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10.05.202515:16
⚛️ Ontario set to begin construction of Canada's 1st mini nuclear power plant
Premier Doug Ford's government has given Ontario Power Generation the green light to start construction on Canada's first small modular reactor, a new nuclear energy technology to be built next door to the Darlington power plant.
The small modular reactor (SMR) would provide 300 megawatts of power, enough electricity to supply about 300,000 homes.
It would be the first of four such reactors that OPG aims to build on the site, at a total project cost of $20.9 billion.
#Ontario #energy
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Premier Doug Ford's government has given Ontario Power Generation the green light to start construction on Canada's first small modular reactor, a new nuclear energy technology to be built next door to the Darlington power plant.
The small modular reactor (SMR) would provide 300 megawatts of power, enough electricity to supply about 300,000 homes.
It would be the first of four such reactors that OPG aims to build on the site, at a total project cost of $20.9 billion.
#Ontario #energy
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09.05.202513:26
Saskatchewan NDP introduces anti-separation bill
The Saskatchewan NDP, led by Carla Beck, has introduced a bill to increase the threshold for initiating a plebiscite on provincial separation from Canada to 30% of eligible voters, up from the current 15%.
Beck argues this ensures broader public support for such a significant decision, citing economic concerns. Premier Scott Moe agreed to a free vote but accused the NDP of trying to silence public opinion.
#Saskatchewan
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The Saskatchewan NDP, led by Carla Beck, has introduced a bill to increase the threshold for initiating a plebiscite on provincial separation from Canada to 30% of eligible voters, up from the current 15%.
Beck argues this ensures broader public support for such a significant decision, citing economic concerns. Premier Scott Moe agreed to a free vote but accused the NDP of trying to silence public opinion.
#Saskatchewan
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08.05.202512:51
📊 Majority of Canadians feel unwelcome and unsafe travelling to United States: new poll
The Leger survey found that a majority (52 per cent) of respondents agree that “it is no longer safe for all Canadians travelling to the United States.”
Slightly more (54 per cent) don’t feel welcome anymore. Less than a third of Canadians (29 per cent) said they disagree that it is no longer safe and 27 per cent said they still feel welcome. In both cases, 19 per cent said they don’t know.
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The Leger survey found that a majority (52 per cent) of respondents agree that “it is no longer safe for all Canadians travelling to the United States.”
Slightly more (54 per cent) don’t feel welcome anymore. Less than a third of Canadians (29 per cent) said they disagree that it is no longer safe and 27 per cent said they still feel welcome. In both cases, 19 per cent said they don’t know.
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01.05.202518:56
B.C.’s NDP premier says he’s not interested in Jagmeet Singh’s job
Months after winning his first election as provincial NDP leader, B.C. Premier David Eby says he has no intention of replacing Jagmeet Singh.
#BritishColumbia
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Months after winning his first election as provincial NDP leader, B.C. Premier David Eby says he has no intention of replacing Jagmeet Singh.
#BritishColumbia
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30.04.202517:29
The NDP is losing official party status after Canada’s election
The New Democratic Party won seven ridings — fewer than a third of its 24 seats going into the election. That’s shy of the 12 seats it needs to gain official party status in the House of Commons.
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The New Democratic Party won seven ridings — fewer than a third of its 24 seats going into the election. That’s shy of the 12 seats it needs to gain official party status in the House of Commons.
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29.04.202516:50
🗳 The advocacy group Longest Ballot, which tries to get as many candidates as possible on a ballot to call attention to the idea of an independent electoral reform process, targeted the riding of Carleton.
Because of this, there were 91 candidates on the final ballot.
#election #Ontario
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Because of this, there were 91 candidates on the final ballot.
#election #Ontario
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09.05.202522:52
🇻🇦Carney congratulates Pope Leo XIV on his election
Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a statement congratulating Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on his election as pope.
#Carney #Vatican
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Prime Minister Mark Carney issued a statement congratulating Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost on his election as pope.
Canadians offer best wishes to His Holiness Pope Leo XIV as he begins his papacy. At a time of profound global challenges, may his pontificate be marked by wisdom, discernment, a deep commitment to common good, and dignity of all.
#Carney #Vatican
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08.05.202523:36
Canada has been 'over reliant on the US for too long', says Joly
Canada has been "over reliant on the US for too long," and wants to forge closer ties with the UK and the EU, Canada's foreign minister Melanie Joly said.
Her latest remarks come after she and Prime Minister Mark Carney met with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday to talk about a new partnership.
