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CP NewsAlert: Alberta premier promises separation referendum if signatures warrant
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says she would hold a referendum on provincial separation next year if citizens gather the required signatures on a petition. Smith, in a livestream address, says she wants a sovereign Alberta within a united Canada, but the voices of those unhappy with Confederation are not fringe extremists and must ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney arrives in Washington for Trump meeting on Tuesday
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney arrived in Washington on Monday ahead of a meeting with Donald Trump which could serve to reset the bilateral relationship that’s been upended by the president’s tariffs and claims that Canada should become a U.S. state. Carney, who is in D.C. with Trade Minister Dominic LeBlanc, Foreign Affairs Minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Windsor Liberal who lost by 77 votes files for judicial recount
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — A failed Liberal candidate in Windsor who lost to his Conservative rival by just 77 votes in last week’s federal election says he is filing for a judicial recount. Irek Kusmierczyk, a Liberal incumbent who ran in Windsor—Tecumseh—Lakeshore, says in a social media post today that the “razor thin” margin of victory for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Longest ballot group takes aim at byelection where Poilievre plans to run
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — The group that added dozens of candidates to the ballot in Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s riding in the recent federal election is planning to do the same in the upcoming byelection. Poilievre is expected to seek a seat in the House of Commons for the Alberta riding of Battle River—Crowfoot, after losing his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s resolve against U.S. threats should extend to human rights: Amnesty chief
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — The global head of Amnesty International is calling on Ottawa to bring the same intensity it has used to call out U.S. tariffs and annexation threats to also call out breaches in human rights by Washington and other countries. Amnesty Secretary-General Agnès Callamard is making a rare visit to Canada, asking Ottawa to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney wheels up to Washington for Trump meeting on Tuesday
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Mark Carney is flying to Washington for a meeting with President Donald Trump on Tuesday. Carney left Ottawa Monday afternoon at a tumultuous time in the bilateral relationship amid Trump’s tariffs and claims that Canada should become a U.S. state. Carney has said he expects “difficult, but constructive” conversations with Trump ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Complainant tells hockey players’ sexual assault trial she was on ‘autopilot’
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
A woman told the sexual assault trial of five hockey players Monday that she felt “numb and on autopilot” going through sexual acts with a group of men she didn’t know in a hotel room seven years ago. The woman, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, told the court she was naked, drunk ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Complainant tells hockey players’ sexual assault trial she was drunk and scared
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
A woman is telling the sexual assault trial of five hockey players this morning that she was naked, drunk and scared as several men unexpectedly came into the hotel room where she had just had a sexual encounter in June 2018. The woman, whose identity is protected by a publication ban, says two men arrived ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta premier to give live address on province’s ‘path forward’ with Ottawa
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith will deliver a livestreamed address this afternoon to outline the province’s path forward with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government. Smith has said she will be looking to strike a “What’s Next” panel to poll Albertans on issues they want to see addressed after last week’s federal election. Carney’s Liberals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lion Electric likely to be liquidated, court-appointed monitor says
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
SAINT-JÉRÔME — The court-appointed monitor for Lion Electric says the vehicle maker is very likely to be liquidated after the Quebec government refused to invest more public funds in the company. Jean-François Nadon, a representative of Deloitte, said in a court hearing this morning that government aid would have been a condition of any sale ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP national council scheduled to meet Monday night to pick interim leader
By Canadian Press on May 5th, 2025
OTTAWA — The NDP national council is scheduled to meet tonight to pick an interim leader. Jagmeet Singh announced on election night that he would step down as soon as an interim leader was chosen. The NDP was reduced to just seven seats in the election on April 28 and no longer holds official party ... Read More »
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