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Parliament remains gridlocked amid Trump trade talk and postal strike
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
OTTAWA – Parliament closes in on its eighth week of gridlock over a privilege motion, as Canada Post employees are on strike and calls emerge to exclude Mexico from upcoming trade talks. While question period has continued, other house business is on hold due to a Conservative privilege motion calling on the government to turn ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby introduces new-look B.C. NDP cabinet in slim, one-seat majority government
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 18th, 2024
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby will introduce his new cabinet in British Columbia today after last month’s tight election win that gave his New Democrats a slim, one-seat majority. Eby’s NDP government holds 47 seats in the 93-seat legislature. His cabinet is expected to include veteran New Democrats, but with up to a dozen vacancies, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau to meet with Biden at G20 summit as Canada crafts approach to emerging powers
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2024
RIO DE JANEIRO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet with U.S. President Joe Biden in Brazil at the G20 summit, as Ottawa seeks its place amid a growing rift between Washington and booming economies in the developing world. The Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum with leaders ranging from long-standing allies such as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. charities worried Canada Post strike will affect fundraising efforts
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Some B.C. charities and not-for-profits say they are worried the Canada Post strike will jeopardize their year-end fundraising efforts. Nicole Mucci, a spokeswoman for Union Gospel Mission in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside, says 50 per cent of the organization’s revenue normally comes between Thanksgiving and Christmas, and a mail strike at this time of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau says he could have acted faster on immigration changes, blames ‘bad actors’
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the federal government could have acted faster on reining in immigration programs, after blaming “bad actors” for gaming the system. Trudeau released a nearly seven-minute video on YouTube Sunday talking about the recent reduction in permanent residents being admitted to Canada and changes to the temporary foreign worker ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s new energy council could mean trade opportunity for Canada: experts
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2024
WASHINGTON – As Donald Trump builds his new energy-focused administration, experts say it could open opportunities for Canada to expand the two countries’ long-standing partnership amid threats of widespread tariffs from the president-elect. Trump announced Friday that he would create a National Energy Council to establish U.S. “energy dominance” around the world. North Dakota Gov. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau lands in Brazil for G20 as Canada crafts approach to emerging countries
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2024
RIO DE JANEIRO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has arrived in Brazil for the G20 summit, as Ottawa seeks its place amid a growing rift between the United States and booming economies in the developing world. The Group of 20 is an intergovernmental forum with leaders ranging from long-standing allies such as French President Emmanuel ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec police no longer looking for second person after fatal house fire in Beauce
By The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec provincial police say they’re no longer looking for a second person following a fatal Friday night house fire in the Beauce region southeast of Quebec City. Police had originally said one person had died and one was missing, but Sûreté du Québec spokesperson Élizabeth Marquis-Guy said today that the victim was the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two men accused in fatal border crossing to stand trial in Minnesota
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Two men are to stand trial on human smuggling charges this week, almost three years after a family from India was found frozen to death on the border between Manitoba and Minnesota. Harshkumar Ramanlal Patel and Steve Shand are accused of being part of a large operation that brought Indian nationals to Canada ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says new B.C. cabinet built around ‘kitchen table’ issues: affordability, homes
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on November 17th, 2024
VICTORIA – Premier David Eby says the British Columbia cabinet he introduces Monday will be tasked with focusing on issues voters strongly told the government they are most concerned about: affordability, health care, community safety, housing and the economy. Eby’s New Democrats won a slim, one-seat majority in last month’s election, taking 47 seats in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Danielle Smith echoes Doug Ford’s concerns about Mexico trade, suggests carve-out
By Rob Drinkwater, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2024
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is echoing concerns about Mexico that were expressed earlier this week by Ontario’s premier, saying she hopes Canada can get a “carve-out” from import tariffs that president-elect Donald Trump is promising. Smith told her provincewide radio call-in program Saturday that advice she received from Robert Lighthizer, Trump’s former trade ... Read More »
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