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CanadaSep 12, 2023

Liberal Party MPs meet for three-day session, hoping Trudeau hears their concerns

Liberal MPs are gathering in London, Ont., to plan their strategy as the party grapples with rising discontentment toward Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.Polls show the Liberals have sunken to their lowest levels of support since taking government in 2015, largely to the benefit of the Conservatives.Most of the party's 158 MPs will meet in the southern Ontario city for three days to plot out their strategy for the fall parliamentary session.The meeting kicks off today with gatherings of small caucus groups, including women, Indigenous and rural MPs, which we be followed tomorrow by regional and
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CanadaSep 12, 2023

Health Canada approves Moderna's updated vaccine

Health Canada has approved Moderna's updated Covid-19 vaccine.This vaccine can be administered to Canadians six months of age or older.This new vaccine targets the XBB.1.5 subvariant of Covid-19.According to the decision posted this morning on Health Canada's website, children over 5 years of age can be given this vaccine in a single dose.A single dose is recommended for previously vaccinated children between 6 months and 4 years of age and two doses for unvaccinated children.Federal officials have also provided information on Covid-19 vaccines.The updated new mRNA-based vaccine is monovalent,
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CanadaSep 12, 2023

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau leaves for Canada from India

The plane in which Prime Minister Justin Trudeau arrived in Delhi could not take off due to a technical problem.He had to wait for another plane in India.After 36 hours, the plane has been fixed.Finally, Trudeau has returned from India on Tuesday.Last week Trudeau started the Indo-Pacific tour, and on Friday, he arrived in New Delhi to attend the G-20 summit.Before this, he went to Indonesia to attend the ASEAN summit and then in Singapore to boost Canada's business, he had a meeting with business leaders.
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CanadaSep 11, 2023

Saskatchewan premier accuses Trudeau of risking trade with India, hiding status of talks

Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe's government is accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of damaging relations with India and keeping the provinces in the dark about trade talks.In a letter Moe released Monday, Saskatchewan Trade Minister Jeremy Harrison argues Trudeau is picking a fight with India for domestic political gain and risking access to one of his province's most important export markets.Harrison claims the province learned that Canada paused trade talks with India through media reports, and that Trade Minister Mary Ng had not replied to a late July letter seeking an update on the nego
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CanadaSep 11, 2023

Cellphone service to begin in TTC subway from October 3

Cellphone service will begin on October 3 for all Toronto subway train riders.Minister of Innovation, Science and Industry François-Philippe Champagne made the announcement on Monday while speaking at a news conference at Toronto City Hall.Champagne said that after an accelerated public consultation process, all major companies' licenses will be revised to ensure that all TTC riders are able to receive network coverage in the subway system in Toronto.Since 2012, the lack of phone service in the TTC has been a concern.In the wake of increasing violent incidents in recent times, there was a gro
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CanadaSep 11, 2023

Indian PM Modi meets Trudeau, expresses 'serious concerns' over Sikh independence vote

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed "strong concerns" to Canada over its handling of the Punjabi independence movement, on the same day the Sikh community in Metro Vancouver held a vote on the matter.A statement released by India's Ministry of External Affairs says Modi told Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on the sidelines of this weekend's G20 summit in New Delhi that progress in the two countries' relationship requires "mutual respect and trust."It says Modi described the Sikh movement as "promoting secessionism and inciting violence" against Indian diplomats, calling on
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CanadaSep 11, 2023

Montreal public health investigating after overdoses send six people to hospital

Montreal public health says it's investigating a series of overdoses in downtown Montreal Sunday that sent six people to hospital.The health agency says what happened is concerning but that it's not uncommon for a large number of people to overdose in one day because of the contamination of street drugs with synthetic opiates, such as fentanyl.Montreal's ambulance service says it received a call Sunday afternoon for six people experiencing overdoses and that four were transported to hospital.Urgences-santé spokesman Sébastien Coulombe says a second call was received from the same area slight
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CanadaSep 11, 2023

