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Tories call for House hearings on tariffs amid Liberal tumult as firms seek strategy
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. The Tories say they have no faith in the Liberals to handle the situation following Monday’s resignation of Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, who was set to have a major ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Culture of silence at Montreal youth detention facility at centre of sex scandal
By Katrine Desautels, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
MONTREAL – A new report says a culture of silence reigned over a Montreal detention centre where female employees are accused of sexually abusing detainees, with at least one worker becoming pregnant. The document released today on the Cité-des-Prairies rehabilitation centre is the result of an investigation into the facility ordered by the Quebec government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bloc Leader Blanchet pushes for January election call after Freeland resignation
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Bloc Québécois Leader YYves-François Blanchet says that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has lost the political, moral and ethical mandate to lead and should call an election in the new year. This comes after the bombshell departure of Chrystia Freeland as finance minister, saying she has been at odds with Trudeau over the last ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre hails B.C. byelection win for Conservatives as Liberal vote collapses
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
LANGLEY, B.C. – Federal Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre is hailing a decisive British Columbia byelection victory in Cloverdale-Langley City, where Tamara Jansen has won with about two-thirds of the vote. Monday’s byelection in the Fraser Valley seat, which had been held by the Liberals and is traditionally closely contested, came on the day Prime Minister ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto terror suspect charged with multiple war crimes: RCMP
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
TORONTO – A man facing terror charges for allegedly plotting an attack in Toronto with his son is now also facing multiple war crimes charges. The RCMP say 62-year-old Ahmed Eldidi – who was arrested along with his son earlier this year for alleged terrorism offences – facesfour war crimes charges, including murder, mutilation and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge reluctantly gives government three more months to pass ‘lost Canadians’ bill
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – An Ontario Superior Court judge has “reluctantly” given the federal government another three months to pass legislation aimed at granting citizenship to the so-called lost Canadians. That’s a term for people who were born outside of the country to Canadian parents who were also born in another country. In 2009, the former Conservative ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec adopts rule banning sale of most new gas-powered vehicles by 2035
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
QUEBEC – The Quebec government has adopted regulations banning the sale of most new gasoline-powered vehicles as of 2035. The rules, adopted Monday, applies to all “light-duty” vehicles, which the province describes as cars, light trucks, pickup trucks, and most SUVs. Starting Jan. 1, 2034, it will be illegal to sell a new or used ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Postal employees head back to work as union challenges strike intervention
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
MONTREAL – Canada Post trucks, conveyors and mail carriers are moving again after a month-long strike by more than 55,000 postal workers left letters and parcels in limbo. The Canada Industrial Relations Board ordered postal workers back on the job following hearings over the weekend to determine whether the two sides stood too far apart ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Housing crisis voted Canadian Press News Story of the Year
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s housing shortage, widely recognized as a national crisis and the catalyst of significant immigration cuts, is The Canadian Press News Story of the Year. More than a quarter of 96 editors surveyed voted for the housing shortage as the most consequential story of 2024. The Jasper wildfires came in second place, while ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s quarterly population growth hits slowest pace since early 2022
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada estimates the country’s population grew by 176,699 people between July 1 and Oct. 1, marking the slowest pace of growth since the first quarter of 2022. Canada’s population is estimated to have reached roughly 41.5 million people. International migration continues to account for most of the increase in population. The federal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Here’s a list of November inflation rates for selected Canadian cities
By The Canadian Press on December 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s annual inflation rate was 1.9 per cent in November, Statistics Canada says. The agency also released rates for major cities, but cautioned that figures may have fluctuated widely because they are based on small statistical samples (previous month in brackets): – St. John’s, N.L.: 1.1 per cent (1.3) – Charlottetown-Summerside: 2.1 per ... Read More »
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