Dec 19, 2024 · In a post on Truth Social early Wednesday, Donald Trump claimed his country is financially supporting its northern neighbour. The U.S. president-elect wrote that “we subsidize Canada to the tune of $100,000,000 a year” — an apparent reference to a previous claim about a $100-billion trade gap — and said the imbalance “makes no sense.”

Jan 7, 2025 · Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shakes hands with Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak as they attend the opening of the 79th Session of the UN General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2024. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Sean Kilpatrick Prime Minister Justin ...

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Dec 26, 2024 · UPDATE: B.C. Ferries cancelled sailings the morning of Thursday, Dec. 26 between Swartz Bay and Tsawwassen, saying the next available sailing will be at 2 p.m. from Tsawwassen and 3 p.m. from Swartz Bay.

Oct 30, 2024 · Minister of Housing, Infrastructure and Communities Sean Fraser rises during Question Period, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024. Five Conservative MPs wrote letters to the Liberal housing minister asking him to grant their communities funding from a program that Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has called disastrous and promised to cancel.

Dec 31, 2024 · My New Year’s resolution this year is to not stick my nose in where it doesn’t belong. Well … that didn’t last long. In case you’ve been stuck under a rock for the last month, or perhaps in the Curry Bowl because it’s been too rainy at the bottom of the hill to venture out, we’ve had a bit of a December controversy happening in town.

Oct 31, 2024 · The environmental safety and cleanup costs of the lab have already exceeded a million dollars and are expected to increase, Teboul said. "These expenditures have a direct impact on our operating budget resources and ultimately take away from funds that are provided by Canadians for police to do their work," he added.

Dec 16, 2024 · Renner said Community Futures has requested more detailed feedback. The program was overwhelmingly popular among local organizations and businesses, and many people reached out to Community Futures to share their support and their interest in helping the community get up and running.

Jan 2, 2025 · A ambulance drives past the emergency entrance of Vancouver General Hospital in Vancouver, B.C., Friday, April 9, 2021. A letter sent to the editor of The New England Journal of Medicine signed by Canadian health officials says the British Columbia teenager who tested positive for avian flu has been taken off of supplemental oxygen and is no longer infectious.

Sep 13, 2024 · Tamara Lich arrives at the courthouse in Ottawa, on Tuesday, Aug. 20, 2024. Today is expected to mark the end of the criminal trial for two prominent organizers of the “Freedom Convoy” protest, more than one year after the proceedings began.