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Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tapped Mark Carney, the former governor of the Bank of Canada, to chair a Liberal party task force on economic growth ahead of the next federal election, the party announced Monday. Former BoC governor to speak at party’s caucus meeting in B.C. Former BankContinue Reading

Politics Quebec Liberal MP Alexandra Mendes said Monday she’s heard from “dozens” of constituents over the summer telling her it’s time for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside after nearly nine years at the top. ‘I heard it from dozens and dozens of people — he’s no longer the rightContinue Reading

Politics The NDP is leaping to the defence of Montréal byelection candidate Craig Sauvé after he was criticized for using a Palestinian flag on an election pamphlet. ‘It’s ludicrous to suggest that when a politician is seen with another flag it’s un-Canadian,’ party says Peter Zimonjic · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Politics Relatives of some of those killed when Flight PS752 was shot down over Iran have filed complaints against former RCMP commissioner Brenda Lucki over her decision not to launch a criminal investigation into the deadly event. Victims’ families have called for a criminal investigation of the aircraft’s destruction since 2020 Ashley BurkeContinue Reading

Politics In early July, amid a frenzied response to by-election results in Toronto-St. Paul’s, Liberal caucus chair Brenda Shanahan had to shoo away calls for a special meeting of MPs to discuss the state of the party and the government. Two months later, Liberal MPs will meet at the party’sContinue Reading

Politics The Bloc Québécois says its ready to wheel and deal with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s party for support during confidence votes now that the Liberal government’s supply-and-confidence agreement with the NDP has ended. Sovereigntist party ready to regain balance of powerThe Canadian Press · Posted: Sep 08, 2024 3:22Continue Reading

Politics Nearly three quarters of dentists are accepting patients through the new Canadian Dental Care Plan (CDCP) — but data obtained by CBC News shows some parts of the country have much lower uptake. Dentists’ rates of participation in the Canadian Dental Care Plan vary widely across the country NewContinue Reading

Politics Germany soon will be represented in Ottawa by two ambassadors — a novel arrangement for a G7 bilateral relationship with Canada. Matthias Lüttenberg and Tjorven Bellmann, a married couple with kids, are the new ambassadors-designate Germany’s ambassadors-delegate to Canada, Tjorven Bellmann and Matthias Lüttenberg, pose for a photo outsideContinue Reading

Politics On the same day the Liberal government’s House leader told reporters she was “confident” her party’s governance agreement with the NDP would last until June 2025, NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh was busy filming a video in front of Parliament saying he was ripping that deal up.  Party insiders explainContinue Reading