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‘You, sir, are not a change’: Party leaders target Carney in final election debate
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — Liberal Leader Mark Carney spent his first English election debate presenting himself as a safe pair of hands for a Canada in crisis — while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sought to frame him as more of the same after a decade of Liberal government. Carney, who is leading in the polls, became the ... Read More »
2 responses‘You, sir, are not a change’: Party leaders target Carney in English election debate
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — Taking part in his first English election debate, Liberal Leader Mark Carney cast himself as a safe pair of hands for a Canada in crisis — while Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre sought to frame him as more of the same after a decade of Liberal government. Carney is leading in the polls and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal leaders clash over U.S. tariffs, pipelines in English debate
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — Canada’s main federal party leaders squared off on U.S. tariffs and President Donald Trump’s global trade war, offering contrasting visions for a country under economic threat. Liberal Leader Mark Carney is leading in the polls and became the main target of his rivals attacks early in the debate — a trend that carried ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec police say three missing migrants may have been picked up, search called off
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — Police in Quebec have called off a land search for three migrants thought to be missing in woods near the U.S. border southwest of Montreal after learning they may have actually been picked up by a vehicle. Provincial police say they received the new information suggesting the woman and two young children are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer asks for stay of proceedings after guilty verdict
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — “Freedom Convoy” organizer Chris Barber has asked for a stay of proceedings, two weeks after an Ontario judge found him and Tamara Lich guilty of mischief for their roles in the 2022 mass protest in Ottawa. According to a news release from the non-profit helping his defence, Barber is arguing the proceedings should ... Read More »
1 responseEby urges Canadians to ‘keep the pressure up’ despite California’s charm campaign
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
Canadians need to “keep the pressure up” on the United States by buying local and avoiding travel there, despite a recent push from California to draw visitors from Canada, British Columbia’s premier says. David Eby says he had a “really good conversation” with California Governor Gavin Newsom this week as the state launched a campaign ... Read More »
1 responseTrump claims tariffs making America rich while also suggesting trade deals are coming
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump showed little signs of backing down on his plans to tariff the world Thursday — even as members of his administration continued to claim the duties will lead to the negotiation of new trade deals. Trump said nothing he heard during a meeting with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frank Stronach committed to stand trial after preliminary inquiry into two charges
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
TORONTO — An Ontario court has committed billionaire businessman Frank Stronach to stand trial on two charges related to two complainants as part of his Toronto sexual assault case. Ontario Court Justice Jacqueline Freeman made the ruling at the end of a preliminary inquiry that dealt exclusively with those two charges, which court has heard ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. students look north as Trump freezes funding to American universities
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
VANCOUVER — The University of British Columbia has briefly reopened admissions for its graduate programs to take applications from U.S. citizens in what is a growing trend for Canadian institutions as the American president denigrates higher learning. Simon Fraser University in Burnaby, B.C., and the University of Toronto are also reporting a spike in student ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says tariffs making America rich while also suggesting trade deals are coming
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
U.S. President Donald Trump showed little signs of backing down on his plans to tariff the world today — even as members of his administration continue to claim the duties will lead to the negotiation of new trade deals. Trump says nothing he heard during a meeting with Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says Canadians need to ‘keep the pressure up’ despite California’s charm campaign
By Canadian Press on April 17th, 2025
VICTORIA — British Columbia’s premier says Canadians need to “keep the pressure up” on the United States by buying local and avoiding travel there, despite a recent push from California to draw visitors from Canada. David Eby says he spoke with Californian Governor Gavin Newsom on Monday — the same day the governor launched a ... Read More »
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