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Reçu aujourd’hui — 21 septembre 2025Canada
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  • U.S. right-wing commentator Chris Sanders offers to house B.C. ostriches facing cull order
    An ostrich farm in the B.C. Interior has got further support from right-wing American influencers when another online commentator added his voice, saying he would like to “help the ostriches out there in Canada” and relocate them to Texas.The Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C., has been calling on supporters to gather at the property to save about 400 ostriches at the farm after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull of the birds following an outbreak of avian flu last Decemb
     

U.S. right-wing commentator Chris Sanders offers to house B.C. ostriches facing cull order

21 septembre 2025 à 16:36
A sign calling for the protection of ostriches at the Universal Ostrich Farms in Edgewood, B.C., in May.

An ostrich farm in the B.C. Interior has got further support from right-wing American influencers when another online commentator added his voice, saying he would like to “help the ostriches out there in Canada” and relocate them to Texas.

The Universal Ostrich Farm in Edgewood, B.C., has been calling on supporters to gather at the property to save about 400 ostriches at the farm after the Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull of the birds following an outbreak of avian flu last December.

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  • Interest from U.S. doctors looking to work in Canada has spiked but few have made the move
    The passing thought of moving to Canada from the United States because of its political climate became an active idea for physician Libby Fleming when, in 2022, the constitutional right to abortion was overturned south of the border.She had a planned trip to Costa Rica later that summer but cancelled it, booking a plane ticket to Nova Scotia instead. The Atlantic province was a bucket-list destination for her. It was also actively recruiting foreign physicians to address a country-wide shortage
     

Interest from U.S. doctors looking to work in Canada has spiked but few have made the move

21 septembre 2025 à 04:00
Phil Martin, CEO of Canadian recruiting firm Physicians For You, has seen a flood of inquiries from U.S doctors about working north of the border. Mr. Martin is pictured at the Silver Star Mountain Resort near Vernon, B.C., on Sept. 15, 2025.

The passing thought of moving to Canada from the United States because of its political climate became an active idea for physician Libby Fleming when, in 2022, the constitutional right to abortion was overturned south of the border.

She had a planned trip to Costa Rica later that summer but cancelled it, booking a plane ticket to Nova Scotia instead. The Atlantic province was a bucket-list destination for her. It was also actively recruiting foreign physicians to address a country-wide shortage of doctors.

Reçu hier — 20 septembre 2025Canada
  • ✇The Globe and Mail
  • Smith defends Alberta’s possible use of notwithstanding clause on transgender issues
    Alberta’s premier says her government might invoke the notwithstanding clause to defend laws affecting transgender people because courts may take “years and years and years” to resolve the issue, and she wants to “protect kids.”Smith, who made the comments Saturday on her provincewide radio call-in program, was responding to news that an internal memo from her government, obtained by The Canadian Press, says it plans to apply the clause this fall to its three laws that police school pronouns, fe
     

Smith defends Alberta’s possible use of notwithstanding clause on transgender issues

20 septembre 2025 à 19:13
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith addresses the chamber of commerce in Calgary, Alta., Wednesday, Sept. 17, 2025.Jeff McIntosh for The Globe and Mail

Alberta’s premier says her government might invoke the notwithstanding clause to defend laws affecting transgender people because courts may take “years and years and years” to resolve the issue, and she wants to “protect kids.”

Smith, who made the comments Saturday on her provincewide radio call-in program, was responding to news that an internal memo from her government, obtained by The Canadian Press, says it plans to apply the clause this fall to its three laws that police school pronouns, female sports and gender-affirming health care.

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  • Protests across Canada challenge aspects of Carney’s agenda
    Canadians in several major cities demonstrated Saturday against elements of the Liberal government’s agenda, including Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for new fossil fuel projects and expected public service cuts. Hundreds who took part in “Draw the Line” protests in Toronto marched from downtown to the provincial legislature building, carrying signs that included messages advocating full immigration status for all, ending trade with Israel, Indigenous rights and a revolution against billio
     

Protests across Canada challenge aspects of Carney’s agenda

20 septembre 2025 à 18:20
Protestors take part in a ‘'Draw the Line' climate change protest in Toronto, on Saturday.

Canadians in several major cities demonstrated Saturday against elements of the Liberal government’s agenda, including Prime Minister Mark Carney’s support for new fossil fuel projects and expected public service cuts.

Hundreds who took part in “Draw the Line” protests in Toronto marched from downtown to the provincial legislature building, carrying signs that included messages advocating full immigration status for all, ending trade with Israel, Indigenous rights and a revolution against billionaires.

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  • Champagne says Canada could be key exporter of critical minerals, energy to Europe
    Canada’s finance minister says the country could be a “supplier of choice” for European markets looking to bolster energy security and defence capabilities. Following a meeting in Denmark with European Union finance ministers, François-Philippe Champagne said Saturday that Canadian critical mineral and energy exports could help European economies become more resilient while diversifying Canada’s trade relationships.
     

Champagne says Canada could be key exporter of critical minerals, energy to Europe

20 septembre 2025 à 15:54
The Finance minister said defence and security were a major theme at this week’s meeting, and pointed to key assets that Canada brings to the table. François-Philippe Champagne on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Sept. 17, 2025.

Canada’s finance minister says the country could be a “supplier of choice” for European markets looking to bolster energy security and defence capabilities.

Following a meeting in Denmark with European Union finance ministers, François-Philippe Champagne said Saturday that Canadian critical mineral and energy exports could help European economies become more resilient while diversifying Canada’s trade relationships.

Legal action urges requirement for lawyer presence in meetings between border officials and migrants

20 septembre 2025 à 09:12
Asylum seekers board a bus after crossing into Canada from the Champlain, New York in 2023. In Canada, asylum seekers do not have the right to counsel during border examinations.

A legal challenge is seeking to expand the right to a lawyer for immigrants and asylum seekers in “high-stakes” proceedings that impact their ability to enter or remain in Canada.

Currently, extensive portions of the immigration and refugee system do not afford people the right to be represented by a lawyer, says the proposed application for judicial review by the Canadian Immigration Lawyers Association, or CILA.

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