Nojoud Al Mallees
About Nojoud Al Mallees
Reporter with The Canadian Press
Poilievre calls for refugee limits, tight border control to counter U.S. tariff threat
The plan should include measures to increase patrols and technology to crack down on illegal drug trafficking, as well as tightening visa rules and working with provincial law enforcement, Poilievre told a news conference on Sunday.
Liberals, NDP collaborate to deliver two-month GST holiday
The two-month tax break covers dozens of items, including children's clothes and toys, video games and consoles, Christmas trees, restaurant and catered meals, wine, beer, candy and snacks. It would take effect on Dec. 14 and run until Feb. 15, 2025.
The two-month GST holiday is meant to boost spending, stimulate economy: Freeland
The federal government is hoping a temporary break on GST will address a "vibecession" that has gripped Canadians, Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland said on Monday.
Liberals plan to give $250 cheques, cut GST over holidays
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh said in a statement that the GST announcement is in response to his party's demands to permanently lift the goods and services tax on a range of expenses.
Inflation is down, wages are up. Why are Canadians still down on the economy?
The federal finance minister has been taking every opportunity to remind frustrated Canadians that after a bumpy pandemic recovery, the nation's economy is actually doing a lot better.
At least five Tory MPs applied to tap a housing program their leader wants to axe
The Canadian Press has reviewed five letters sent between September 2023 and February 2024 by Dan Albas, Michael Cooper, Adam Chambers, Lianne Rood and Rob Moore. The MPs represent ridings in British Columbia, Alberta, Ontario and New Brunswick.
Google wins five-year delay from Online News Act, but must pay news outlets $100M: CRTC
Google agreed last year to pay Canadian news publishers $100 million a year, indexed to inflation, in order to be exempt from the law, which compels tech companies to enter into agreements with news publishers to pay for content reposted on their platforms.
Bloc Québécois ready to begin talks to defeat Liberal government after key bill deadline passes
Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet set the deadline last month, putting the Liberals on notice that to avoid an election "before Christmas" they must adopt a pair of private member's bills.
Tories would do away with GST on homes under $1 million: Poilievre
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made the case for the cut in a six-minute video published online, arguing governments are partly to blame for high home prices because they're charging too much in sales taxes.
PM Justin Trudeau hits deadline to respond to caucus letter demanding he resign as leader
Trudeau insists he'll stay on and it's unclear what the dissenting MPs — most of whom have stayed anonymous to the public — plan to do in response, with one of them saying he's "moving on."