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Quebec coroners call for metro platform screen doors in Montreal to prevent suicides
MONTREAL - The Quebec coroner's office has released a series of recommendations aimed at preventing suicides in Montreal's metro system. They were produced by coroners who analyzed the cases of four m...
Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

Wildfire fighters, evacuees call on feds to restore equipment and training funding
OTTAWA - A group of wildfire evacuees, volunteer firefighters and Indigenous wildfire guardians is in Ottawa this week calling on the federal government to do more to prevent seasonal wildfires. This ...
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

PM Carney expected to reveal thinking behind coming federal budget in speech today
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Mark Carney plans to give a speech later today on the tough choices his Liberal government faces in its first budget. Carney is slated to address a group of university students...
The Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

In the news today: New analysis of federal finances, India says no to Canadian envoys
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Tax cuts hurt Ottawa's fiscal position: report A new analysis of federal finances ahead of the much-anticipate...
Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

Tax cuts, dropping U.S. tariffs will hurt Ottawa's fiscal position: Desjardins report
OTTAWA - A new analysis of federal finances ahead of the much-anticipated fall budget argues Ottawa's fiscal position was made worse by its decision to drop counter-tariffs and cut income taxes. Desja...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

India's envoy disputes Anand's claim that Ottawa can fully staff its embassy
OTTAWA - India's new envoy to Canada rejected Foreign Minister Anita Anand's claim that New Delhi has agreed to restore Canada's full complement of diplomats. Indian High Commissioner Dinesh Patnaik s...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

NDP leadership contenders to make their pitches to voters in first forum
OTTAWA - The five official candidates for the federal NDP leadership will get their first chance to sell themselves to party members at a forum in Ottawa on Wednesday evening. The forum is being hoste...
David Baxter, The Canadian Press Oct 22, 2025

Nova Scotia government gives Whale Sanctuary Project approval to build coastal refuge
HALIFAX - Organizers behind a plan to establish North America's first coastal refuge for captive whales say the Nova Scotia government has granted them approval to start construction on the province's...
Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press Oct 21, 2025

How B.C. man rescued himself from jaws of grizzly that ripped off his lips and scalp
Joe Pendry used his experience as a boxer to fight for his life when a mother grizzly attacked him, grabbed him by the head and inflicted horrific injuries in British Columbia's East Kootenay region t...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Oct 21, 2025

Humpback calf seen with deep gash after reported ferry strike off Vancouver
VANCOUVER - A group representing whale-watching operators has shared a photo of a young humpback with a deep gash in its back, which it said was likely inflicted by a ferry in waters off Vancouver las...
Canadian Press Oct 21, 2025












