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Supreme Court to decide next week whether to hear challenge to Quebec secularism law
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — The Supreme Court of Canada will announce next week whether it will hear a challenge to Quebec’s secularism law, known as Bill 21. The groups seeking leave to appeal say they have been informed the country’s highest court is expected to publish its decision on Thursday. In 2024 the Quebec Court of Appeal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Group says disability benefit at risk unless Ottawa moves quickly on regulations
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — An organization advocating for people with disabilities says the new federal disability benefit could be delayed beyond the promised July 1 payment date because the government still hasn’t approved the regulations. March of Dimes Canada is launching a campaign today urging Persons with Disabilities Minister Kamal Khera to act quickly to draft those ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chrystia Freeland, Mark Carney emerge as top contenders in Liberal leadership race
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Less than five weeks after she resigned her cabinet seat over a dispute with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland has launched her campaign to replace him as the leader of the Liberal party. Freeland’s official campaign launch is set for Sunday in Toronto but she used social media Friday to make it ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused in NYC terror plot against Jews to face extradition hearing in February
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
MONTREAL — An extradition hearing has been scheduled for February for a Pakistani national arrested in Quebec for allegedly plotting to kill Jews in New York City on behalf of the Islamic State. Muhammad Shahzeb Khan, 20, who has been jailed since his arrest on Sept. 4 in Ormstown, Que., is being sought by authorities ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saint John police review up in the air a year after two men exonerated in murder case
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
FREDERICTON — More than a year after the Saint John, N.B., police chief announced a review of his officers’ conduct in the case of two men wrongfully convicted of murder, there is no sign of the promised report. On Jan. 12, 2024, Chief Robert Bruce said he had ordered a “comprehensive review” of the investigation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘We will not hesitate’: Canada prepares to hit U.S. with billions in tariffs
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Ottawa is ready to retaliate if U.S. president-elect Donald Trump slaps Canada with devastating tariffs, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau promised Friday — and his ministers say Republicans in Washington don’t fully understand the likely impact of the duties on both countries’ economies. “We will not hesitate to act,” Trudeau said at a meeting ... Read More »
1 responseAhead of U.S. TikTok ban, Canadians flock to Chinese ‘RedNote’ app
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — With TikTok facing an imminent ban in the United States, many Canadian users are moving to rival Chinese social media app Xiaohongshu — also known as RedNote — pushing it to the top of download charts in Canada. The ban is being driven by security concerns about TikTok’s Chinese parent company ByteDance Ltd. ... Read More »
1 responseFormer Montreal mayor Denis Coderre applies to enter Quebec Liberal leadership race
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
QUÉBEC — Former Montreal mayor Denis Coderre has officially applied to enter the race to lead the Quebec Liberal Party. Coderre announced last June that he would run for the leadership, but has struggled to get ahead of media reports that he owes roughly $400,000 to the federal and provincial tax agencies. He said in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chrystia Freeland will run for the Liberal leadership
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Less than five weeks after she resigned her cabinet seat over a dispute with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chrystia Freeland has launched her campaign to replace him as the leader of the Liberal party. In a one-sentence statement posted on social media Friday morning, she said her official campaign launch will come Sunday. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chrystia Freeland will run to be next Liberal leader
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next Leader of the Liberal party and prime minister of Canada. She says in a statement posted on social media she will launch her campaign officially on Sunday. The former finance minister wrote an op-ed in the Toronto Star on Friday saying she we won’t back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Chrystia Freeland running to be next Liberal leader
By Canadian Press on January 17th, 2025
OTTAWA — Chrystia Freeland is running to be the next Leader of the Liberal Party and Prime Minister of Canada. She says in a statement posted on social media she will officially launch her campaign on Sunday. More coming. This report by The Canadian Press was first published Jan. 17, 2025. The Canadian Press... Read More »
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