Canada's governments now give more money than France to the Francophonie, Radio-Canada reports. The Francophonie is a group of 90 governments linked to the French language. Its full name is the Organisation internationale de la Francophonie, or OIF. Radio-Canada saw OIF money records. In 2025, Ottawa and four provinces gave 19.4 million euros, about $30.6 million. France gave 19.3 million euros. France gave much less than in 2024. It said it must cut spending. Ottawa and Quebec do not officially say Canada is now ahead, because they count their money separately. The group's big meeting starts November 14 in Cambodia.
LinkedIn and Monster are job websites. They removed about 1,500 misleading job ads after a CBC News investigation. The ads offered jobs from home, with no experience needed. Some promised up to US$75,000 a year. But the ads led people to Evolution Travel, an American company. It is a multi-level marketing company. This kind of company asks members to pay and to bring in new members. People who answered the ads were asked to pay hundreds of dollars, plus a monthly fee. The ads did not say this. Evolution Travel says it tells its agents not to post job ads.
More people are getting the flu in Newfoundland and Labrador. The flu, or influenza, is an illness caused by a virus. The latest numbers from the provincial government show 45 new cases. Tests in a lab confirmed these cases. The numbers go to October 31 and were updated November 6. Sixteen people are in hospital with the flu. Three of them are very sick. One person has died from the flu. Now everyone must wear a mask in all health-care places in the province. People can still get a flu shot. They can book one online or at a pharmacy.
In Prince Edward Island, a law stops the government from using public money for some political ads. For example, these ads cannot show cabinet ministers. Cabinet ministers are the premier's top team. In October, the auditor general said a government video broke this law. The auditor general checks government spending. The video showed Premier Rob Lantz and Finance Minister Jill Burridge. Liberal leader Hal Perry wants a change. The governing party would have to pay back the cost of such ads. Members of the legislature discussed the bill on November 4, but they did not vote. Lantz accepts the finding.
Halifax is starting to plan a new neighbourhood at the Woodlawn Mall site in Dartmouth. Dartmouth is part of Halifax. The city council voted for this on Tuesday. A company wants to build four apartment towers on part of the site. Each tower would be 18 to 20 floors high. A city report says they would have about 633 homes. Studies will check if the area has enough parks, water, sewer pipes and road space. This is the first of nine growth sites chosen by the province to reach council. People will likely be asked for their opinions next year.
New Brunswick plans a highway toll at Aulac, near the border with Nova Scotia. A toll is money drivers pay to use a road. Only vehicles from outside New Brunswick would pay. The province expects to get $10.4 million a year for road repairs, starting in 2028. Some local members of Premier Susan Holt's Liberal Party oppose the plan. They say the money numbers are wrong. They also say it could hurt businesses in southeastern New Brunswick. On Tuesday, Holt said the toll will go ahead. But she said the government will consider their views on where to put it.
Santé Québec runs public health care in Quebec. It has cancelled a plan to use private clinics for some surgeries. These were bone and joint surgeries, and plastic surgeries. They were for patients who had waited more than a year in the public system. The government would pay. Five clinics offered to take part. But Santé Québec says too few clinics came forward to make it work. In late July, about 30,000 patients were waiting for bone and joint surgery. More than 1,000 had waited over a year. Santé Québec will use hospital operating rooms and existing clinic agreements instead.
In Ontario, some areas have regional councils. A regional council serves several towns. Its leader is called the chair. The government of Premier Doug Ford has now chosen eight chairs itself. In Muskoka, it replaced chair Jeff Lehman. Lehman was chosen by the regional council in 2022. He said he was "deeply disappointed." He said communities should choose their own leaders. The new chair is Scott Aitchison, a Conservative member of Parliament. He plans to leave Parliament later this month and start on December 1. The chairs will have strong powers, such as stopping some local rules and proposing budgets.
100 wordsSource: Global News, by Colin D'Mello and Olivia Bowden
Manitoba has a website called Medinav. People use it to book a doctor's appointment for the same day or the next day. It is for health problems that are not emergencies. It helps people avoid long emergency room waits. Right now, only clinics run by the public health system are on Medinav. Health Minister Uzoma Asagwara says Manitoba is looking at adding clinics run by doctors. She did not say when. More than 91,000 appointments have been booked since it started two years ago. Doctors Manitoba, a doctors' group, supports the idea. It says doctors want to fill open appointments.
Nutrien is a large Saskatchewan fertilizer company. It mines potash. Potash is used to help crops grow. Nutrien wants to build a terminal to ship potash at the Port of Longview, in Washington state in the United States. A terminal is a place where ships are loaded. It could cost US$500 million to US$1 billion. On Tuesday, Nutrien showed its plan to the port board. The board will decide this month whether to sign a lease. Nutrien says this step is not final. It will make its final decision in 2028. Canada's government wanted Nutrien to choose a Canadian port.
Alberta has new proposed borders for its election areas, called ridings. Each riding elects one member of the provincial legislature. An independent panel suggested 91 ridings instead of 87 for the October 2027 election. The governing United Conservatives support the plan. But the legislature has not passed it yet. Under the plan, Lethbridge would have one riding with only city people. Three other ridings would mix parts of the city with country areas. Former mayor Chris Spearman says this would weaken city and country voices. Former NDP member Shannon Phillips says the public could not give opinions on the plan.
Heavy rain is falling on British Columbia's south coast. Some places have evacuation orders. An evacuation order means people must leave the area for safety. Pemberton, a village north of Vancouver, ordered people to leave properties on Airport Road because of flooding and high river levels. The Lil'wat Nation, a First Nation, also ordered people to leave some areas along the Lillooet River. About 30 properties in Zeballos, on Vancouver Island, are still under an order because of flood and landslide risks. A water treatment plant was shut down. Weather warnings say more heavy rain is expected in several areas.
A $500-million hydro project is planned near Iqaluit, the capital of Nunavut. Hydro means electricity made from moving water. It could replace 15 million litres of diesel fuel each year, the builder says. The Nunavut Impact Review Board checks how projects affect people and nature. It says this project does not need a public review. It says problems can be handled with rules. A federal minister, Rebecca Chartrand, will make the final decision. The Qikiqtani Inuit Association is thinking about its next steps. It worries about harm to fish, animals and frozen ground. Its business arm's company proposed the project.
Since 2016, Canada has not allowed new oil and gas licences in its Arctic waters. Now the federal budget plans $11 million over four years for this area. It is for checking the environment and helping governments decide together. This is part of the Tariuq Accord, a 2023 agreement. The Inuvialuit, the Northwest Territories, Yukon and Ottawa signed it. The Inuvialuit are Inuit people of the Western Arctic. Federal minister Rebecca Chartrand told Cabin Radio the money is "absolutely not" a decision to end the ban. Prime Minister Mark Carney says Ottawa is talking with northern governments about the ban.
The Yukon government will spend more than $23 million on school buildings in 2027-28. It shared the details on Tuesday. The biggest project is a new roof for École Émilie-Tremblay, a French-language school in Whitehorse. Whitehorse is the capital of Yukon. The old roof lets water in. The new roof will cost $5.35 million. The work will happen this summer. Yukon will also pay $1.35 million for a new roof at a school in Teslin. It will spend $4.8 million on four ready-built classrooms for busy schools. It will also spend $1.2 million to plan a new Whitehorse Elementary building.
100 wordsSource: Radio-Canada, by Marie-Soleil Desautels
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