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Karina Gould’s progressive approach sets her apart from the Liberal leadership pack
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — In a leadership race dominated by high-profile insiders vying for outsider status, Karina Gould stands out. The plain-spoken suburban mom from Burlington, Ont. is facing opponents with high levels of name recognition like Chrystia Freeland and Mark Carney — people comfortable on the international stage who earn media coverage with ease. While her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s plans to fuel Ukraine’s war effort with Russian cash, explained
By Canadian Press on March 1st, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada is set to take its first steps toward expropriating assets held by the Russian government and sanctioned Russian citizens to help fund Ukraine’s war effort — measures that could test the limits of international law. Ottawa is promising action soon, after years of leading an international push to use Moscow’s own financial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. man in close encounter with dolphin pod while shooting video with watercraft
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
SQUAMISH, B.C. — A British Columbia entrepreneur experienced a once-in-a-lifetime wildlife encounter this week when a pod of dolphins chased him down while he was shooting a video on his personal watercraft. Jerry McArthur, founder and CEO of The HydroFlyer, designs and sells the electric surfboards that hover above the water and was on one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau attending European defence summit for Ukraine in London
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will travel to London this weekend to attend a European defence summit seeking to set the conditions toward a lasting peace in Ukraine. The summit was announced earlier in the week to involve European leaders but will now take place after an explosive meeting between U.S. President Donald Trump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau announces appointment of B.C. executive to Senate
By Canadian Press on February 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of a new independent senator to fill one of the Senate’s few remaining vacancies. The Prime Minister’s Office says in a news release that the Governor General has appointed Duncan Wilson as an independent senator to fill a vacancy in the Senate for British Columbia. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!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 »
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