Ottawa to spend $1B on upkeep as it buys back historic Quebec City bridge from CN
The federal government says it has reached a $1 billion deal with Canadian National Railway (CN) to acquire the historic Quebec Bridge in Quebec City.
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Trudeau says Canada needs a 'pathway' to official status for immigrants, faster deportations
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says some immigrants to Canada who lack official status need a pathway to help them stay, while in other cases Ottawa must speed up deportation procedures.
Canadians should listen to CSIS head on TikTok warning, Trudeau says
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Canadians should pay attention after the director of Canada’s spy agency called TikTok a threat, but that he is waiting to see how the company responds to American efforts to make the app safer.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford asks feds to pause safe supply programs
The federal government should put a pin in approving new sites that supply safe opioids, Ontario Premier Doug Ford wrote in a letter to the prime minister, while also calling for a review of the Health Canada-approved sites across the country.
Trudeau calls New Brunswick’s Conservative government a ‘disgrace’ on women’s rights
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he has “issues” with the Progressive Conservative government of New Brunswick.
Poilievre calls for summer break from federal taxes on fuel
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says the federal government should give Canadians a summer tax holiday on federal fuel charges.
Poilievre still won't say if he'll scrap government's capital gains tax hike
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre was noncommittal Thursday when asked what a government led by him would do with Ottawa's proposed changes to the capital gains tax.
Muslim, Jewish voters leaning away from the federal Liberals as Gaza war grinds on: poll
A new poll suggests Muslim and Jewish voters are leaning away from the federal Liberals in voting intentions — a possible sign that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's efforts to straddle gaps in public opinion over the Israel-Hamas war are falling short.