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WEBTorontonians gathered at Nathan Phillips Square outside city hall to commemorate National Day for Truth and Reconciliation. Jordan Carrier, an Indigenous woman who brought her children and a grandchild to the square, said the family takes part in the ceremony to honour residential school survivors and to learn about their own identity as First ...
Parliament 'ground to a halt' over Conservative allegations of …
WEB22 hours ago · Speaker of the House of Commons Greg Fergus calms Members of Parliament during question period, Thursday, September 19, 2024 in Ottawa. Government business has been put on indefinite pause in the House of Commons and the Conservatives say it will stay that way until the Liberals hand over documents related to misspent government dollars.THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld
Mark Carney to release book 'The Hinge', a look at Canada's 'path ...
WEB1 day ago · TORONTO - Former Bank of Canada governor Mark Carney is publishing his prescription for "a path forward" as Canada faces an "increasingly divided and dangerous" world. "The Hinge: Time to Build an Even Better Canada," is set for publication May 13, 2025. Signal, an imprint of McClelland & Stewart, a ...
Foreign interference inquiry to hear from Global Affairs Canada ...
WEB12 hours ago · OTTAWA - A federal inquiry into foreign interference plans to hear from senior Global Affairs Canada officials today. A slate of department representatives will testify as the commission of inquiry looks at ways …
Vote on Liberal changes to capital gains tax in confidence measure ...
WEB2 days ago · OTTAWA - A confidence vote on a government budget motion may not happen today after all, but the Liberals are still under pressure as they face a vote on a Bloc Québécois ultimatum. The ways and means motion that paves the way to legislate a change to capital gains taxes was initially scheduled ...
Liberals survive second Conservative non-confidence vote in as …
WEB3 days ago · OTTAWA - The Liberal government has survived a second non-confidence vote in as many weeks, putting at bay once again the possibility Canada would be plunged into an immediate election campaign. Members of Parliament voted on a Conservative motion this afternoon that called for MPs to declare they ...
Bloc pushes government on pension pact as Liberals survive non ...
WEB2 days ago · OTTAWA - The Liberal government survived a second non-confidence vote in as many weeks Tuesday, once again putting off the possibility Canada would be plunged into an immediate election campaign. Though the Liberals are in the clear for another day, the Bloc Québécois made it clear they may not be ...
The NDP-Liberal deal is done. What happens now?
WEBSep 4, 2024 · The NDP-Liberal deal is done. What happens now? Sep 4, 2024. Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau, left, and NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh, prepare for the start of the federal election English-language Leaders debate in Gatineau, Que., on Thursday, Sept. 9, 2021. The NDP has pulled out of a confidence and supply agreement with the Liberals.
Most of Canada to receive emergency alert test today
WEBMay 8, 2024 · THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick. OTTAWA - The federal government will test its capacity to issue emergency alerts today. That means Canadians in most provinces and territories will receive a test alert on their cellphones, as well as through TV and radio broadcasts. The sole exception is …
Wildfire devastation voted Canadian Press news story of the year
WEBDec 20, 2023 · An unusually warm and dry winter in much of Canada set the stage for a wildfire season that led to 200,000 people fleeing their homes. One of the first communities evacuated was Evansburg, a hamlet west of Edmonton, on April 29.