Technical failure in PM Justin Trudeau's plane, Canadian army sends second plane to India

The Canadian Armed Forces sent a plane yesterday evening to pick up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, who is stranded in India after the plane he arrived on was grounded because of technical issues.A press secretary for the prime minister's office says Trudeau is expected to leave New Delhi Tuesday morning, local time.Mohammad Hussain says they’ll keep the public updated as the situation remains fluid.The lockdown in New Delhi lifted at midnight following the G20 leaders’ summit, but Trudeau and his Canadian delegation remain after his plane broke down.The prime minister’s office says a com
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CanadaSep 08, 2023

School bus routes canceled due to lack of drivers in Ottawa, 7500 students affected

Thousands of Ottawa parents are still scrambling to find a way to get their kids to school after their buses were suddenly cancelled because of a driver shortage.About 7,500 students are affected after the bus service for both the Ottawa public and catholic school boards cancelled 300 routes just before schools opened this week.The Ottawa Student Transportation Authority says the city's rural west end is among the hardest hit areas after a bus company that was to operate 36 routes pulled out.OSTA says they are looking to resolve service disruptions in two weeks after making changes to routes a

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CanadaSep 14, 2026

European Parliament Opens Ottawa Office as Canada-EU Ties Deepen

Canada and the European Union are set to deepen their diplomatic ties, with the European Parliament announcing the opening of a dedicated office in Ottawa ahead of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Europe. The move comes as Carney’s government seeks to strengthen trade and defence partnerships with the EU while reducing Canada’s reliance on the United States. European Parliament President Roberta Metsola said Monday that Europe and Canada share common views on several issues, including the rules-based international order. She said the new presence in Ottawa would help turn that partn
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BCSep 14, 2026

Surrey Police Service issues warning about a high-risk offender

Surrey Police Service has issued a warning about a high-risk offender who has been released in Surrey. Police say 26-year-old Skyler Wayne Pelletier has a history of violent and sexual offences involving members of the public, including women. According to SPS, Pelletier is an Indigenous man who is 6-foot-2, heavy-set, with short black hair and brown eyes. He has been released under strict court-ordered conditions, including no contact with victims or their families and a prohibition from entering within two blocks of the 2500-block of Woodland Drive in Vancouver. He must also follow a curfew
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BCSep 14, 2026

B.C. Conservative MLA Donegal Wilson announces decision to join Milobar’s new party

B.C. Conservative MLA Donegal Wilson has announced that she is joining Peter Milobar’s new political party, becoming the seventh MLA in the newly formed group. Wilson, who represents Boundary-Similkameen, said in a statement that she left the B.C. Conservatives because of disagreements with party leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay’s policies. She said Milobar’s new party aims to provide British Columbians with a strong alternative to the B.C. NDP. With Wilson’s move, the new party will now become the third-largest group in the B.C. legislature. The governing NDP currently holds 47 seats, while
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BCSep 14, 2026

Home Sales in B.C. Decline 4.7% in August

Home sales in British Columbia declined in August compared with the same month last year, according to the B.C. Real Estate Association. The association said 5,653 residential units were sold across the province last month, down 4.7 per cent from August 2025 and 25.4 per cent below the 10-year average for the month. B.C. Real Estate Association chief economist Brendon Ogmundson said the housing market continues to show signs of a gradual recovery. However, he noted that new tariffs and a recent rise in long-term interest rates remain risks for the housing market. The report said the average ho
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WorldSep 14, 2026

Russia welcomes Trump appeal for Ukraine to halt attacks on fuel facilities

Russia on Monday welcomed U.S. President Donald Trump’s appeal for Ukraine to stop targeting Russian diesel production and fuel infrastructure. Trump on Sunday urged Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy not to target Russia’s diesel facilities, saying the attacks were contributing to fuel shortages and causing wider harm. Ukraine has carried out long-range drone attacks on Russian oil refineries and other energy infrastructure in recent months. The strikes have affected fuel production, with shortages of gasoline and other fuels reported in parts of Russia. Ukraine has said its attacks