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Mark Carney’s 28 cabinet ministers and 10 secretaries of state – Full list

05/14/2025

Prime Minister Mark Carney revealed his new cabinet at a swearing-in ceremony at Rideau Hall Tuesday morning. The inner circle includes many new faces and just 28 ministers. [...]

Bloc member who lost by 1 vote considers ‘all options’ after report of ballot problem

05/14/2025

A Terrebonne woman’s mail-in ballot was rejected due to an error by Elections Canada, leading the Liberal Party of Canada to win the riding by a single vote. The Bloc [...]

Pope Francis has died on Easter Monday

04/21/2025

At 9:45 AM, Cardinal Kevin Farrell, Camerlengo of the Holy Roman Church, announced the death of Pope Francis from the Casa Santa Marta with these words: “Dearest [...]

Canada updates U.S., China travel advisories after recent frictions

03/22/2025

Canadians are now facing updated travel advisories to the world’s two largest economies, after Ottawa warned travellers who stay in the United States for more than 30 [...]

Safaricom announces March 24 M-Pesa system maintenance

03/22/2025

Safaricom has announced a scheduled system maintenance on Monday night, March 24. The 30-minute maintenance set for 1am to 1:30am will temporarily affect M-Pesa services, [...]

PM Mark Carney’s first Cabinet

03/14/2025

Mark Carney is officially Canada’s 24th prime minister. About an hour after Justin Trudeau officially resigned on Friday, Carney’s first cabinet was sworn in alongside [...]

Canada tightens open work permit rules for temporary resident family members

01/17/2025

Canada has announced more changes to its immigration system, this time affecting the Open Work Permit eligibility for family members of international students and foreign [...]

US Supreme Court upholds law that could see TiKTok banned by Sunday

01/17/2025

The U.S. Supreme Court refused to rescue TikTok on Friday from a law that required the popular short-video app to be sold by its Chinese parent company ByteDance or banned on [...]

Ontario has started sending out $200 cheques

01/17/2025

The Ontario government has started sending out $200 cheques to taxpayers in a move they say is aimed at addressing the high cost of living. In a statement, the province cited [...]

Trudeau resigns as party leader but will remain prime minister for now

01/06/2025

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as leader of the ruling Liberal Party. Trudeau faced growing pressure from his own party and the [...]