Conservatives to propose changing the rules for non-citizens convicted of crimes
sootoday - OTTAWA — The Conservatives are planning to introduce a motion today to bar non-citizens convicted of serious crimes from making refugee claims.
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Liberal MP asks government to reconsider return-to-office policy for public servants
sootoday - OTTAWA — The Liberal who unseated Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre from his Ottawa-area riding in the last election is criticizing the government's new return-to-office policy for federal workers.
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BC Greens scrap cooperation agreement with BC NDP, accuse Eby of 'flip-flopping and political cowardice'
Jarryd Jäger / westernstandard - The BC Greens have announced they will not renew the Cooperation and Responsible Government Accord with the BC NDP.
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Canada joins peers in condemning China's conviction of Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai
sootoday - OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand is calling on China to release Hong Kong publisher Jimmy Lai after he was sentenced to 20 years in jail today under a sweeping national security law.
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Ontario-wide probe on police corruption ordered amid Toronto fallout
Aaron D’Andrea / globalnews - Ontario’s inspector general of policing is launching a review of the province’s police services and boards amid accusations of corruption within Toronto police.
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Laid-off GM workers should get lower taxes on severance, Tories urge
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Opposition Conservatives are calling on the federal Liberal government to reduce taxes on severance packages for laid-off General Motors workers in Ingersoll, Ont.
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A needed pivot on Canadian EV policy
Editorial / winnipegfreepress - Prime Minister Mark Carney has put a charge — pun intended —into Canada’s beleaguered auto industry. His timing could not be better. This week, the prime minister announced he was […]
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Ontario Liberals announce date to select new leader, kicking off race
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The Ontario Liberals say they will choose a new leader on Nov. 21, launching their third leadership race since 2020 following Bonnie Crombie’s resignation.
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Canada bolsters Arctic security and Inuit ties with new Nuuk consulate: Anand
sootoday - NUUK — Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand wrapped up her trip to Greenland and Denmark today, vowing to continue a focus on economic ties, shared heritage, Arctic security and defence.
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Montreal protesters urge Quebec to not abolish the PEQ
Ron Carroll, Montreal Gazette / montrealgazette - "We fulfilled our part of the agreement by coming here ... and now we feel like we're being left out."
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Rob Lantz wins leadership race, will be next P.E.I. premier
sootoday - CHARLOTTETOWN — Rob Lantz will become the next premier of Prince Edward Island after winning the Conservative party leadership at its convention Saturday.
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Keeping her 'eye on the ball': Hillman reflects on her time as top diplomat in D.C.
sootoday - WASHINGTON — Kirsten Hillman hasn't written her autobiography yet, but the 57-year-old career diplomat — soon to be Canada's former ambassador to the U.S. — may already have a title picked out: "Diplomacy is a contact sport.
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Axing NL ocean conservation site a 'blow' to national goals, say environment groups
The Canadian Press / nationalobserver - The province's Progressive Conservative government said earlier this week that it was ending a memorandum of understanding to study the impacts of the proposed site, saying a new protected area would threaten local fishing and aquaculture.
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Candidate says he plans to run for Conservatives in Poilievre's former riding
Sarah Ritchie / nationalobserver - Blair Turner ran for the Tories in Ottawa South in the most recent federal election in April, losing to Defence Minister David McGuinty.
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Union files complaints as feds increase public servants' in-office time
Catherine Morrison / nationalobserver - Sharon DeSousa, national president of the Public Service Alliance of Canada, said the union has filed five unfair labour practice complaints with the Public Sector Labour Relations and Employment Board in response to the government's decision.
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Jamil Jivani’s Washington trip garners mixed reaction
Bryan Passifiume / torontosun - Bowmanville-Oshawa North MP announced earlier this week he was heading to Washington
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What we know about the Toronto police officers charged in a corruption investigation
sootoday - TORONTO — Eight current and retired Toronto police officers have been charged in an organized crime and corruption investigation.
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No inquiry on Eglinton Crosstown LRT, Doug Ford says as line set to open
Bryan Passifiume / torontosun - Long-delayed Eglinton LRT set to open Sunday, but premier says no to a public inquiry on what took so long
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Danielle Smith plays separation carrot-and-stick
Editorial / winnipegfreepress - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is beginning to look like something of a separation arsonist. While she’s argued repeatedly that she’s not a supporter of having Alberta separate from Canada (but […]
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Federal public servants required to be in office four days a week as of July
Bill Curry / theglobeandmail - New policy also requires government executives to work in the office five days a week starting May 4
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