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Freeland says the two-month GST holiday is meant to tackle the ‘vibecession’
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says the federal government is hoping a temporary break on GST will address a ‘vibecession’ that has gripped Canadians. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced on Thursday that starting Dec. 14 the goods and services tax will be taken off a slew of items for two months to help with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal man held by Sudanese officials seemed puzzled by detention, diplomat says
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – A Canadian diplomat who visited Abousfian Abdelrazik while in Sudanese custody says the Montreal man told him he did not know why he was being held and that he wanted to return to Canada. Abdelrazik, who is suing Ottawa over his detention, came to Canada from Sudan as a refugee, settling in Montreal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Long-awaited carbon rebate for businesses being sent earlier than promised
By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – About 600,000 small businesses will start receiving their long-awaited federal carbon rebates today. The federal government has promised to return about $2.5 billion collected from small and medium-sized businesses in carbon pricing since 2019. Initial plans were to return the money annually through various programs to encourage energy-efficiency investments but those mostly failed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau directs key adviser to deliver renewed national security strategy
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has directed a top adviser to deliver a renewed national security strategy setting out a framework for Canada’s security, defence and diplomatic posture. In a mandate letter to national security and intelligence adviser Nathalie Drouin, Trudeau says he expects her to consult Canadians and work through the national security ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Trudeau defends spending record on military amid fresh criticism
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is defending his government’s record on supporting national defence, following fresh criticism that Canada is failing to live up to its NATO defence-spending commitments. Speaking at the 70th annual session of the NATO parliamentary assembly in Montreal, Trudeau said his government stepped up “big time” after it came to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Saskatchewan Party to deliver throne speech
By The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Saskatchewan Party to deliver throne speech Premier Scott Moe’s Saskatchewan Party government is to outline its priorities in a throne speech today — a month after the Oct. 28 election delivered the party a slimmer majority in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. health minister vows overdose revamp after addictions portfolio is scrapped
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 25th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s new health minister says she’s aiming for more treatment beds and fewer deaths in a revamped approach to the province’s drug overdose crisis. It comes after David Eby’s newly elected government eliminated the stand-alone Ministry of Mental Health and Addictions, which advocates say had no “teeth.” The former ministry was created ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Passerby stabbed during shoplifting at Vancouver liquor store
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A passerby has been seriously injured after he was stabbed by a shoplifter who was trying to flee a liquor store in Vancouver’s Olympic Village neighbourhood. Vancouver police say the attack happened on Saturday at around 10:30 p.m., when a security guard was trying to stop a shoplifter from leaving the liquor store. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Second Cup dumps Jewish General Hospital franchisee over video with ‘hateful remarks’
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2024
MONTREAL – Second Cup Canada is cutting ties with a franchisee operating at Montreal’s Jewish General Hospital who was allegedly filmed making hateful and antisemitic comments during a protest in the city last week. Second Cup Canada announced Saturday it was cutting ties with a franchisee for “making hateful remarks and gestures,” and adding in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man charged with second-degree murder in Vancouver homicide
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A man has been charged with second-degree murder in a Vancouver homicide over the weekend. British Columbia’s Court Services Online database shows Tenzin Choigey facing charges for both murder and aggravated assault for an offence in Vancouver on Friday. In a release, police in Vancouver have confirmed Choigey, 46, was charged in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal police chief expects additional arrests following anti-NATO protest
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2024
Montreal’s police chief says he expects more arrests stemming from a Friday anti-NATO protest that turned violent, with smashed windows and burned cars in downtown Montreal. Chief Fady Dagher told reporters on Saturday that more arrests would be coming thanks to additional evidence gathered during the protests and says police are aware of who was ... Read More »
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