News/Politics (Page 213)

Jonathan Wilkinson, the federal minister of natural resources and energy, has said that developing the clean electricity grid of the future — the cleaner and bigger grid we need to support a a net-zero economy — is a “nation-building project akin to the building of the railway.” Comparisons to Canada’s greatContinue Reading

Politics Canada’s ambassador to China says the coming inquiry into foreign interference in Canadian elections will be a difficult moment for Beijing, but Canada must move forward with a balance of co-operation and resilience in its relationship with China. Jennifer May says Canada must pull off complex balance between co-operationContinue Reading

Politics Majed Al-Ansari, an adviser to the prime minister of Qatar and an official spokesperson for the country’s minister of foreign affairs, says Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s categorical rejection of a two-state solution cannot be accepted. Netanyahu says he told U.S. he opposes a Palestinian state in any post-warContinue Reading

Politics The lifetime cost of buying, owning and operating the air force’s troubled CH-148 Cyclones is now expected to top $14.87 billion, according to leaked internal Department of National Defence briefing documents obtained by CBC News. Internal estimate obtained by CBC News now pegs the cost of sustaining the aircraftContinue Reading

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau criticized Benjamin Netanyahu’s position on Palestinian statehood after the Israeli prime minister claimed in a nationally-televised news conference that the so-called “two-state solution” is dead. “I was not surprised to hear Prime Minister Netanyahu share that. That has long been his position,” Trudeau said Thursday when asked about the comments at a pressContinue Reading

Politics Liberal MP Nathaniel Erskine-Smith says he won’t seek re-election in the next federal election. Erskine-Smith was first elected as an MP in 2015, recently came in 2nd in the Ontario Liberal leadership race Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Jan 18, 2024 5:20 PM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Politics Settlement agencies are preparing for the arrival of tens of thousands of Ukrainians before emergency visas for those fleeing the Russian invasion expire at the end of March. Canada has issued nearly 1 million temporary emergency visas to Ukrainians fleeing the war since March 2022Laura Osman · The CanadianContinue Reading

Politics Still thinking about applying for Ottawa’s heat pump incentive? Ottawa’s budget watchdog warns the grant program could run out of money sooner rather than later. Ottawa’s heat pump grant program could run out of money early, PBO warns David Thurton · CBC News · Posted: Jan 18, 2024 1:32Continue Reading

Politics Canada’s financial intelligence agency warns that illicit cash is being laundered through online gambling sites that provide a variety of ways to disguise shady funds. Fintrac analyzed suspicious transaction reports related to online gambling between 2016 and 2023 Jim Bronskill · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 18, 2024Continue Reading