Canada
Canada Post workers go on strike Friday morning, disrupting deliveries
Canadian Union of Postal Workers says approximately 55,000 workers are striking, claiming little progress has been made in the bargaining process.
Trump’s proposed tariffs unlikely to include Canadian oil: experts
The threat of the tariff is causing a lot of concern in Canada, where the Canadian Chamber of Commerce said such a tariff could take a $30-billion bite out of the Canadian economy.
Conservative MPs frustrated after Poilievre bars them from promoting housing fund: sources
Sources say that Poilievre has instructed Conservative MPs to stop advocating on behalf of municipalities in their ridings who want to obtain funds through the $4-billion Housing Accelerator Fund. "It's extremely frustrating," one Conservative source told Radio-Canada. "MPs are being stopped from helping their cities for partisan reasons."
A closer look at HMCS Max Bernays, the Pacific fleet’s first Arctic patrol vessel
HMCS Max Bernays was in Vancouver on Thursday and took media on a day sail to show off the new vessel's capabilities.
The Provinces
Nova Scotia election debate: Leaders clash over pace of health-care improvement
As Houston stuck to his argument that his government inherited "a mess" that it has started to stabilize, Liberal Leader Zach Churchill responded by saying that the number of people on a wait list seeking family doctors has gone from 60,000 when the Liberals governed to recent figures of about 145,000.
New Brunswick's premier sends out minister mandate letters, outlines expectations
"The best way to earn the trust of New Brunswickers is to tell people what we are going to do and then follow through on the promises we have made,” Holt said in a news release. “The detailed mandate letters we have prepared not only allow our government to be transparent and accountable to the people of this province, but they will also keep us on track as we do our work.” Good idea!
Elsewhere
‘Call anytime you want’: Trump roils G20 with disdain for rules
World leaders who didn’t experience Donald Trump’s first merry-go-round are quickly learning how he likes to operate.
Biden arrives in Peru for international summit and meeting with Xi as world leaders brace for Trump
President Joe Biden arrived Thursday in Peru to start his six-day visit to Latin America for the final major international summits of his presidency, even as world leaders turn their attention to what Donald Trump’s return to the White House means for their countries. I am in Lima this week covering the activities of the Canadian delegation at APEC which is led by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and includes Foreign Affairs Min Melanie Joly and Trade Min Mary Ng
Media
The Wall Street Journal is testing AI article summaries
The Wall Street Journal is experimenting with AI-generated article summaries that appear at the top of its news stories. The summaries appear as a “Key Points” box with bullets summarizing the piece. The Verge spotted the test on a story about Trump’s plans for the Department of Education, and the Journal confirmed it’s trialing the feature to see how readers respond. Gannett is running AI-powered article summaries, too.
Steven Edwards, Post reporter who saw towers fall on 9/11, dead at 67
British-born Edwards was an original National Post journalist who was the paper’s UN correspondent for many years, covering a wide range of world events.
The Calendar
- Florence, Italy - CEDQR Min Soraya Martinez Ferrada attends the G7 Tourism Ministers Meeting
- 0900 ET: Ottawa - Families and Social Development Min Jenna Sudds and LPC MP Yasir Naqvi makes a funding announcement
- 0930 ET: Clarenville, NL - LPC MP Churence Rogers makes an infrastructure funding announcement.
- 0930 ET: Châteauguay, QC - Government House Leader Karina Gould makes a funding announcement
- 1000 ET: Guelph, ON - Treasury Board President Anita Anand makes a funding announcement
- 1000 ET: Montreal - Labour Min Steven MacKinnon
- 1000 ET: Kingston Peninsula, NB - LPC MP Wayne Long makes a funding announcement.
- 1000 ET: Lima, Peru - PM Trudeau meets with Indonesia President Prabowo Subianto
- 1030 ET: Lima, Peru - PM Trudeau participates in the APEC Leaders’ Informed Dialogue
- 1045 ET: Hamilton, ON - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh speaks to reporters.
- 1200 ET: Winnipeg, MB - PrairiesCAN Min Dan Vandal makes a funding announcement
- 1240 ET: Toronto - Immigration Min Marc Miller speaks to the Canadian Club.
- 1520 ET: Lima, Peru - PM Trudeau speaks at the APEC CEO Summit
- 1625 ET: Lima, Peru - PM Trudeau meets with South Korea President Yoon Suk Yeol
