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Ottawa police use DNA from 1996 murder to identify Vancouver stabbing suspect
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
Police in Ottawa say they’ve identified a suspect in an unsolved 1996 stabbing death on the Portage Bridge using DNA evidence to track down the man who was arrested in Vancouver last week. Ottawa police say 73-year-old Lawrence Diehl was taken into custody by Vancouver police on Dec. 10 and returned to Ottawa, and he’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest: Events unfold on Parliament Hill after Freeland’s cabinet resignation
By CP Staff, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet as finance minister on the same day she was expected to deliver the government’s fall economic statement, leaving the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau roiling. Here’s the latest. 2:15 p.m. ET NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is calling for the prime minister to resign, saying Liberals are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP leader says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should resign
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should resign as Liberal leader after Chrystia Freeland left her post as finance minister this morning. Freeland’s surprise declaration that she is leaving cabinet came hours before she was set to introduce the government’s fall economic statement. She says the prime minister lost faith ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: NDP leader says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should resign
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau should resign as Liberal leader after Chrystia Freeland left her post as finance minister this morning. Singh stopped short of calling for an election and did not say that his party will end its support for the minority government. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premiers united in fight against threatened tariffs despite ‘chaos’ in Ottawa: Ford
By Liam Casey and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
TORONTO – Ontario Premier Doug Ford says following a meeting with all of Canada’s premiers today, the provincial and territorial leaders will remain united as “Team Canada” in the face of a tariff threat from the United States, despite the “chaos” in Ottawa. The meeting of the 13 premiers, chaired by Ford, took place the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest: Freeland leaves cabinet, fall economic statement in limbo
By CP Staff, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet as finance minister on the same day she was expected to deliver the government’s fall economic statement, leaving the government of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau roiling. Here’s the latest. 1:15 p.m. ET Officials confirm the Fall Economic Statement lockup, which was set to begin at 10 a.m., ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Authorities search for person missing after B.C. mudslide washed away home
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A search is ongoing for a person believed to have been caught in a mudslide that hit their home and closed British Columbia’s Sea to Sky Highway over the weekend. RCMP say emergency crews recovered a body of one of the two residents of the home on Sunday, and are actively searching for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Without more warming centres, expect rise in homeless deaths: Montreal borough mayor
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
MONTREAL – A Quebec coroner will investigate the death of a 55-year-old unhoused man found in a park early Sunday in Montreal’s Hochelaga-Maisonneuve borough. Police say hypothermia could be the cause of the man’s death, after he was found unresponsive at a public square in the city’s east end. The man was transported to hospital ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fiscal update in limbo after Freeland quits as finance minister
By Kyle Duggan and Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s plans to unveil a fall economic update today have been thrown into disarray by the finance minister’s abrupt resignation. Chrystia Freeland released a letter this morning announcing her decision to step aside after she and Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “found ourselves at odds about the best path forward for Canada.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chrystia Freeland’s resignation letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from the Liberal cabinet on Monday, posting her resignation letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on social media. Here is the letter: “Dear Prime Minister, It has been the honour of my life to serve in government, working for Canada and Canadians. We have accomplished a lot together. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Trudeau’s cabinet bleeds star power on day of key economic update
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government is reeling after the bombshell resignations of two top cabinet ministers, including the finance minister who was set to release a key economic update Monday. Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland made a surprise declaration Monday that she’s making her exit from cabinet, pointing to an internal dispute with the ... Read More »
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