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Authorities search for person missing after B.C. mudslide washed away home
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A search is ongoing for a person believed to have been caught in a mudslide that hit their home and closed British Columbia’s Sea to Sky Highway over the weekend. RCMP say emergency crews recovered a body of one of the two residents of the home on Sunday, and are actively searching for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Without more warming centres, expect rise in homeless deaths: Montreal borough mayor
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
MONTREAL – A Quebec coroner will investigate the death of a 55-year-old unhoused man found in a park early Sunday in Montreal’s Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough. Police say hypothermia could be the cause of the man’s death, after he was found unresponsive at a public square in the city’s east end. The man was transported to hospital ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fiscal update in limbo after Freeland quits as finance minister
By Kyle Duggan and Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s plans to unveil a fall economic update today have been thrown into disarray by the finance minister’s abrupt resignation. Chrystia Freeland released a letter this morning announcing her decision to step aside after she and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “found ourselves at odds about the best path forward for Canada.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chrystia Freeland’s resignation letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from the Liberal cabinet on Monday, posting her resignation letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on social media. Here is the letter: “Dear Prime Minister, It has been the honour of my life to serve in government, working for Canada and Canadians. We have accomplished a lot together. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Trudeau’s cabinet bleeds star power on day of key economic update
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is reeling after the bombshell resignations of two top cabinet ministers, including the finance minister who was set to release a key economic update Monday. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made a surprise declaration Monday that she’s making her exit from cabinet, pointing to an internal dispute with the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pierre Poilievre is The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year for second year in a row
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – For the second year in a row, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been chosen as The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year. Editors across the country placed Poilievre at the top of the list in 2024. He captured just over a quarter of the vote among a group of 10 candidates. “The worm ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Poilievre is CP Newsmaker of the Year for second year in a row
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been chosen as The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year for 2024. It is the second time in a row news editors across the country placed Poilievre at the top of the list. Running miles ahead of his opponents in the polls throughout the year, Poilievre has cemented ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s premiers meet in Toronto to talk tariffs, trade amid chaos in Ottawa
By Liam Casey and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
TORONTO – Canada’s premiers must take a bigger role in Canada-U.S. relations, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday on his way in to a meeting he is chairing with all 13 provincial and territorial leaders. Ford has been outspoken about the need for a co-ordinated strategy in response to a threat from U.S. president-elected Donald ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet the day of fall economic statement
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, the day she is set to present the fall economic statement. In a resignation letter, she says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her another role in cabinet Friday, but that the only “honest and viable path” is to leave cabinet. Freeland says for the past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet the day of fall economic statement
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, the day she is set to present the fall economic statement. In a resignation letter she says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her another role in cabinet Friday, but she aid the only “honest and viable path” is to leave cabinet. More to come... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he won’t seek re-election
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he will not be running in the next federal election, citing family reasons. Fraser made the announcement this morning at a news conference in Ottawa. He joins a growing list of cabinet ministers exiting federal politics. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to chair a cabinet meeting on ... Read More »
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