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Not a 'snowball's chance in hell' of Canada becoming 51st state: Trudeau
WASHINGTON — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau clapped back Tuesday at Donald Trump's escalating claims that Canada would be better off if it became the 51st state, and has called for an in-person meeting with premiers in Ottawa next week to address this
Jan 7, 2025 6:40 PM
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Migrant worker group tells of complaints about Okanagan winery in foreign worker ban
A British Columbia organization that helps migrant workers says it's been repeatedly contacted by employees of a winery in the Okanagan Valley that has been permanently banned from hiring temporary foreign workers and fined $118,000 for breaking prog
Jan 7, 2025 5:53 PM
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B.C. woman already banned from midwifery is accused of killing baby
A British Columbia woman permanently banned from being a midwife in the province more than two decades ago has been charged with killing a baby while helping with a birth in 2023. RCMP in Ladysmith, B.C.
Jan 7, 2025 4:47 PM
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Ontario First Nations to negotiate child welfare reforms with Ottawa
OTTAWA — First Nations in Ontario are charting their own path with the federal government to reform the child welfare system weeks after critics said the deal reached last July was too weak to accept.
Jan 7, 2025 4:28 PM
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Biden praises Trudeau as friend but other leaders remain mum on his resignation
OTTAWA — U.S. President Joe Biden praised Justin Trudeau as a friend and ally Tuesday, making him one of just a handful of world leaders weighing in on the prime minister's plan to resign his post later this year.
Jan 7, 2025 4:08 PM
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David Eby among premiers heading to Washington to tamp down Trump tariff threat
VANCOUVER — The "state of the federal government" following the announcement that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau would resign means Canada's premiers are taking the lead in the fight against threatened tariffs from U.S.
Jan 7, 2025 4:03 PM
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Trudeau travelling to Washington for former U.S. president Jimmy Carter's funeral
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's office says he will attend former U.S. president Jimmy Carter's funeral in Washington, D.C. on January 9. Carter died Dec. 29 at the age of 100.
Jan 7, 2025 3:10 PM
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Advocate urges empathy after Quebec woman allegedly abandons newborn outside in cold
TROIS-RIVIÈRES, Que. — The director of a Quebec homeless shelter is urging empathy after a 38-year-old unhoused woman was charged for allegedly abandoning her newborn outside in the cold shortly after giving birth on the street on New Year's Day.
Jan 7, 2025 1:39 PM
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Cargo ship stuck in St. Lawrence River for two weeks refloated on Tuesday
MONTREAL — A ship that had been stuck in the St. Lawrence River northeast of Montreal since Christmas Eve was successfully refloated on Tuesday. The Canadian Coast Guard says the MV Maccoa has been escorted by tugboats to a dock at Sorel-Tracy, Que.
Jan 7, 2025 1:07 PM
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As Liberals set up leadership race, members differ on how the leader should be picked
OTTAWA — As the Liberal party begins charting a course for an expedited race to replace Justin Trudeau, some former party advisers are split on just how swift that race should be, and who exactly should pick the next leader.
Jan 7, 2025 12:55 PM
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