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Newfoundland and Labrador Premier Andrew Furey says he will be stepping down after nearly five years in power. He is the second Atlantic premier to resign in less than a week, after Prince Edward Island Premier Dennis King announced his departure on Thursday. Get daily National news Get the day's top news, political, economic, and current affairs headlines, delivered to your inbox once a day. Furey, an orthopedic surgeon, says he has always maintained that he is not “a career politician.”He told reporters in St. John’s, N.L., that he could not commit to another full term in office, with a provincial election scheduled to take place this year. Trending Now Furey, who became premier in August 2020 after winning the Li...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size U.S. President Donald Trump said on Monday he wanted the Keystone XL Pipeline built and pledged easy regulatory approvals for the project, which was opposed for years by environmentalists before its permit was revoked by the Biden administration. The pipeline was first proposed in 2008 to bring oil from the Alberta oil sands to U.S. refiners and was halted in 2021 by then-owner TC Energy Corp after formerDemocratic President Joe Biden revoked a key permit needed for a U.S. stretch of the project.In a social media post on Monday, Trump urged the company that was building the pipeline to “come back to America,” saying his administration would offer easy approvals and an almost immediate star...

An Ontario township has decided to remove all permanently affixed American flags from its buildings amid growing tensions with the United States. West Lincoln council voted unanimously Monday night to take down the flags after it was recommended by the town’s corporate services committee last week. Council also approved all unrelated recommendations the committee made in its vote, without debate.During the committee meeting, Coun. William Reilly questioned why the U.S. flag remains up year-round at the West Lincoln community centre, while Ontario’s provincial flag is absent.“We have an American flag that seems to be fixed in our community centre and we don’t even have an Ontario provincial flag that’s up even one day a year,” Reilly said.“I feel disrespected by our American neighbours. It ...

He wasn’t on the stage but U.S. President Donald Trump’s shadow towered over the Liberal leadership race during Monday night’s French-language debate. The candidates — former central banker Mark Carney, former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, former government House leader Karina Gould and former MP Frank Baylis — spent much of the debate talking about the threat Trump poses to Canada’s economy and sovereignty.Carney said that Trump has changed since his first term and is now more “isolationist, more aggressive.”“Trump of today, he isn’t the same as before,” he said. “Before, he wanted a piece of our economy. Now, he wants our country.”Carney said that the first step when negotiating trade with the Americans is to be clear about what won’t be on the table: supply management, culture and...

By Jesmeen Gill The Canadian Press Posted February 24, 2025 3:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Jagmeet Singh says he’s “absolutely” the right person to lead New Democrats into the next election despite the party’s drop in support. A recent Leger poll suggests the NDP stands at just 14 per cent — and that its support would drop to 12 per cent with Mark Carney as Liberal leader.Recent polling by Ipsos for Global News shows similar numbers, with the NDP sitting at 16 per cent. Get breaking National news For news impacting Canada and around the world, sign u...