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CanadaOct 04, 2023

NDP wins in Manitoba, Web Kinew is new premier

Manitobans are waking up today to a new government and the first First Nations provincial premier in the country.The New Democrats and Leader Wab Kinew defeated the Progressive Conservatives to form a majority government, which resulted in the resignation of the other two main party leaders.Heather Stefanson announced she would step down after leading the Tories for nearly two years, after several of her cabinet members lost their seats in Winnipeg.As of early this morning, Stefanson was narrowly holding onto her seat in the Winnipeg riding of Tuxedo.Manitoba Liberal Leader Dougald Lamont resi
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CanadaOct 03, 2023

India asked 41 Canadian diplomats to leave country by October 10

Another news has come out amid heightened tensions between India and Canada.India has ordered 41 Canadian diplomats to leave the country.According to the Financial Times report, India has asked Canada to recall 41 diplomats by October 10.Tensions have been running high between India and Canada for the past few weeks after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau accused India of involvement in the death of Sikh leader Hardeep Singh Nijjar.After this, India stopped visa services for Canadian citizens.There are 62 Canadian diplomats working in India, out of which around 41 diplomats have been asked to with
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CanadaOct 03, 2023

Liberal MP from Quebec Greg Fergus elected as new Speaker of House of Commons

Liberal MP from Quebec Greg Fergus has been elected as the new Speaker of the House of Commons.The Speaker's seat fell vacant after Anthony Rota resigned last week, after which the election for the post of Speaker started in the House of Commons.Seven candidates were in the fray.In fact, Bloc Québécois MP Louis Plamondon was playing the role of interim speaker.Green MP Elizabeth May from BC, Liberal MP from Quebec Peter Schiefke, Liberal MP from Quebec Alexandra Mendes, Ontario NDP MP Carol Hughes, Liberal MP from Quebec Greg Fergus, Conservative MP from Nova Scotia Chris d'Entremont, Sean C
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CanadaSep 29, 2023

Head of Canadian Ukrainian group defends Yaroslav Hunka

The president of the Ukrainian National Federation of Canada is defending a Second World War veteran of a Nazi unit who was recently lauded as a hero in Canada's Parliament.Jurij Klufas has not met 98-year-old Yaroslav Hunka but says the treatment the veteran is getting is unfair.He says Hunka was a soldier who understood he was fighting for Ukraine, not Germany and that countries, including Canada, have cleared his division of war crimes.Hunka received a standing ovation in the House of Commons on Sept. 22, leading to international criticism after it was revealed he had fought with a mostly v
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CanadaSep 29, 2023

Statistics Canada: Canada's GDP flat during July

On Friday, Statistics Canada released new GDP data, which showed that Canada's GDP was unchanged during July.The service sector expanded marginally while the goods-manufacturing industry recorded a contraction.The manufacturing sector shrank by 1.5%.Agriculture and forestry, transport and warehousing, retail and professional services also declined.Recording a boom in the mining and oil and gas sectors, it is said that the mining sector grew by 4.2% and oil and gas extraction grew by 1.5%.July GDP data was weaker than economists expected.Preliminary data showed an expansion of 0.1% during Augus
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CanadaSep 29, 2023

N.W.T. Premier Caroline Cochrane says she won't run for re-election in upcoming vote

The premier of the Northwest Territories has announced she won't be running for re-election in November.Caroline Cochrane says representing the N.W.T. has been among the highest honours of her life.The former social worker was first elected as a member of the territory's legislature in 2015 and was voted in as premier in 2019.She became a face of the fight against unprecedented wildfires in the territory in August when Yellowknife's 20,000 residents were ordered out of the capital for three weeks due to an encroaching fire.Cochrane told a news conference at the time that she drove around the c
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CanadaSep 28, 2023

Health Canada authorizes updated Pfizer-BioNTech COVID vaccine

Health Canada has authorized Pfizer-BioNTech's updated COVID-19 vaccine for people six months and older.The mRNA vaccine targets the Omicron XBB.1.5 subvariant that is circulating in Canada.This is the second vaccine targeting XBB.1.5 that will be available in this country.Earlier this month, Health Canada authorized Moderna's updated mRNA vaccine.Both Pfizer and Moderna's shots are one-dose vaccines for people five years of age and older.Three shots of the Pfizer vaccine is recommended for children between six months and four years of age who have not received their primary series of a COVID-
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CanadaSep 28, 2023

Cyberattacks hit military, Parliament websites as India hacker group targets Canada

The federal government is coping with apparent cyberattacks this week, as a hacker group in India claims it has sowed chaos in Ottawa.The Canadian Armed Forces says that its website became unavailable to mobile users midday Wednesday, but was fixed within a few hours.The military says the site is separate from other government sites, such as the one used by the Department of Defence, and the incident remains under investigation.Various pages on the House of Commons website are continuing to load slowly or incompletely due to an ongoing attack that officials say started Monday morning.The Commo
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CanadaSep 28, 2023

University of Alberta returns $30,000 donation to Yaroslav Hunka's family

The University of Alberta is returning endowment funds from the family of a Ukrainian man whose military service was linked to the Nazis.Since 2019, the university's Canadian Institute of Ukrainian Studies has had a $30,000 endowment carrying the name Yaroslav Hunka.Hunka was introduced in the House of Commons last week during a visit from Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.It was later revealed that Hunka had fought in a Ukrainian unit set up by Nazi Germany to fight the Soviet Union.The revelation forced the resignation of Anthony Rota as House Speaker and an apology on behalf of Parlia

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A 30-year-old U.S. man has been charged with conspiracy in connection with the mass shooting at Tumbler Ridge Secondary School in British Columbia. The charge was confirmed by U.S. Acting Attorney Neil Floyd. The suspect, who is from western Washington, has been taken into custody on allegations of conspiring to murder people in a foreign country. Floyd said the arrest is linked to the tragic shooting at the school in Tumbler Ridge, B.C., on February 10, 2026. In that mass shooting, an 18-year-old gunman killed five students and an educational assistant. The shooter later died by suicide. His
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Carney to Visit Türkiye to Strengthen Trade, Energy and Defence Ties

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David Eby Pledges New MRI, CT Scanners to Cut Health-Care Wait Times

B.C. NDP Leader David Eby made several health-care announcements during a campaign stop in Coquitlam this morning, promising measures to reduce patient wait times. Eby pledged to purchase eight new MRI machines and 10 new CT scanners, including one MRI machine that would be installed at Eagle Ridge Hospital. He also promised a new coordinated regional surgical waitlist system to help reduce lengthy surgery wait times by matching patients with the earliest available surgery date across the region. In addition, Eby said his government would make new investments in robotic-assisted surgery as par
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CanadaOct 06, 2026

Carney Vows to Work with Quebec’s Separatist PQ Government

Prime Minister Mark Carney has emphasized the need to work with Quebec’s incoming separatist Parti Québécois government. Speaking to reporters Tuesday morning, Carney said he had spoken by phone with incoming Quebec Premier Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and congratulated him on his election victory. Carney described the current period as a critical time for the country, saying it is important to focus on the challenges facing Canada today rather than issues that may be years away. The Prime Minister said Ottawa is already working closely with Quebec on issues including affordable housing and ad
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BCOct 06, 2026

Fatal Shooting Outside Langley Restaurant, IHIT Takes Over Investigation

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