#US #EU
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Canada has been "over reliant on the US for too long," and wants to forge closer ties with the UK and the EU, Canada's foreign minister Melanie Joly said.
"We are the most European of all non-European countries. That's why we want to be closer to Europe.
Her latest remarks come after she and Prime Minister Mark Carney met with US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office on Tuesday to talk about a new partnership.
#US #EU
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02.05.202519:40
Alberta overhauls election laws to allow corporate donations, change referendum thresholds
The Alberta government wants to bring back corporate and union political donations, eliminate the process of vouching for a voter's identity at election polling stations, and lower the threshold for recalls and referendums.
The bill, which amends seven pieces of legislation including the Election Act, would also ban the use of electronic vote tabulators, a measure that was promised by Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government.
#Alberta
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The Alberta government wants to bring back corporate and union political donations, eliminate the process of vouching for a voter's identity at election polling stations, and lower the threshold for recalls and referendums.
The bill, which amends seven pieces of legislation including the Election Act, would also ban the use of electronic vote tabulators, a measure that was promised by Premier Danielle Smith's United Conservative government.
#Alberta
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01.05.202515:34
Niagara Falls ‘at breaking point’ after surge in migrants
The influx of migrants has taken Niagara Falls to breaking point, according to its mayor, who has to manage the stress of having more asylum seekers per capita than anywhere else in the country, with all the strains that places on schools, hospitals and other services.
said Mayor Jim Diodati.
Niagara Falls, with its 15,000 hotel rooms, is where many asylum seekers end up as they find their feet and wait for their claim to be processed.
#immigration #Ontario
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The influx of migrants has taken Niagara Falls to breaking point, according to its mayor, who has to manage the stress of having more asylum seekers per capita than anywhere else in the country, with all the strains that places on schools, hospitals and other services.
I gotta tell you our shelters are full, our transitional housing is full, the drug problem is like it’s never been before.
said Mayor Jim Diodati.
Niagara Falls, with its 15,000 hotel rooms, is where many asylum seekers end up as they find their feet and wait for their claim to be processed.
#immigration #Ontario
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30.04.202514:15
Poilievre faces uncertain future after losing his own seat and failing to depose the Liberals
Poilievre vowed to stay on as party leader despite the disappointing final result, telling his supporters in Ottawa early Tuesday that he needs more time to drive a stake through the Liberals once and for all.
#Poilievre
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Poilievre vowed to stay on as party leader despite the disappointing final result, telling his supporters in Ottawa early Tuesday that he needs more time to drive a stake through the Liberals once and for all.
We didn't quite get over the finish line — yet. We know that change is needed, but change is hard to come by. It takes time. It takes work. We have to learn the lessons of tonight so that we can have an even better result the next time Canadians decide the future for the country.
#Poilievre
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29.04.202513:16
🗳 Jagmeet Singh resigning as NDP leader after losing his seat, his party routed
Jagmeet Singh said he was stepping down as NDP leader on Monday night after suffering a resounding defeat on election night, losing his own seat and seeing his party reduced to a single-digit seat count.
#Singh #election
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Jagmeet Singh said he was stepping down as NDP leader on Monday night after suffering a resounding defeat on election night, losing his own seat and seeing his party reduced to a single-digit seat count.
#Singh #election
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09.05.202519:40
✍️ Alberta Premier Danielle Smith defends promise of a potential referendum on separation
Premier Danielle Smith says her focus will be on repairing the destruction she says Ottawa has caused to Alberta over the past decade as the idea of separation from Canada gains greater public attention.
During a news conference Tuesday, Smith reiterated that she would hold a referendum on provincial separation in 2026 if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition.
Smith said she didn't want to presume a referendum will happen, but said she will honour the voting process.
#Alberta
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Premier Danielle Smith says her focus will be on repairing the destruction she says Ottawa has caused to Alberta over the past decade as the idea of separation from Canada gains greater public attention.
During a news conference Tuesday, Smith reiterated that she would hold a referendum on provincial separation in 2026 if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition.
Smith said she didn't want to presume a referendum will happen, but said she will honour the voting process.
#Alberta
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08.05.202519:05
💩 Frustrations rise over human waste on Vancouver streets, prompting return of ‘poop fairy’ program
As public defecation in Vancouver reaches new heights, residents, business owners and Business Improvement Areas leaders are calling for action that goes beyond the routine clean-ups.
