Hundreds of public sector workers warned their jobs could be cut, union says

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - A federal union says hundreds of workers have been warned they may lose their jobs as the government moves to shrink the size of the public service.

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Conservative motion would force House vote on Alberta pipeline agreement

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — The federal Conservatives are planning to force a vote in the House of Commons next Tuesday on the Liberal government’s pipeline agreement with Alberta. Leader Pierre Poilievre posted on social media the text of the motion, which calls on members…

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Ottawa moving to reissue fishing licences to Mi’kmaw group despite Inuit objections

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — The federal government says it is proposing to reissue fishing licences to a coalition of Mi’kmaw First Nations in Atlantic Canada, despite objections from Inuit in Nunavut. In 2021, Inuit sued the federal government over its decision to hand ove…

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Eby says DRIPA law could be amended after First Nations win appeal in mining case

sootoday - SURREY — British Columbia Premier David Eby said his government will review a court decision that appears to show "confusion" over his government's Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples Act, and will amend the legislation if necessary.

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B.C. releases guidelines on involuntary care for youth mental health and substance-use

Chuck Chiang / theglobeandmail - Eby says guidance will not be universally well received, but the changes can significantly reduce childrens’ brain injuries and death

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Canada drops terror sanctions on Syria and its interim government

John Marchesan / citynews - Canada is dropping its terror listing for the group that has governed Syria since the ouster of dictator Bashar Assad one year ago. Syria is no longer listed as a state supporter of terrorism, while the group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham, or HTS, is no longer lis…

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10,000 CBSA removal warrants active for more than one year

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Almost one-quarter of all Alberta MLAs facing citizen-led recall petition drives

Jack Farrell / theglobeandmail - All but one are members of Premier Smith’s UCP caucus, with the other being an NDP MLA who is the first opposition member to face recall

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Ottawa announces first procurements under new Defence Investment Agency

Kyle Duggan / theglobeandmail - Projects include a fleet of submarines, Arctic over-the-horizon radar, and a fleet of early warning-and-control surveillance aircraft

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Ontario hands over operations of long-delayed Eglinton Crosstown LRT to TTC

Allison Jones / theglobeandmail - Major milestone means LRT should open ‘in the coming weeks,’ province says

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Plan for changes to role of trustees in Ontario coming early next year: minister

John Marchesan / citynews - Ontario Education Minister Paul Calandra said Friday he will make a final decision early in the new year on what changes to make to the role of trustees in the school system, but he signalled he is inclined to largely eliminate it. Speaking at a school in…

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Federal judge orders release of Epstein grand jury transcripts

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - The U.S. Justice Department has requested the unsealing of documents from three Epstein-related cases from 2006-2007, 2019 and Ghislaine Maxwell’s 2021 sex trafficking case.

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Newfoundland girl’s parental abduction prompts calls for tougher laws

Sarah Smellie / theglobeandmail - Once a child is removed to a country that has not signed The Hague Convention, getting them back from that country is extremely difficult

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Statistics Canada to release November job figures ahead of Bank of Canada decision

News Staff / citynews - OTTAWA — Statistics Canada is set to release fresh employment figures for November this morning. A Reuters poll of economists expects the unemployment rate ticked up to seven per cent last month with a forecast loss of 5,000 jobs. Royal Bank is calling fo…

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Completion of Rogers’ 5G network for TTC delayed by maintenance, asbestos cleanup

Sammy Hudes / theglobeandmail - Telecom at risk of missing federal deadline for completion of the Toronto subway system’s network

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Minister says government launching review of firearms classification regime

sootoday - OTTAWA — Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree says the federal government is launching a review of Canada's firearms classification regime that will include consultations with Indigenous communities on the SKS rifle.

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Alberta proposing sweeping changes to election and referendum laws

Matthew Scace / theglobeandmail - New rules could limit what names can be used for political parties and remove guardrails for citizen-initiated referendums

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Ottawa’s net-zero advisory co-chair resigns, citing disappointment with climate priorites

Nick Murray / theglobeandmail - Simon Donner’s resignation highlights recent criticism accusing Prime Minister Mark Carney of walking back many of Canada’s climate policies

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Ottawa serving Stellantis with default notice over Brampton cuts: Joly

Globalnews Digital / globalnews - Industry Minister Melanie Joly told the House of Commons committee on international trade the move breaches federal contracts tied to manufacturing in Brampton and Windsor, Ont.

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