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In the news today: Federal leaders debate round 2, fewer Canadians heading stateside
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Round 2 of federal leaders’ debate tonight The leaders of Canada’s four main political parties will square off for a second and final leaders’ debate tonight in Montreal, after an initial French-language faceoff on Wednesday. Liberal Leader Mark ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec’s move to cut gasoline floor price won’t be felt at the pumps, experts say
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Quebec government has made a move it hopes will lower the price of gas in the province — but observers say consumers are unlikely to benefit at the pump. They say the province has faced pressure to act since the federal government scrapped the consumer carbon price, which applied across much of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gender-based violence spikes five years after Nova Scotia mass shooting
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
HALIFAX — The worst mass shooting in modern Canadian history began almost five years ago, shortly after a Nova Scotia man brutally assaulted his common-law wife. Lisa Banfield was kicked, punched and choked by her partner of 19 years on the night of April 18, 2020. She was left with fractured ribs and vertebrae but ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Poilievre align on pipelines as Trump and trade loom over French debate
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre aligned on support for new oil and gas pipelines as a matter of national security during the French language election debate Wednesday night. Dealing with U.S. President Donald Trump was a running theme as the four main federal party leaders took the stage in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. operation by police, regulators finds losses of $4M in assets to crypto fraud
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
VANCOUVER — British Columbia’s securities regulator says a recent two-day operation to identify victims of a specific type of cryptocurrency fraud has found 89 people who were drained of more than $4 million in assets. The B.C. Securities Commission says the agency brought together regulators, police, crypto trading platforms and an analysis company in March ... Read More »
1 responseDebate begins with party leaders laying out how they intend to negotiate with Trump
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — As the French language election debate got underway Wednesday night, the four main federal party leaders were asked to lay out policy priorities that have nothing with the United States. But the conversation quickly turned to the elephant in the room — Donald Trump — and how the leaders would deal with the ... Read More »
1 responseDebate begins with party leaders laying out priorities beyond trade policy and Trump
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — As the French language election debate got under way Wednesday night, the four main federal party leaders were asked to lay out policy priorities that have nothing to do with the elephant in the room: U.S. President Donald Trump. Liberal Leader Mark Carney cited his promises to double housing construction, while Conservative Leader ... Read More »
1 responseNav Canada warns to expect flight delays at Vancouver International Airport
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
RICHMOND — The agency that provides air traffic control for Canada’s airports is warning travellers at Vancouver’s airport of flight delays over what it says are “resource constraints.” Nav Canada says in a social media post that passengers need to check the status of their flights with their airlines before they head to Vancouver International ... Read More »
1 responseLacking clarity on U.S. trade, Bank of Canada keeps ‘powder dry’ with rate hold
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Bank of Canada doesn’t know quite yet how to navigate monetary policy amid constantly shifting trade turbulence with the United States, so the central bank kept its powder dry with an interest rate hold on Wednesday. The central bank held its policy rate steady at 2.75 per cent, the first time it ... Read More »
1 responseCourt bans pro-Palestinian protests on McGill University campus for 10 days
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
MONTREAL — McGill University has obtained a 10-day court order against a pro-Palestinian student group forbidding protests on campus. A Quebec Superior Court judge granted the injunction Tuesday against Students for Palestinian Honour and Resistance. Group members are not permitted to block or obstruct McGill entrances; engage in protests within five metres of any McGill ... Read More »
2 responsesOntario to loosen internal trade, remove barriers on alcohol and labour mobility
By Canadian Press on April 16th, 2025
TORONTO — Ontario is set to table legislation to make trade between provinces easier, as a way to shore up the economy against the effects of American tariffs. Officials say the bill would make Ontario the first government in Canada to unconditionally remove all current exceptions to interprovincial free trade. The legislation would also enable ... Read More »
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