Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's Christmas holiday vacation in Jamaica cost far more than the same trip the year before and documents obtained under Access to Information reveal it was also marked by an incident. RCMP reports an 'incident' happened at the place Trudeau was staying during his holiday Prime Minister …
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Montrealers get their chance to pay their respects to former PM Mulroney
Mulroney, who served as Canada’s prime minister from 1984 to 1993, died on Feb. 29, 2024. His state funeral is set to be held Saturday at the Notre-Dame Basilica, in Old Montreal but members of the public can pay their respects on Thursday and Friday. Mulroney will be laid to …
Read More »$34B Trans Mountain expansion pipeline begins filling with oil with first shipments before Canada Day
The odyssey of developing and building the Trans Mountain expansion project in Western Canada is finally nearing the finish line as sections of the pipeline begin filling with oil. After 12 years and $34 billion, the Trans Mountain expansion project is nearing the finish line The odyssey of developing and …
Read More »London, Ont., woman killed in roadside gunpoint robbery in Mexico
A London, Ont., woman who lived in Mexico for close to a decade was shot and killed during a roadside robbery while driving home to Canada. Friends and family of Gabriele Schart say she loved animals and had four dogs and a cat in the car at the time. Friends, …
Read More »PWHL Montreal to break women’s hockey crowd record as Habs home ice sells out in minutes
General tickets for the April 20th game between Montreal and Toronto went on sale Wednesday at 10 a.m. ET and sold out in under 20 minutes, setting the league up to break the world record for largest attendance for a professional women's hockey match. Tickets selling for at least 3 …
Read More »Call yourself a Heartland superfan? Now’s your chance to own a piece of the show
Until this Sunday, fans of one of Canada’s longest-running TV dramas will have the chance to buy props and other items from the show, in a live online bidding war that’s garnered international attention. Live online auction to end March 24 If you've spent one too many hours binge-watching old …
Read More »N.L. premier warns of mass arrests as fish harvesters vow to continue protest
Fish harvesters and their supporters took to Confederation Building before sunrise on Wednesday, as part of their plan to protest against the provincial government on budget day. Protests continue to call for out-of-province sales for all species Pushing and shoving broke out Wednesday morning at a protest outside Confederation Building …
Read More »Police clash with fish harvesters in N.L. as protest intensifies on budget day
Fish harvesters and their supporters took to Confederation Building before sunrise on Wednesday, as part of their plan to protest against the provincial government on budget day. Protests continue to call for out-of-province sales for all species Pushing and shoving broke out Wednesday morning at a protest outside Confederation Building …
Read More »N.L. budget postponed amid rowdy protest of fish harvesters at legislature
Fish harvesters and their supporters took to Confederation Building before sunrise on Wednesday, as part of their plan to protest against the provincial government on budget day. Protests continue to call for out-of-province sales for all species Pushing and shoving broke out Wednesday morning at a protest outside Confederation Building …
Read More »The carbon tax has its critics — do any of them have better ideas?
It's no doubt telling that so many political leaders in Canada have calculated they are better off taking a position against the carbon tax. But opposing the federal carbon tax is also a relatively easy thing to do. This debate is happening in an information vacuum — and doing nothing …
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