Unpublished Newswire
National and regional labour leaders are meeting on Tuesday to discuss what action they plan to take after the Alberta government forced striking teachers back to work, invoking the notwithstanding clause of the Charter to shield its legislation from legal challenges.Premier Danielle Smith’s government passed the Back to School Act early Tuesday morning after introducing the bill late Monday afternoon and cutting short the time for debate. Ms. Smith was not present for the vote or most of the evening sitting because of a scheduled trip to Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates to...
October 28, 2025 - 15:08 | Matthew Scace | The Globe and Mail
The Ford government announced it intended to make major changes to the rules governing elections in Ontario, including to donations and the date voters head to the polls.
October 28, 2025 - 14:55 | Isaac Callan | Global News - Ottawa
OTTAWA — With one week to go before Mark Carney’s government tables its first budget with no clear partner in sight, the Liberals and opposition parties are pointing fingers at each other in an attempt to shift the blame in case of a snap election.
The minority Liberals currently have 169 seats — just three seats shy of a majority — which means that they need to find at least three MPs from the opposition benches to either support their budget or abstain to ensure that they survive their confidence vote.
If they don’t, Canadians could be headed to the polls during the Christmas...
October 28, 2025 - 14:54 | Catherine Lévesque | National Post
OTTAWA — Federal NDP leadership candidates are backing Alberta’s spurned labour unions after the Alberta government used the notwithstanding clause to force striking teachers back to the classroom.
Edmonton MP Heather McPherson took to social media shortly after the back-to-work bill was tabled on Monday night, calling it an “unprecedented attack on workers” and “direct assault on our democracy.”
The Alberta government bill
, passed...
October 28, 2025 - 14:40 | Rahim Mohamed | National Post
Brady Tkachuk can only play the role of spectator right now. But the Ottawa Senators captain still is trying to lend a hand to his teammates while recovering from surgery to repair torn ligaments in his thumb suffered on Oct. 13 against the Nashville Predators. The timeline for Tkachuk’s recovery is six to eight weeks, […]
October 28, 2025 - 14:31 | Bruce Garrioch | Ottawa Citizen
WATCH BELOW: On the latest episode of Sens 1-on-1 with Bruce Garrioch, Bruce speaks with TSN hockey host and author of “Certified Beauties” about the process of writing his new book, his thoughts on the Ottawa Senators' start to the season and more. Read More
October 28, 2025 - 14:25 | Bruce Garrioch | Ottawa Citizen
