Trudeau names new cabinet, shifting focus to economy, housing ahead of next election
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a significant change to his cabinet, signalling that his Liberal government will focus on housing and affordability heading into the next election.
Two-thirds of cabinet portfolios have switched hands, with seven rookie ministers coming in to replace the seven ministers who are leaving. Five of the new ministers represent constituencies in Ontario, one is from British Columbia and one from Quebec.
The Liberal government is selling the reset as a renewal that centres on the middle-class, growing the economy and creating jobs.
Jann Arden petitions Ottawa to ban live horse exports for slaughter
More than 36,000 people have signed a petition calling on the federal Liberals to live up to their election promise to ban the live export of horses for slaughter.
Statistics Canada data shows since the promise was made in 2021 more than 2,000 horses have been shipped from Canada to Japan where raw horse meat is a local delicacy.
Canadian singer Jann Arden initiated the petition because she believes the shipping of horses overseas is a cruel practice that has to end.
Jann Arden petitions Ottawa to ban live horse exports for slaughter
More than 36,000 people have signed a petition calling on the federal Liberals to live up to their election promise to ban the live export of horses for slaughter.
Statistics Canada data shows since the promise was made in 2021 more than 2,000 horses have been shipped from Canada to Japan where raw horse meat is a local delicacy.
Canadian singer Jann Arden initiated the petition because she believes the shipping of horses overseas is a cruel practice that has to end.
Search finds 14 burial sites at former residential school in southern Saskatchewan
A Saskatchewan First Nation says 14 possible graves have been found at the site of a former residential school north of Regina.
Chief Byron Bitternose of the George Gordon First Nation says the findings follow months of work with ground-penetrating radar in four areas near the former school.
"In upcoming months, this area will be a priority area for continued searching," he told a news conference Wednesday.
"It is my hope that one day we will be able to tell our children the whole story."
'We should be able to manage:' Provinces experiencing rise in COVID hospitalizations
Hospitals across Canada are facing a resurgence of patients with COVID-19 that some health officials say will likely continue for another month.
Latest data from the Public Health Agency of Canada shows hospitalizations due to COVID-19 rose about 18 per cent across Canada between April 4 and April 11 — to 6,020 people needing beds from 5,109.
In the last week, Quebec, Ontario, Nova Scotia and the Prairies have all reported an increase in hospitalizations from the virus and intensive care admissions have also inched slightly upwards in some provinces.