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B.C. to hold an independent commission into festival attack, considers public inquiry
By Canadian Press on April 29th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says his government will launch an independent commission into the Vancouver festival attack that killed 11 people and a public inquiry if the criminal case doesn’t provide answers the public is looking for. Eby says the commission will have a “quick turn around” to get full answers for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premier Moe congratulates Carney, says Saskatchewan sent strong message
By Canadian Press on April 29th, 2025
REGINA — Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe is congratulating Prime Minister Mark Carney for the Liberals federal election win. The province mostly stayed Conservative blue, except for one seat. Liberal Buckley Belanger, a former provincial NDP cabinet minister, won his second attempt for a federal seat in Saskatchewan’s northern riding. Moe says Saskatchewan voters sent a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Eby wants inquiry if festival crash isn’t resolved by criminal charges
By Canadian Press on April 29th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia Premier David Eby says he’ll call a public inquiry into Saturday’s deadly vehicle ramming at a Vancouver festival if the criminal case doesn’t provide answers the public is looking for. Eby says if it weren’t for the police investigation and upcoming criminal trial, his government would call an inquiry now. A ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Premier Smith congratulates Carney, warns him against future ‘hostile acts’
By Canadian Press on April 29th, 2025
EDMONTON — Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has delivered a note of congratulations — along with a sharply worded warning and a blanket condemnation — to Prime Minister Mark Carney and his new Liberal government. Smith is urging Carney to immediately reset the relationship with her province, accusing the Liberals of undermining Alberta’s resource-based economy for ... Read More »
2 responsesElections Canada resumes vote counting with majority still in question
By Canadian Press on April 29th, 2025
OTTAWA — The shape of the next Liberal government is becoming clearer as ballot counting continues after a historic election day in Canada. Canadians still won’t know until later Tuesday whether Mark Carney’s Liberals have won a majority or minority mandate from voters. Elections Canada decided early Tuesday morning to pause the marathon counting of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre loses his long-held seat in Ottawa
By Canadian Press on April 29th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has lost in the Ottawa riding of Carleton. Poilievre first took the seat in 2004 and won it six subsequent times. Liberal candidate Bruce Fanjoy was leading in the riding by more than 3,700 votes with over 99 per cent of ... Read More »
3 responsesCP NewsAlert: Poilievre loses his long-held seat in Ottawa
By Canadian Press on April 29th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Canadian Press decision desk is projecting that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has lost in the Ottawa riding of Carleton. Poilievre first took the seat in 2004 and won it six subsequent times. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge declares accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash not criminally responsible
By Canadian Press on April 29th, 2025
LAVAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has declared a man not criminally responsible for killing two children and injuring six others when he drove a city bus into a Montreal-area daycare in 2023. Justice Éric Downs today accepted the joint recommendation of criminal non-responsibility from the Crown and the defence and concluded Pierre Ny ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Accused in fatal Quebec daycare bus crash not criminally responsible
By Canadian Press on April 29th, 2025
LAVAL — A Quebec Superior Court judge has declared a man not criminally responsible for killing two children and injuring six others when he drove a bus into a Montreal-area daycare in 2023. Justice Éric Downs has accepted the joint recommendation of criminal non-responsibility from the Crown and the defence in the case of Pierre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump set to give automobile industry some tariff relief: White House
By Canadian Press on April 29th, 2025
WASHINGTON — White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt says U.S. President Donald Trump is set to sign an executive order on automobile tariffs later today which is intended to provide some relief to the industry besieged by multiple duties. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent says Trump is committed to bringing automobile manufacturing back to the United ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Canada will have to wait on final election result
By Canadian Press on April 29th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Canada will have to wait on final election result Elections Canada says it has decided to pause counting of special ballots until later Tuesday morning. A handful of ridings remain too close to call and the move means ... Read More »
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