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‘He should care’: Conservatives slam Carney on Trump comments
By Canadian Press on November 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative MPs slammed Prime Minister Mark Carney Monday over dismissive comments he made recently about stalled trade talks with U.S. President Donald Trump. While taking questions from reporters in Johannesburg over the weekend, Carney was asked when he last spoke with Trump and replied: “Who cares?” Carney had said previously both men have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. drug ‘compassion club’ reduced overdose risk: lawyer in constitutional challenge
By Canadian Press on November 24th, 2025
VANCOUVER — A lawyer for the founders of a Vancouver club that provided tested heroin, cocaine and methamphetamine to drug users during the toxic drug crisis says the risk from the street supply is “grossly disproportionate” to any benefit of shutting down the club. Tim Dickson told a B.C. Supreme Court judge in his opening ... Read More »
1 responseMPs swipe at Carney’s claim that Canada has no feminist foreign policy
By Canadian Press on November 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney’s claim that Canada does not have a “feminist foreign policy” spilled into the political arena Monday, drawing both criticism and praise. “Prime Minister Carney is making it very clear he is no friend to women and he is no friend to gender equality in this country,” NDP MP Leah ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two brothers, 19 and 22, dead after being struck by a light-rail train near Montreal
By Canadian Press on November 24th, 2025
MONTREAL — Two brothers from a town southwest of Montreal have been identified as the victims of a fatal collision with a light-rail train over the weekend. Simon and Samuel Brochu, both of St-Rémi, Que., died after being struck by the automated train early Saturday morning near Brossard, Que. Simon Brochu, 19, died at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nation looks to develop ‘wealth fund’ for major projects investments
By Canadian Press on November 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — A First Nation in Ontario is looking to create what it’s calling a “sovereign wealth fund” to bypass government and move major projects forward faster with Indigenous participation. The First Nations Sovereign Wealth Fund, proposed by Chippewas of the Thames First Nation in southwestern Ontario, seeks to make it easier for First Nations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Budget watchdog calls for better transparency after Liberals shift fiscal anchors
By Canadian Press on November 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — The interim parliamentary budget officer says Ottawa should turn over scrutiny of one of its key fiscal anchors to an independent body. Jason Jacques told MPs on the House of Commons finance committee today he fears that changes to the federal government’s fiscal anchors in the recent budget were made quickly and without ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!U.S. directs its embassies in Western nations to scrutinize mass migration
By Canadian Press on November 24th, 2025
WASHINGTON — The U.S. State Department has directed its embassies in Canada and other Western nations to scrutinize the impacts of mass migration, marking the Trump administration’s latest push to reshape the geopolitics of America’s longtime allies. Last week’s dispatch to embassies directed diplomats in Ottawa, New Zealand, Australia and countries in western Europe to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Photo Gallery: Canadian Kennel Club National Dog Show
By Canadian Press on November 24th, 2025
A pekinese named Prince was awarded Best In Show at the Canadian Kennel Club’s National Championship Dog Show over the weekend. The Canadian Kennel Club says over half a million Canadians attended one of 4,000 purebred dog events across Canada last year. Founded in 1888, the Canadian Kennel Club says it is the primary registry ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Québec solidaire members stunned by Vincent Marissal’s abrupt departure
By Canadian Press on November 24th, 2025
QUÉBEC — The left-wing Québec solidaire party is reeling from the abrupt departure over the weekend of a legislature member who had been flirting with the Parti Québécois. Vincent Marissal announced on Saturday he was leaving Québec solidaire, shortly after the party voted to suspend him from caucus for having talks with PQ Leader Paul ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gould: Carney’s comments mark departure from ‘feminist’ foreign policy comment
By Canadian Press on November 24th, 2025
OTTAWA — House of Commons finance committee chair Karina Gould says Prime Minster Mark Carney’s claim that Canada’s foreign policy is not feminist “certainly” marks a departure from the previous government. But Gould says the policy and ideals Carney described remain feminist. Carney’s comment on Sunday at the G20 leaders’ summit in South Africa marks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!1 of 4 accused in alleged Quebec extremist plot appears in court, to return next year
By Canadian Press on November 24th, 2025
QUÉBEC — One of four accused in an alleged anti-government plot to forcibly take control of land in the Quebec City area appeared briefly in court today and will return before a judge in the new year. Prosecutor Gabriel Lapierre told the Quebec court that the Crown has so far presented about 90 per cent ... Read More »
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