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Border plan promises round-the-clock aerial surveillance, drug detection support
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – The RCMP plans to create a new aerial intelligence task force to provide round-the-clock surveillance of Canada’s border using helicopters, drones and surveillance towers. The move is part of the federal government’s $1.3-billion upgrade to border security and monitoring to appease U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s concerns about the flow of migrants and illegal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Potential scenarios for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and the Liberals
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Liberal government was thrown into disarray this week when Chrystia Freeland stepped down from cabinet as finance minister, reviving calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down or call an election. Way down in the polls with 2025 set as an election year and no signs of a Liberal recovery on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Border plan features round-the-clock aerial surveillance, drug detection support
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – The RCMP will create a new aerial intelligence task force to provide round-the-clock surveillance of Canada’s border using helicopters, drones and surveillance towers. The move is part of the federal government’s $1.3-billion upgrade to border security and monitoring to appease concerns of U.S. president-elect Donald Trump about the flow of migrants and illegal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tories call for House hearings on U.S. tariff threat amid Liberal tumult
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Conservatives are calling for Parliament to hold hearings in January on Canada-U.S. trade ahead of president-elect Donald Trump’s entry to the White House, as businesses and experts seek a coherent response to the threat of tariffs. “We have a U.S. president(-elect) with a strong mandate, who is a powerful negotiator who can ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s projected deficit grows again to $9.4 billion in latest fiscal update
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
British Columbia’s forecasted record deficit for this fiscal year has grown by another $429 million, reaching $9.4 billion. The province unveiled the latest quarterly update, the first under new Finance Minister Brenda Bailey, showing B.C.’s debt level to reach $130 billion by the fiscal year’s end, which is $1.4 billion higher than September’s projections. Bailey ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Trudeau taking the time to reflect after Chrystia Freeland’s departure
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking some time to reflect after Chrystia Freeland’s bombshell resignation, the natural resources minister said on Tuesday. “The prime minister, as I understand it, a number of caucus colleagues have said that the prime minister has said that he will reflect on both the decision that minister Freeland ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians return to Canada Post with relief — and shakier faith in the service
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
MONTREAL – Canada Post trucks, conveyors and mail carriers swung back into motion Tuesday after a month-long strike by more than 55,000 postal workers left letters and parcels in limbo and a massive backlog to sort through. Following a ministerial directive, the country’s labour board ordered employees back on the job when it determined the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadians won’t be taxed on disability benefit under proposed rule change
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Liberals are planning to introduce legislation to exempt the Canada Disability Benefit from being treated as income under the Income Tax Act. The fall economic statement, released Monday, is also calling on provinces and territories to ensure the program’s recipients do not have their benefits reduced as a result of it. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP union applauds planned federal spending on border security
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – The union representing rank-and-file Mounties is welcoming a federal plan to spend $1.3 billion to bolster border security and ensure the integrity of the immigration system. In its fall economic update Monday, the Liberal government said it would invest in cutting-edge technology for law enforcement, so that only people who are eligible to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Trudeau taking the time to reflect following Freeland departure
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is taking some time to reflect after Chrystia Freeland’s bombshell resignation, the natural resources minister said on Tuesday. “The prime minister, as I understand it, a number of caucus colleagues have said that the prime minister has said that he will reflect on both the decision that minister Freeland ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada pushes net-zero electricity target to 2050 in final regulations
By Nick Murray, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government has pushed its target to achieve a net-zero electricity grid to 2050. The government had previously aimed to fully decarbonize electricity grids by 2035. But some provinces, namely Alberta and Saskatchewan, said that was simply not doable. The final clean electricity regulations published today also projected a lower reduction of ... Read More »
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