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Canada, U.S. embassies scramble after threat of Russian air strike in Kyiv
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Canadian and American embassies in Ukraine were closed to the public on Wednesday after the U.S. warned of a “potential significant air attack” in Kyiv by Russia. However, Ukraine’s intelligence agency posted a statement that urged people not to panic and accused Russia of spreading fake messages about the threat of an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Coroner’s inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man hears from ex-cop involved in arrest
By The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2024
OTTAWA – A former police officer involved in the case of an Ottawa man who died after a violent arrest says the incident still affects him eight years later. A coroner’s inquest into the July 2016 death of 38-year-old Abdirahman Abdi began earlier this week, with witnesses testifying today. Abdi died after police responded to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former PM Stephen Harper appointed to oversee Alberta’s $160B AIMCo fund manager
By Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2024
EDMONTON – Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, which oversees more than $160 billion in funds, including pension funds and the Heritage Savings Trust Fund. The move comes almost two weeks after the province’s finance minister fired the Crown agency’s entire board, along with a number ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Randy Boissonnault leaves Liberal cabinet after shifting Indigenous identity claims
By Nojoud Al Mallees, Alessia Passafiume and Nick Murray, The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2024
OTTAWA – Randy Boissonnault is leaving his post as employment minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet after weeks of questions about the Edmonton MP’s shifting claims of Indigenous identity and his business dealings. “The prime minister and MP Randy Boissonnault have agreed that Mr. Boissonnault will step away from cabinet effective immediately. Mr. Boissonnault ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal unveils 2025 budget with new spending for housing, homelessness
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2024
MONTREAL – The City of Montreal is promising to speed up construction permits, raise taxes on owners of vacant lots and spend tens of millions of dollars more to help develop affordable housing as part of its 2025 budget. The $7.28 billion budget unveiled today by Mayor Valérie Plante includes a promise to increase the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian leads group pushing Vatican for zero-tolerance policy on abuse by clergy
By The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – An international group led by a Canadian is in Rome this week to push the Catholic Church to adopt a zero-tolerance policy on abuse by clergy. Newfoundlander Gemma Hickey is the board president of non-profit Ending Clergy Abuse, which is advocating for the church to adopt widespread rules requiring any priest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Randy Boissonnault leaves Liberal cabinet, prime minister says
By Nojoud Al Mallees and Nick Murray, The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2024
OTTAWA – Randy Boissonnault is leaving his post as employment minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet after weeks of questions about the Edmonton MP’s past claims of Indigenous identity. Boissonnault has been under intense scrutiny after reporting from the National Post that raised questions about his past claims of Indigenous heritage. The newspaper reported ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Randy Boissonnault leaves cabinet, prime minister says
By The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2024
OTTAWA – Randy Boissonnault is leaving his post as employment minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet after weeks of questions about the Edmonton MP’s past claims of Indigenous identity. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former PM Stephen Harper appointed to oversee Alberta’s $160B AIMCo fund
By Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2024
EDMONTON – Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corporation, or AIMCo, which oversees more than $160 billion in funds, including pension funds and the Heritage Savings Trust Fund. The move comes almost two weeks after the province’s finance minister fired the Crown agency’s entire board, along with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All premiers aligned on push for Canada to have bilateral trade deal with U.S.: Ford
By Allison Jones, The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2024
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford says all provincial and territorial premiers are aligned on his push for the federal government to negotiate a bilateral trade deal with the United States. Ford, who is the current chair of the Council of the Federation, the group of Canada’s 13 premiers, says they had a call today ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Former PM Stephen Harper appointed to oversee Alberta’s AIMCo fund
By The Canadian Press on November 20th, 2024
EDMONTON – The Alberta government say former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of AIMCo, which oversees more than $160 billion in funds, including pension funds and the Heritage Savings Trust Fund. More coming... Read More »
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