Canada
Mark Carney expected to call snap election for April 28
Parties gear up for campaigns as the prime minister is expected to call the vote on Sunday, sources say. Good for my Globe friends for confirming what everyone in Ottawa has been an expecting but I, for one, will avoid calling this a "snap" election. It's an election year, after all, and we're four years into a minority government, where the governing party has just had a new leader. This is the complete opposite of "Snap"! (đ link)
Carlos Leitão sera candidat au fédéral pour les libéraux de Mark Carney
Lâancien ministre des Finances du QuĂ©bec, Carlos LeitĂŁo, fait le saut sur la scĂšne fĂ©dĂ©rale avec le Parti libĂ©ral du Canada de Mark Carney. M. LeitĂŁo sera candidat dans la circonscription de Marc-AurĂšle-Fortin, dans lâouest de Laval. A good catch for the Liberals. Of note: Poilievre's Conservatives persuaded Nova Scotia's sitting finance minister, Allan MacMaster, to resign from Houston's cabinet to run in Cape Breton. If LeitĂŁo wins -- and Marc-Aurel Fortin is a safe Liberal seat -- he will join a former Ontario finance minister and fellow Portuguese Canadian Charles Sousa in caucus.
Trump claims âa Liberalâ would be âeasier to deal withâ than Poilievre
U.S. President Donald Trump is making sure the public knows his opinion on Canada's looming federal election. Trumpâs aggressive stance towards Canada is a huge reason why the Liberals have made a stunning comeback against the Conservatives in the polls. David Akin looks at Trump's offhand remark that "a Liberal" prime minister would be "easier to deal with" than Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre and how Poilievre is trying to take advantage of those comments. Plus, he explains the Conservatives' changes to how national media will be allowed to cover the party's election campaign.
« Câest un risque Ă©vident »
Un agent responsable de la sĂ©curitĂ© du premier ministre a publiĂ© prĂšs de 50 parcours de course Ă pied sur lâapplication sportive Strava depuis 2021. Les donnĂ©es auraient pu permettre de localiser prĂ©cisĂ©ment l'ex-premier ministre Justin Trudeau et sa famille dans une douzaine de lieux diffĂ©rents, au Canada comme Ă lâĂ©tranger.
Local Conservatives to pick candidate Saturday
Nipissing-Timiskaming Conservatives will look to put a messy nomination process behind them this weekend, as they choose a Nipissing-Timiskaming candidate to run in the impending federal election.
The Provinces
Quebec to table new bill to strengthen secularism in schools
Education Minister Bernard Drainville says that religious accommodations have no place in Quebec schools, and that science, sex education and gender equality must be taught properly. The government is planning to update Quebec's Education Act following a controversy over reports of religious practices at several of the province's public schools.
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois quittera son poste de co-porte-parole
Le dĂ©putĂ© de Gouin devait revenir de congĂ© de paternitĂ© cette semaine Ă lâAssemblĂ©e nationale, mais il avait pris quelques jours de plus auprĂšs de sa famille.
Ontario Premier Doug Fordâs new cabinet unveiled with changes in major portfolios
Among the most significant changes in the shuffle are new faces at the Ministry of Education, Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and the Ministry of the Environment, Conservation and Parks.
Smith targets âunconstitutional federal overreach' with new Alberta legislation
âThese amendments we're introducing today would include denying federal workers access to our facilities and the information they contain."
Elsewhere
4 Canadians have been executed by China this year, Ottawa says
The federal government says it 'strongly condemns' the execution of multiple Canadians in China earlier this year over what Beijing says were 'drug-related crimes.'
Vermont senator speaks out in support of Canada, calls tariffs âappallingâ - YouTube
In this trade war against the U.S., itâs sometimes felt as though Canada stands alone. But this country does have allies â including those just across the border. Democratic senator from Vermont has been one of the most outspoken voices in the U.S. against the tariffs. Sen. Peter Welch called a meeting of U.S. and Canadian businesses, to hear how President Donald Trumpâs policies are hurting workers on both sides of the border.
Within a week, 3 Republicans tell voters they donât back annexing Canada
Constituents at tense town halls have been asking U.S. lawmakers if they support Trump's threats to make Canada the 51st state and take over other nations.
Pentagon weighs major cuts to top of US military
The plans under consideration include consolidating combatant commands, possibly eliminating a directorate that oversees development, training and education for the joint force, and halting the expansion of US Forces Japan.
Media
'Discarded like a dirty rag': Chinese state media hails Trump's cuts to Voice of America
Critics have called the move a setback for democracy but Beijing's state newspaper Global Times denounced VOA for its "appalling track record" in reporting on China and said it has "now been discarded by its own government like a dirty rag". The White House defended the move, saying it will "ensure that taxpayers are no longer on the hook for radical propaganda".
Jason Kenney, Terrie O'Leary appointed to Postmedia board
OâLeary has extensive experience in both the private and public sectors as well, most recently as executive vice-president of business strategy and operations at Toronto Global. Not to be confused with Global Toronto! OâLeary also served as chief of staff from 1993 to 1998 to Liberal finance minister Paul Martin.
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Science and tech
Bird flu is hitting the U.S. hard. Now, migratory birds are flying north
How Canadian scientists are ramping up efforts to curb the virus that could cause the next pandemic
The Calendar
- 0930 ET: Toronto - LPC MP Chris Bittle makes a funding announcement
- 1000 ET: Jonquiere, QC - Opposition Leader Pierre Poilievre speaks to reporters.
- 1030 ET: 135B West Block - NDP MP Charlie Angus speaks to reporters about boycotts of US products.
- 1100 ET: Hamilton - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh and NDP MP Matthew Green speak to reporters.
- 1100 ET: Edmonton - PM Carney meets with Premier Danielle Smith.
- 1130 ET: 135B West Block - Representatives of the Montreal Institute for Global Security speak to reporters.
- 1245 ET: Kitchener, ON - GPC MP Mike Morrice and GPC MP Elizabeth May campaign in the riding of Kitchener Centre.
- 1400 ET: Montreal - Immigration, Refugee and Citizenship Min Rachel Bendayan participates in a citizenship ceremony.
- 1515 ET: Edmonton - PM Carney makes a housing announcement.
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⊠in 2009. Sc 2322a souvenir sheet of 2. Art Canada: Jack Bush. Design: HĂ©lĂšne LâHeureux.
Canada Post writes, "John Hamilton âJackâ Bush was born in Toronto on March 20, 1909. He spent more than 40 years as a successful commercial artist, first in Montreal and later Toronto, where contact with the work of the landscape-based Group of Seven stimulated his interest in fine art.
In 1953, Bush joined Painters Eleven, a group founded to promote abstract painting in Canada. He eventually gained a reputation as one of the greatest masters of expressive colour since Matisse.
The domestic stamp features Striped Column (1964), while the international stamp features Chopsticks (1977), painted in the last year of his life.