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B.C. budget to buffer province against Trump’s ‘uncertainty and disorder’: minister
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s finance minister is preparing to deliver a budget today that she says will brace the province against four years of “uncertainty and disorder” amid the U.S. presidency of Donald Trump. Brenda Bailey’s budget is being handed down on the same day that Trump says a 25 per cent U.S. tariff will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec auto board ‘fiasco’ could be largest scandal since Charbonneau commission
By Canadian Press on March 4th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Quebec government is grappling with a controversy that could be the biggest political scandal in the province since the Charbonneau commission, which found deep corruption in the construction industry, observers say. The fiasco over the digital transformation of Quebec’s auto insurance board, involving half a billion dollars in cost overruns, has dominated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deadline for Trump’s tariffs passes with no relent; Canada counters in response
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
WASHINGTON — Canadians will be waking up to a new and uncertain reality after U.S. President Donald Trump deadline for economy-wide tariffs passed with no relent overnight, triggering a continental trade war. The president’s executive order hitting Canada and Mexico with 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Deadline for Trump’s tariffs on Canada, Mexico passes with no relent
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
WASHINGTON — The deadline set by U.S President Donald Trump to impose economy-wide tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico has passed. The president’s executive order said 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs, with a lower 10 per cent levy on Canadian energy, would be implemented at 12:01 a.m. ET. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau says Trump’s tariffs are ‘unjustified,’ vows that Canada will respond
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian imports set to kick in Tuesday are “unjustified” and vowed that Canada will retaliate with counter-tariffs and other measures. In a news release late Monday, Trudeau said if U.S. tariffs come into effect as Trump planned, Canada will respond with 25 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau, King Charles discuss Canada’s sovereign future amid Trump talk of annexation
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
LONDON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he spoke with King Charles about Canada’s sovereign future as U.S. President Donald Trump repeatedly suggests that Canada should become the 51st state. In a social media post Monday, which included a photo of Trudeau and the King shaking hands, the prime minister said the two “spoke about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta hires former Manitoba chief judge to investigate health spending scandal
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
EDMONTON — The former head of Manitoba’s provincial court has been hired by the Alberta government to investigate allegations of improper behaviour and spending irregularities in health contracts. The government says Raymond Wyant’s work is to begin immediately with an interim report done by the end of May. He is to review multimillion-dollar contracts for ... Read More »
2 responsesCP NewsAlert: Alberta hires former judge to investigate health spending scandal
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
EDMONTON — The Alberta government says it has hired Raymond Wyant, the former chief judge of the provincial court of Manitoba, to investigate allegations of irregularities in government health procurement contracts. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
2 responsesSurvivors of boarding school in Saskatchewan say agreement in principle reached
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
ÎLE-À-LA-CROSSE, Sask. — Survivors of a boarding school that housed Métis and First Nations children in Saskatchewan say they’ve reached an agreement in principle with the Canadian government. The Île-à-la-Crosse Boarding School Steering Committee says the settlement would see up to $27 million paid to survivors. It would also see a fund of $10 million ... Read More »
2 responsesB.C. Finance Minister Brenda Bailey on track to deliver budget as Trump slaps tariffs
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
VICTORIA — One day before delivering her first budget, British Columbia’s finance minister said she knows that everyone is wondering how it can be done in the face of unprecedented tariffs from the United States. It is not time to make “deep cuts,” Brenda Bailey told reporters on Monday, but a time to plan for ... Read More »
2 responsesFederal privacy watchdog heads to court over Pornhub operator’s consent practices
By Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne is seeking a Federal Court order directing the operator of the Pornhub website to comply with Canadian privacy law. Dufresne’s application comes a year after he concluded Aylo, the Montreal-based firm behind Pornhub and other pornographic sites, broke the law by allowing intimate images to be shared without direct ... Read More »
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