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Chiefs in Ontario vote in favour of federal child welfare reform deal
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs in Ontario voted overwhelmingly Wednesday in favour of a child welfare reform deal with the federal government. The Ontario-specific deal to allow First Nations to take control of child welfare was supported by 76 chiefs in assembly, with four objections and three abstentions. As the vote concluded, Ontario Regional Chief ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polls suggest a close race as federal election approaches
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — Multiple polls now suggest the next federal election — which could begin in a matter of weeks — will be a tight race. At least one major pollster has the Liberals in the lead and ahead of the Conservatives for the first time in nearly four years. A new survey from Ipsos released ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justice minister orders new trial for Alberta man convicted of murder in 1991
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal justice minister has ordered a new trial for a man convicted of second-degree murder in Alberta more than three decades ago. Roy Allan Sobotiak was sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Susan Kaminsky, who disappeared in 1987. The office of Justice Minister Arif Virani says the minister found reasonable ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Francis Verreault-Paul picked by Assembly of First Nations as Quebec-Labrador chief
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
MONTREAL — Francis Verreault-Paul has been elected the new regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations for Quebec and Labrador. Verreault-Paul, 37, from the Innu community of Mashteuiatsh in Quebec’s Lac-St-Jean region, takes over from Ghislain Picard, who stepped down after 33 years in the role and 11 terms as chief. “I commit to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta man spearheads parliamentary petition to keep Trump out of Canada
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — More than 28,000 people have signed a parliamentary petition urging Ottawa to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from Canada for persistently threatening the country’s sovereignty. Alberta resident Gerard Aldridge, who recently initiated the electronic petition, says he’s a fiercely proud Canadian who sees an opportunity to make a difference on an issue of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doug Ford says he wants to be Ontario premier ‘forever,’ as his rivals urge change
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
Ontario’s political party leaders are making their final pitches to voters a day before the province heads to the polls, with Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford saying he wants to be premier “forever” and his rivals asking Ontarians to choose change. Ford is looking to secure a third consecutive majority government and he said Wednesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chiefs in Ontario to vote on federal child welfare reform deal
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — First Nations chiefs in Ontario are voting today on whether to accept a child welfare reform deal with the federal government as an election approaches. A national $47.8 billion deal proposed by the federal government to reform the First Nations child welfare system was voted down on two occasions last year, when chiefs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Assembly of First Nations vote Francis Verreault-Paul as Quebec-Labrador grand chief
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
MONTREAL — Francis Verreault-Paul has been elected the new regional chief of the Assembly of First Nations for Quebec and Labrador. Verreault-Paul takes over from Ghislain Picard, who decided not to run again after 33 years in the role. The 37-year-old beat out three other candidates in a vote held during a meeting in Lac-Beauport, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More LGBTQ+ Americans are looking to come to Canada since Trump was elected
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
OTTAWA — A LGBTQ+ aid organization says there was a massive spike in the number of Americans looking to leave the country immediately after U.S. President Donald Trump was re-elected. Rainbow Railroad reports it received nearly 1,200 inquires from LGBTQ+ Americans on Nov. 6, 2024 alone, after getting about 700 U.S.-based inquiries up to that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario PC Leader Doug Ford says he wants to be premier ‘forever’
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
Ontario’s Progressive Conservative Leader Doug Ford says he wants to be premier “forever” as he looks to secure a third consecutive majority government in Thursday’s election. Ford says his party is the only one that can stand up to U.S. President Donald Trump and his tariff threats. Ontario’s main political party leaders are making multiple ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!White House says tariffs moving forward but there’s still room for negotiation
By Canadian Press on February 26th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump’s plan to hit Canada and Mexico with devastating duties is set to take effect next week — but a White House official confirmed on background that the tariff plans could change through negotiations. Trump’s executive order to implement 25 per cent tariffs on all Canadian imports, with a lower ... Read More »
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