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Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday he’s dead serious about withholding energy exports to the U.S. if president-elect Donald Trump goes ahead with his plan to hit Canadian goods with steep tariffs that could cripple the economy. Speaking to reporters at Queen’s Park, Ford said Ontario sends energy — mostly electricity — to powerContinue Reading

Politics Saturday marks the beginning of the Liberal government’s two-month GST/HST holiday that it says will give Canadians a break on the cost of some essential goods.  Tax-free list includes Christmas trees but not decorations, printed books but not e-books Peter Zimonjic · CBC News · Posted: Dec 12, 2024Continue Reading

Politics Canada’s health minister says millions of Canadians who aren’t currently eligible for the national dental insurance plan will be able to apply “as soon as possible in the new year” — but he won’t say exactly when or who might qualify next. Program expanding ‘as soon as possible in the newContinue Reading

Politics Abousfian Abdelrazik’s lawyer has accused former foreign minister Lawrence Cannon of exiling the Montreal man by denying him a passport to return to Canada. Abousfian Abdelrazik is suing Ottawa for $27M, accusing it of contributing to his mistreatment abroad Jim Bronskill · The Canadian Press · Posted: Dec 11,Continue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau met with Canada’s premiers on Wednesday to discuss Ottawa’s plan to address U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s concerns about the Canada-U.S. border. Premier Ford says Ottawa’s plan is a ‘good start’ but Canada needs to ‘be ready to fight’ Darren Major · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Politics The country’s military police watchdog is launching a high-level investigation into an allegation by the force’s former head of HR that his sexual misconduct case was handled incompetently. Lt.-Gen. Steven Whelan alleges military police conducted an unprofessional investigation Ashley Burke · CBC News · Posted: Dec 11, 2024 2:36 PM EST | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Politics Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday that Kamala Harris’s loss in the U.S. presidential election was a setback for women’s progress — and cited several recent incidents that he said suggest women’s rights are under attack by “regressive” and “reactionary” political forces. ‘We were supposed to be on aContinue Reading

Politics The federal labour minister says the government will remain on the sidelines as the Canada Post strike nears four weeks. Federal government has been under pressure to interveneThe Canadian Press · Posted: Dec 11, 2024 11:38 AM EST | Last Updated: 6 hours ago Members and supporters of theContinue Reading

Politics In two reports on antisemitism and Islamophobia in Canada, Liberal and NDP MPs on the House of Commons justice committee said Ottawa should take steps to keep student protest encampments off university grounds, criminally ban the display of terrorist emblems and recognize anti-Palestinian discrimination as a unique form of hate.Continue Reading