Montreal transit strike averted after tentative deal reached with drivers’ union
Alessia Simona Maratta / globalnews - The strike was scheduled to begin early Saturday and last until Monday, but the Société de transport de Montréal says it reached a deal late Friday.
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Alberta expands use of private surgical centres in bid to shorten procedure wait-lists
Matthew Scace / theglobeandmail - Plan will add more than 1,000 new hospital beds across Calgary and Edmonton, but critics say it doesn’t address health care worker shortage
Back to Top / Friday, November 14, 2025, 8:21 pm / permalink 15977 / 3 stories in 3 months
Bell: Danielle Smith can smell victory for Alberta and the oilpatch
Rick Bell / calgaryherald - Could there be peace between Alberta and the Liberal government in Ottawa? Premier Danielle Smith says Yes
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Trump drops tariffs on beef, coffee and other foods as affordability concerns grow
Andrea Shalal / theglobeandmail - Exemptions mark a sharp reversal for U.S. President, who has claimed his import duties do not fuel inflation
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As speed cameras are banned in Ontario, Toronto says it needs more funds to cope
Isaac Callan / globalnews - Automated speed enforcement programs in the province officially came to an end after a lightning-fast bill from the Ford government forbade their use on city streets.
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A shaky coalition and 'near-death' election put Eby under scrutiny at the NDP convention
Wolfgang Depner / nationalobserver - British Columbia Premier David Eby received approval from more than 93 per cent of delegates at the NDP's convention two years ago, and he's hoping for another "healthy majority" at this weekend's convention in Victoria.
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PBO slams Carney’s creative accounting as deficit looms
Western Standard News Services / westernstandard - The Parliamentary Budget Officer has delivered a damning critique of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s Budget 2025, calling out Ottawa’s “overly expansive” definition of capital spending and warning that the government’s promise to balance the operating budget…
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- Political debates and partisan reactions (3)
- Public service cuts and social impact (3)
- Unique budget allocation quirks (2)
Fiscal misreporting and accounting controversies
Political debates and partisan reactions
Public service cuts and social impact
Unique budget allocation quirks
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Major projects list has some Indigenous support, but more needed: Carney
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Prime Minister Mark Carney says his list of major projects has received support from some Indigenous groups, but more will be needed.
- Energy infrastructure and executive maneuvers (4)
- Indigenous engagement scrutiny (3)
- Mining projects spark environmental debates (4)
- Provincial politics and pipeline clashes (4)
Energy infrastructure and executive maneuvers
Indigenous engagement scrutiny
Mining projects spark environmental debates
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CSIS director warns Canada faces most complex security threats in decades
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - In a rare public address, Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS) Director Dan Rogers outlined what he described as the most complex national security landscape Canada has faced in decades.
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Ontario unveils $210M for cities stripped of speed cameras to spend on infrastructure
Isaac Callan / globalnews - The fund was promised when Premier Doug Ford announced he would force cities to remove their cameras, saying they don't work and offering to build speed bumps instead.
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Ford government continues education shakeup with new ‘family support offices’
Isaac Callan / globalnews - The province said the first of these offices will be the next step for parents with complex or contentious issues which their schools cannot solve.
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Mark Carney to unveil latest round of ‘nation-building projects’
Bryan Passifiume / torontosun - Announcement set to take place Thursday at 2:15 p.m. ET
- Critiques and political pushback on spending (7)
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Critiques and political pushback on spending
Nation-building project announcements
Pipeline and energy negotiations in focus
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Soraya Martinez Ferrada to be sworn in Thursday as mayor of Montreal
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Montreal's new mayor will formally assume the city's top role today during a swearing-in ceremony.
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Poilievre says he won’t be changing his leadership style after caucus departures
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said Wednesday that he has no plans to change his leadership style after the party recently lost two of its MPs.
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Ontario’s online gamblers could legally bet against people outside Canada: court
John Marchesan / citynews - Ontario’s top court says provincially regulated online gaming and sports betting sites could legally allow users to play with – and bet against – people in other countries. The Court of Appeal for Ontario gave its opinion in a 4-1 split decision released …
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Federal prisons ill-equipped for long-term mental health care: watchdog
Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The federal prison ombudsman says weak policies, insufficient training and a lack of specialized treatment are hindering the Correctional Service of Canada's efforts.
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Epstein emails released by Democrats say Trump ‘knew about the girls’ and spent time with victim
Lucas Casaletto / citynews - Disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein wrote in a 2011 email that Donald Trump had “spent hours” at Epstein’s house with a victim of sex trafficking and said in a separate message years later that Trump “knew about the girls,” according to communications rel…
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Carney’s major projects list expands but still no pipeline
Jeremy Borg / westernstandard - Prime Minister Mark Carney is expected to announce several new mining and energy projects this week, but none include a new pipeline, despite growing calls from industry for expanded energy transport capacity.
- Infrastructure Skepticism (3)
- International Energy Ambitions (1)
- Pipeline Dilemma (6)
- Political Priorities (3)
Infrastructure Skepticism
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Affordability gap leaves the Liberal budget with middling reviews: Leger poll
Craig Lord / nationalobserver - New polling suggests Canadians had a lukewarm response to the federal budget released last week — leading one pollster to argue all parties should think twice before mounting an election campaign over the spending plan.
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Ontario extends child-care deal with Ottawa for one year
Emily Haws, Dave McGinn / theglobeandmail - Federal program was meant to bring cost of child care down to $10 a day by March, 2026, but newly signed agreement maintains fees at $19 a day on average
Back to Top / Tuesday, November 11, 2025, 12:23 pm / permalink 15875 / 4 stories in 3 months