Executive director of the Gastown Business Improvement Society says he was forced to implement his own initiative, affectionately dubbed the “poop fairy program,” after other waste-collecting programs proved ineffective.
In 2021, the City of Vancouver introduced its Feces Removal Response Program to address the fouling minefields, with patrols and collections carried out on weekdays across Chinatown, Downtown, Strathcona, Gastown, and Hastings Crossing.
A spokesperson from the city says the program had seen 1,870 removals in the first two months of this year alone. In 2024, 327 calls regarding human waste were made, an average of six calls per week.
#BritishColumbia
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As public defecation in Vancouver reaches new heights, residents, business owners and Business Improvement Areas leaders are calling for action that goes beyond the routine clean-ups.
Executive director of the Gastown Business Improvement Society says he was forced to implement his own initiative, affectionately dubbed the “poop fairy program,” after other waste-collecting programs proved ineffective.
In 2021, the City of Vancouver introduced its Feces Removal Response Program to address the fouling minefields, with patrols and collections carried out on weekdays across Chinatown, Downtown, Strathcona, Gastown, and Hastings Crossing.
A spokesperson from the city says the program had seen 1,870 removals in the first two months of this year alone. In 2024, 327 calls regarding human waste were made, an average of six calls per week.
#BritishColumbia
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02.05.202514:26
🏫 Quebec court overturns out-of-province tuition hike for English universities
A Quebec Superior Court judge overturned the provincial government’s 2023 tuition hike for out-of-province students attending English-language universities like McGill and Concordia.
The 33% increase ($3,000) was deemed unreasonable due to insufficient evidence supporting claims it would protect French or address low student retention. The court also rejected a requirement mandating 80% of out-of-province undergraduates achieve intermediate French proficiency by graduation, calling it unfeasible.
McGill and Concordia universities, which saw enrolment declines after the hike, challenged the policy as harmful to their financial stability and Quebec’s educational reputation.
#Quebec
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A Quebec Superior Court judge overturned the provincial government’s 2023 tuition hike for out-of-province students attending English-language universities like McGill and Concordia.
The 33% increase ($3,000) was deemed unreasonable due to insufficient evidence supporting claims it would protect French or address low student retention. The court also rejected a requirement mandating 80% of out-of-province undergraduates achieve intermediate French proficiency by graduation, calling it unfeasible.
McGill and Concordia universities, which saw enrolment declines after the hike, challenged the policy as harmful to their financial stability and Quebec’s educational reputation.
#Quebec
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30.04.202523:10
'Deeply frustrated': Danielle Smith warns Mark Carney that the status quo can't hold
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s disappointed but ready to negotiate after the Mark Carney-led Liberals were returned to power in Monday’s federal election.
The Liberals were leading in just two of Alberta’s 37 federal ridings at the time of the statement.
#Alberta
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Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she’s disappointed but ready to negotiate after the Mark Carney-led Liberals were returned to power in Monday’s federal election.
A large majority of Albertans are deeply frustrated that the same government that overtly attacked our provincial economy almost unabated for the past 10 years has been returned to government.
The Liberals were leading in just two of Alberta’s 37 federal ridings at the time of the statement.
#Alberta
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29.04.202519:45
🇨🇦 Canadians over 60 ranked reducing the cost of living, making Canada a better place to live, and housing affordability as less important than “dealing with Donald Trump at the ballot box,” while those aged 18 to 29 prioritized the reverse.
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29.04.202512:27
🗳 Liberal Bruce Fanjoy topples Pierre Poilievre in Carleton
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is projected to lose his longtime rural Ottawa seat to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy.
Poilievre had won the area seven times in a row going back to his first win in 2004.
#Poilievre #election
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is projected to lose his longtime rural Ottawa seat to Liberal Bruce Fanjoy.
Poilievre had won the area seven times in a row going back to his first win in 2004.
#Poilievre #election
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09.05.202516:08
📈 Quebec reports high immigration, record low fertility in 2024
Despite a downward trend, Quebec still reported nearly record-high population growth last year owing to immigration, even as the province’s fertility rate reached its lowest level on record.
Non-permanent residents – including temporary foreign workers, international students and asylum seekers – were responsible for much of the province’s population growth in 2024, according to a new report from Quebec’s statistics agency.
Quebec’s total population increased by about 155,000 in 2024, owing entirely to immigration, and reached about 9.1 million in January, 2025.
#Quebec #immigration
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Despite a downward trend, Quebec still reported nearly record-high population growth last year owing to immigration, even as the province’s fertility rate reached its lowest level on record.
