Alessia Passafiume
About Alessia Passafiume
Reporter with The Canadian Press
Carney, Poilievre, Singh express their condolences to victims of Vancouver vehicle attack
The leaders of the three main federal parties paused their election campaigns on Sunday to express their sorrow and offer condolences to victims and their families hours after a vehicle attack in Vancouver killed 11 people and injured many more.
Most Canadians say they expect to feel US tariffs and want Canada to fight back: poll
A new poll suggests 60 per cent of Canadians say they will personally feel the effects of U.S. tariffs — and most believe Canada should fight back.
Liberals lead Conservatives by six points: Leger poll
The federal Liberals are pushing further ahead of the Conservatives in voter support, and almost one in two Canadians surveyed said they think the Liberals will win the election, a new poll suggests.
Poilievre outlines plan to boost apprenticeships, training for trades workers
Speaking at a news conference in Ottawa Friday morning, Poilievre said his plan for "more boots, less suits" will expand training halls and provide direct grants and faster access to employment insurance for apprentices in licensed trades.
Poilievre calls for more daylight on financial holdings of party leadership candidates
The change would ensure all party leadership candidates have to disclose financial holdings to the ethics commissioner within 30 days of becoming an official candidate, and make them available to Canadians within 60.
Trudeau has confrontational call with Trump over tariffs, but no deal yet
Trudeau and Trump spoke by phone Wednesday for around 50 minutes. The Wall Street Journal reported the call grew heated and included profanity.
Minister plans to apologize for relocations of Inuit decades ago
The relocations were part of Canada's strategy to maintain a national security presence in the Arctic. More than 50 people were removed by the federal government from their ancestral homes, leaving impacts on Inuit communities that linger to this day.
Poilievre pitches corporate tax plan to supply clean drinking water to First Nations
Speaking at a rally in Ottawa on Saturday, Poilievre said he would encourage Indigenous leaders to support natural resource projects by "letting companies pay a share of their federal corporate taxes to local First Nations" — a position he first announced last year.
Indigenous leaders want to take part in Canada-U.S. tariff talks
Three national Indigenous leaders say Indigenous Peoples should be at the centre of any discussions on how the country should respond to incoming U.S. president Donald Trump's threats on tariffs and Canada's territorial sovereignty.
Trudeau says Trump's remarks about 51st state is 'flattering' but a 'non-starter'
In an interview that aired Sunday on MSNBC, he said Canada is ready to respond with retaliatory tariffs should president-elect Donald Trump follow through with a threat to impose 25 per cent across-the-board tariffs on imports from Canada and Mexico when he takes office next week.