President-elect Donald Trump says Justin Trudeau resigned because he knows the U.S. will not put up with trade deficits with Canada and says many Canadians would love being the 51st state.
Trump reiterated his rhetoric about Canada joining the United States in a post on Truth Social after Trudeau’s announcement that he will resign as Liberal leader and prime minister as soon as a new leader is chosen.
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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.
Chrystia Freeland resigned from cabinet Monday, leaving her post as deputy prime minister and finance minister on the same day she was expected to deliver the government's fall economic statement. The move reignited calls for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down and call an election. All times are Eastern.
Statistics Canada estimates the country's population grew by 176,699 people between July 1 and Oct. 1, marking the slowest pace of growth since the first quarter of 2022. Canada’s population is estimated to have reached roughly 41.5 million people.
Inflation edged down slightly to 1.9 per cent in November as price growth continued to stabilize in Canada. Statistics Canada’s consumer price index report Tuesday showed inflation was down from two per cent in October.
The RCMP say 62-year-old Ahmed Eldidi — who was arrested along with his son earlier this year for alleged terrorism offences — faces four war crimes charges, including murder, mutilation and torture against a protected person in a "non-international armed conflict."