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Immigration cuts will help housing gap, PBO says, but less than government projects
By Nick Murray, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government is overestimating the impact its cuts to immigration will have on the country’s housing shortage, the Office of the Parliamentary Budget Officer said in a new report. In the analysis published Friday, the PBO said its projections still indicate the country’s housing gap should fall by 45 per cent, assuming ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Acadian journalist appointed lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
FREDERICTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau today announced the appointment of a former journalist and women’s rights advocate as the next lieutenant-governor of New Brunswick. Louise Imbeault was a reporter for Radio-Canada Acadie, where Trudeau says she “promoted” Acadian culture across the world. Her work earned her numerous honours, including being named to the Order ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Wasn’t as clear as I could have been’: Boissonnault sorry for Indigenous claims
By Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
EDMONTON – Canada’s Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is apologizing after shifting claims about his Indigenous identity came under scrutiny. The Liberal member of Parliament said at an unrelated announcement in Edmonton on Friday that he’s sorry he wasn’t as clear as he could have been “with everything that I know now.” “I apologize that I ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joly, Blinken push to get B.C. river treaty through Congress before Trump government
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
LIMA, Peru – Top officials in both Canada and the United States are pushing for the need to finalize the Columbia River Treaty to manage water flowing between the two countries before the administration change in America. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly told reporters in Lima, Peru, that much can be accomplished to get the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Three more cases of fraudulent overbilling, Ottawa says
By Anja Karadeglija, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government has referred three more cases of fraudulent overbilling in its procurement system to the RCMP. In July, a former federal consultant was charged with fraud for overbilling the government by $250,000. Previously in March, Ottawa asked the RCMP to investigate at least $5 million in suspected fraud by IT sub-contractors ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Québec solidaire member faces rebuke for saying fellow politicians target minorities
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
MONTREAL – Amid heavy criticism across party lines, an opposition member of the provincial legislature is not backing down from comments that his fellow lawmakers say painted them as racist. Haroun Bouazzi of Québec solidaire has been criticized this week for a speech delivered recently before a community group that works with immigrants. He told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada, Indonesia agree to trade pact, Trudeau touts nuclear energy for Indo-Pacific
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
LIMA, Peru – Canada has concluded trade negotiations with Indonesia, paving the way to sign a deal with the world’s fourth-most populous country next year. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the news alongside Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit. Trudeau’s office says both sides must iron out some of the technical ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault apologizes over Indigenous identity claims
By Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
EDMONTON – Canada’s Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is apologizing after shifting claims of his Indigenous identity came under scrutiny. The Edmonton Liberal member of Parliament says he’s sorry he hasn’t been clear about who he is and his family’s history and that he’s still learning about his heritage. Boissonnault has previously referred to himself as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Insurance bureau estimates $110 million in damages from October storms in B.C.
By Brianna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Intense flooding that hammered British Columbia’s coast last month has led to more than $110 million in insured damage claims. The Insurance Bureau of Canada says insurers have been working with clients for the last few weeks since the Category 4 atmospheric river caused “significant flood damage” to Metro Vancouver properties in Coquitlam, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government overestimating immigration impact on housing gap: PBO
By Nick Murray, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s parliamentary budget officer says the federal government is overestimating the impact its new immigration plan will have on the country’s housing shortage. In October the Liberal government announced it was cutting the number of permanent residents allowed into the country between 2025 and 2027. The PBO has previously reported that Canada needs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Doctors in northern Saskatchewan treat 27 scurvy cases, highlight food insecurity
By Glynn Brothen, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2024
LA RONGE, Sask. – Doctors in La Ronge, Sask., have treated 27 cases of scurvy within the last six months, bringing to light the severe impact of food insecurity in the province’s North. Dr. Jeff Irvine told the news website larongeNow that a colleague was surprised to diagnose a case in May. “The physician started ... Read More »
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