Some Liberal MPs repeat calls for Trudeau to quit after Freeland debacle — but he still has defenders | Ottawa proposes 24/7 surveillance of Canada-U.S. border, new 'strike force' to stave off tariff threat | Conservatives call for House hearings on Trump's tariff threat
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Some Liberal MPs repeat calls for Trudeau to quit after Freeland debacle — but he still has defenders; Prime Minister Justin Trudeau makes his to a national caucus meeting, in Ottawa, Monday, Dec\. 16, 2024\.

Some Liberal MPs repeat calls for Trudeau to quit after Freeland debacle — but he still has defenders

December 17 , 2024 at 12:31:42 p.m. EST • :

Some Liberal MPs said Tuesday Prime Minister Justin Trudeau can't carry on as party leader after the humiliation of Chrystia Freeland's public resignation from cabinet and another bruising byelection loss in B.C.
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Ottawa proposes 24/7 surveillance of Canada-U.S. border, new 'strike force' to stave off tariff threat; Canada Border Services Agency officers investigate a vehicle crossing at the Niagara Falls International Rainbow Bridge in Niagara Falls, Ontario Friday, June 7, 2024\. CBSA workers across the country could take job action today unless a deal is reached before the strike deadline\.

Ottawa proposes 24/7 surveillance of Canada-U.S. border, new 'strike force' to stave off tariff threat

December 17 , 2024 at 10:54:34 a.m. EST • :

The federal government is promising a suite of measures to disrupt the flow of fentanyl and strengthen 24/7 surveillance of the Canada-U.S. border — including outfitting the RCMP with helicopters, drones and mobile surveillance towers and creating a new "strike force."
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Conservatives call for House hearings on Trump's tariff threat; President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference at Mar-a-Lago, Monday, Dec\. 16, 2024, in Palm Beach, Fla\.

Conservatives call for House hearings on Trump's tariff threat

December 17 , 2024 at 05:52:28 p.m. EST • :

The Conservatives are calling for Parliament to hold hearings in January on Canada-U.S. trade ahead of president-elect Donald Trump's return to the White House.
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Ottawa no longer committed to a net-zero electricity grid by 2035; Canada is now committing to achieve a net zero electricity grid by 2050, pushing back its initial 2035 goal\.

Ottawa no longer committed to a net-zero electricity grid by 2035

December 17 , 2024 at 02:36:25 p.m. EST • :

The federal government is backing away from its former goal of achieving net-zero in the national electricity grid by 2035 — but it is promising deeper emissions reductions in the energy sector after 2050.
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Canada to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports in new year; Visitors check the BYD ATTO 3 at the IAA motor show in Munich, Germany, Friday, Sept\. 8, 2023\. The international motor show IAA Mobility 2023 takes place in Munich from Sept\. 5 until Sept\. 10, 2023\.

Canada to impose more tariffs on Chinese imports in new year

December 17 , 2024 at 02:27:38 p.m. EST • :

Canada plans to impose tariffs on a slew of Chinese products starting as early as next year, the government's fiscal update says — part of the federal government's wider investigation into imports from China.
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Conservatives decisively win B.C. federal byelection, dealing another blow to Trudeau; Tamara Jansen, co-owner of Darvonda Nurseries, is worried about FortisBC's natural gas rate hikes\. Her business has already been hit hard by the pipeline rupture earlier this year\.  

December 16 , 2024 at 08:00:07 a.m. EST • :

Conservatives decisively win B.C. federal byelection, dealing another blow to Trudeau

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Trump trash talks Freeland in blast from her political past; Chrystia Freeland, top right, was on hand when the North American leaders signed the new continental trade pact in November 2018\.  

December 17 , 2024 at 03:58:21 a.m. EST • :

Trump trash talks Freeland in blast from her political past

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Sean Fraser to leave federal cabinet as PMO pushes to add Mark Carney; Sean Fraser, federal minister of housing, infrastructure and communities, in Halifax on Sept\. 16, 2024\.  

December 15 , 2024 at 07:59:52 p.m. EST • :

Sean Fraser to leave federal cabinet as PMO pushes to add Mark Carney

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Trudeau faces frustrated MPs after Chrystia Freeland's shock resignation; Chrystia Freeland, who today stepped down as finance minister and deputy prime minister, arrives for a national caucus meeting, in Ottawa, Monday, Dec\. 16, 2024\.  

December 16 , 2024 at 09:23:02 a.m. EST • :

Trudeau faces frustrated MPs after Chrystia Freeland's shock resignation

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Where does Justin Trudeau go without Chrystia Freeland?; Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance Chrystia Freeland speaks during a news conference, in Ottawa, Tuesday, Oct\. 29, 2024\.  

December 16 , 2024 at 06:03:18 p.m. EST • :

Where does Justin Trudeau go without Chrystia Freeland?

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