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No more blue wall, red wall: How electoral reform could stop regional election sweeps
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — A change to Canada’s electoral system would have delivered a very different House of Commons this year — one without the monolithic regional strongholds held by both major federal parties — according to an analysis for The Canadian Press. One seasoned political observer in Alberta says shattering those party fortresses could help take ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Despite a polarizing election, poll suggests Canadians don’t want a two-party system
By Canadian Press on May 13th, 2025
OTTAWA — While the recent federal election turned into a tight race between the Liberals and Conservatives that left other parties trailing far behind, a new poll suggests most Canadians don’t want the country end up with a two-party system. The poll of over 1,600 Canadians, conducted by Leger Marketing for the Association for Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian youth struggle with making friends and bullying: UNICEF report
By Canadian Press on May 13th, 2025
A global study from UNICEF suggests many Canadian kids are unhappy, with social struggles such as bullying and difficulty making friends among the sources of their anguish. UNICEF’s 19th Report Card suggests one in five youth in Canada face frequent bullying, one in five are lonely and one in four struggle to make friends. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-mayor Gregor Robertson gets second shot at housing crisis in Carney’s cabinet
By Canadian Press on May 13th, 2025
Gregor Robertson set himself a bold goal as the newly elected mayor in Vancouver in 2008 – ending street homelessness in the city by 2015. Seventeen years later, British Columbia remains immersed in the national housing crisis with Vancouver’s rent sitting at the highest in the country and the number of homeless people increasing. Robertson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM Carney travelling to Rome Friday for Pope Leo’s inaugural mass
By Canadian Press on May 13th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Rome on Friday to attend Pope Leo’s inaugural mass. The Prime Minister’s Office said in a news release Tuesday that Carney will be in Rome from May 16 to 19. The ceremony, which marks the official start of a pope’s term, will take place on Sunday, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal judge says cull of 400 ostriches at B.C. farm hit by avian flu can proceed
By Canadian Press on May 13th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A Federal Court judge has tossed out a challenge that would have stopped the killing of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull late last year after the flu outbreak, but the court granted a stay in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here are the newcomers, familiar faces in Prime Minister Mark Carney’s inner circle
By Canadian Press on May 13th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced his new cabinet. Here is the list of all 28 Liberal cabinet members, as well as 10 secretaries of state. Returning members of cabinet: Anita Anand, minister of foreign affairs The MP for Oakville East in Ontario has been a mainstay of the Liberal cabinet, holding seven ... Read More »
1 responseCourt dismisses application to stop B.C. ostrich cull over avian flu
By Canadian Press on May 13th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A Federal Court judge has tossed out a challenge that would have stopped the killing of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. The Canadian Food Inspection Agency ordered the cull late last year after the avian flu outbreak, but the court granted a stay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Erskine-Smith says he feels ‘disrespected’ after being dropped from cabinet
By Canadian Press on May 13th, 2025
OTTAWA — Former housing minister Nate Erskine-Smith says it’s “impossible not to feel disrespected” after being dropped from cabinet. In a series of social media posts Tuesday, the member of Parliament for Beaches–East York said he ran in the recent election for the opportunity to make “an even bigger difference around the cabinet table and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mark Carney’s cabinet has taken shape. Here are some of the highlights
By Canadian Press on May 13th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney has unveiled his 28-member cabinet and it’s a mix of familiar and new faces from across Canada. Carney’s cabinet is smaller than that of his predecessor — former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s government had 35 ministers by the end — and adds 10 secretaries of state, who are essentially ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Court dismisses application to stop B.C. ostrich cull over avian flu
By Canadian Press on May 13th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A Federal Court judge has tossed out a challenge that would have stopped the killing of about 400 ostriches on a British Columbia farm that suffered an outbreak of avian flu. More coming. The Canadian Press... Read More »
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