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By Liam Casey and Allison Jones The Canadian Press Posted January 28, 2025 6:43 am Updated January 28, 2025 6:58 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Ontario Premier Doug Ford is set to request the dissolution of provincial parliament today and trigger an early election …
Read More »No immediate plans to close private Ontario nurse practitioner clinics despite new guidance
The Ford government has no immediate plans to shut down for-profit nurse practitioner clinics in Ontario despite receiving clear direction from the federal government on the gradual elimination of the fee-for-service facilities. The province has been under pressure from health-care advocates and political opponents to tackle the rise of private …
Read More »Election call set to kill Ford government bills, including on encampments, health care
When Premier Doug Ford goes to Lt. Gov. Edith Dumont to dissolve the Ontario legislature, he will kill several bills introduced by his government, including proposed legislation once considered a priority. The act of dissolving the legislature, required for an election campaign to take place, wipes the slate clean for …
Read More »Politics! Carney pulls ahead, Ford to trigger election
7 hours ago Radio Duration 24:41 The Liberal leadership race really got underway this week. Mark Carney wracked up endorsements from current cabinet ministers, while Chrystia Freeland pitched herself as running against the “Ottawa establishment”. Meanwhile, Ontario Premier Doug Ford is calling an early election on Wednesday in hopes of …
Read More »Elon Musk praises Poilievre, mocks Trudeau as he steps into Canadian politics
As a giant of industry and the world’s richest man, Elon Musk wields influence across the global economy. He’s now leveraging that success to extend his influence into the democratic process in Canada and elsewhere. In the past week alone, Musk has dipped into Canadian politics on his social media …
Read More »Elon Musk is on a tear as he shakes up politics in Europe. What’s his endgame?
As if having the ear of incoming U.S. president Donald Trump weren’t enough, tech billionaire Elon Musk has been on a tear this week, trashing European politicians on both the left and right, and using posts on his social media platform, X, to disrupt politics across the continent. The French …
Read More »Delhi Politics: ਕੇਜਰੀਵਾਲ ਦਾ ਪੁਜਾਰੀਆਂ ਤੇ ਗ੍ਰੰਥੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ 18000 ਮਾਸਕ ਦੇਣ ਦਾ ਵਾਅਦਾ
ਨਵੀਂ ਦਿੱਲੀ, 30 ਦਸੰਬਰ ‘ਆਪ’ ਸੁਪਰੀਮੋ ਅਰਵਿੰਦ ਕੇਜਰੀਵਾਲ ਨੇ ਸੋਮਵਾਰ ਨੂੰ ਕਿਹਾ ਕਿ ਜੇ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਆਗਾਮੀ ਚੋਣਾਂ ਵਿਚ ਮੁੜ ਦਿੱਲੀ ’ਚ ਸੱਤਾ ਸੰਭਾਲਦੀ ਹੈ ਤਾਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਦੀ ਪਾਰਟੀ ਹਿੰਦੂ ਮੰਦਰਾਂ ਪੁਜਾਰੀਆਂ ਅਤੇ ਗੁਰਦੁਆਰਿਆਂ ਦੇ ਗ੍ਰੰਥੀਆਂ ਨੂੰ 18,000 ਰੁਪਏ ਦਾ ਮਹੀਨਾਵਾਰ ਭੱਤਾ ਦੇਣ ਲਈ ‘ਪੁਜਾਰੀ ਗ੍ਰੰਥੀ ਸਨਮਾਨ ਯੋਜਨਾ’ (‘Pujari …
Read More »Marcos-Duterte spectacle shines harsh light on dynastic politics of Philippines
A simmering monthslong feud between the president and vice-president of Philippines, each part of separate political dynasties, erupted over the weekend with an apparent public death threat. For good measure on Monday, Vice-President Sara Duterte insinuated that the dictator father of current President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. was behind the 1980s …
Read More »Trudeau attends Taylor Swift concert in Toronto with family
By The Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 23, 2024 8:21 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is firmly in his Swiftie era. Trudeau attended the Taylor Swift concert in Toronto on Friday, the Eras Tour’s second-last night in the …
Read More »Ford government urged to cap donations at $100 after fundraising controversy
After a bruising week for the Ford government and its fundraising targets, with a transportation group apparently buying tickets to a Progressive Conservative event to get the attention of a minister, an advocate is calling for donation limits to be dramatically lowered to avoid future controversy. On Monday, Global News …
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