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Parliament gets back to work with a new prime minister and many new faces
By Canadian Press on May 28th, 2025
OTTAWA — Parliament gets back to work Wednesday with a new Speaker, a new prime minister and plenty of new faces in the House of Commons. Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will preside over the House of Commons for the first time today, while his office has confirmed that all 343 members of Parliament have now been ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former PM Chrétien misses throne speech due to minor heart surgery
By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Minor heart surgery forced former prime minister Jean ChrĂ©tien to miss today’s throne speech delivered by King Charles in the Senate. Eddie Goldenberg, former senior political adviser to ChrĂ©tien, says the former leader had “some discomfort” yesterday and a doctor determined that he had a blocked artery. Goldenberg says a stent was inserted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge rules abuse of process in Nygard case but Manitoba charges to continue
By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025
WINNIPEG — A judge has ruled a decision by Manitoba’s former attorney general to review a criminal case against former fashion mogul Peter Nygard was an abuse of process. Judge Mary Kate Harvie said in a decision Tuesday that Kelvin Goertzen, when he was attorney general with the former Progressive Conservative government, didn’t do his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trump says it will cost Canada $61B to join ‘Golden Dome’
By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025
WASHINGTON — U.S. President Donald Trump says he told Canada it would cost $61 billion to join his plan for a missile defence shield while returning to his “51st state” rhetoric. In a post on social media today, the president says Canada will pay billions of dollars to be part of the “Golden Dome System” ... Read More »
1 responseCanada Post, union set to return to bargaining table as OT ban continues
By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025
Canada Post and the union representing 55,000 of its workers are set to head back to the bargaining table this week as an overtime ban remains in effect. The Canadian Union of Postal Workers says the Crown corporation has proposed continuing talks on Wednesday. It says Canada Post plans to respond to proposals the union ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau’s casual footwear at royal visit draws jabs for etiquette faux pas
By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025
Justin Trudeau’s casual footwear at Tuesday’s throne speech drew some criticism from online fashion police and royal watchers miffed to see colourful sneakers at a ceremonial event presided over by the King. Otherwise clad in a traditional blue-on-blue-on-blue ensemble with matching suit, shirt and tie, Canada’s former prime minister appeared at King Charles’ throne speech ... Read More »
1 responseHow a judge handled an ‘unprecedented’ 1,041 disputed ballots in a tight N.L. recount
By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025
ST. JOHN’S — A new report explains how a judge dealt with an “unprecedented” number of disputed ballots during a federal election recount in a rural Newfoundland riding recently won by the Conservatives. Justice Garrett Handrigan’s report, dated Monday, says the candidates and their teams had flagged 1,041 ballots needing closer examination after the recount ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government moves to purge consumer carbon pricing from law
By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government has moved to purge consumer carbon pricing from law, effectively putting an end to what was once the keystone of the Liberals’ climate policy. Prime Minister Mark Carney ended the consumer carbon price in March in his first official act after being sworn into office. Parliament was not sitting at ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dr. Oz offers to relocate B.C. ostriches facing cull, but owners decline help
By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025
The operators of an ostrich farm in southeastern British Columbia say United States health official and former television personality Dr. Mehmet Oz has offered to save the birds from an impending cull by relocating them to his ranch in Florida. But Katie Pasitney, whose parents own the farm, says they aren’t interested in moving the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The Latest: King Charles leaves Canada after delivering throne speech
By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — King Charles formally opened Parliament today by reading the speech from the throne — a rare event for Canada’s monarch. Before reading the speech, the King took part in a short parade through downtown Ottawa alongside Queen Camilla in a horse-drawn carriage. The King and Queen have since wrapped up their royal visit. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In throne speech, King Charles celebrates a Canada still ‘strong and free’
By Canadian Press on May 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Seated in a brand-new throne and surrounded by dignitaries, King Charles opened Parliament Tuesday with a show of royal tradition — the first throne speech delivered by a reigning monarch in Canada in nearly half a century. Reading from the speech — which is drafted by the federal government and lays out its ... Read More »
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