Ottawa informs 68,000 workers of early-retirement incentives in bid to shrink public service

Bill Curry / theglobeandmail - Letter sent to public servants this week outlines the government’s proposed incentive program, which won’t be available until the budget bill passes

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Recall for Premier Danielle Smith reportedly approved by Elections Alberta

Leah Mushet / westernstandard - Premier Danielle Smith is the newest MLA facing a recall petition.

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Standardized test results disappoint Ontario education minister

Joanne Laucius / ottawacitizen - Paul Calandra said the province would appoint an expert advisory body to review its approach to student assessment because the results showed 'insufficient progress.'

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Marc Miller hurt by Legault’s ‘disgrace to all Quebecers’ comment

News Staff / citynews - The new minister responsible for official languages in Mark Carney’s government, Marc Miller, says he’s hurt by comments from Quebec Premier François Legault, who accused him of being “a disgrace” and spreading “nonsense.” “It hurts me,” said Miller on We…

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Quebec says it will cut the equivalent of 5,000 civil service positions by March 2027

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Treasury Board President France-Élaine Duranceau also says that by the end of January government employees will work in the office three days a week instead of two.

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Ministers McGuinty, Anand pledge more than $200 million in funding for Ukraine

Catherine Morrison / nationalobserver - The government is pledging another $235 million in funding for Ukraine, with National Defence Minister David McGuinty and Foreign Affairs Minister Anita Anand announcing Canada's latest commitments.

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‘It’s going to be chaos’: Montreal clinics warn Bill 2 closures will put patients at risk

Zachary Cheung / citynews - A family medicine clinic in Montreal is anticipating it will be shutting its doors due to Bill 2 – one of roughly 40 clinics across Quebec that have chosen that route, citing financial pressures. The Santé Mont-Royal family health clinic is slated to clos…

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Carney says First Nations clean water legislation will come next spring

sootoday - OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will introduce clean drinking water legislation in the spring, delaying a bill that had been promised to come this fall.

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Liberal minister backs Bloc call to eliminate religious exemption for hate speech

Anja Karadeglija / nationalobserver - Culture Minister Marc Miller told reporters he doesn't "think people should be using the Bible, the Qur'an or the Torah to escape from committing a hate crime or claim that … what would otherwise be a hate crime is done in the name of a religious text."

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Petition for Alberta to stay in Canada receives Electoral Officer approval

David J. Climenhaga / rabble - Petition proponent Thomas Lukaszuk offers his thoughts on whether Premier Danielle Smith allows a vote in the Legislature, or proceeds to a divisive referendum.The post Petition for Alberta to stay in Canada receives Electoral Officer approval appeared fi…

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Carney’s new housing agency will have ‘modest’ impact, says PBO

Uday Rana / globalnews - The impact of Build Canada Homes (BCH), a new federal agency created in September, on easing Canada’s housing crisis will likely be 'modest,' the PBO report said.

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Marwah Rizqy booted from Quebec Liberal caucus amid crisis in party

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The leader of the Quebec Liberal Party has booted Marwah Rizqy from caucus, saying she has broken his trust.

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Record high Ontario food bank usage for 9th consecutive year: report

Joseph Ryan / citynews - Food bank use in Ontario is at another record high, with more than one million people relying on emergency food services, a staggering 8.7 million times over the past year, according to a new Feed Ontario Hunger report released Monday. “Key takeaways from…

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May says voting for budget was 'mistake' and it won't happen again

Nick Murray / nationalobserver - Green Party Leader Elizabeth May told The Canadian Press the memorandum of understanding Prime Minister Mark Carney signed with Alberta Premier Danielle Smith on energy — specifically the part that applies federal tax credits to enhanced oil recovery — am…

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New Alberta Police Review Commission aims to enhance transparency and speed up investigations

Cindy Tran / edmontonjournal - The Police Review Commission will oversee the full police complaint process from receiving complaints to conducting investigations and overseeing disciplinary hearings.

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B.C. to require safer supply prescription opioids to be taken under supervision

Andrea Woo / theglobeandmail - Change follows considerable scrutiny and political pushback on the program

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Hodgson says it's 'premature' to draw conclusions about the BC tanker ban's fate

Nick Murray / nationalobserver - Federal Energy and Natural Resources Minister Tim Hodgson says it's "premature" for anyone to draw conclusions regarding the potential removal, or adjustment, of the West Coast tanker ban, since no pipeline route has been mapped out to bring oil from Albe…

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