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Judge reluctantly gives government three more months to pass ‘lost Canadians’ bill
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – An Ontario Superior Court judge has “reluctantly” given the federal government another three months to pass legislation aimed at granting citizenship to the so-called lost Canadians. That’s a term for people who were born outside of the country to Canadian parents who were also born in another country. In 2009, the former Conservative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec adopts rule banning sale of most new gas-powered vehicles by 2035
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
QUEBEC – The Quebec government has adopted regulations banning the sale of most new gasoline-powered vehicles as of 2035. The rules, adopted Monday, applies to all “light-duty” vehicles, which the province describes as cars, light trucks, pickup trucks, and most SUVs. Starting Jan. 1, 2034, it will be illegal to sell a new or used ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Postal employees head back to work as union challenges strike intervention
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
MONTREAL – Canada Post trucks, conveyors and mail carriers are moving again after a month-long strike by more than 55,000 postal workers left letters and parcels in limbo. The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered postal workers back on the job following hearings over the weekend to determine whether the two sides stood too far apart ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Housing crisis voted Canadian Press News Story of the Year
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s housing shortage, widely recognized as a national crisis and the catalyst of significant immigration cuts, is The Canadian Press News Story of the Year. More than a quarter of 96 editors surveyed voted for the housing shortage as the most consequential story of 2024. The Jasper wildfires came in second place, while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s quarterly population growth hits slowest pace since early 2022
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada estimates the country’s population grew by 176,699 people between July 1 and Oct. 1, marking the slowest pace of growth since the first quarter of 2022. Canada’s population is estimated to have reached roughly 41.5 million people. International migration continues to account for most of the increase in population. The federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s inflation rate down a tick to 1.9% in November
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Inflation edged down slightly to 1.9 per cent in November as price growth continued to stabilize in Canada. Statistics Canada’s consumer price index report Tuesday showed inflation was down from two per cent in October. Shelter costs increased at a slower annual pace of 4.6 per cent, while rent price inflation accelerated to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Press NewsAlert: Canada’s inflation rate down a tick to 1.9% in November
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in November, down a tick from two per cent in October. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!StatCan set to release November inflation figures today
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada is expected to release its November consumer price index report this morning. Economists polled by Reuters expect the annual inflation rate stayed at two per cent last month, according to LSEG Data & Analytics. The annual inflation rate ticked up in October to two per cent after falling below the Bank ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Parliament set to break after turbulent fall
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Parliament set to break after turbulent fall Members of Parliament are set to begin their holiday break later today, capping off a tumultuous fall sitting filled with non-confidence votes, filibusters, stalled legislation, a growing deficit and the finance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With Freeland out and the federal deficit up, Parliament is set to take holiday break
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Members of Parliament are set to begin their holiday break later today, capping off a tumultuous fall sitting filled with non-confidence votes, filibusters, stalled legislation, a growing deficit and the finance minister’s resignation. After Chrystia Freeland’s bombshell departure from cabinet Monday morning, several Liberal MPs called for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives win B.C. federal byelection amid turmoil in Ottawa
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
LANGLEY, B.C. – The federal Conservatives won a byelection in the British Columbia riding of Cloverdale-Langley City, the latest blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberals. Tamara Jansen is returning to Ottawa as MP for the riding which she last represented from 2019 to 2021. Jansen won the byelection Monday on the same day Trudeau ... Read More »
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