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CP NewsAlert: Trudeau to shuffle cabinet Friday as pressure for him to resign remains
By The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will shuffle his cabinet on Friday morning. A government source confirms the prime minister will attend a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall. This comes at the end of a tumultuous week that saw him lose his finance minister and face a new swell of pressure within his caucus for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nancy Karetak-Lindell, former MP, appointed as Nunavut Senator
By Nick Murray, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – The first person to ever serve as the member of Parliament for Nunavut is being appointed to the Senate. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will announce the appointment of Nancy Karetak-Lindell to fill Nunavut’s only Senate seat today. She was elected to Parliament in 1997 after playing a key role in negotiations to establish ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Canada Post to start taking commercial mail again
By The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Canada Post to start accepting commercial mail as it ramps up post-strike operations Canada Post is set to start accepting commercial letters and parcels as it works to get back to normal operations following a month-long strike. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Running in fear’: Documents depict chaos, confusion over Reclaiming Canada event
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
When the organizer of the We Unify Reclaiming Canada event contacted officials about booking the Victoria Conference Centre, he touted invitees from across the political spectrum, including liberal luminaries such as Amal Clooney, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, B.C.’s NDP Premier David Eby, movie stars and more. Jonathan Bower told the sales director of the city-owned ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP seeks distance from Liberals, sees fight in next election is with Conservatives
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh began 2024 by propping up Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority government. He is ending the year calling for Trudeau’s resignation. Singh’s gradual effort to limit his alliance with the Liberals hastened this week after Trudeau’s finance minister quit, plunging the government into more political chaos and raising questions about ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. police officer charged with sexual assault dies by suicide, reports say
By The Canadian Press on December 18th, 2024
SHAWNIGAN LAKE, B.C. – Several British Columbia media reports say one of two Central Saanich Police officers charged with sexual assaulting a woman they met on duty has died by suicide. The Times Colonist cites four sources saying 43-year-old Sgt. Matthew Ball has died, while other outlets cite police sources saying Ball died by suicide. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Campaign urges skilled labour to ‘Stay with B.C.’ to counter efforts from Alberta
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on December 18th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The Business Council of British Columbia has launched an awareness campaign to counter the province’s rising outward migration to Alberta. The business advocacy group says its “Stay with B.C.” campaign is placing advertisements on billboards and transit stops, as well as online, in cities such as Vancouver, Victoria, Kelowna and Prince George, urging ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What is a trade deficit — and does it matter to the economy?
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press on December 18th, 2024
In a post on Truth Social early Wednesday, Donald Trump claimed his country is financially supporting its northern neighbour. The U.S. president-elect wrote that “we subsidize Canada to the tune of $100,000,000 a year” – an apparent reference to a previous claim about a $100-billion trade gap – and said the imbalance “makes no sense.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal synagogue hit by alleged arson, nearby Jewish office building damaged
By Joe Bongiorno, The Canadian Press on December 18th, 2024
MONTREAL – Jewish leaders called on Montrealers to denounce attacks against Jews, after a synagogue in a suburb was allegedly firebombed early Wednesday morning – the second apparent arson attack on the house of worship in a little more than one year. Across the street, a window and glass door were smashed at the offices ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Theodore Tugboat replica partially sinks at Ontario dock, awaits effort to refloat
By The Canadian Press on December 18th, 2024
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – The Theodore Tugboat replica that was long a fixture in the Halifax harbour is listing heavily with its red-capped head just above water after partially sinking Tuesday in Ontario. A news release from the boat’s owner says the life-size version of the TV character began taking on water and as of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sentencing Friday for Quebecer convicted of killing spouse, two children
By The Canadian Press on December 18th, 2024
LONGUEUIL, Que. – A Quebecer convicted this week in a triple domestic murder that left a woman and her two young children dead in a Montreal suburb will be sentenced on Friday. Mohamad Al Ballouz was found guilty by a jury Monday of the second-degree murder of Synthia Bussières and the first-degree murder of their ... Read More »
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