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Business groups say Canada needs to plan differently to deal with Trump’s second term
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
OTTAWA – Donald Trump’s mandate to get tough on trade is expected to be stronger in his second term as U.S. president, posing different challenges for Canada than his first four years in the White House. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland projected calm on Wednesday after the election, reassuring Canadians that the government is well-equipped to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. gender justice groups call for repeal of Name Act changed over child killer
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
Gender justice groups in British Columbia are calling for the repeal of recent provincial legislation that prevents people convicted of serious Criminal Code offences from changing their names. The call for the repeal of the Name Amendment Act comes from groups that include the Gender-Affirming Healthcare, the Canadian Bar Association’s BC branch and the Trans ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. election judicial recount for Surrey-Guildford starts with 28 unreported ballots
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
SURREY, B.C. – Election officials filed into an industrial building in Surrey, B.C., on Thursday to begin a judicial recount for the most narrowly won riding in British Columbia’s election, starting with 28 extra ballots found to have gone unreported days after the vote. The recount will likely decide if the NDP’s one-seat majority stands, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian business groups say Trump’s second term may bring different risks for Canada
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
OTTAWA – Donald Trump’s mandate to get tough on trade is expected to be stronger in his second term as U.S. president, posing different challenges for Canada than his first four years in the White House. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland projected calm on Wednesday after the election, reassuring Canadians that the government is well-equipped to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Africa strategy back on the table, as Ottawa heralds new embassies, security projects
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals have revived their plan to launch an Africa strategy, and are announcing new embassies and anti-terrorism projects on the continent. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Ottawa is earmarking $54.4 million for initiatives aimed at peacebuilding in war-torn Sudan, counterterrorism in West Africa and combating biological threats. Joly also says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Storm tracker group confirms rare tornado touchdown on B.C.’s Sunshine Coast
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
A resident of British Columbia’s Sunshine Coast says a rare tornado that she saw touch down on Monday was like a scene out of a movie with trees coming down “like dominoes” in the high winds. Western University’s Northern Tornadoes Project, which tracks storm events across Canada, has confirmed that what Lynn Smith captured on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Expert says silence in B.C. port lockout unusual while retailers call for urgency
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Canadian retailers say their frustration is growing with the lack of movement to resolve disruptions at Canada’s two largest ports, including silence surrounding a lockout at British Columbia ports that is into its fourth day. Matt Poirier with the Retail Council of Canada says there “doesn’t seem to be any urgency” in resolving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec man’s acquittal in 1978 double murder ‘historic and exceptional,’ lawyer says
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
MONTREAL – One of the lawyers for a Quebec man who was acquitted Wednesday of a decades-old double murder hopes her client’s case will convince other wrongfully convicted people not to lose hope. For the first time in more than 40 years, Claude Paquin woke up today as a completely free man after Quebec’s Crown ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Housing minister announces applications open for $1B critical infrastructure program
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
OTTAWA – Applications opened Thursday for a $1-billion federal program to help municipalities and Indigenous communities build critical infrastructure. The Canada Housing Infrastructure Fund set aside $1-billion in direct funding to communities to build or improve infrastructure to support drinking water, wastewater, stormwater and solid waste. Applications opened online today, with municipalities and Indigenous communities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian business groups say Trump second term may bring different risks for Canada
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
OTTAWA – Donald Trump’s mandate to get tough on trade is expected to be stronger in his second term as U.S. president, posing different challenges for Canada than his first time in the White House. Goldy Hyder, the president of the Business Council of Canada, is warning the past might not offer a good road ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health minister wants all Quebecers to have access to a health professional by 2026
By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2024
QUEBEC – The Quebec government says it wants every Quebecer to have access to a health professional by the summer of 2026 – just before the next provincial election. Health Minister Christian Dubé made the announcement in Quebec City on Thursday, as part of his effort to improve Quebecers’ access to health care. Quebec Premier ... Read More »
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