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Canada · 16 d ago
Quebec's lieutenant-governor stays away from the new cabinet's swearing-in
Lieutenant-Governor Manon Jeannotte will watch Wednesday's ceremony on television from her office, at the request of premier-designate Paul St-Pierre Plamondon. She will still sign each minister's appointment as it happens.
Canada · 16 d ago
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Quebec Liberal MNAs take their oath without mentioning the king
All 39 Liberal MNAs sworn in on Monday pledged loyalty to the people of Quebec only, a first for the party since a law adopted in late 2022 ended the required oath to the monarch.
Canada · 16 d ago
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Canada's two-year measles outbreak is officially over
The Public Health Agency of Canada says 6,417 cases were linked to the outbreak, which began in New Brunswick in October 2024. Most people who fell ill were not vaccinated.
Canada · 16 d ago
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Pamela Wallin resigns from the Senate two years before retirement
Wallin, 73, a former broadcaster who has represented Saskatchewan since her appointment in 2009, resigned as of Oct 18. Senators must retire at 75.
Canada · 16 d ago
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B.C. falls short of its $10-a-day child care promise as voters head to the polls
Spaces at $10 a day make up only about 10 per cent of licensed child-care spaces in British Columbia, according to the $10aDay Child Care Campaign.
Canada · 16 d ago
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Cancer patients criticize Ontario's new limits on out-of-country drug coverage
Ontario will now fund drug treatments abroad only if they are already funded in the province but temporarily unavailable or delayed there.
Canada · 16 d ago
Toronto groups push to lift turnout before the Oct 26 municipal vote
Turnout was less than 30 per cent in the 2022 municipal election, 37 per cent in the 2023 mayoral byelection and about 41 per cent in 2018.
Canada · 16 d ago
Gilles Girard, the voice of Quebec's Les Classels, dies at 84
Girard died on Oct 18 of severe pneumonia, surrounded by his family, his son Sam Girard said on Facebook.
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