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Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre applies to enter Quebec Liberal leadership race
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre has officially applied to enter the race to lead the Quebec Liberal Party. Coderre announced last June that he would run for the leadership, but has struggled to get ahead of media reports that he owes roughly $400,000 to the federal and provincial tax agencies. He said in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chrystia Freeland will run for the Liberal leadership
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Less than five weeks after she resigned her cabinet seat over a dispute with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland has launched her campaign to replace him as the leader of the Liberal party. In a one-sentence statement posted on social media Friday morning, she said her official campaign launch will come Sunday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chrystia Freeland will run to be next Liberal leader
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next Leader of the Liberal party and prime minister of Canada. She says in a statement posted on social media she will launch her campaign officially on Sunday. The former finance minister wrote an op-ed in the Toronto Star on Friday saying she we won’t back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Chrystia Freeland running to be next Liberal leader
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next Leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada. She says in a statement posted on social media she will officially launch her campaign on Sunday. More coming. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 17, 2025. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Chrystia Freeland l running to be next Liberal leader
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next Leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada. She says in a statement posted on social media she will officially launch her campaign on Sunday. More coming. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 17, 2025. Kyle Duggan, The Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: All eyes on Freeland now that Carney is in
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… All eyes on Freeland now that Carney is in The ball is in Chrystia Freeland’s court, now that Mark Carney has officially launched his campaign to become the next Liberal leader. Carney announced alongside supporters in Edmonton on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joly to share update on meetings with U.S. politicians as Trump tariff
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly will provide an update on Canada’s efforts to stop punishing U.S. tariffs this morning following meetings in Washington on border security, trade and investment Thursday. Joly spent the day meeting with both Republicans and Democrats including Senate Majority Leader John Thune, South Carolina Sen. Lindsay Graham, New Hampshire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!All eyes are on Freeland after Carney enters the race to replace Trudeau
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — The ball is in Chrystia Freeland’s court, now that Mark Carney has officially launched his campaign to become the next Liberal leader. Carney announced alongside supporters in Edmonton on Thursday that he plans to run for the Liberal leadership. Politics watchers will be waiting to hear what Freeland has to say next, as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NYC terror plot suspect returns to court in Montreal over extradition case
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — A Pakistani national from Ontario who was arrested in Quebec for allegedly plotting to kill Jews in New York City returns to court today. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, who has been jailed since his arrest on Sept. 4 in Ormstown, Que., is being sought by authorities in the United States to stand trial. U.S. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mother orca still pushing body of dead calf off Vancouver Island, 10 days after death
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2025
VICTORIA — A mother killer whale whose calf died more than two weeks ago has recently been spotted still carrying the newborn’s carcass in waters off Victoria. The Center for Whale Research says in a Facebook post on Thursday that the mother, known as J35 or Tahlequah, was seen pushing the remains on Jan. 10 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Indigenous leaders, barred from premiers meeting, want in on Canada-U.S. talks
By Canadian Press on January 16th, 2025
OTTAWA — Three national Indigenous leaders say Indigenous Peoples should be at the centre of any discussions on how the country should respond to incoming U.S. president Donald Trump’s threats on tariffs and Canada’s territorial sovereignty. National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami President Natan Obed and Métis National Council President Victoria Pruden made ... Read More »
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