Toronto MP Marco Mendicino, a former high-ranking cabinet minister in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's government, says he will not run in the next federal election.
Mendicino says in a statement posted on social media that he has disagreed with the direction of the federal government, particularly when it comes to Canada's foreign policy on the Israel-Hamas war.
Please see my statement. pic.twitter.com/lFWsfavLzT
— Marco Mendicino (@marcomendicino) January 2, 2025
Another storm is rolling off the Pacific, bringing heavy rain and strong winds to British Columbia's coast and a blanket of snow to the Interior. It comes as the search continues for a person missing when their home was caught by a mudslide that also rolled over the Sea to Sky Highway near Lions Bay during a storm last weekend.
Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Justin Trudeau is taking some time to reflect after the bombshell resignation of his top cabinet minister on Monday. Chrystia Freeland quit as finance minister just hours before she was set to present the government's fall economic statement.
Police are investigating after two people were shot Monday evening in Surrey. Police say officers were called by a woman just before 6 p-m who reported her and husband had both been shot
The Conservatives are calling for Parliament to hold hearings in January on Canada-U.S. trade ahead of president-elect Donald Trump's entry to the White House. The Tories say they have no faith in the Liberals to handle the situation following Monday's resignation of former finance minister Chrystia Freeland, who was set to have a major role in shaping Canada's response to Trump.
An eight-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries after being hit by a vehicle in Nanaimo. RCMP say it happened in a school parking lot just before eight on Tuesday morning.
Terry Fox has been selected to appear on the next $5 bank note. The federal government made the revelation in its fall economic statement on Monday.