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CanadaMay 28, 2025

PM Carney takes questions for the first time in the House of Commons

Prime Minister Mark Carney has faced his first question period in the House of Commons. Carney is among the roughly one-third of the M-Ps in the House of Commons who were elected in April. Today, PM Carney faced some questions at the hands of interim opposition leader Andrew Scheer. It's also the first time presiding over question period for newly-elected Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre (PWAH'-lee-ehv) is absent from the House of Commons after failing to win re-election in his riding.
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CanadaMay 28, 2025

Oilers win game 4, push Dallas Stars on brink of elimination

The Edmonton Oilers are just one victory away from clinching the N-H-L's Western Conference playoff series and moving on to a second straight appearance in the Stanley Cup Final. After dropping the series opener to the Dallas Stars, the Oilers have won the last three games, including last night's 4-1 victory before hometown fans at Rogers Place. Edmonton could send the Stars packing with a Game-5 win tomorrow night in Texas.Tonight, the defending champion Florida Panthers will try to wrap up the Eastern final tonight as they take a 3-1 lead into Game 5 against the host Carolina Hurricanes.
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CanadaMay 28, 2025

Defence minister says cost of Trump's proposed missile defence project still unknown

Defence Minister David McGuinty says that Canada still doesn't know what it would cost to join U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" missile defence program. On Tuesday, in a social media post, Trump said it would cost Canada $61 billion to join as a sovereign country but nothing at all if it became a U.S. state. Trump claimed that Canada is "considering the offer." When asked about Trump's comments, Prime Minister Mark Carney said he won't negotiate in public. Trump announced plans for a complex missile defence system modelled after Israel's "Iron Dome" earlier this month and c
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CanadaMay 28, 2025

Two men convicted after migrants froze to death on Canada-U.S. border face sentencing

Two men are to be sentenced today for their role in a human smuggling operation that saw a family of four freeze to death on the Canada-U.S. border south of Winnipeg. Harshkumar Patel and Steve Shand were convicted last fall on four charges related to bringing people illegally into the United States and transporting them. Court was told during one operation in January of 2022, a couple from India and their two children were left to walk across the border in an overnight blizzard on the bald prairie, as temperatures dropped below -20 C. Prosecutors say Patel organized the logistics while Shand
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CanadaMay 28, 2025

Mexican president says she hasn't decided whether to attend G7 summit

Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum says Canada has invited her to attend the G7 leaders' summit next month in Alberta but she hasn't decided yet if she'll attend. At her press briefing this morning, Sheinbaum said she has not confirmed her attendance at the upcoming summit in Kananaskis, Alta. U.S. President Donald Trump is set to attend the summit, along with other leaders from the group of advanced, democratic economies, such as France and Japan. Ottawa also has invited Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to the summit, which runs from June 15 to June 17. Canada was supposed to host the
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CanadaMay 28, 2025

House of Commons returns with new faces

Parliament gets back to work Wednesday with a new Speaker, a new prime minister and plenty of new faces in the House of Commons. Speaker Francis Scarpaleggia will preside over the House of Commons for the first time today, while his office has confirmed that all 343 members of Parliament have now been sworn in. Roughly a third of those MPs, including Prime Minister Mark Carney, were elected for the first time in April and will face their first question period today. King Charles formally opened Parliament on Tuesday with the speech from the throne and the minority Liberal government says it
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BCMay 27, 2025

GST relief for first-time home buyers on new homes valued up to $1.5 million

The Carney government has fulfilled its promise of GST relief. Now first-time buyers buying new homes worth up to a million dollars will save $50,000. In addition, the GST on new homes priced between $1 million and $1.5 million has also been reduced for first-time homebuyers. In this regard, Finance Minister Francois Philippe Champagne tabled legislative proposals for changes to the Excise Tax Act today. According to government figures, this rebate will save Canadians $3.9 billion in taxes over the next five years. People who are buying a new home from a builder will qualify for this rebate. T
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CanadaMay 27, 2025

