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Trudeau to shuffle his cabinet as four ministers plan to step down
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to shuffle his cabinet yet again after four more cabinet ministers informed the Prime Minister’s Office they won’t run in the next election. Filomena Tassi has announced she won’t be running for personal reasons, and a senior government source says Marie-Claude Bibeau, Carla Qualtrough and Dan Vandal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PBO projects deficit exceeded Liberals’ $40B pledge, economy to rebound in 2025
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – The parliamentary budget officer says the federal government likely failed to keep its deficit below its promised $40 billion cap in the last fiscal year. However the PBO also projects in its latest economic and fiscal outlook today that weak economic growth this year will begin to rebound in 2025. The budget watchdog ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court won’t hear spy service analyst’s appeal over discrimination case
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has refused to hear the case of a Canadian Security Intelligence Service employee who filed a discrimination lawsuit against the spy agency. In March, the Federal Court of Appeal upheld a ruling that found Sameer Ebadi should have followed the internal grievance procedures available to him. In the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Canada-India tiff triggers travel concerns, youth climate trial
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Canada-India tensions spark travel concerns As tensions escalate between India and Canada, some in the Indian diaspora say they’re concerned about how the situation might affect travel between the two countries. The federal government expelled six Indian diplomats ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here are some facts about British Columbia’s housing market
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
Housing affordability is a key issue in the provincial election campaign in British Columbia, particularly in major centres. Here are some statistics about housing in B.C. from the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation’s 2024 Rental Market Report, issued in January, and the B.C. Real Estate Association’s August 2024 report. Average residential home price in B.C.: ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. voters face atmospheric river with heavy rain, high winds on election day
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Voters along the south coast of British Columbia who have not cast their ballots yet will have to contend with heavy rain and high winds from an incoming atmospheric river weather system on election day. Environment Canada says the weather system will bring prolonged heavy rain to Metro Vancouver, the Sunshine Coast, Fraser ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No shortage when it comes to B.C. housing policies, as Eby, Rustad offer clear choice
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
British Columbia voters face no shortage of policies when it comes to tackling the province’s housing woes in the run-up to Saturday’s election, with a clear choice for the next government’s approach. David Eby’s New Democrats say the housing market on its own will not deliver the homes people need, while B.C. Conservative Leader John ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada-India tensions spark travel concerns among members of Indian diaspora
By Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
As tensions escalate between India and Canada, some in the Indian diaspora say they’re concerned about how the situation might affect travel between the two countries. The federal government expelled six Indian diplomats on Monday after the RCMP said it had credible evidence that Indian agents played a role in violent crimes on Canadian soil, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario’s top court to release decision in landmark youth-led climate case
By Jordan Omstead, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2024
TORONTO – Ontario’s top court is set to release its decision in a landmark youth-led Charter challenge of the provincial government’s climate change plan. The Court of Appeal for Ontario heard arguments earlier this year brought by seven young people who say the province’s weakened emissions target is a violation of their constitutional rights. It’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan Party, NDP leaders face off on health care, economy in election debate
By Jeremy Simes, The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
REGINA – Saskatchewan’s two main political leaders hammered each other Wednesday on health care, crime and the economy in their first and only debate in the lead-up to the Oct. 28 provincial election. Standing in the legislature, NDP Leader Carla Beck told the televised debate that people deserve better than what Scott Moe’s 17-year-old Saskatchewan ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Atmospheric river system set to drench B.C.’s south coast on election weekend
By The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Environment Canada is warning of an incoming atmospheric river weather system that will bring “prolonged heavy rain” to British Columbia’s south coast this election weekend. It says the “first significant storm of the season” is set to hit around noon Friday and last through Sunday, bringing up to 200 millimetres of rain, potentially ... Read More »
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