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The Thames Valley District School Board has released the expenses for its off-site retreat trip to Toronto after calls for more transparency. In a statement, the board’s chair and interim director said that to maintain “transparency and accountability,” they would release the cost of the off-site planning meeting in Toronto, …
Read More »Canada-U.S. relations take centre stage as Liberal cabinet retreat wraps up
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted August 27, 2024 7:30 am Updated August 27, 2024 7:34 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Canada-U.S. relations will take centre stage on Tuesday as the federal cabinet wraps up the third and final day of its annual …
Read More »Liberal cabinet retreat to focus on housing, immigration
Housing and immigration will take centre stage on Monday as the federal cabinet retreat in Halifax moves into its first full day of meetings. The annual end-of-summer cabinet gathering is intended to set the agenda for the fall sitting of Parliament which begins three weeks from today. The Liberals are …
Read More »TSX falls more than 200 points Friday, U.S. markets retreat after jobs reports
Canada’s main stock index fell one per cent Friday, led by industrials, utilities and base metals, while U.S. markets retreated as both countries released new information about their job markets. The S&P/TSX composite index closed down 222.10 points at 22,007.00. In New York, the Dow Jones industrial average was down …
Read More »Canada-U.S. relations in focus on final day of Liberal cabinet retreat
Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says the Canadian and American economies are more integrated than ever, which should act as a buffer against the threat of U.S. protectionism. Champagne and his fellow Liberal ministers on Tuesday will hold their third and final day of meetings at a winter cabinet retreat in …
Read More »Trudeau cabinet retreat to focus on cost of living ahead of Parliament’s return – National
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet will kick off a three-day retreat on Monday to discuss their priorities ahead of Parliament’s return. Trudeau’s cabinet will be in Hamilton, Ont., until Wednesday, and will focus on the cost of living and the economy, his office said in a news release …
Read More »Russia orders retreat from Kherson, its only captured Ukrainian capital since invading
Russia’s military announced on Wednesday that it’s withdrawing from Ukraine’s southern city of Kherson and nearby areas, in what would be another humiliating setback for Moscow’s forces in the eight-month-old war. Ukrainian authorities did not immediately confirm the move — and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has suggested in recent days that …
Read More »Canadian volunteer in Ukraine survives missile strikes after Russian retreat
The war in Ukraine hit uncomfortably close to home — literally — for Canadian volunteer Alex Nau when Russia unleashed a wave of retaliatory missile strikes in response to the lightning-swift advance of Ukrainian troops in the eastern part of the country. Between Sunday night and Monday morning, four ultra-modern hypersonic …
Read More »Liberals begin cabinet retreat with cost of living, economy topping the agenda
With Parliament getting ready for the return of MPs, the Liberal cabinet is kicking off three days of meetings in Vancouver today to hash out the government’s fall playbook, with the rising cost of living and the state of the economy expected to top the agenda. “The tone going into this is getting …
Read More »Rebuild or retreat? B.C. communities face tough choices after catastrophic floods
Our planet is changing. So is our journalism. This story is part of a CBC News initiative entitled “Our Changing Planet” to show and explain the effects of climate change. Keep up with the latest news on our Climate and Environment page. The flowers at Martin O’Brien’s former home in Grand …
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