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Ottawa is introducing a new “express entry” category for foreign-trained physicians in an effort to address health workforce challenges in Canada, the federal government announced Monday. “We’ve seen the strain in our emergency rooms, we hear it from families waiting for a doctor, and we feel it from the front-line staff who are stretched thin,” Minister of Immigration, Refugees and...
Prime Minister Mark Carney shuffled his cabinet on Monday following the resignation of Steven Guilbeault last week, and has brought back a familiar face from the Justin Trudeau era. Marc Miller, who last served as the minister of immigration under Trudeau, has been appointed as minister of Canadian identity and culture and minister responsible for official languages. Miller was first...
U.S. President Donald Trump issued a proclamation Tuesday, doubling tariffs on steel and aluminum imports from all countries, including Canada. According to the proclamation, Trump says, “the increased tariffs will more effectively counter foreign countries that continue to offload low-priced, excess steel and aluminum in the United States market.” The tariffs are set to take effect on Wednesday. In a...
U.S. President Donald Trump will attend the G7 leaders’ summit in Canada next month, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt confirmed in a briefing. Trump will be in Canada from June 15 to 17. More details of his visit will be announced shortly, Leavitt said. On May 6, during Mark Carney’s meeting with Trump at the White House, the prime...
Elections Canada confirmed that voters trying to access its website might face technical difficulties. “As a result, some of our online services and tools are currently unavailable. We are aware of the issue and are working hard to fix it,” the organization wrote on its website following hours of disruption.
Prime Minister Mark Carney has announced that his government will eliminate the Goods and Services Tax (GST) for first-time homebuyers to address Canada’s housing crisis. “Our government is laser-focused on lowering costs for Canadians and making homeownership a reality,” Carney said in a press release on Thursday. The tax cut applies to homes at or under $1 million and is...
After Prime Minister Justin Trudeau resigned from the Liberal party(opens in a new tab) on Monday morning, X owner and Tesla CEO Elon Musk took to social media to comment on the announcement.
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is considering his options as leader, sources tell CTV News, after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland revealed she will quit cabinet. In an explosive resignation letter published Monday morning, Freeland ignited a storm of confusion and speculation on Parliament Hill the same day she was set to table her fall economic statement – a document that includes...
Catherine Middleton, Princess of Wales, has been diagnosed with cancer, the Royal Family said Friday. The Princess of Wales had undergone a planned abdominal surgery(opens in a new tab) in January. Though it was initially thought to have been a non-cancerous condition, tests following the operation revealed that cancer had been present, the statement read.
The office maintains that traditional laundering is done in-house however 'the main sanitary line at Rideau Hall had to be replaced and as such, OSGG had no access to its in-house laundry facilities'