6 h. ago Edmonton councillor calls on minister to reverse photo radar cuts after 20th traffic fatality of 2025

"Given what we've been seeing on our streets, given the surge in fatalities, I do think the province needs to reconsider their approach."

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40 h. ago Canada’s minister of health is an unknown to most, but Liberals call her the ‘godmother’

Marjorie Michel never wanted to run for office. And yet, here she is, succeeding Justin Trudeau as the MP for Papineau

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8 d. ago First Nations call for Ontario environment minister to resign for trying to stop clean water bill

McCarthy singled out the fresh drinking water bill when asking the federal Liberals to stop legislation that would 'delay project development and undermine competitiveness'

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8 d. ago First Nations call for Ontario environment minister’s resignation

Several dozen First Nations in Ontario are calling for the resignation of the province’s environment minister after he asked the federal government to not reintroduce a bill that would enshrine clean drinking water rights in law. Last month, Todd McCarthy and Alberta Environment Minister Rebecca Schulz wrote to federal Environment Minister Julie Dabrusin asking her […]

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1 week ago Minister planning to table First Nations water bill despite provincial opposition

OTTAWA — The federal minister of Indigenous services says her government plans to reintroduce legislation to ensure First Nations’ rights to clean drinking water — despite calls from Alberta and Ontario for it to scrap the bill altogether. Two provincial environment ministers sent a letter to their federal counterpart this week calling on Prime Minister […]

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2 w. ago Alberta and Ontario call for repeal of Trudeau era climate policies in letter

The letter calls for a repeal of the federal Impact Assessment Act

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2 w. ago Manitoba RCMP say fatal crashes on the rise after low numbers to start 2025

Manitoba RCMP say there have been 32 fatalities this year, compared with only 23 at the same time last year — a frustrating stat, as most of the crashes are easily preventable.

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2 w. ago Court suspends Thailand’s Prime Minister to investigate leaked phone call

BANGKOK (AP) — Thailand’s Constitutional Court suspended Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra from office Tuesday pending an ethics investigation over a leaked phone call with a senior Cambodian leader. The judges voted unanimously Tuesday to take the petition accusing her of a breach of ethics, and voted 7-2 to suspend her from duty as a prime […]

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2 w. ago Protesters rally in Bangkok to demand Thai prime minister’s resignation

BANGKOK (AP) — Thousands rallied in Thailand’s capital on Saturday to demand the resignation of Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra, part of the brewing political turmoil set off by a leaked phone call with former Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen. Paetongtarn faces growing dissatisfaction over her handling of a recent border dispute with Cambodia involving an […]

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3 w. ago Health Coalition responds to shocking attack, calls on Health Minister to desist & instead answer for non

TORONTO, June 26, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ontario Health Coalition executive director Natalie Mehra responded with the following letter to statements made on the Health Minister’s behalf by her spokespeople. The Coalition has been contacted by some media outlets for a response to the shocking tone and allegations in the statements. Letter to the Honourable […]

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3 w. ago Olivia Chow apologizes after Toronto closed its swimming pools amid heat wave

Pushing back on the notion that provincial laws were to blame, Doug Ford said: 'There was no minister of labour inspector that called up and said shut down the pools'

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3 w. ago UK Industrial Plan Must Have North Sea Tax Reform, Group Says

UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer has called his government’s 10-year industrial strategy “a turning point” for the nation’s economy, but for an oil and gas lobby the plan must include tax reform for North Sea energy producers.

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3 w. ago Ottawa has ‘helped’ more than 500 Canadians in Middle East, minister says

Anand described her call with Iran's foreign minister as 'unprecedented,' noting the two countries don't have diplomatic relations, and said she urged for the safety of Canadians.

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3 w. ago B.C. health minister to visit Kelowna hospital as critics say facility in ‘crisis’

B.C.'s health minister is again being called on to visit Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) amid an ongoing pediatric crisis.

Science

3 w. ago Carney says Middle East ’highly volatile’ after U.S. strikes Iran, calls for calm

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is calling for de-escalation after the United States carried out strikes against Iranian nuclear sites early Sunday. Carney issued a social media post saying the U.S. military action was “designed to alleviate” threats posed by Iran, but the situation in the Middle East remains “highly volatile.” Iran’s nuclear programme […]

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3 w. ago Carney calls House Speaker ‘Mr. Prime Minister,’ prompting laughs from MPs

In a moment that caused both sides of the House of Commons to erupt into laughter, Prime Minister Mark Carney mistakenly gave his own title to Speaker of the House of Commons.

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4 w. ago Edmonton city councillor wants Oilers' fan park agreement put to a referendum

Ward papastew Coun. Michael Janz has made no secret of the fact that he doesn’t support a proposed deal between the city, province and the Oilers Entertainment Group to build a new event park next to Rogers Place. A city council public hearing on the agreement is scheduled for June 26 at city hall. But […]

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4 w. ago Ottawa shows no signs of limiting MAID after UN panel calls for reversal

OTTAWA — Ottawa is giving no sign that it intends to amend existing legislation on medical assistance in dying — something a UN committee called for earlier this spring. The federal minister responsible for disabilities spoke at a hearing of the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities last week, about two […]

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4 w. ago Spain rejects NATO’s anticipated 5% defense spending proposal as ‘unreasonable’

MADRID (AP) — Spain has rejected a NATO proposal to spend 5% of gross domestic product on defense needs that’s due to be announced next week, calling it “unreasonable.” Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, in a letter sent on Thursday to NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte, said that Spain “cannot commit to a specific spending target in […]

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4 w. ago Starmer Urges US Not to Give Up on Diplomatic Path With Iran

Prime Minister Keir Starmer called on President Donald Trump to keep the door open to talks over Iran’s nuclear program, in the clearest sign yet of the UK leader’s concern about possible American military action against the country.

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