Politics

By Nick Murray The Canadian Press Posted March 21, 2025 8:55 pm Updated March 21, 2025 9:00 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Former cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault says he will not run again in the upcoming federal election, set to be called on Sunday. The Liberal party had confirmed Boissonnault as a candidate in Edmonton Centre, a riding he won in 2015, lost in 2019, then reclaimed in 2021.In a statement posted to X Friday night, the former cabinet minister says the pas...

Descrease article font size Increase article font size Liquor stores across Saskatchewan are about to look a lot different, as U.S. brands are pulled from shelves. The province recently released a list of over 50 drinks that won’t be available for restock.Products like Bud Light and Coors Light beer, and hard seltzers such as Vizzy and White Claw (plus other brands) will no longer be purchased by stores across the province to sell to consumers.However, some of the products which won’t be sold are actually made in Canada.Brandon Geerts, the LB Liquor president, said the government’s decision to remove some of the brands is a bit baffling.“Most of this product is made in Canada with Canadian ingredients by Canadian employees,” Geerts said. ...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 21, 2025 4:58 pm Updated March 21, 2025 5:21 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size If the four main federal political parties want to take part in the TVA network’s head-to-head French-language debate in the upcoming election campaign, they will have to shell out $75,000 each. The Quebecor-owned television network says it needs cash to offset the costs of producing the Face-à-Face debate, which is divided into segments pitting one leader ag...

By Craig Lord The Canadian Press Posted March 21, 2025 2:14 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Days before he’s expected to call a federal election, Prime Minister Mark Carney is confirming he won’t move ahead with a key Liberal tax policy. The Prime Minister’s Office says a plan to hike the inclusion rate on capital gains, first pitched in the federal budget last year, will not move forward.The proposal was set to take effect on June 25 of last year and would have seen all businesses and individuals reporting more than $250,000 in capital gains in a year pay more tax on those proceeds.The tax ...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 21, 2025 3:38 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Premier Danielle Smith says she would form a panel to generate ideas on what Alberta should do if her demands of Canada’s next government aren’t met. Smith wants an end to a number of policies that were put in place under former prime minister Justin Trudeau that she says have done nothing but harm Alberta’s oil and gas sector, such as Ottawa’s proposed emissions cap.Smith says she expects to see action on her demands within months of the next federal election, which is expected to be called Sunday. If not...

The federal government on Friday launched a new ad campaign in the U.S. to remind Americans of the impact of U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Canadian goods in the latest salvo in the deepening trade war. The digital billboards read “Tariffs are a tax on hardworking Americans” and will be installed in Washington, D.C., and cities like Miami, Philadelphia, Detroit and Atlanta that Ottawa says would be “hardest hit” by the tariffs “due to their heavy reliance on trade with Canada.”Foreign Affairs Minister Melanie Joly told CNN on Friday the “huge billboards” will be erected along major highways in 12 U.S. states overall, with a particular focus on “red” Republican-led states.“We need to send a message to the American people for them to understand what’s at stake,” she said. “This is ...

The trade war between Canada and the U.S. is threatening to slow the flow of a famed Canadian export — maple syrup — and the equipment used to manufacture what’s often dubbed liquid gold. “We wouldn’t be able to make maple syrup without Canada. They’re the kings,” Vermont maple farmer Jim Judd told Global News. “Everything we own is from Canada.”U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs are threatening to stifle production and upend decades of cross-border co-operation in the industry.Canada produces more than 70 per cent of the world’s maple syrup.Quebec is the industry’s mecca, while neighbouring Vermont is the American capital. 2:03 Vermont senator speaks out in support of Canada, calls tariffs ...

By Catherine Morrison The Canadian Press Posted March 21, 2025 8:17 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney is hosting Canada’s premiers Friday in Ottawa as the provinces grapple with the effects of Chinese and U.S. tariffs. The meeting is taking place just days before Carney is expected to launch a federal election campaign that would send Canadians to the polls as soon as April 28.The meeting with the premiers will be held this afternoon at the Canadian War Museum.Audrey Champoux, a spokesperson for Carney, said earlier this week the session would be a chance to discuss ...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted March 20, 2025 8:55 pm 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Mark Carney says his government will scrap the GST for first-time homebuyers who purchase a home with a sale price at or below $1 million. Carney promised the measure during his leadership campaign and it also matches a similar promise made by Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre last fall.Carney made the announcement in Edmonton just three days before he is widely expected to call a federal election. Global News has confirmed that will happen on Sunday. ...

Could Amarjeet Sohi have his sights set on a return to Ottawa? Rumours abound that Edmonton’s mayor is mulling a second go at federal politics. There’s speculation Sohi is planning to run for the Liberal Party of Canada in the federal election being called this weekend, as first reported by CBC Radio-Canada.For months, Sohi has been non-committal about his political future and if he will run for mayor again in the municipal election this upcoming October. 4:00 Looking back at 2024 with Edmonton Mayor Amarjeet Sohi He continued to be mum on the subject Thursday, when holding a housing announcement news conference with Prime Minister Mark Carney...