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Taxes, trades are key topics for federal party leaders on first full day of campaign
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — Federal party leaders are spending their first full day on the campaign trail talking about taxes, transfers and the trades. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising a middle-class tax cut, following a Liberal pledge that involves a smaller reduction to the same tax rate. Poilievre says he would drop lower the lowest income ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian governments rely on Starlink for critical services. Some are reconsidering
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — More than half of Canada’s provincial and territorial governments buy critical internet and emergency communications services from Starlink — a satellite constellation owned by billionaire Elon Musk. And with Musk now acting as a top adviser to a U.S. president who has repeatedly threatened to annex Canada, one researcher sees that reliance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Federal leaders enter first full campaign day
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Federal party leaders enter first full day on campaign trail in five-week election Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign today with a stop in Gander, Nfld. Carney’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal party leaders enter first full day on campaign trail in five-week election
By Canadian Press on March 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney will try to inject some Canadian symbolism and pride to his election campaign today with a stop in Gander, Nfld. The town in northeastern Newfoundland famously fed and housed thousands of passengers — most of them Americans — when flights were grounded after the Sept. 11, 2001 terrorist attacks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal election kicks off on patriotic note, as Canadians head to polls on April 28
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s 45th general election got underway Sunday, with the leaders vying to become Canada’s next prime minister each positioning themselves as best to strengthen Canada’s economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump. Patriotism loomed large as leaders hit the road, with Canadian flags and talk of national pride. Liberal Leader Mark ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government commit $56M to new Yukon convention centre
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2025
WHITEHORSE — The federal government says it has committed more than $56 million toward the construction of a new convention centre in the Yukon capital of Whitehorse. The announcement secures the funding needed for the Yukon Gathering Place project, estimated to cost about $75 million in total. Yukon’s government will contribute the rest of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal election begins, Canadians to go to polls on April 28
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s 45th general election got underway Sunday, with the leaders vying to become Canada’s next prime minister each positioning themselves as best to strengthen Canada’s economy and stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump. Liberal Leader Mark Carney triggered the campaign midday by visiting Gov. Gen. Mary Simon and asking her to dissolve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anti-overdose naloxone kits at transit stops could help save lives, study suggests
By Canadian Press on March 23rd, 2025
VANCOUVER — Researcher Benjamin Leung carries a naloxone kit in his backpack in case of encountering an opioid overdose — but he admits that’s about as practical as carrying a fire extinguisher in case of fire. Instead Leung is now advocating a new tactic of placing the overdose-reversing kits at transit locations near where drug ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As federal election campaign kicks off Sunday, Carney to seek seat in Nepean
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — When the federal election campaign kicks off Sunday, Mark Carney will be seeking a seat as a Liberal MP in the House of Commons to represent the Ottawa riding of Nepean. The Liberal party confirmed the move on social media late Saturday. Carney is expected to visit Rideau Hall on Sunday to ask ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa increases AgriStability cap to help industry as it faces Chinese tariffs
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian government has announced support for the country’s agriculture sector as it deals with tariffs imposed by China. The federal agriculture department says in a news release that the current payment cap under AgriStability, a program that works similarly to crop insurance, will double to $6 million for the 2025 program year. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney to run in Ottawa riding of Nepean
By Canadian Press on March 22nd, 2025
OTTAWA — Mark Carney will seek election as a Liberal MP in the House of Commons in the Ottawa riding of Nepean. The Canadian Press has confirmed the move with two Liberal party sources with knowledge of the prime minister’s decision, who are not authorized to speak about it before it’s made public. The riding ... Read More »
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