December, 2024
Quebec Liberal caucus wants Trudeau to resign: sources
Quebec MPs are adding to the pressure on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to step aside as leader. Quebec caucus chair Stéphane Lauzon consulted with MPs individually over the holidays and communicated the caucus position to the national caucus leadership, according to sources who spoke to CBC News. One Quebec Liberal MP told CBC News that the consensus among them is that Trudeau should step down. The MP spoke to CBC News on the condition that they not be named due to caucus confidentiality. Liberal MP says Trudeau can’t stay onRead more
Germany accuses Elon Musk of trying to influence its election with endorsement of far-right party
Tesla CEO and X owner Elon Musk listens as U.S. president-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans in Washington, D.C., in November. The German government accused Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party, even though it suggested they amounted to ‘nonsense.’ (Allison Robbert/Reuters) The German government accused U.S. billionaire Elon Musk on Monday of trying to influence its election due in February with articles supporting the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party,Read more
What’s really behind Donald Trump’s tariff threats and ’51st state’ posts about Canada
People who have worked with or closely observed U.S. president-elect Donald Trump say his threat of imposing tariffs on Canadian exports and his trolling of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are key tactics in a negotiating strategy to extract the best trade terms for the U.S. The pair are seen here ahead of a NATO round table meeting in December 2019. (Frank Augstein/AP Photo) Donald Trump’s threat of whopping tariffs on Canadian exports and his trolling of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau are key tactics in a negotiating strategy to extract theRead more
Canadian economy grew 0.3% in October, lifted by manufacturing, oil and gas extraction
Pumpjacks draw out oil and gas from a wellhead near Calgary. The Canadian economy grew 0.3 per cent in October, Statistics Canada said in its monthly GDP release, helped by strength in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector, following a 0.2 per cent increase in September. (Jeff McIntosh/The Canadian Press) The Canadian economy grew 0.3 per cent in October, Statistics Canada said in its monthly GDP release, helped by strength in the mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction sector, following a 0.2 per cent increase in September.Read more
Honda and Nissan announce plans to merge, creating world’s third-largest automaker
Nissan Motor CEO Makoto Uchida, left, and Honda Motor CEO Toshihiro Mibe attend a joint news conference on March 15, in Tokyo, Japan. The automakers announced their partnership on electric vehicles Monday. (Tomohiro Ohsumi/Getty Images) Japanese automakers Honda and Nissan have announced plans to work toward a merger that would form the world’s third-largest automaker by sales, as the industry undergoes dramatic changes in its transition away from fossil fuels. The two companies said they had signed a memorandum of understanding on Monday and that smaller Nissan alliance member MitsubishiRead more
Zelenskyy cites ‘risks’ of North Korea sending more troops, equipment to Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Monday that North Korea could send more troops and equipment to Russia in the coming days. (Efrem Lukatsky/The Associated Press) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Monday that more than 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been killed or wounded in Russia’s Kursk region and warned that Pyongyang could send more personnel and equipment for Moscow’s army. “There are risks of North Korea sending additional troops and military equipment to the Russian army,” Zelenskyy said on X after receiving a report from his top military commander, OleksandrRead more
Matt Gaetz paid thousands for drugs and sex, U.S. House panel finds
The U.S. House ethics committee on Monday accused Matt Gaetz of “regularly” paying for sex, including with a 17-year-old girl, and purchasing and using illicit drugs as a member of Congress. The 37-page report by the bipartisan panel includes explicit details of sex-filled parties and vacations that Gaetz, now 42, took part in from 2017 to 2020 while representing Florida’s western panhandle. Congressional investigators concluded that Gaetz violated multiple state laws related to sexual misconduct while in office, though not federal sex trafficking laws. They also found that Gaetz “knowinglyRead more
Judge rejects Trump’s attempt to throw out hush money conviction
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump speaks during a news conference in Palm Beach, Fla., on Monday — the same day that a judge rejected his bid to have his hush money conviction dismissed because of the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the case’s overall future remains unclear. (Evan Vucci/The Associated Press) A judge on Monday refused to throw out U.S. president-elect Donald Trump’s hush money conviction dismissed because of the Supreme Court’s recent ruling on presidential immunity. But the case’s overall future remains unclear. Manhattan Judge Juan M.Read more
TikTok asks U.S. Supreme Court for emergency order to block upcoming ban
Lawyers for social media company TikTok on Monday urged the U.S. Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block a federal law set to come into effect on Jan. 19, 2025, that would ban the popular platform in the U.S., unless its China-based parent company, ByteDance, agreed to sell it. (Richard Vogel/The Associated Press) TikTok on Monday asked the U.S. Supreme Court to step in on an emergency basis to block the federal law that would ban the popular platform in the United States unless its China-basedRead more
SoftBank to make $100B US investment in the U.S., Trump announces with CEO by his side
U.S. president-elect Donald Trump delivers remarks next to SoftBank CEO Masayoshi Son, at Mar-a-Lago in Palm Beach, Fla., on Dec. 16. The two announced on Monday that SoftBank would invest $100 billion US in the U.S. over the next four years in what they said would be a boost to the country’s economy. (Brian Snyder/Reuters) U.S. president-elect Donald Trump, with SoftBank Group CEO Masayoshi Son at his side, announced on Monday that the Tokyo-based company would invest $100 billion US in the U.S. over the next four years, in what theRead more