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Biden arrives to Parliament with little fanfare, after dining on local ice cream
By The Canadian Press on March 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – U.S. President Joe Biden arrived on Parliament Hill Friday with a motorcade that was far larger than the crowd that gathered to see him. His visit is a big enough draw for celebrities to come to the city, with a gaggle of arts and business personalities set to attend a dinner in his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau and Biden meet for bilateral talks on everything from migration to minerals
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on March 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – Clean energy, irregular migration and economic growth will top the agenda as U.S. President Joe Biden and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau meet for bilateral talks Friday. Biden arrived in Ottawa Thursday night and had dinner with Trudeau and his family at their home but the major part of his first official visit to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Departments didn’t consistently follow rules with McKinsey contracts: Treasury Board
By The Canadian Press on March 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Treasury Board says internal audits of contracts with McKinsey & Company show federal government departments did not consistently follow certain administrative rules and procedures. But the Treasury Board also says the audits found no signs of political interference and that there was “broad compliance with values and ethics commitments.” The Treasury Board ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say it’s ‘improbable’ there are more than seven victims of Old Montreal fire
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on March 24th, 2023
Montreal police said Friday they didn’t think they would find more than seven bodies in the rubble of an Old Montreal building that caught fire eight days ago. Searchers had left open the possibility that unaccounted for tourists or isolated people without family could still be in the burnt-out structure. But Insp. David Shane said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada-U.S. deal on migration will limit safe options for asylum seekers: advocates
By The Canadian Press on March 24th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Immigration advocates say they are disappointed that Canada and the U.S. have agreed to restrict the flow of asylum seekers across their shared border. The deal to be announced today is described in U.S. documents as a “supplement” to the 2004 treaty known as the Safe Third Country Agreement. That treaty prevents asylum ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada facing fresh U.S. pressure to agree to review cross-border mining toxins
By The Canadian Press on March 24th, 2023
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden is expected to add today to the pressure on Canada for a bilateral investigation into toxic mining runoff in a key cross-border watershed. Activists, experts and Indigenous leaders in both Canada and the U.S. want an investigation into toxins from B.C. mining operations they say have been polluting the Kootenay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police say it’s ‘improbable’ there are more than seven missing in Old Montreal fire
By The Canadian Press on March 24th, 2023
Montreal police say they don’t think they’ll find more than seven bodies in the rubble of an Old Montreal building that caught fire eight days ago. Police told reporters today they don’t have reports of more people missing, adding that it’s “improbable” there are more than seven victims. Searchers have pulled four bodies from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The latest developments on U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa
By The Canadian Press on March 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – The latest developments on U.S. President Joe Biden’s visit to Ottawa with first lady Jill Biden on Friday. All times eastern. 10:05 a.m. Two university students from the state of Virginia who were jogging in front of the Parliament Buildings had no idea their president was in town, and they were unfazed by ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No early morning crowds as President Biden prepares for day on Parliament Hill
By The Canadian Press on March 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – The streets in front of Parliament were quiet early Friday morning as police prepared for a spectacle big enough to draw celebrities to the city, but disruptive enough to keep morning commuters at home. U.S. President Joe Biden is set to spend his day on Parliament Hill during his first official visit to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for March 24 : Will higher alcohol prices prompt Canadians to go dry?
By The Canadian Press on March 24th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 24 … What we are watching in Canada … Canada’s restaurant industry is bracing for the biggest jump in the country’s alcohol excise duty ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sophie Grégoire Trudeau to introduce FLOTUS to curling during first lady’s visit
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on March 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – The United States’ first lady will be given a sweeping introduction to Canadian sports culture in Ottawa today as Sophie Grégoire Trudeau takes Jill Biden to the curling rink. President Joe Biden and his wife arrived in Ottawa Thursday evening for their first official visit to Canada since the president took office two ... Read More »
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