Here's a selection of stories from The Canadian Press to introduce you…
Major New Projects List Has Some Indigenous Support, Carney Says Consent Still Needed
After an initial round of submissions to the new Major Projects Authority in which no Indigenous-led projects were selected, a second round of submissions included Indigenous-backed, owned or supported projects, including the liquefied natural gas project. The list of projects eligible for fast-track approval includes the Crawford nickel mine in Ontario, the Xi Lysims LNG project on British Columbia's northwest coast and the North Coast Transmission Line to power projects in the region, including the Xi Lysims LNG plant. Also under fast track review are the Iqaluit hydroelectric project, the Nouveau Monde graphite mine in Quebec and the Sisson tungsten mine in New Brunswick. Speaking Thursday in Terrace, British Columbia, Prime Minister Mark Carney said these latest projects represent $56 billion in new investment.
Former immigration minister says Canada's reputation for accepting refugees is at risk
Former Immigration Minister Lloyd Axworthy says he believes Canada is putting its reputation as a welcoming place for refugees at risk. In an interview with The Canadian Press, Axworthy criticized recent federal policies, including a proposed border security bill that would give Ottawa new powers to limit the number of people who can seek asylum and halt applications in what she calls the “public interest.” Axworthy is stepping down after eight years as chairman of the World Refugee and Migration Council. Axworthy says refugee and asylum policy in Canada is driven by a “Trumpian” mindset. He says Canada should end its Safe Third Country Agreement with the U.S., which says people must seek asylum in whichever country they reach first, meaning they can't leave the U.S. to gain refugee status in Canada.
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Ebi under scrutiny at NDP convention
British Columbia Premier David Eby says he's looking for a “healthy majority” as he faces a leadership test at the NDP provincial convention, which begins today in Victoria. When delegates last met two years ago, Eby had 93.1 percent support, but that was before the party won last year's election and then angered some Indigenous and union members. University of British Columbia political science lecturer Stuart Perst says he expects Eby to receive “something like ridicule” from delegates after the “near-death experience” of the election. The provincial government passed two bills this year that would fast-track some natural resource projects, which the First Nations Summit's Robert Phillips said caused a lot of frustration because leaders weren't consulted.
The new mayor of Montreal took the oath of office at City Hall
Montreal can develop ambitions to become one of the world's great metropolises, Mayor Soraya Martinez Ferrada said Thursday as she took the official oath of office during a ceremony at City Hall. Martinez Ferrada, who came to Canada as a child refugee from Chile in 1980, succeeds outgoing Mayor Valerie Plante, who did not seek a third term. She said her number one priority is homelessness and on Thursday called on other elected officials to join her in a “war effort” to solve the problem. Martínez Ferrada led the center-left Ensemble Montreal party to victory in the Nov. 2 election, ending eight years in power for the center-left Projet Montreal party. The former federal Liberal minister has positioned herself as the candidate for change and the best person to tackle homelessness and rising house prices.
Robotic technology aims to help remote stroke patients
A team at Toronto's St. Michael's Hospital says it has achieved a world first by performing a series of brain angiograms using a robot controlled remotely by a neurosurgeon. A cerebral angiogram is a diagnostic procedure in which doctors insert a catheter into the groin artery and guide it to the brain, then inject a contrast agent that reveals any problems in the blood vessels on an X-ray. Typically, the doctor stands next to the patient and manually moves the catheter. But Dr. Vitor Mendes Pereira was about six kilometers away as he remotely controlled the robot, moving a catheter through the patient's body into the brain. Next year, the neurosurgeon and his team plan to conduct a clinical trial to treat stroke patients at the Sault Area Hospital in northern Ontario.
Riva and Simpson receive Writers' Trust Awards
Maria Reva didn't expect her Ukrainian satire “Endling” to win any awards—she didn't even think she'd finish writing it. That's why, she said while accepting the Atwood Gibson Writers' Trust Award Thursday night, she didn't write a speech but instead read an email she wrote to her editors earlier in the day. The book tells the story of three women in the Ukrainian wedding tourism industry whose ill-conceived kidnapping scheme is interrupted by a Russian invasion in 2022. Leanne Betasamosake Simpson won the $75,000 Hilary Weston Writers' Fund Prize for Nonfiction for her book Water Theory: Nishnaabe Maps to the Future, which explores the lessons that can be learned from the interconnectedness of water in its various forms.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Nov. 14, 2025.
