Bloc Québécois pushes for byelection in Terrebonne, after 5 more ballot issues declared in riding | Poilievre 'very disappointed' in government's decision to skip spring budget | 'It's been very emotional,' says Bloc Terrebonne candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné
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Bloc Québécois pushes for byelection in Terrebonne, after 5 more ballot issues declared in riding; Bloc Leader Blanchet wants courts to order new election in Terrebonne

Bloc Québécois pushes for byelection in Terrebonne, after 5 more ballot issues declared in riding

May 15 , 2025 at 09:56:40 a.m. EDT • :

The Bloc Québécois is calling on the Superior Court of Quebec to order a byelection in the riding of Terrebonne, where the party lost by one vote, as Elections Canada revealed issues with five more mail-in ballots.

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Poilievre 'very disappointed' in government's decision to skip spring budget; Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poilievre says the Liberals shouldn't delay laying out the state of the government's finances\.

Poilievre 'very disappointed' in government's decision to skip spring budget

May 15 , 2025 at 12:36:03 p.m. EDT • :

Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said Thursday he is dismayed that the new Liberal government has decided to forgo a federal budget for now, saying Prime Minister Mark Carney promised Canadians a plan during the election campaign and he should deliver one sooner rather than later.

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'It's been very emotional,' says Bloc Terrebonne candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné; Terrebonne Bloc candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné said it's been a roller-coaster of emotion\.

'It's been very emotional,' says Bloc Terrebonne candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné

May 15 , 2025 at 12:57:24 p.m. EDT • :

After being declared the winner in the Quebec riding of Terrebonne, then being told by Elections Canada she lost by one vote, candidate Nathalie Sinclair-Desgagné said it's been a roller-coaster of emotion.

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Canada's military plans to be in the Arctic 'on a near permanent basis,' says commander; Troops from the 34th Canadian Brigade undergo a conflict simulation in Chisasibi Cree Nation in early March 2025\. The Canadian military is ramping up training in winter conditions amid geopolitical tensions over the Arctic\.

Canada's military plans to be in the Arctic 'on a near permanent basis,' says commander

May 15 , 2025 at 04:00:50 a.m. EDT • :

Canada is planning to have a military training presence in the Arctic up to 10 months a year, the country's military operations commander says. Defence experts say the expanded training regime creates opportunities for NATO allies — who've been largely silent about U.S. President Donald Trump's annexation threats — to demonstrate their support for Canadian sovereignty.

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CBC/Radio-Canada to scrap much-maligned 'performance pay' for managers; People walk by the CBC building in Toronto on April 4, 2012\. The public broadcaster is ending the controversial policy of 'performance pay' for its managers and executives\.

CBC/Radio-Canada to scrap much-maligned 'performance pay' for managers

May 14 , 2025 at 05:45:35 p.m. EDT • :

After a wave of criticism for handing out so-called "performance pay" to managers and other staff when it was considering layoffs, CBC/Radio-Canada's board of directors is ending the practice altogether after a third-party review, the corporation said Wednesday.

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Elections Canada says Terrebonne, Que., result is final despite mailing error; Elections Canada says there was an error on the envelope used to mail a special ballot from Terrebonne, Que\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 06:52:09 p.m. EDT • :

Elections Canada says Terrebonne, Que., result is final despite mailing error

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Liberals aren't planning to table a budget this year, finance minister says; Minister of Finance and National Revenue François-Philippe Champagne arrives for a meeting of the federal cabinet in West Block on Parliament Hill in Ottawa on Wednesday\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 02:34:42 p.m. EDT • :

Liberals aren't planning to table a budget this year, finance minister says

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Carney says Canadians 'weren't impressed' by U.K.'s offer of second state visit to Trump; King Charles III met with Prime Minister Mark Carney at Buckingham Palace in London, England, in March\.  Carney said the King's upcoming visit to Canada at the same time U\.S\. President Donald Trump is musing about making Canada the 51st state is no accident\.   

May 14 , 2025 at 08:21:46 a.m. EDT • :

Carney says Canadians 'weren't impressed' by U.K.'s offer of second state visit to Trump

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Mark Carney unveils his crisis cabinet; Whether purpose-built or not, what Prime Minister Mark Carney unveiled on Tuesday was a crisis cabinet\.  

May 13 , 2025 at 06:55:57 p.m. EDT • :

Mark Carney unveils his crisis cabinet

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13 Trudeau-era ministers survive Carney's cabinet overhaul; Prime Minister Mark Carney attends the cabinet swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall in Ottawa on Tuesday\. Applauding behind him are several of his cabinet ministers who were also in the previous cabinet of Justin Trudeau\.  

May 14 , 2025 at 05:11:26 p.m. EDT • :

13 Trudeau-era ministers survive Carney's cabinet overhaul

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