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Pierre Poilievre is The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year for second year in a row
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – For the second year in a row, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been chosen as The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year. Editors across the country placed Poilievre at the top of the list in 2024. He captured just over a quarter of the vote among a group of 10 candidates. “The worm ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Poilievre is CP Newsmaker of the Year for second year in a row
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has been chosen as The Canadian Press Newsmaker of the Year for 2024. It is the second time in a row news editors across the country placed Poilievre at the top of the list. Running miles ahead of his opponents in the polls throughout the year, Poilievre has cemented ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s premiers meet in Toronto to talk tariffs, trade amid chaos in Ottawa
By Liam Casey and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
TORONTO – Canada’s premiers must take a bigger role in Canada-U.S. relations, Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Monday on his way in to a meeting he is chairing with all 13 provincial and territorial leaders. Ford has been outspoken about the need for a co-ordinated strategy in response to a threat from U.S. president-elected Donald ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet the day of fall economic statement
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, the day she is set to present the fall economic statement. In a resignation letter, she says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her another role in cabinet Friday, but that the only “honest and viable path” is to leave cabinet. Freeland says for the past ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Chrystia Freeland quits cabinet the day of fall economic statement
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has resigned from cabinet, the day she is set to present the fall economic statement. In a resignation letter she says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau offered her another role in cabinet Friday, but she aid the only “honest and viable path” is to leave cabinet. More to come... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he won’t seek re-election
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Housing Minister Sean Fraser says he will not be running in the next federal election, citing family reasons. Fraser made the announcement this morning at a news conference in Ottawa. He joins a growing list of cabinet ministers exiting federal politics. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is scheduled to chair a cabinet meeting on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Canada Post operations to resume Tuesday: company
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Canada Post operations to resume Tuesday: company Mail will begin moving again on Tuesday as Canada Post employees return to work for the first time in more than a month after the federal government pushed to end the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post operations to resume on Tuesday, company says
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Mail will begin moving again on Tuesday as Canada Post employees return to work for the first time in more than a month after the federal government pushed to end the stoppage. Labour Minister Steven MacKinnon directed the Canada Industrial Relations Board to order the 55,000 picketing employees back to work within days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Trudeau’s cabinet meets ahead of FES; Fraser won’t seek re-election
By The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is holding a cabinet meeting this morning ahead of the release of his government’s fall economic statement. The meeting comes amid news that his federal Housing Minister Sean Fraser will not be seeking re-election. A government official, who is not authorized to speak publicly about the issue, confirmed that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa to unveil economic update detailing deficit, new border security package
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Liberal government in Ottawa is set to unveil its fall economic update today, its first spending package since Donald Trump won the November presidential election. Ottawa is expected to blow past its deficit target, but Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has said debt-to-GDP is still in decline. The update is expected to include ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Smoke and mirrors’: Quebec residents feel abandoned after August flooding
By Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press on December 16th, 2024
MONTREAL – The Quebec government has made payments in less than 10 per cent of the nearly 10,000 claims it has received since the remnants of Hurricane Debby hit the province in August, causing severe flooding and damage. In Montreal, which received a record-breaking 150 millimetres of rain during the storm, the government has paid ... Read More »
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