a global moment of economic disruption, Prime Minister Mark Carney argued Wednesday, replying to critics who question the ambition of Ottawa's plans...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Nov 05, 2025

Federal unions vow to fight public service cuts as government looks to trim costs
OTTAWA - Federal public service unions vowed Wednesday to "fight" planned job cuts, arguing they will undermine services for Canadians. Tuesday's federal budget outlined a plan to lower program spendi...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Nov 05, 2025

Liberals confirm they courted MP for years before he quit the Conservatives
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney and his fellow Liberal MPs said Wednesday the party is open to talking to any opposition MPs interested in joining their team - a day after Nova Scotia MP Chris d'E...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Nov 05, 2025

Trump's tariff tool faces tough questions from U.S. Supreme Court justices
WASHINGTON - Donald Trump's key tool for deploying tariffs faced tough questions from the conservative-led U.S. Supreme Court on Wednesday as justices considered a decision that could upend the presid...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Nov 05, 2025

Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante sends message against cynicism as she meets successor
MONTREAL - Montreal Mayor Valrie Plante delivered a message against political polarization and cynicism on Wednesday as she met her successor at city hall during her final days in the city's top job. ...
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press Nov 05, 2025

Over 5,000 researchers oppose order to share 25 years of federal grant applicant data
TORONTO - More than 5,000 researchers have signed an open letter pushing back against a parliamentary committee order that they say draws parallels with the U.S. government's crackdown on equity, dive...
Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press Nov 05, 2025

Ottawa to restore accidentally deleted privacy provision in streaming bill
OTTAWA - The Liberal government says it will restore a privacy provision to the Online Streaming Act, more than two years after it was accidentally deleted. The federal budget released this week says ...
Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press Nov 05, 2025

B.C. regulator fines Amazon $10,000 in ruling that limits what 'delivery' means
A British Columbia regulator has ordered Amazon to pay a $10,000 penalty over a failed delivery, ruling that it's not good enough to leave a package on a doorstep or with another person unless the buy...
Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press Nov 05, 2025

Researchers find microplastics in lobsters caught off the coast of Nova Scotia
HALIFAX - A new study has confirmed the presence of microplastics in the tails of lobsters caught off the coast of Nova Scotia. Co-author Amber LeBlanc, a researcher at Dalhousie University in Halifax...
Canadian Press Nov 05, 2025

Ex-hydro researcher tells spying trial he wasn't given opportunity to defend himself
MONTREAL - A former researcher with Quebec's hydro utility on trial for economic espionage was applying for work in China and elsewhere because he was having difficulties on the job and wasn't sure ab...
Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press Nov 05, 2025












