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Elections Canada says Terrebonne vote is final, despite ‘error’ with special ballot
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Elections Canada says the result of a recount in the federal riding of Terrebonne is final, despite a misprint that led to one special ballot being returned to sender. Elections Canada says there was an error on the envelope used to mail a special ballot from Terrebonne, a Quebec riding the Liberals won ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two found dead as crews battle wildfire in Manitoba, police say
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
WINNIPEG — RCMP say the bodies of two people have been found as crews battle a wildfire in a popular lakefront cottage area northeast of Winnipeg. They say officers are working to identify the dead, but it may take days. Police say they received reports that some residents were stranded due to the quick-spreading fire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Two found dead as crews battle wildfire in Manitoba, police say
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
WINNIPEG — RCMP say the bodies of two people have been found as crews battle a wildfire in the Rural Municipality of Lac Du Bonnet, a popular lakefront cottage area northeast of Winnipeg. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CBC to stop paying individual bonuses after controversy
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — The CBC’s board of directors says the Crown corporation will no longer pay individual bonuses to employees. The board says in a statement it will discontinue what CBC refers to as “performance pay” and adjust salaries of affected staff to compensate them. The move comes after the public broadcaster was criticized for paying ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada must maximize use of existing pipelines before building more, minister says
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canadian Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault said Wednesday Canada needs to maximize its use of existing pipelines before building more — a day after Prime Minister Mark Carney indicated an openness to new pipeline construction. Speaking to reporters ahead of the first meeting of Carney’s new cabinet, the former environment minister claimed less than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post hits pause on negotiations with union as May deadline approaches
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Workers at Canada Post could be heading back to the picket lines in a matter of days — but a labour expert warns postal workers might find negotiating conditions far less favourable now than they were during their holiday job action. Canada Post said late Tuesday it was hitting pause on negotiations with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: CBC to stop paying individual bonuses after controversy
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — The CBC’s board of directors says the Crown corporation will no longer pay individual bonuses to employees. The move comes after the public broadcaster was criticized for paying out millions in bonuses after eliminating hundreds of jobs. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opposition slams Liberals for not tabling budget before summer
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Opposition parties are criticizing Prime Minister Mark Carney after his government said it would not table a federal budget before the House of Commons rises this summer. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and interim NDP leader Don Davies both say it’s unacceptable that Carney will not produce a fiscal plan any time soon. Finance ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘You feel at home’: Playoff hockey helps newcomers feel more Canadian
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
TORONTO — Mykhailo Ivanov never thought he’d become a diehard hockey fan. The 42-year-old had immigrated to Winnipeg a little over two years ago to escape the war in Ukraine. He didn’t know much about hockey, he said, but after he was given tickets to a Jets game he fell in love with the sport ... Read More »
1 responsePQ defends candidate in hotly contested Arthabaska riding over leftist past, arrest
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
SAINT-FERDINAND — The Parti Québécois is defending its candidate in an upcoming byelection northeast of Montreal after criticism of his far-left, militant past. Alex Boissonneault was arrested in 2001 in Quebec City for being part of a group that had plotted to penetrate the security perimeter at a free-trade meeting called Summit of the Americas. ... Read More »
1 responseExpert tells U.S. senators Canada is a key ally on critical minerals
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
WASHINGTON — An expert in critical minerals is telling U.S. senators that Canada can be a key ally in efforts to reduce America’s reliance on Chinese supply — after President Donald Trump spent months claiming the U.S. doesn’t need anything from its northern neighbour. Gracelin Baskaran of the Center for Strategic and International Studies told ... Read More »
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