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Doug Ford’s PCs projected to form majority government in snap Ontario election
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
TORONTO — The Canadian Press is projecting a majority Progressive Conservative government in Ontario. This is the third consecutive PC majority under leader Doug Ford, who called the snap winter election. Ford said he needed an even bigger mandate to deal with four years of U.S. President Donald Trump and protect Ontario’s economy in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s the latest on the Ontario provincial election
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
Voters in Ontario have cast their ballots after a 28-day snap winter election campaign. Here are the latest developments. All times eastern. 9 p.m. Polls are closing in most locations after a rare winter election — the first in Ontario since 1981. Elections Ontario has extended voting hours at nine polls for various reasons. Progressive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Do better’: Murder victims’ families react after possible remains found in landfill
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
WINNIPEG — When Elle Harris got a phone call about potential human remains found at the landfill where searchers are trying to find her mother and another slain First Nations woman, she was overcome with a sinking feeling. “My heart dropped right down to my stomach,” she told reporters Thursday. Since December, trained search teams, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Red ink, tax cuts, debt payments: Highlights of Alberta’s budget
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
EDMONTON — The Alberta government tabled its budget on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights: — $5.2-billion deficit with deficits in following two years — Taxpayer-supported debt to reach $93 billion — Debt-servicing costs at $3 billion — Overall spending up to more than $79 billion with more money for contingencies, tariffs and disasters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!From boom to bust: Alberta economy back in the red with $5.2-billion deficit budget
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta’s finances, tied for generations to the steep peaks and sharp valleys of oil and gas prices, are once again plunging deep into deficit, with no immediate relief in sight. Finance Minister Nate Horner introduced a budget Thursday that projects a $5.2-billion deficit this fiscal year on total spending of $79 billion. That ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau calls idea of banning Trump from attending G7 summit ‘irresponsible’
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has rejected NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh’s call for the federal government to bar U.S. President Donald Trump from coming to Canada for the G7 summit this June. At an event in Montreal Thursday, Trudeau said he sees the idea of banning Trump as an “irresponsible” approach to governance and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta economy back deep in the red with $5.2-billion deficit budget
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta’s finances, tied for generations to the steep peaks and sharp valleys of oil and gas prices, are once again plunging deep into deficit, with no immediate relief in sight. Finance Minister Nate Horner has introduced a budget that projects a $5.2-billion deficit this fiscal year on total spending of $79 billion. That ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. to require Canadian-made biofuels to meet standards for gas, diesel
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
British Columbia’s energy minister says the province will soon require Canadian-made products to fulfil renewable fuel standards for gasoline and diesel. Adrian Dix says B.C.’s requirement of five-per-cent renewable fuel content for gasoline must be met with Canadian-made fuel starting Jan. 1, 2026. He says the province is also boosting the minimum renewable requirement for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In apology to Inuit, minister calls relocations decades ago a ‘failure’
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Gary Anandasangaree apologized Thursday afternoon on behalf of the federal government for its role in the Dundas Harbour relocations between 1934 and 1948, saying it is “long overdue.” “The Government of Canada deeply regrets the decisions that led to your relocations and the suffering that resulted from them. We recognize ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal-area mayors outraged as Quebec tables bill to expand hazardous landfill
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
MONTREAL — Montreal-area mayors are denouncing the Quebec government’s decision to force the City of Blainville to cede a piece of land for the expansion of a hazardous waste disposal site. Blainville Mayor Liza Poulin described the government’s move as scandalous, inexplicable, and incomprehensible. Quebec’s natural resources minister said today she had tabled a bill ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gretzky remains silent as wife Janet joins Trump, Orr in hockey legend’s defence
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
The wife of hockey legend Wayne Gretzky says it has “broken his heart” to read “mean comments” as he faces intense criticism in Canada. Janet Gretzky posted on Instagram on Thursday to thank Bobby Orr, another hockey great, for defending Wayne Gretzky amid backlash over his support for U.S. President Donald Trump. “Thank you Mr. ... Read More »
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