New Brunswick Progressive Conservative leader Blaine Higgs will no longer be the representative for Quispamsis. Higgs, who was seeking a third government as premier, has lost his riding to Liberal Aaron Kennedy — a trend mirroring the ultimate result: a Liberal majority with Susan Holt becoming the province’s first female premier, preliminary results from Monday’s
Liberal MP Sean Casey says he thinks it is in the nation’s best interest for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step down in order to avoid a Conservative government led by Pierre Poilievre. Casey, who said last week he has been hearing the sentiment that Trudeau should resign from his constituents and agrees with them
A shocking scene unfolded in a B.C. courtroom on Monday, as a fistfight broke out after two men pleaded guilty to murdering a man acquitted in the 1985 Air India bombing. Ripudaman Singh Malik was fatally shot in Surrey in July 2022. In 2005, Malik was acquitted in the Air India bombing that killed more
Officials with Halifax Regional Police and Walmart Canada are remaining tight-lipped on what exactly happened after an employee — a 19-year-old woman — died at a Walmart in Halifax over the weekend. Police were first called to a Walmart on Mumford Road on Saturday at around 9:30 p.m. for a report of a “sudden death.”In
With just two and a half weeks left until the U.S. election, Donald Trump kicked off a rally on Saturday night with a lengthy story about the late Arnold Palmer and at one point even praised the legendary golfer’s genitalia. Trump was campaigning in Latrobe, Pa., where Palmer was born in 1929 and learned to
After proceeding at a tentative, 25-basis-point cut pace in the first three interest rate cuts of its cycle, many economists expect the Bank of Canada will take an oversized step lower in its upcoming decision on Wednesday. The central bank’s policy rate stands at 4.25 per cent following the most recent quarter-point cut in early
One person has serious injuries after the drivers of a vehicle and a motorcycle collided in Mississauga on Sunday afternoon. The crash happened near Kennedy Road and Central Parkway. Peel Regional Police said they were called to that area around 1:45 p.m. Parts of Kennedy and Eglinton Avenue were temporarily shut down, but have since
Billionaire Elon Musk is once again using his extraordinary wealth to influence the presidential race between Republican nominee Donald Trump and rival Kamala Harris. On Saturday, the Tesla and SpaceX founder promised to give away US$1 million each day until November’s election to a registered voter in key swing states who signs his online petition
By Chuck Chiang The Canadian Press Posted October 20, 2024 9:50 am Updated October 20, 2024 9:57 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The outcome of British Columbia’s election was unclear after a close race between the NDP and the B.C. Conservatives, with the Greens poised to play a role
Descrease article font size Increase article font size Halifax Regional Police are investigating a sudden death at a Walmart in the city on Saturday night. Police have yet to release details about the circumstance of the death, but in a statement Sunday, Walmart indicated the person who died was an employee.Police released its statement about