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Trudeau says death of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar ‘ends a reign of terror’
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Israel’s killing of Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar in the Gaza Strip “ends a reign of terror.” The Israeli military declared today that it had killed Sinwar during a Wednesday battle and confirmed his death with a DNA test. Sinwar was one of the chief architects of the attack ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario’s top court orders new hearing for youth-led climate case
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
TORONTO – Ontario’s top court has ordered a new hearing for a youth-led constitutional challenge of the provincial government’s emissions target. The Ontario Court of Appeal’s ruling sends the case back to the lower court for a new hearing. It found the lower court judge’s analysis was flawed on some key points and the case ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Singh says he doesn’t understand why Poilievre won’t get top security clearance
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it’s very disturbing that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre won’t get the top-level security clearance needed to view classified documents on foreign interference. Singh said party leaders need to be briefed on top-secret information, noting the allegations this week that Indian agents played a role in the extortion, coercion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mom urges chiefs to vote in favour of landmark $47.8B child welfare reform deal
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – The representative plaintiffs in a class-action lawsuit against Canada are urging First Nations chiefs to accept a landmark $47.8-billion child welfare reform deal. The deal was struck in July between Canada, the Chiefs of Ontario, Nishnawbe Aski Nation and the Assembly of First Nations after a nearly two-decade legal fight over the federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. smashes advance voting record with a million ballots already cast
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Elections BC says a record number of British Columbians have already cast their ballots in advance voting before Saturday’s provincial election. The elections body says just over a million people have voted, representing more than 28 per cent of all registered electors and putting the province on track for big overall turnout. They ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. sets advance voting record, with a million ballots already cast
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Elections BC says a record number of British Columbians have already cast their ballots in advance voting before Saturday’s provincial election. The elections body says just over a million people have voted, representing more than 28 per cent of all registered electors. They include about 223,000 people who voted on the final day ... Read More »
1 responseCar set on fire at home of owner of Old Montreal buildings hit by fatal arsons
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
MONTREAL – A vehicle was set on fire this morning in the driveway of the residence of a lawyer who owns two Old Montreal buildings that have burned down in the past two years and left nine people dead. Police did not formally identify the owner of the home but city property records show that ... Read More »
1 responseSingh ‘doesn’t understand’ why Poilievre won’t get top security clearance
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says it’s very disturbing that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre won’t get the top-level security clearance needed to view classified documents on foreign interference. Singh says party leaders need to be briefed on top secret information, something he says is amplified by allegations that Indian agents played a role in ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Ontario’s top court orders new hearing for youth-led climate case
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
TORONTO – Ontario’s top court has ordered a new hearing for a youth-led constitutional challenge of the provincial government’s emissions target, saying the case raised important issues that should be considered afresh. The unanimous decision by the Ontario Court of Appeal was immediately heralded as a win by the group of seven young people who ... Read More »
1 responsePBO projects deficit exceeded $40B pledge, Liberals won’t say if they’ll meet target
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government likely failed to keep its deficit below the promised $40-billion cap in the last fiscal year, the parliamentary budget officer said on Thursday. The budget watchdog estimates in its latest economic and fiscal outlook that the federal government posted a $46.8 billion deficit for the 2023-24 fiscal year. The final ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau to shuffle his cabinet as four more ministers won’t run in next election
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to shuffle his cabinet again after four more cabinet ministers informed the Prime Minister’s Office they aren’t running in the next election. Filomena Tassi, the minister responsible for the Federal Economic Development Agency for Southern Ontario, announced Thursday she won’t be running again for personal reasons. A ... Read More »
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