Justin Trudeau pressed Saskatchewan’s government on its record for clean energy projects after Premier Scott Moe expressed disappointment he was not made aware of the prime minister’s visit to a rare earth elements processing plant. “There’s work to be done on encouraging the government of Saskatchewan to see the opportunities that companies, and indeed, workers, […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Monday the graves of victims of a deadly stabbing rampage at a Saskatchewan First Nation before he was to meet with family members in private. The Sept. 4 stabbings left 11 people dead and 18 injured in James Smith Cree Nation, as well as in the nearby village of Weldon, Sask., northeast […]
Britain’s Conservative Party has chosen Foreign Secretary Liz Truss as the party’s new leader, putting her in line to be confirmed as prime minister. Truss’s selection was announced Monday in London after a leadership election in which only about 170,000 dues-paying members of the Conservative Party were allowed to vote. Truss beat rival Rishi Sunak, […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed Ontario judge Michelle O’Bonsawin to the Supreme Court of Canada, making her the first Indigenous person to sit on the country’s highest bench. O’Bonsawin comes to the court after spending five years as a judge at the Ontario Superior Court of Justice in Ottawa. She has also taught law […]
LONDON (AP) — Boris Johnson wanted to be like his hero Winston Churchill: a larger-than-life character who led Britain through a time of crisis. He was felled by crises of his own making, as a trickle of ethics allegations became a flood that engulfed his government and turned his own party against him. Johnson resigned […]
A Regina man is facing charges after sending a threatening email to the federal government. The letter was received by the Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office in Ottawa on May 1 and was forwarded to the RPS on May 5. At about 10:00 a.m. on May 5, Regina Police received a call from Trudeau’s office […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken the wraps off a program aimed at encouraging students to volunteer in the fight against COVID-19. At his briefing in Ottawa on Thursday morning, Trudeau launched the new Canada Student Grant which awards money to students who volunteer for COVID-19-related community projects. “If you’re a college or university student, […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the government will move to help more people suffering economically due to the COVID-19 pandemic. During his daily COVID-19 update, Trudeau says in addition to those who can access the Emergency Response Benefit, extra measures will be rolled out. “There are some people that don’t yet qualify that do need […]
The barricades must come down. Those are the words uttered by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday afternoon when speaking to the media in Ottawa regarding rail blockades in the country. In his statement, Trudeau said the barricades are paralyzing key infrastructure across the country which hurts all Canadians. He added that the federal government […]
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland have agreed to a teleconference call with Canada’s premiers regarding the rail blockades. The call is scheduled for this evening. This comes after Premier Scott Moe and other provincial and territorial leaders gathered for a phone meeting on Wednesday. The meeting followed with a request […]
