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Jagmeet Singh Criticizes Mark Carney Over Brookfield’s Tax Haven Ties

NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has criticized Mark Carney over the ties of Brookfield, the company Carney once headed, to offshore tax havens. Singh expressed concern that Carney may be unwilling to address the issue of offshore tax hav...

Poilievre Criticizes GM Layoffs and Trump’s Actions

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has expressed concern over the layoffs at General Motors Canada’s Ontario assembly plant and criticized President Donald Trump. Poilievre stated that Trump is b...

Punjab Cabinet Raises Retirement Age for Professors and Doctors

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The Punjab government has increased the retirement age of medical college professors from 62 years to 65 years. The decision, made during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, will ben...

Fatality inquiry for Columbia Icefield bus rollover to be held in June

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A fatality inquiry is to take place in June for the three people killed five years ago when a tour bus tumbled down an embankment on the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park. Three peopl...

Alberta bill enables hydrogen home heating, electricity market remodelling

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Alberta's government is looking to give the green light to hydrogen as a home and commercial heating fuel in a move it says will boost demand and reduce emissions. If passed, legislation tabl...

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Global Economic Slowdown Linked to Tariffs Begins to Impact Canada: Mark Carney

Prime Minister Mark Carney has stated that the global economic slowdown is beginning to affect Canada, primarily due to tariffs. He made these remarks following a meeting with his cabinet committee on Canada-US relations in Ottawa...

Trump's partial tariff pullback doesn't affect duties on Canadian imports

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The United States is still imposing tariffs on Canada after President Donald Trump on Wednesday partially pulled ba...

Trump Imposes 125 Percent Tariff on China, Announces Relief for Non-Retaliatory Countries

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US President Donald Trump has announced a 90-day pause on tariffs but has simultaneously increased the tariff on Ch...

White House Confirms U.S. Will Impose 104% Tariffs on China Tonight

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The United States has imposed a hefty 104 percent tariff on Chinese imports, effective from 12:01 a.m. on Wednesday...

Final Canada Carbon Rebate Payment Before April 28 Election

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Millions of Canadians are set to receive their final Canada Carbon Rebate payment ahead of the April 28 vote. Resid...

BC

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BC Conservatives Criticize Eby Government Over Budget Deficit and Demand Accountability

British Columbia's main opposition party, the BC Conservatives, has sharply criticized the Eby government over its growing budget deficit and is demanding clearer accounting. The party raised concerns about the size of the deficit...

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Program that sent British Columbians to the U.S. for cancer treatment ends

British Columbia is ending a program that sent cancer patients to the United States for treatment, saying provincial wait times have improved enough that they no longer have to rely on clinics south of the border. A statement from...

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With 8.7m birds dead, B.C. farmers assess avian flu toll, and worry about what's next

There is a window of relief for British Columbia farmers from the devastating waves of avian flu, leaving them to assess the toll of outbreaks spanning more than three years that saw millions of birds culled at hundreds of farms. ...

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British Columbia Employment Minister Defends Job Growth Amid National Decline

British Columbia Employment Minister Diana Gibson has defended her government's stance on the employment figures released by Statistics Canada. While acknowledging that the national job trend declined in March, she pointed out tha...

Alberta

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Fatality inquiry for Columbia Icefield bus rollover to be held in June

A fatality inquiry is to take place in June for the three people killed five years ago when a tour bus tumbled down an embankment on the Columbia Icefield in Jasper National Park. Three people died and 14 suffered life-threa...

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Alberta bill enables hydrogen home heating, electricity market remodelling

Alberta's government is looking to give the green light to hydrogen as a home and commercial heating fuel in a move it says will boost demand and reduce emissions. If passed, legislation tabled by Utilities Minister Nathan N...

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Two killed when house on small British Columbia island collapses

Two people have been killed after being trapped under a house on a small island off British Columbia's coast. RCMP in Powell River say they received a call on April 6 about two people trapped under the house on Savary Island, just...

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Alberta spending $900,000 to upgrade monitoring as wildfire season begins

As Alberta heads into the heart of wildfire season, the province is committing almost $1 million to upgrade its early-warning systems. Forestry Minister Todd Loewen says $900,000 is being allocated to upgrade and expand its ...

Canada

Jagmeet Singh Criticizes Mark Carney Over Brookfield’s Tax Haven Ties

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NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh has criticized Mark Carney over the ties of Brookfield, the company Carney once headed, to...

Poilievre Criticizes GM Layoffs and Trump’s Actions

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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has expressed concern over the layoffs at General Motors Canada’s Ontario asse...

Global Economic Slowdown Linked to Tariffs Begins to Impact Canada: Mark Carney

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Prime Minister Mark Carney has stated that the global economic slowdown is beginning to affect Canada, primarily du...

Global Economic Slowdown Linked to Tariffs Begins to Impact Canada: Mark Carney

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Prime Minister Mark Carney has stated that the global economic slowdown is beginning to affect Canada, primarily du...

World

Economic Instability from Tariffs Could Devastate Developing Nations: UN Trade Agency Warns

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The United Nations trade agency has warned that the economic instability caused by U.S. President Donald Trump’s ta...

China Responds to US Tariffs with Increases of Its Own

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China has responded to US trade measures by raising tariffs on American goods from 84 percent to 125 percent. Amid ...

Russia Invites PM Narendra Modi to Attend Victory Parade in Moscow

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Russia has extended an invitation to Prime Minister Narendra Modi to attend its Victory Parade, scheduled for May 9...

India

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Punjab Cabinet Raises Retirement Age for Professors and Doctors

The Punjab government has increased the retirement age of medical college professors from 62 years to 65 years. The decision, made during a meeting chaired by Chief Minister Bhagwant Mann, will benefit approximately 48 professors ...

Amritdhari Woman Murder Case: Jathedar Gargaj Visits Kang Village to Console Grieving Family

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In a tragic incident, Gurpreet Kaur, an Amritdhari Gursikh woman, was murdered by unidentified assailants in Kang village of the Khadoor Sahib constituency, Punjab. The crime came to light when the...

Central Government to Recover Losses from Punjab Due to Protest Disruptions

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The Centre is preparing to recover compensation from the Punjab state government for the losses incurred due to farmers repeatedly closing toll plazas across the state. According to reports, the Un...

Ajnala Court Sends Pappalpreet Singh to Four-Day Police Remand

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Pappalpreet Singh, an associate of Amritpal Singh, MP from Khadoor Sahib in Punjab and head of the ‘Waris Punjab De’ organization, has been brought to Amritsar from Dibrugarh Jail. The Punjab Polic...

Jagjit Singh Dallewal Pays Obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib, Criticizes Government’s Indifference to Farmers

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Jagjit Singh Dallewal, who led the farmers' movement at the Khanauri border of Punjab-Haryana, paid obeisance at Sri Harmandir Sahib today and prayed for the successful completion of the Kisan Morc...

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