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90 confirmed salmonella cases in outbreak linked to salami: health agency
OTTAWA - A salmonella outbreak linked to salami and cacciatore that sickened dozens of people in several provinces appears to be over. The Public Health Agency of Canada says there were 90 confirmed s...
Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Union leaders to meet with workers of Amazon facility in Delta, B.C.
The regional director of a union representing workers at the Amazon facility in Delta, B.C., says leaders are scheduled to meet its members for the first time on the company's property. Unifor Western...
Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Quebec bet big on Lion electric school buses. Now critics say the plan has backfired
MONTREAL - The Quebec government's aggressive push to electrify its school bus fleet - while giving one local manufacturer a virtual monopoly - could now be turning school bus operators off electric v...
Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Trail-blazing Yukon politician Ione Christensen dies at 91
Former senator and the first woman to be mayor of Whitehorse, Ione Christensen, has died at the age of 91. Christensen broke multiple glass ceilings in her decades of public service and later gained i...
Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Conservative bill would extend sanctions to target relatives of human rights abusers
OTTAWA - Conservative MP James Bezan tabled a bill on Tuesday seeking to reform Ottawa's sanctions regime to target immediate family members of human rights abusers and tackle transnational repression...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

U.S. to begin public consultations on Canada-U.S.-Mexico trade pact review
WASHINGTON - The United States is officially starting the process of reviewing the Canada-U.S.-Mexico Agreement as President Donald Trump continues to shake up continental trade with his tariff agenda...
Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Liberals will table the federal budget on Nov. 4, Champagne says
OTTAWA - Finance Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says the government will table the federal budget on Nov. 4. The long-awaited spending plan will be the federal Liberals' first under Prime Ministe...
Craig Lord, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

May asks to stay on as Green leader after announcing plans to step aside
OTTAWA - Elizabeth May is campaigning to stay on as Green Party leader as a faction of party members mounts a campaign to oust her. The party is in the midst of a leadership review vote, which is requ...
Nick Murray, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Nisga'a Nation can help convince other nations for LNG export site off coast: Eby
British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government is "counting" on the Nisga'a First Nation to help "increase the level of support" among other nations that opposed a massive liquefied natural ga...
Wolfgang Depner, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025

Tory bill would extend sanctions to target relatives of human rights abusers
OTTAWA - Conservative MP James Bezan is calling on Ottawa to reform its sanctions regime to target immediate family members of human rights abusers and tackle transnational repression. The Manitoba MP...
Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press Sep 16, 2025












