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Ottawa tells First Nations chiefs committee to sort out child welfare talks with AFN
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Indigenous Services Minister Patty Hajdu says Ottawa needs the Assembly of First Nations (AFN) and a committee trying to renegotiate a child welfare agreement to decide who’s leading the talks before any progress can be made. “There has been confusion regarding the role of the National Children’s Chiefs Committee and whether you and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joly says Ukraine needs a security guarantee after Trump-Zelenskyy fight
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly says there’s a good chance that Russia could re-invade Ukraine if there are no security guarantees in a peace deal. Her statement comes after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and U.S. President Donald Trump engaged in a shocking verbal brawl in the White House today. The two countries were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transport Minister Anand says she’s seeking re-election in face of Trump’s threats
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Anita Anand, minister of transport and internal trade, says she’s changed her mind and will run in the upcoming federal election. In January, Anand said she would not run for the Liberal party leadership and would not seek re-election as she considered returning to her former life as an academic. But she now ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anand meets with provincial counterparts to discuss boosting interprovincial trade
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Transport and Internal Trade Minister Anita Anand says she wants to boost internal trade by getting the provinces to recognize out-of-province labour certifications and regulations. Anand is meeting in Toronto today with the Committee on Internal Trade, made of provincial and territorial trade ministers. The federal government has eliminated 20 of 39 federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Time running out for Canadians seeking visas for family in Gaza
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. — Time is running out for Canadians hoping a federal visa program will provide an escape route for Palestinian family members trapped in Gaza, leaving some still grappling with the complex application process and worried their loved ones won’t get out. Damey Lee is part of a group of immigration lawyers who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gilles Villeneuve museum temporarily closes amid legal action by late driver’s family
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
MONTREAL — A museum northeast of Montreal named in honour of Canadian racing legend Gilles Villeneuve says it is temporarily shutting its doors amid a legal battle with the late driver’s family over his memorabilia. In a statement Thursday evening announcing the closure, museum general manger Alain Bellehumeur accused the Villeneuve family of “squandering” the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec replaces digital technology minister who resigned over auto board scandal
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Quebec’s premier has replaced his cybersecurity and digital technology minister after a scandal with the auto insurance board’s online platform forced the resignation of Éric Caire. Premier François Legault today named backbencher Gilles Bélanger as Caire’s replacement, after an explosive report last week revealed cost overruns of at least $500 million in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gilles Villeneuve museum to shut temporarily amid lawsuit by late driver’s family
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
MONTREAL — The museum named in honour of Canadian racing legend Gilles Villeneuve is temporarily shutting down amid a legal battle with the late driver’s family over his memorabilia. The museum’s general manger, Alain Bellehumeur, accused the Villeneuve family of squandering the Formula One driver’s heritage in a statement announcing the closure of the museum ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec could extend religious symbols ban to school staff other than teachers
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Quebec government might extend its ban on religious symbols to members of school staff other than teachers. Education Minister Bernard Drainville says he wants to strengthen secularism in schools by passing legislation on gender equality and on expanding the scope of the religious symbol ban for public employees. A report published this ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa posts $21.7 billion deficit for April-to-December period
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government posted a budgetary deficit of $21.7 billion for the April-to-December period of its 2024-25 fiscal year. The result compared with a deficit of $23.6 billion for the same period a year earlier. According to the Finance Department’s monthly fiscal monitor, revenue for the nine-month period totalled $355.6 billion, up from ... Read More »
1 responseSupreme Court dismisses appeal from Saskatchewan government involving Métis group
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has dismissed an appeal from the Saskatchewan government over a lawsuit alleging a Métis organization wasn’t consulted over uranium exploration permits. The unanimous ruling lets Métis Nation Saskatchewan proceed with its legal action against the province, after permits were granted three years ago in northwest Saskatchewan near Patterson ... Read More »
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