Doug Ford knocks back plan to sell off U.S. booze for charity
Isaac Callan / globalnews - Ontario Premier Doug Ford says selling off surplus American alcohol for charity is 'not as easy as it sounds,' knocking back a suggestion to raise funds for food banks.
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BREAKING: Calgary city council votes to begin process to repeal blanket upzoning
Myke Thomas / westernstandard - Calgary city council, after a long debate on Monday, voted 13 to 2 to direct administration to begin the work required to repeal blanket upzoning. Councillors voting against the notice of motion were Myke Atkinson and Nathanial Schmidt
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Federal minister says he's getting 'lots of inquiries' about MPs crossing the floor
David Baxter / nationalobserver - Energy Minister Tim Hodgson said people have reached out about the prospect after Michael Ma crossed to join the Liberals on Friday. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre asserts that Prime Minister Mark Carney is trying to secure a majority government thr…
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Quebec family doctors voting on new deal after province backtracks on reforms
Manoj Subramaniam / citynews - Quebec family doctors have until Friday to vote on a deal that would see the provincial government back down on several controversial reforms in a new law that changes how physicians are paid. The tentative deal would scrap performance-related penalties a…
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Churchill Falls agreement could be jeopardized by Quebec election, minister says
sootoday - QUÉBEC — Quebec's economy minister says a draft energy deal with Newfoundland and Labrador could be at risk if it's not settled before next year's Quebec election.
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Quinn Hughes traded by Vancouver Canucks to Minnesota Wild
Rob Williams / dailyhive - Quinn Hughes has been traded. The Vancouver Canucks captain is off to the Minnesota Wild, according to a report from Elliotte Friedman.
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Eby plans $150 million in loan guarantees for Cowichan land owners
sootoday - VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government plans to offer private owners of land in the Cowichan Aboriginal title area more than $150 million in loan guarantees, amid fears about the impact of the landmark ruling on their finan
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Ottawa, Alberta agreed to extend $15-a-day child-care fees to 2027
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Alberta's early-learning and child-care fees will remain at $15-a-day through to 2027 as the province works with Ottawa to firm up a more permanent deal.
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ATA files grievances over "bad-faith" bargaining
Will Vasseur / westernstandard - The Alberta Teachers Association on Friday said it has filed 61 grievances with the Alberta Labour Relations Board over the provincial government's "bad-faith" bargaining during the recent labour dispute.
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Elections Alberta gets extra $6.7-million to handle surge in recall petitions
Jack Farrell / theglobeandmail - Election officials have issued 21 recall petitions since the end of October, including one against Premier Danielle Smith
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Switching sides: A brief history of floor-crossing in Canada
sootoday - OTTAWA — On Thursday, Michael Ma became the second Conservative MP to cross the floor to the Liberal caucus in as many months.
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Ontario-appointed supervisor fires TDSB director of education amid board shakeups
sootoday - TORONTO — A provincially appointed supervisor has fired the director of education at Ontario's largest school board, amid a shakeup of board governance by the education minister.
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Mark Carney's grand bargain is more popular than you think
Max Fawcett / nationalobserver - So far, the deal with Alberta hasn't cost the Liberal Party of Canada much support in the polls. Has the prime minister actually read the public mood correctly?
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Ontario MP Michael Ma crosses floor to Liberals, putting them one seat short of majority
Stephanie Levitz / theglobeandmail - Ma was elected for the first time in April and says in his statement he entered the public service to focus on solutions, not division
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Quebec Liberal Party: Pablo Rodriguez insists he’s staying on as leader
News Staff / citynews - Despite the pressure mounting on him, Quebec Liberal Leader Pablo Rodriguez insists he’s staying in his position and that he can still win the next election. “I was elected by the party members because they know I have the experience to defeat the CAQ, to…
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Halifax museum CEO steps down after report of her calling employees ‘sluts’
Chris Knight / nationalpost - Marie Chapman, CEO of the Canadian Museum of Immigration at Pier 21, has been called out by the Public Sector Integrity Commissioner of Canada
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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe shuffles cabinet
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe has announced a big shakeup of his cabinet.
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Quebec government reaches agreement in principle with family doctors
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The province has also agreed to postpone the application of contentious legislation designed to impose a new remuneration system on doctors.
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House of Commons prepares to rise for six-week holiday break
Alessia Passafiume / nationalobserver - The House of Commons could rise as early as Thursday for the winter break — without the Liberals passing their lengthy budget implementation bill.
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