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MPs embrace after bill to ban conversion therapy passes unanimously in House
The federal government's updated bill to ban the practice of conversion therapy has been adopted unanimously by the House of Commons.
Barbados is cutting ties with the Queen — but lack of public vote has some island residents asking why
Later this week, Barbados Governor General Sandra Mason will be sworn in as president and usher in a new republican government for the island nation. While the move is hailed by many, others are upset there wasn't more public involvement in the decision. Greens pick astrophysicist Amita Kuttner as interim leader, 1st leader who is trans
The Greens have chosen a nonbinary astrophysicist as the interim leader of their party. Amita Kuttner, an expert in black holes, was appointed Wednesday by the Greens' Federal Council to lead the party until a new leader is elected next year. Whatever else happens, this Parliament looks set to be (mostly) about climate change
As the 44th Parliament since Confederation gets down to business this week, parts of British Columbia are still under water. The province has only just begun to recover from what could prove to be the most expensive disaster in Canadian history. Whatever P.E.I. vows to fight federal decision to halt potato exports to U.S. over potato wart fungus
Premier Dennis King said the P.E.I. government will be considering "all options" at its disposal, including legal ones, to fight the Canadian Food Inspection Agency's suspension of fresh potato exports from the province to the U.S. due to the discovery of Conservative Party’s national council to discuss Batters’ early leadership review petition at Dec. 10-12 meeting, if not before, says party president Batherson
Senator Denise Batters says she has the support of a number of other caucus members and senior Conservatives but has not revealed any names, and Parliamentarians supporting the petition were not expecting her expulsion so quickly, according to Conservativ Senator Denise Batters kicked out of Conservative caucus over challenge to O’Toole’s leadership
Tory senator launched a petition calling on party members to support a review of O’Toole’s leadership within the next six months Anomalies found for mail-in and rejected ballots in Montreal | Montreal Gazette
Ensemble Montréal announces it has filed applications in court for recounts in two borough mayoral races: C.D.N.–N.D.G. and R.D.P–P.A.T. Canada may have found an unlikely ally in fight against U.S. auto plan
There's a glimmer of hope for Canadians lobbying U.S. politicians to drop an idea they fear could devastate Canada's auto industry, and it comes from West Virginia. Both of the state's senators, a Democrat and a Republican, have suggested a controversial O'Toole leaves MPs who questioned vaccine policy out of his shadow cabinet
Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole announced his shadow cabinet today and notably absent from the list of critics are MPs who have voiced opposition to existing COVID-19 vaccine policies. Elon Musk's $6B could stave off starvation for millions but won't 'solve world hunger,' experts say
A $6-billion US donation from Space X founder Elon Musk may help stave off starvation for millions currently facing famine, but it certainly would not "solve world hunger," experts say.Show how $6B will solve world hunger, and I'll donate it: Elon Musk to United Nations | CBC News
Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, says he will sell $6 billion US worth of Tesla stock and donate the proceeds to the United Nations' food agency if it could show how the money would solve world hunger.
Elon Musk, the richest person in the world, says he will sell $6 billion US worth of Tesla stock and donate the proceeds to the United Nations' food agency if it could show how the money would solve world hunger. Liberal and NDP officials mull over a potential deal
Stephen Maher: Following a meeting between Singh and Trudeau, officials in both parties have considered a deal to avoid a lost confidence vote for three years Liberal and NDP officials mull over a potential deal
Stephen Maher: Following a meeting between Singh and Trudeau, officials in both parties have considered a deal to avoid a lost confidence vote for three years Driftpile Cree Nation in Alberta celebrates 1st high school students to graduate locally in over 20 years
For the first time in two decades, residents of Driftpile Cree Nation in northwestern Alberta celebrated high school graduates who earned their diplomas in the community. Guilbeault to become Canada's next environment minister as Trudeau unveils new cabinet
Long-time environmental activist Steven Guilbeault will be Canada's next minister of the environment and climate change, CBC News has confirmed.
Liberal sources told CBC News that Guilbeault, who has worked with groups such as Equiterre and Greenpeace, Chretien called out over comments on residential schools | CTV News
Former prime minister Jean Chretien is being called out over his recent comments on residential schools, after stating he was not aware of any abuses happening in these institutions while he was minister of then-Indian affairs. In the CTV interview, Chret Trudeau would have been 'better served' to listen to party's old guard, says Chrétien
Former Liberal prime minister Jean Chrétien says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would have been "better served" if he sought guidance from his party's elder statesmen, but that the current government has failed to reach out to him for advice. Ensuring Quebec doesn't lose a seat in riding redistribution a 'test' for Trudeau, Legault says
Quebec is the only province set to lose a seat in Elections Canada's proposed redistribution of seats, based on population Leaked documents show countries tried to water down UN climate report, Greenpeace says
The head of environmental group Greenpeace warns countries and corporations may try to "greenwash" their ongoing pollution of the Earth at upcoming UN climate talks. That's after leaked documents showed countries such as Australia and Saudi Arabia tried t Parliament imposes mandatory vaccination rule on most MPs | CBC News
Most members of Parliament — and anyone else entering the House of Commons — will have to be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 when Parliament returns on Nov. 22. Sen. Marilou McPhedran resigns from ISG, hours before her ISG Senators’ expulsion hearing
Sen. Marilou McPhedran says she 'just cannot bring myself to validate, through my participation, an expulsion hearing process that sets a precedent of procedures unfair to any accused Senator and that seems pre-ordained in its negative outcome for me.' O’Toole’s Conservatives missed winning government by 98,740 votes in 42 ridings, Hill Times analysis
Half of the 42 ridings the Conservatives lost in the last election are suburban ridings, which public opinion analysts say proves yet again that any party that wants to form government needs to win the suburbs of major urban centres. Jason Kenney is about to ask Albertans whether they want to kill equalization. A new survey suggests many don’t know how it works | The Star
Some Albertans may wrongly believe they can rid themselves of Canada’s equalization program next week when they vote in a referendum that puts its exi... Conservatives still considering position on federal vaccine policy, MP says | CTV News
Conservative MP Michael Chong says the party is still studying the government's new mandatory vaccine policy before taking a position on the issue. Wilson-Raybould wasn't consulted on freeing Catholic Church from residential school compensation deal: source
No one in the federal government is saying who made the final decision to absolve the Catholic Church of its financial responsibilities to residential schools survivors. A source with direct knowledge of the controversial 2015 case tells CBC News that the Canada cool to China’s application to join Pacific Rim trade agreement | The Star
“Canada has no reason to do any favours for China. Their appalling behaviour toward Canada these past two years, including the bellicose and belligerent criticisms about Canada … provides every justification for a cool, if not frigid, Canadian respons ‘They lost the air war’: Trudeau Liberals missed their majority government by only 16,870 votes in 11 ridings, Hill Times analysis
This is the first time in Canadian history when a party formed government by winning only 32.6 per cent of the popular vote nationally. Prior to this, the lowest popular vote by which a party formed government was the Joe Clark Progressive Conservative viBack to Canada News
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