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CBCNorthern port gives Manitoba card to play in potential Canada-U.S. trade spat, premier says
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says the province's northern port could become a key asset amid potential Canada-U.S. trade tensions.Manitoba is technically a maritime province, and the northern town of Churchill is connected to rail lines and has a deepsea port — things that could help ensure Arctic sovereignty and national security, Kinew said at a Tuesday news conference in Brandon, where he was attending the Manitoba Ag Days farm show and exhibition.Churchill also has "huge" opportunities when it
- The Canadian Press
Mark Carney secures four more key endorsements in race to become Liberal leader
OTTAWA — Liberal leadership hopeful Mark Carney has secured the endorsements of four more current and former cabinet ministers.
- CNN
Trump pardons DC officers convicted in death and cover up
President Donald Trump has issued a “full and unconditional pardon” to Washington, DC, police lieutenant Andrew Zabavsky and officer Terence Sutton for their roles in the death of 20-year-old Karon Hylton-Brown, a case that drew protests on the heels of the murder of George Floyd.
- The Hill
McConnell criticizes Trump Jan. 6 pardons
Former Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) criticized President Trump for pardoning roughly 1,500 people who were arrested during the Jan, 6, 2021, riot at the Capitol, including some who harmed police. At least 600 insurrectionists were formally accused of assaulting, resisting or impeding law enforcement. “No one should excuse violence. And particularly violence against…
- The Canadian Press
Poilievre says he wants to cut the federal public service, doesn't mind remote work
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says a government led by him would cut the number of federal public servants — but he doesn't mind if they work from home.
- CBC
Liberal cabinet minister Sajjan not seeking re-election, rallies against 'toxic and polarized' climate
Emergency Preparedness Minister Harjit Sajjan joined the list of Liberal MPs who aren't seeking re-election on Wednesday.In an announcement on social media, the former army veteran said he won't re-offer in his riding of Vancouver South and thanked the community for raising him and teaching him the "importance of service and pursuing one's goals with commitment and integrity."While Sajjan said he's leaving office "with a sense of confidence in the future," the minister also called for a return t
- The Hill
Speaker Johnson forms committee to probe Jan. 6, Democrats’ original investigation
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Wednesday said he will establish a new select subcommittee that will probe the Jan. 6, 2021, Capitol riot — and likely dig into the now-defunct Jan. 6 select committee that was led by Rep. Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.) and then-Rep. Liz Cheney (R-Wyo.). Rep. Barry Loudermilk (R-Ga.) will chair the upcoming…
- CNN Business
Disinformation experts blast Trump’s executive order on government censorship as ‘direct assault on reality’
One of President Donald Trump’s first actions as he returned to the Oval Office on Monday was signing an executive order aimed at “restoring freedom of speech and ending federal censorship” of US citizens.
- CBC
Ottawa has done nothing to actually seize millions from Russian oligarch
Two years after Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly declared she was taking the unprecedented step of moving to confiscate millions of dollars from a sanctioned Russian oligarch with assets in Canada, the government has not actually begun the court process to forfeit the money, let alone to hand it over to Ukrainian reconstruction — and it may never happen.The federal government announced on Dec. 19, 2022, that it had ordered a freeze on $26 million US held in a Canadian bank account by an off
- CBC
Freeland would scrap capital gains tax changes if elected Liberal leader: source
Liberal leadership candidate Chrystia Freeland would scrap changes to the capital gains tax that she introduced as finance minister, CBC News has confirmed. The news was first reported by Bloomberg.April's federal budget announced an increase to the taxable amount of capital gains — the profits that individuals or businesses make from selling an asset like a stock or a second home.The new rules increased the inclusion rate from one-half to two-thirds on capital gains above $250,000 for individua
- The Independent
Trump sued by 22 states and pregnant women over ‘flagrantly illegal’ birthright citizenship order
Lawsuits filed across the country warn Trump’s actions will have ‘overwhelming and devastating’ impacts to families
- People
Cook County Deputy Killed in Turks and Caicos Shooting While on Vacation, Officials Say
Deputy Shamone Duncan was fatally shot along with a local resident in Turks and Caicos on Saturday, Jan. 18
- The Hill
Senate panel unanimously advances Trump pick to run DOT
A Senate panel unanimously advanced President Trump’s nominee to run the Department of Transportation (DOT), former Rep. Sean Duffy (R-Wis.), on Wednesday. Duffy, the former five-term Republican congressman, was advanced out of committee with a 28-0 vote during a brief Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation Committee hearing. “He will work, as Senator [Tammy] Baldwin [D-Wis.]…
- BBC
Six Trump executive orders to watch
Even presidential powers have their limits - and in some cases, Trump faces hurdles before his plans can become reality.
- HuffPost
Donald Trump Tries To Kill Birthright Citizenship With Executive Order
"We think we have really good grounds," the president said of the order, which has already been challenged in federal court.
- The Hill
White House budget office narrows scope of executive order restricting IRA funds
The White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued new guidance Wednesday clarifying limits to the disbursement of Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) funds ordered by President Trump on Monday. In one of a flurry of Inauguration Day executive orders, Trump directed federal agencies to “immediately pause the disbursement of funds” from both the IRA…
- BBC
Slovak PM accuses opposition of planning coup to topple him
The opposition accuses Fico of using the intelligence service to torpedo a vote of no-confidence.
- INSIDER
Trump brings DOGE inside the White House
Despite previous statements, it looks as if the Department of Government Efficiency will be inside, not outside, the federal government.
- CNN
White House orders government DEI employees to be placed on leave
Employees in any federal diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility offices will be placed on paid administrative leave “effective immediately,” according to a post from White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt.
- The Hill
White House Spanish language page shut down
The White House Spanish language page was shut down just hours after President Trump assumed the Oval Office for the second time. The website, whitehouse.gov/es/, was functioning during the Biden administration, shows a 404 error along with a “Go to home page” button. The White House’s @LaCasaBlanca Spanish-language page on Instagram is also unavailable. The…