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MPs question Longest Ballot Committee organizer during study of spring election
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — The protest group that signed up hundreds of candidates in recent elections went before a House of Commons committee today, where MPs asked them whether they’re actually achieving their aims. Tomas Szuchewycz represented the Longest Ballot Committee at a meeting of the procedure and government affairs committee. He was listed as the official ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says U.S. could renew CUSMA or make separate deal with Canada
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said today Canada and the U.S. could renew the trilateral North American free trade agreement — or just do separate deals instead. During a brief press conference before a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney in the White House, Trump said Carney would leave Washington “happy” but would not say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa, Ontario urge each other to help Marineland’s belugas amid euthanasia threat
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
TORONTO — The federal and Ontario governments are urging each other to help 30 belugas at Marineland, which has threatened to euthanize the whales if the park does not receive emergency funds from Ottawa. Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the federal government should reconsider its position after denying Marineland permits to move them to an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney government flags plan to retool much-maligned border security bill
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are signalling plans to revamp their border security bill in response to widespread concerns about its impacts on civil liberties and privacy. Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree has given notice to the House of Commons that he will introduce fresh legislation on borders and immigration as early as this week. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Convoy leaders Lich, Barber given conditional sentences
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — “Freedom Convoy” leaders Tamara Lich and Chris Barber will receive conditional sentences after being convicted of mischief for their roles in the protest movement that blockaded downtown Ottawa for several weeks. Justice Heather Perkins-McVey handed down the sentences in an Ottawa courtroom this afternoon. Lich and Barber were found guilty of mischief in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec couple fight to stay in home expropriated for Lac-MĂ©gantic, Que., rail bypass
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
MONTREAL — A couple from Lac-MĂ©gantic, Que., have appeared in court in a bid to stay in their family home that was expropriated by the federal government for the construction of a rail bypass. Ottawa expropriated Raymond Savoie and Rita Boulanger’s home in 2023 to divert trains from the community’s downtown after an oil-laden train ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump digs in on his protectionist trade approach in meeting with Carney
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump dug his heels in on his combative approach to trade as he met with Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office today. Trump said Canada and the U.S. are in a “natural business conflict” due to geography and claimed Americans “don’t want to buy cars that are made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump greets Carney as PM arrives at White House for meeting on trade, security
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump greeted Mark Carney with a handshake as the Canadian prime minister arrived at the White House for a high-profile meeting today. The two are expected to talk trade and security, although their meeting comes after Trump’s comments on Monday indicated the president remains committed to his aggressive tariff regime. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fiscal watchdog gives mixed review to Ottawa’s budget framework changes
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
OTTAWA — Ottawa’s fiscal watchdog says that while there are good measures in the new budget framework the federal government announced this week, its definition of capital spending could blur the picture of federal finances. Finance Minster François-Philippe Champagne yesterday unveiled a series of changes to Ottawa’s fiscal planning, including a permanent shift to a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Concordia University closes downtown campus ahead of Oct. 7 protests
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
MONTREAL — Concordia University has closed all in-person classes at its downtown Montreal campus ahead of protests on the second anniversary of the Oct. 7 Hamas attack in Israel. University president Graham Carr says the threat of “extreme disruption” is too high to operate normally, with hundreds of protesters expected at the campus this afternoon. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!These autistic Canadians say U.S. rhetoric has been unhelpful, focus should be on early diagnoses
By Canadian Press on October 7th, 2025
TORONTO — By the time Moira Robertson got an official autism diagnosis at 23 years old, she had missed out on a lot of the government-funded support she desperately needed. Her childhood and adolescence is marked by painful memories. She stopped going to school after teachers called the police to handle her, and kids peed ... Read More »
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