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One of the most revered days in the Canadian calendar was caught up in controversy this week as a debate raged over the appropriateness of playing an Arabic song and invoking the transatlantic slave trade during Remembrance Day ceremonies. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has accused some event organizers of beingContinue Reading

Politics Alberta premier agrees with Doug Ford’s pitch to explore kicking Mexico out of trade agreementAlberta Premier Danielle Smith says she agrees with Ontario Premier Doug Ford’s suggestion that Canada and the U.S. look at cutting Mexico out of the North American trade agreement. Danielle Smith says a bilateral agreementContinue Reading

Politics The Conservative Party is accusing Justin Trudeau’s Liberal government of wanting Canadians to “eat bugs” following reports that a cricket plant in London, Ont. that received federal funds is laying off two-thirds of its workforce. London, Ont. plant processes crickets for pet food, looks to sell for human consumptionContinue Reading

Politics More than two decades after Abousfian Abdelrazik was imprisoned in Sudan, a former diplomat who worked on the case says he still doesn’t know whether the Canadian government asked for the Montreal man’s detention. Abousfian Abdelrazik has denied being involved in extremist activities Catharine Tunney · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Politics Ottawa has concluded negotiations for a trade deal with Indonesia and is proposing nuclear-energy collaboration with Southeast Asian leaders. Agreement should be signed by next year, Prime Minister’s Office says Dylan Robertson · The Canadian Press · Posted: Nov 15, 2024 1:59 PM EST | Last Updated: November 15Continue Reading

Politics Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault apologized Friday for “not being as clear” as he could have been about his family’s Indigenous heritage and said he asked the Liberal Party to correct the record when it called him Indigenous. Employment minister told reporters he is ‘learning about his family in realContinue Reading

Politics The Liberal government’s recent reduction of immigration levels will nearly cut the need for new housing units in half by 2030, says a new report from the Parliamentary Budget Officer. Canada still poised to be 658,000 housing units short by 2030, says PBO Peter Zimonjic · CBC News ·Continue Reading

Politics The final report from the public inquiry investigating allegations of foreign meddling is coming later than expected.  Hogue’s final report now due Jan. 31 Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Nov 15, 2024 10:08 AM EST | Last Updated: 10 hours ago Commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue speaks about theContinue Reading

Politics Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault is set to face a new round of questions over his business dealings and family history at a parliamentary committee in the wake of reports that his former company claimed to be “Indigenous owned” when bidding for federal contracts in 2020. Employment minister says he’sContinue Reading