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In the news today: Party leaders in Montreal ahead of debates
By Canadian Press on April 15th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Party leaders in Montreal ahead of debates Federal party leaders are campaigning in the Montreal area ahead of the two election debates that will take place Wednesday and Thursday. It will be first time Liberal Leader Mark Carney ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Party leaders in Montreal ahead of this week’s election debates
By Canadian Press on April 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Federal party leaders are campaigning in the Montreal area ahead of the two election debates that will take place Wednesday and Thursday. It will be the first time Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre square off in a debate. This morning, Carney is scheduled to make an announcement and hold ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada to release March inflation reading this morning
By Canadian Press on April 15th, 2025
OTTAWA — Statistics Canada will release its latest reading for inflation this morning. The agency is set to report its consumer price index for March. According to a poll provided by LSEG Data & Analytics, economists expect the annual inflation rate for March to come in at 2.6 per cent, matching the result seen in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre pledges to use the notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence procurement
By Canadian Press on April 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising that a government led by him would use the notwithstanding clause to override Charter rights to implement his tough-on-crime agenda — something no prime minister has ever done. Poilievre was campaigning in Montreal on Monday, where he announced he would pass a law to allow judges to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations Health Authority backs harm reduction on B.C. overdose anniversary
By Canadian Press on April 14th, 2025
WEST VANCOUVER — The top doctor at British Columbia’s First Nations Health Authority says deaths from toxic drugs may have dipped, but now is not the time to pull back on life-saving measures, especially given “misinformation” in the public discourse. Dr. Nel Wieman says Indigenous Peoples continue to be disproportionately represented among the deaths as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump floats another pause on automobile tariffs
By Canadian Press on April 14th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump floated another possible pause on automobile tariffs after 25 per cent duties were placed on vehicles and auto part imports earlier this month. When asked about short-lived product exemptions in the Oval Office today, Trump says he is looking at something to help car companies. He pointed specifically to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre promises justice reform using notwithstanding clause, Carney talks defence
By Canadian Press on April 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are both campaigning in Montreal today and making announcements about defence procurement and justice reform. Poilievre is vowing to use the notwithstanding clause to implement some of his crime agenda — something no federal government has ever done. He says that “to bring justice ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Carney, Poilievre campaigning in Montreal today
By Canadian Press on April 14th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney, Poilievre campaigning in Montreal today Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are both campaigning in Montreal today, days before the federal leaders take part in debates. Poilievre will hold a press conference in Montreal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carney, Poilievre in Montreal today as election campaign continues
By Canadian Press on April 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Liberal Leader Mark Carney and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are both campaigning in Montreal today, days before the federal leaders take part in debates. Poilievre will hold a press conference in Montreal at 9 a.m. ET. Carney will make an announcement in Dorval, Que., at 10 a.m. ET. NDP leader Jagmeet Singh will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre promises tougher ethics rules, takes aim at Carney’s assets
By Canadian Press on April 13th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is promising to tighten financial transparency rules for elected officials — and is using that promise to take aim at Liberal Leader Mark Carney. Poilievre told a press conference in Ottawa on Sunday that if his party forms government, he’ll ban what he calls “shadow lobbying.” “We will eliminate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario family seeks help finding son who disappeared in Mont-Tremblant in February
By Canadian Press on April 13th, 2025
MONTREAL — An Ontario family is asking the public for help in finding their 22-year-old son who disappeared while on a ski trip in Mont-Tremblant, Que. 70 days ago. Liam Toman went missing at around 3 a.m. on Feb. 2 after leaving a bar in the ski village north of Montreal after a night of ... Read More »
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