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‘We are not a priority:’ Disability advocates say lack of minister sends a message
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
Disability advocates say the lack of a minister tasked with representing their interests sidelines millions of Canadians during what Prime Minister Mark Carney promises will be a time of growth and rebuilding. Carney announced his smaller, “purpose-built” cabinet meant to deliver change on Tuesday, but the 38-member team doesn’t include anyone explicitly responsible for disability ... Read More »
1 responseNew housing minister says he’ll ‘leverage’ past as Vancouver mayor in role
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s new housing minister says he didn’t have the tools he needed to address housing affordability issues when he was mayor of Vancouver — the country’s most expensive housing market. Gregor Robertson faced questions about his record on housing affordability from reporters ahead of his first cabinet meeting on Wednesday, a day after ... Read More »
1 responseLiberals planning for a fall economic statement but no budget just yet
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the Liberal government will not table a budget when Parliament returns in the coming weeks but will instead put forward a fall economic statement. Champagne hasn’t offered a clearer timeline for the introduction of the government’s latest fiscal plans and has not explained the delay. The finance minister ... Read More »
1 responseTory MP, unions concerned about lack of labour minister amid Trump’s tariffs
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani sent a letter to the federal government Wednesday raising concerns about the lack of a labour minister in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet at a time of economic friction with the United States. Jivani, who represents Bowmanville—Oshawa North, said his region is facing significant challenges due to layoffs at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Liberals to table fall economic statement but no budget just yet
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government will not table a budget when Parliament returns in the coming weeks but instead plans to put forward a fall economic statement, Finance Minister François-Philippe Champagne says. Champagne did not provide a clear timeline for the introduction of the government’s latest fiscal plan. He says the government will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada needs to maximize existing pipelines before building more, minister says
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canadian Culture Minister Steven Guilbeault says Canada needs to maximize the use of its existing pipelines before building more. Speaking to reporters ahead of the first meeting of Prime Minister Mark Carney’s new cabinet, the former environment minister said less than half the capacity of Canada’s Trans Mountain pipeline is being used. His ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inuit village in Quebec’s Far North facing ‘severe’ water distribution challenges
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
MONTREAL — Officials in Quebec’s Nunavik region are raising the alarm over severe water distribution challenges in the Inuit community of Puvirnituq. The Kativik Regional Government says the village’s five-kilometre-long water pipeline froze during a blizzard in mid-March and has yet to thaw. As a result, the town of roughly 2,100 people has been forced ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP issue shelter-in-place order in Lunenburg County, N.S., for man who may be armed
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
LOWER NORTHFIELD — Nova Scotia RCMP are telling residents of Lunenburg County to seek shelter or stay inside because of a man who they say is dangerous and may be armed. Police say the suspect is six feet tall, 175 pounds with green eyes and auburn hair, and was last seen on foot. He was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal MP says Carney will run a more corporate-style government
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — A newly appointed junior member of cabinet said Wednesday the federal government will operate more like a “corporation” under Prime Minister Mark Carney than it did under Justin Trudeau. Heading into his first cabinet meeting as secretary of state for the Canada Revenue Agency, Liberal MP Wayne Long said he’s already seeing a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: N.S. RCMP issue shelter-in-place order for man who may be armed
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
LOWER NORTHFIELD — Nova Scotia RCMP have told residents of Lunenburg County to seek shelter or stay inside because of a man who they say is dangerous and may be armed. Police say the suspect is six feet tall, 175 pounds with green eyes and auburn hair, and was last seen on foot. He was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian man sentenced to 2 1/2 years in U.S. Social Security fraud
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
FAIRBANKS — The United States Attorney’s Office in Alaska says a Canadian man has been sentenced to 2 1/2 years in prison and ordered to repay $420,000 he stole in social security benefits from the U.S. government over a 30-year period. It says 77-year-old Ellis Kingsep was legally living in the United States and had ... Read More »
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