Politics

First post-election poll by Abacus also shows Liberals and NDP tied for second place for the first time since Trudeau was elected in 2015 Liberal leader Justin Trudeau and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh, during a federal election debate in 2021. Both their parties are tied for second place in a new poll. Photo by Adrian … Read more

Senators were set to resume debate on Thursday, with a vote expected next week. Leader of the Bloc Québécois Yves-François Blanchet speaks in the Foyer of the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024.Photo by Spencer Colby /The Canadian Press OTTAWA — The Bloc Québécois is pressuring senators to … Read more

On Nov. 21, 2024, the Canadian government announced a new $250 rebate, as well as plans to scrap the GST on certain products over the holidays. Here’s what to know. The Canadian government announced a new $250 rebate, and plans to scrap the GST on certain products over the holidays.Photo by dolgachov /Getty Images/iStockphoto On … Read more

The latest forecast comes just as B.C. Hydro says it has restored power to 90 per cent of customers who lost electricity this week after a so-called bomb cyclone offshore sent hurricane-force winds into parts of the south coast. People walk along a sidewalk as waves and debris crash into the breakwater below Dallas Rd. … Read more

Call for university administration to implement strategies to effectively protect Jewish students, faculty and staff allegedly ignored Anti-Israel protesters leave the University of Toronto campus after clearing tents and signage Wednesday July 3, 2024. Photo by Peter J. Thompson /National Post The University of Toronto governing council is being accused by a doctors’ advocacy group … Read more

Mounties say they haven’t been able to find 25-year-old Navjeet Singh of Brampton since he was released from hospital Navjeet Singh, a 25-year-old from Brampton, Ont., is wanted on two counts of dangerous operation of a motor vehicle causing death and one count of obstructing a peace officer.Photo by RCMP Manitoba RCMP have issued an … Read more

The release says this is the first project entirely assessed under the new Environmental Assessment Act, which was modernized to enhance public confidence An operating permit has been granted for the Cariboo Gold Mine in central British Columbia for a project that’s expected to process 1.1 million tonnes of gold-bearing ore a year. British Columbia’s … Read more

Florida man charged with attempt to use explosive device to damage or destroy a building used in interstate commerce after targeting New York Stock Exchange The New York Stock Exchange is seen on Nov. 21, 2024 in New York City. FBI agents arrested a Florida man in connection with allegedly plotting to bomb the building.Photo … Read more

U.S. Representative Matt Gaetz, Republican of Florida, speaks during the third day of the 2024 Republican National Convention at the Fiserv Forum in Milwaukee, July 17, 2024.Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP / Files /Getty Images WASHINGTON — Matt Gaetz withdrew Thursday as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for attorney general following continued scrutiny over a … Read more

The tax break is projected to last two months until February 15, 2025. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau at the G20 Summit in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, on Nov. 18, 2024.Photo by LUDOVIC MARIN /AFP via Getty Images OTTAWA — The federal Liberals are hoping to give Canadians a cheaper Christmas with a GST holiday. Prime … Read more