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Soraya Martinez Ferrada officially sworn in as mayor of Montreal
MONTREAL - Montreal can develop the ambition to become one of the world's great metropolises, Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada said Thursday as she was formally sworn in during a ceremony at city hall. M...
Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press Nov 13, 2025

A look at the second batch of projects being weighed by the Major Projects Office
Prime Minister Mark Carney has revealed the second batch of potentially "nation-building" infrastructure projects to be reviewed on expedited timelines, making good on his promise to make the announce...
Lauren Krugel, The Canadian Press Nov 13, 2025

'Deep burial' for ostriches at B.C. landfill as CFIA completes cull and disposal work
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has completed its "active operations" at the British Columbia ostrich farm where professional marksmen were used to cull the flock following an outbreak of avian fl...
Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press Nov 13, 2025

Ruling in 2026 on high-risk offender status for man in fatal Quebec daycare crash
MONTREAL - A Superior Court judge says he will rule in 2026 on whether to assign high-risk offender status to a Quebec man who killed two children and injured six others when he drove a city bus into ...
Canadian Press Nov 13, 2025

B.C. Attorney General 'deeply disturbed' by social media giant's intimate image case
VANCOUVER - British Columbia's Attorney General says she's "deeply disturbed" that the social media company X has filed a legal challenge against an order to remove a non-consensual intimate image fro...
Canadian Press Nov 13, 2025

Government spends $19 billion on external services, despite vow to trim spending
OTTAWA - Government records show the federal government spent more than $19 billion on external professional and special services in 2024-25 - an increase of almost $2 billion since last year and of a...
Catherine Morrison, The Canadian Press Nov 13, 2025

Conservatives demand probe into Ottawa's loss of $20M in pharmaceutical products
OTTAWA - Conservative health critic Dan Mazier said Thursday he intends to ask for a committee investigation to find out how the Public Health Agency of Canada lost more than $20-million worth of phar...
Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press Nov 13, 2025

B.C. judge says self-defence can include expelling someone who has outstayed welcome
DUNCAN - A B.C. Supreme Court judge says self-defence rules that allow people to arm themselves against an intruder can also include situations where someone refuses to leave after initially being wel...
Canadian Press Nov 13, 2025

BCGEU members vote 89 per cent in favour of deal to officially end strike
BURNABY - The British Columbia General Employees' Union has voted to ratify an agreement with the provincial government, marking the "official end" to a public sector strike that lasted eight weeks. T...
Canadian Press Nov 13, 2025

LNG project, mines, hydro dam, power lines among latest major project referrals
TERRACE, B.C. - The federal government announced Thursday the latest list of major building projects to be considered for fast-track approval under legislation passed in June - a list focused entirely...
Nono Shen, The Canadian Press Nov 13, 2025
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