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In the news today: Liberals to talk leadership, Trump takeover threats spark concern
By The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Liberals huddle ahead of leadership race Liberal MPs are meeting in Ottawa today for the first time since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he will step down. The national caucus meeting, set to take place both in person ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!How Justin Trudeau captured the zeitgeist, and how he lost it
By Nicole Thompson, The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2025
TORONTO – In his early days as prime minister, Justin Trudeau was “cool.” In the year that followed his majority sweep into power, he appeared in the pages of Vogue, on the cover of a Marvel comic book and on “The Daily Show,” chatting with an up-and-coming Hasan Minhaj. But the same strategy experts and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MPs gather for first time since Trudeau announced his resignation plans
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2025
OTTAWA – Liberal MPs are meeting in Ottawa today for the first time since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced he will step down. The national caucus meeting, set to take place both in person and online, was originally set to last six hours to give MPs time to discuss Trudeau’s previous refusal to resign. Now, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Is Donald Trump kidding? Americans in Canada react to tariff, annexation threats
By Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2025
Incoming U.S. president Donald Trump has been courting controversy in Canada since his election victory, with threats to impose whopping tariffs on Canadian goods and musings about the country becoming “the 51st state.” While Trump’s comments have drawn anger and fear among Canadians, reaction from Americans who live, study or work in Canada has been ... Read More »
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