Non-permanent residents – including temporary foreign workers, international students and asylum seekers – were responsible for much of the province’s population growth in 2024, according to a new report from Quebec’s statistics agency.
Quebec’s total population increased by about 155,000 in 2024, owing entirely to immigration, and reached about 9.1 million in January, 2025.
#Quebec #immigration
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08.05.202515:23
🗳Over 800 special ballots 'mistakenly' kept in B.C. riding, Elections Canada says
Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept at the office of a returning officer in B.C., Elections Canada says.
The agency says all registered political parties have been informed that 822 special ballots cast by electors in 74 electoral districts across the country were left with the returning officer in the riding of Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam.
#BritishColumbia #election
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Over 800 special ballots cast during the recent federal election were mistakenly kept at the office of a returning officer in B.C., Elections Canada says.
The agency says all registered political parties have been informed that 822 special ballots cast by electors in 74 electoral districts across the country were left with the returning officer in the riding of Coquitlam—Port Coquitlam.
#BritishColumbia #election
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01.05.202522:37
🇺🇸 Canada, U.S. have ‘big job ahead of us,’ new ambassador says
The new U.S. ambassador to Canada says Washington and Ottawa now have “a big job ahead of us,” as both countries prepare for negotiations on a new economic and security relationship in the aftermath of the Canadian federal election.
Pete Hoekstra made his first statement as ambassador on Tuesday after presenting his letters of credence to Governor-General Mary Simon at Rideau Hall, enabling him to officially begin his duties as U.S. envoy in Canada.
#US
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The new U.S. ambassador to Canada says Washington and Ottawa now have “a big job ahead of us,” as both countries prepare for negotiations on a new economic and security relationship in the aftermath of the Canadian federal election.
Pete Hoekstra made his first statement as ambassador on Tuesday after presenting his letters of credence to Governor-General Mary Simon at Rideau Hall, enabling him to officially begin his duties as U.S. envoy in Canada.
#US
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30.04.202520:03
Saskatchewan Premier seeks federal collaboration post-2025 election
Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe extended an invitation for Mark Carney to visit Saskatchewan and collaborate on key issues like carbon pricing, clean electricity regulations, and infrastructure development, while addressing China’s canola tariffs and the U.S. trade war.
Moe framed the election results as a sign of "alienation" rather than separatism, urging alignment of federal policies with provincial goals.
#Saskatchewan #Carney
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Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe extended an invitation for Mark Carney to visit Saskatchewan and collaborate on key issues like carbon pricing, clean electricity regulations, and infrastructure development, while addressing China’s canola tariffs and the U.S. trade war.
Moe framed the election results as a sign of "alienation" rather than separatism, urging alignment of federal policies with provincial goals.
#Saskatchewan #Carney
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29.04.202519:36
Mark Carney to install new cabinet, recall Parliament early to cut taxes and open U.S. trade talks
Mark Carney is expected to name a new cabinet within two weeks of his election victory and recall Parliament soon after. The cabinet will be no larger than 30 people, smaller than Mr. Trudeau’s 37, the official said. Mr. Carney unveiled a 24-member cabinet when he became Prime Minister on March 14.
The new government plans to bring in a new budget that includes a promised middle class tax cut and legislation to remove federal impediments to interprovincial trade.
Mr. Carney has promised to initiate immediate new trade and security negotiations with the administration in the United States as Canada braces for tariffs on auto parts that are expected to take effect on May 3.
#Carney
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Mark Carney is expected to name a new cabinet within two weeks of his election victory and recall Parliament soon after. The cabinet will be no larger than 30 people, smaller than Mr. Trudeau’s 37, the official said. Mr. Carney unveiled a 24-member cabinet when he became Prime Minister on March 14.
The new government plans to bring in a new budget that includes a promised middle class tax cut and legislation to remove federal impediments to interprovincial trade.
Mr. Carney has promised to initiate immediate new trade and security negotiations with the administration in the United States as Canada braces for tariffs on auto parts that are expected to take effect on May 3.
#Carney
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29.04.202511:40
🗳Liberals secure minority government
The 2025 Canadian federal election saw the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, secure a minority government.
The Conservative Party increased its seat count but failed to win, with leader Pierre Poilievre conceding defeat.
#election
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The 2025 Canadian federal election saw the Liberal Party, led by Prime Minister Mark Carney, secure a minority government.
The Conservative Party increased its seat count but failed to win, with leader Pierre Poilievre conceding defeat.
#election
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