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Poilievre finds himself a spectator as debate gets underway in Parliament
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre is in the unfamiliar position of watching the House of Commons as it gets underway today, instead of participating in the debate as he did for more than 20 years. In a press conference held just before the first question period of this new Parliament began today, the Conservative leader told ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump’s former secretary of state says Canadian sovereignty not under threat
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump’s former secretary of state says Canada doesn’t have to worry about its sovereignty being threatened by the United States. Mike Pompeo says he’s certain Canada will do everything necessary to protect its independence. Trump has launched tariff barrages that threaten the Canadian economy, has called repeatedly for Canada to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Never going to happen’: Ministers push back as Trump revives talk of annexing Canada
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canada’s sovereignty was front and centre as federal ministers fielded questions about U.S. President Donald Trump’s latest talk of annexation ahead of the first post-election question period in the House of Commons. On Tuesday, hours after King Charles presented the speech from the throne in Ottawa — which included several lines asserting Canada’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister says CFIA following due process in B.C. ostrich cull case
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal agriculture minister says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is following “due process” as it prepares for a cull of about 400 ostriches at a farm in British Columbia. Asked about U.S. interventions in the case, Heath MacDonald says he doesn’t think it’s appropriate for a major decision in Canada to be ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tenant group pushes for climate protections in report highlighting extreme heat risks
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
A Canadian tenant advocacy group says nearly half the renters they surveyed don’t have air conditioning, as they press for protections from climate-fuelled extreme heat. A report released by ACORN Canada says affordability was cited as the main barrier to access among the 44 per cent of surveyed tenants who don’t have air conditioning. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National chief says First Nations frustrated by ‘fast-track’ approach to development
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says she doesn’t blame First Nations leaders who are voicing frustration with governments promising to fast-track development in their territories in the name of national unity. Some chiefs are even citing the Indigenous rights protest movement Idle No More, which took hold under former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian doctors who served in Gaza call for arms embargo, sanctions against Israel
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Canadian medical professionals who treated wounded Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are urging Ottawa to stop all military trade with Israel. The doctors say Canada’s current restrictions on arms exports to Israel aren’t good enough and they allege that Canadian firms are still making military components being used in Gaza. NDP MP Heather ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!National chief says First Nations growing frustrated with ‘fast-track’ approach
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — The national chief of the Assembly of First Nations says she doesn’t blame First Nations leaders who are voicing frustration with governments promising to fast-track development in their territories in the name of national unity. Some chiefs are even citing the Indigenous rights protest movement Idle No More that took hold under former ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Via Rail subsidiary paid Quebec marketing firm $330K as it pivoted to high-speed rail
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
MONTREAL — A federal Crown corporation paid more than $330,000 to an outside marketing firm to rebrand a planned passenger rail project between Toronto and Quebec City and boost its popularity. Documents obtained by The Canadian Press detail how the corporation, concerned about “widespread disinterest” in a high-frequency rail corridor announced in 2021, decided to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hockey players’ trial hears interviews two accused gave to police in 2018
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
The sexual assault trial of five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team is hearing interviews two of the accused gave to police months after the encounter with the complainant. Alex Formenton and Dillon Dube spoke with Det. Steve Newton, the lead investigator in the case at the time, in November and December 2018, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Experts say royal visit was meant to send a message to Trump — and to London
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney meant to send a message to U.S. President Donald Trump by inviting King Charles to Ottawa this week, foreign policy experts say — but Trump may not have been the only target audience. Multiple experts in foreign policy say they’re convinced Carney arranged the whirlwind royal visit to reaffirm ... Read More »
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