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Canadian aid workers warn 'catastrophic' USAID halt puts Ottawa's projects in limbo
OTTAWA - Canada's aid sector is bracing for cataclysmic suffering worldwide, and is asking Ottawa to help fill gaps as Washington winds down the U.S. Agency for International Development. Numerous Can...
Feb 10, 2025
In the news today: Trudeau in Paris as Trump set to announce tariffs
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed... Trump says 25 per cent steel and aluminum tariffs coming U.S. President Donald Trump said he will formally ann...
Feb 10, 2025
Quebec police watchdog investigating after person dies in custody following arrest
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a person died in police custody in a suburb northwest of Montreal after being arrested and pepper-sprayed. The Bureau des enqutes indpendante...
Feb 10, 2025
Trade Minister Ng, Justice Minister Virani won't run in next election
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Arif Virani and Trade Minister Mary Ng are the latest federal cabinet ministers to decide against running again in the next election. Virani posted on social media Monday tha...
Feb 10, 2025
Quebec police watchdog investigating after person dies in custody following arrest
MONTREAL - Quebec's police watchdog is investigating after a person died in police custody in a suburb northwest of Montreal after being arrested and pepper-sprayed. The Bureau des enqutes indpendante...
Feb 10, 2025
Trade Minister Ng, Justice Minister Virani won't run in next election
OTTAWA - Justice Minister Arif Virani and Trade Minister Mary Ng are the latest federal cabinet ministers to decide against running again in the next election. Virani posted on social media Monday tha...
Feb 10, 2025
Poilievre promises a military base in Iqaluit, would cut foreign aid to pay for it
OTTAWA - A Conservative government would build a permanent military base in Nunavut and pay for it by "dramatically cutting" Canada's foreign aid budget, party leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday in I...
Feb 10, 2025
AI shouldn’t only benefit ultra-wealthy 'oligarchs,' Trudeau tells global AI summit
PARIS - The world needs regulation to ensure the benefits of artificial intelligence aren't enjoyed only by extremely wealthy "oligarchs," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a speech Monday at a gl...
Feb 10, 2025
Poilievre promises a military base in Iqaluit, would cut foreign aid to pay for it
OTTAWA - A Conservative government would build a permanent military base in Nunavut and pay for it by "dramatically cutting" Canada's foreign aid budget, party leader Pierre Poilievre said Monday in I...
Feb 10, 2025
AI shouldn’t only benefit ultra-wealthy 'oligarchs,' Trudeau tells global AI summit
PARIS - The world needs regulation to ensure the benefits of artificial intelligence aren't enjoyed only by extremely wealthy "oligarchs," Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a speech Monday at a gl...
Feb 10, 2025