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In the news today: Justin Trudeau to shuffle his cabinet today
By The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Justin Trudeau to shuffle his cabinet ahead of Trump presidency, election year Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet later this morning at Rideau Hall to shore up his beleaguered government. His Liberals are reeling from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Trudeau to shuffle his cabinet ahead of Trump presidency, election year
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet later this morning at Rideau Hall to shore up his beleaguered government. His Liberals are reeling from the surprise loss of Chrystia Freeland as finance minister earlier this week. That move sparked renewed calls for Trudeau to step down for the good of his party. ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. wants odd police haul forfeited — signed jerseys, XXXL high fashion, gold tooth
By Canadian Press on December 20th, 2024
VANCOUVER — The B.C. government is seeking the forfeiture of an eclectic haul of sports memorabilia, supersized luxury clothing, cash, jewelry and a gold tooth that were seized by Vancouver police in a criminal probe in March. There are XXXL jackets from Versace, Gucci and Dior, a 24-karat gold bar, $34,000 in cash and soccer ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Race did not play a part’: Watchdog clears officers in arrest of Alberta chief
By The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
FORT MCMURRAY, Alta. – Alberta’s police watchdog says there’s no evidence an offence was committed when Mounties tackled a prominent First Nation chief and punched him in the face during an arrest outside a Fort McMurray, Alta., casino in 2020. The Alberta Serious Incident Response Team also said in a report released Thursday that there’s ... Read More »
2 responsesMPs Bendayan, Duguid, Fisher to join Trudeau cabinet in shuffle Friday
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to add multiple new names to his cabinet Friday when he shuffles his team days after Chrystia Freeland rattled the party and the government with her sudden resignation as finance minister. The Canadian Press has confirmed from a source with knowledge of the appointments that Montreal MP ... Read More »
1 responseEmissions in Canada fell last year, though still far off Paris targets
By Nick Murray, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – For the first time since the pandemic, Canada had a year-over-year decline in its greenhouse gas emissions – though it is still a long way off its 2030 target. A preliminary emissions report Thursday from the federal government shows greenhouse gases emitted in 2023 fell by six million tonnes compared to 2022, the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. repeals public drug use law after challenge and Ottawa’s similar changes
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has repealed a law it passed last year to restrict drug use in some public areas because successful court challenges prevented it from being brought into force. Garry Begg, B.C.’s solicitor general and public safety minister, says in a statement the government has revoked the Restricting Public Consumption of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!LeBlanc says it’s not the government’s job to respond to everything Trump posts
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc says it’s not the Liberal government’s job to respond to everything U.S. president-elect Donald Trump posts online. LeBlanc made those comments in response to a question about Trump repeatedly referring to Canada as a 51st state and Trudeau as its governor in social media posts. LeBlanc once again says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta’s Smith disappointed federal pension plan report offers no estimate of share
By Lisa Johnson, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the province has heard back from Canada’s chief actuary on its bid to leave the Canada Pension Plan, but says there’s no estimate on how much the province should get. The province has been waiting for months for the review and a figure. Smith said Thursday her government ... Read More »
1 responseFamily says man received MAID on psychiatric day pass, files wrongful-death lawsuit
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The family of a 52-year-old man who received medical assistance in dying while on a day pass from a Vancouver psychiatric hospital has launched a constitutional challenge to the procedure’s legal framework. The notice of civil claim filed Friday at the B.C. Supreme Court says the businessman and father of three, who suffered ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New Brunswick Liberal government reverses changes to school gender identity policy
By The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
FREDERICTON – New Brunswick Premier Susan Holt has followed through on a campaign pledge to reverse policy changes by the previous government concerning sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. Holt issued a statement today saying her recently elected Liberal government has revised Policy 713 to incorporate recommendations from the province’s child and youth advocate, ... Read More »
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