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In the news today: BoC holds key rate at 5%, PM testifies at inquiry
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… BoC holds key rate at 5%, inches closer to cuts The Bank of Canada continued to hold its key interest rate at five per cent today and said it has begun ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s spy agency saw low-level Chinese meddling activities in 2019 election: Gould
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
OTTAWA – The former minister of democratic institutions says she was told after the October 2019 federal election that Canada’s spy agency had seen low-level foreign interference activities by China. Karina Gould, who held the portfolio from early 2017 to November 2019, said in a classified interview last month that the activities were similar to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Central bank to hold interest rate steady? PM testifies at inquiry
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… BoC expected to hold policy rate at 5% today The Bank of Canada is set to announce its interest rate decision this morning. It’s widely expected to maintain its key interest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Time ticks down for stranded orca calf as rescue efforts ramp up, but no set date
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – The British Columbia First Nation at the centre of a complex attempt to rescue a young killer whale stranded in a tidal lagoon near the Vancouver Island village of Zeballos says it is facing hard decisions. The Ehattesaht First Nation says in a statement that it is relying on its traditional knowledge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. doesn’t know where all its groundwater is going. Experts worry as drought looms
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Growing up on a ranch in the Columbia River Valley, water has always been part of Kat Hartwig’s life, and over the years, she’s noticed changes. Marshy areas her family used for irrigation or watering cattle are dry, wetlands are becoming “crunchy” rather than spongy underfoot, and snowmelt is disappearing more quickly each ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to testify at foreign interference inquiry
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to testify today at an inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada’s last two elections. The inquiry has already heard that China and other state actors attempted to interfere, but there has been little evidence so far to indicate whether they were successful. Trudeau has maintained over the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Stranded B.C. calf’s calls ‘make you almost weep,’ says Ehattesaht First Nation
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
ZEBALLOS, B.C. – A Vancouver Island First Nation that has adopted a young killer whale as its newest family member says concern rises about its ordeal with each day that passes, but strong hope for a rescue remains. The Ehattesaht First Nation says in a statement people have been listening to to the female orca ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Six children of Canadian mother to be repatriated from Syrian detention camp
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
OTTAWA – Six children, but not their Canadian mother, will be repatriated to Canada from a detention camp in Syria. Lawyer Lawrence Greenspon, who represents the mother, says Global Affairs Canada is planning the return of the children, who are between the ages of five and 12. He says the government is working with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police investigate death of woman in her 20s in apartment near Montreal
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
CANDIAC, Que. – The violent crimes unit of the Quebec provincial police is investigating the death of a woman in her 20s in a Montreal suburb. Sgt. Hélène St-Pierre says local police in the community of Candiac, Que., received a call around noon from someone concerned about the woman’s safety. Police went to the woman’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No need to overturn nomination amid alleged irregularities, Liberal official says
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
OTTAWA – The director of the Liberal election campaign in 2019 says he recommended Justin Trudeau take no action on alleged nomination irregularities in a Toronto riding. Jeremy Broadhurst’s testimony sheds fresh light on allegations of Chinese interference in the selection of Han Dong as the Liberal nominee in Don Valley North. Broadhurst says intelligence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier threatens ‘referendum’ on immigration if Trudeau fails to deliver
By The Canadian Press on April 9th, 2024
Quebec Premier François Legault is ratcheting up pressure on the federal government to reduce the number of temporary immigrants in the province, threatening to hold a “referendum” on the issue. Legault told reporters today that launching a plebiscite isn’t in his government’s short-term plans, but he suggested that could change if Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ... Read More »
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