Hudson's Bay to lay off 8,000 employees by June 1, close all stores

A large number of people are about to lose their jobs in Canada, with the country's oldest company Hudson's Bay announcing the closure of all stores by Sunday, which will make more than 8,000 of its employees unemployed. Hudson's Bay has said that it will lay off 8,347 or 89 percent of its employees by June 1. At the same time, about 899 of the remaining employees will be terminated around June 15. It is worth noting that Hudson's Bay is a 355-year-old company, which filed for creditor protection in March, citing a slow recovery from pandemic losses, low traffic and a tariff war with the U
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CanadaMay 27, 2025

Good chance for Oilers to consolidate lead

The Edmonton Oilers will try to increase their lead in the N-H-L's best-of-seven Western Conference final tonight on home ice. The Oilers beat the visiting Dallas Stars over the weekend to grab a 2-1 lead in the series. In the Eastern Conference final series, the Carolina Hurricanes stayed alive with a 3-0 road win over the Florida Panthers last night. Game 5 in that series goes tomorrow and the Panthers are just a win away from making their third straight appearance in the Stanley Cup final. They beat the Oilers in the final last year.

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BCMay 30, 2025

Charges laid in Vancouver's Crab Park homicide

A Vancouver Police homicide investigation has led to the arrest of a suspect in the murder of a man in Crab Park in March. Brett MacDonald, 51, was shot on the north-west side of Crab Park along the gravel path just before 8:30 a.m. on March 22. He was found by a passerby who called police. Jason Hnatyshyn, 47, was arrested on April 10 in Red Deer, Alberta, by VPD homicide detectives. The BC Prosecution Service has approved one count of first-degree murder against Hnatyshyn. He remains in custody until his next court appearance.
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BCMay 30, 2025

Stranger arrested, charged for attack on teen girl in public bathroom

A suspect has been arrested by Vancouver Police and charged with the sexual assault of a teenaged girl in a public bathroom – part of an alleged crime spree that included a bank robbery and the assault of a second woman who escaped serious harm Wednesday afternoon. The series of violent incidents began around 5:15 p.m. on May 28, and occurred inside an office building at Cambie Street and West 41st Avenue, near Oakridge Centre. A 58-year-old woman was leaving a medical appointment when she was grabbed in the hallway and assaulted by a stranger. She screamed and managed to get away without se
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CanadaMay 30, 2025

Pierre Poilievre to vote against Carney government's spending bill

Canada's main opposition leader Pierre Poilievre has announced that he will vote against the Carney government's spending bill. This will be the first test for Prime Minister Mark Carney's minority government. Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre said that his party will vote against the Liberals' $486.9-billion spending bill on government programs and transfers. Poilievre said that the additional spending the government has sought approval from Parliament is not for investment, so his party is not going to support it. It is worth noting that the Liberals have 169 seats in the House of Com
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BCMay 30, 2025

Province strengthens response to combat downtown street crime, disorder

The BC government is launching a new Community Safety and Targeted Enforcement program. It aims to increase police capacity to tackle street crimes that affect businesses and communities, such as robberies, shoplifting and property damage. The province is providing up to $5 million in funding for the initiative, which will help police increase their resources. The government says it has seen the Vancouver Police Department see its biggest two-year reduction in violent and property crime in Hastings Crossing in January 2025, thanks to a special investigation and targeted enforcement program.
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AlbertaMay 30, 2025

Alberta government extends deadline for judge's investigation into contract scandal

Alberta's government says it's extending the deadline for a former judge to investigate allegations of high-level conflict of interest and arm-twisting in health care contracts. Former Manitoba provincial court chief judge Raymond Wyant was expected to submit an interim report to the government today, followed by a full report next month. The government employee facilitating the investigation says the number of documents provided and interviews requested by the former judge means that initial time frame is no longer feasible. Deputy minister of jobs Chris McPherson says Wyant wil