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Canada’s 45th general election is underway.
The party leaders vying to become Canada’s next prime minister are each positioning themselves as the best option to strengthen Canada’s economy and stand up to U-S President Donald Trump.
Liberal Leader Mark Carney triggered the campaign midday by visiting Governor General Mary Simon, asking her to dissolve Parliament.
Right out of the gate Carney promised a one-point cut to the middle class tax rate and said an election is necessary to have a strong response to American economic threats.
(The Canadian Press)
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre launched his election campaign saying he plans to restore the promise of Canada and tackle affordability issues that he blames on elites.
Poilievre says he will bring down the cost of living and fix the immigration system while having a strong military.
Meanwhile, N-D-P Leader Jagmeet Singh launched his campaign by reiterating his party’s success in convincing the Liberals to enact national dental care and pharmacare programs.
He says the other two parties aren’t the best to manage “Donald Trump’s illegal trade war” because they support the rich.
(The Canadian Press)
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Snowfall warnings have been issued for southern and central New Brunswick.
Up to 15 centimetres of snow is expected, with the snow starting this afternoon and ending tomorrow morning.
Environment Canada says the snowfall will be heavy at times with up to four centimetres accumulating per hour.
The snow will be mixed with ice pellets near the coast of the Bay of Fundy, where there is also a risk of freezing rain.
(The Canadian Press)
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A municipality in southwestern New Brunswick is poised to begin recruiting doctors with its own funds.
The St. Stephen town council is expected to vote Wednesday on an incentive package that includes 125-thousand dollars for new family physicians and international medical graduates, 75-thousand for specialists, emergency doctors and established family doctors who relocate from out of province, and 10-thousand dollars for nurse practitioners.
The larger amounts would be paid in 25-thousand dollar instalments in return for a five-year commitment of full-time service.
Mayor Allan MacEachern told C-B-C that even if health care isn’t a municipal responsibility, his citizens are regularly raising concerns and something has to be done to attract at least four doctors.
(CBC News)
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Police in Nova Scotia say they’re investigating a single-vehicle crash that left a 20-year-old dead in Cape Breton.
The Cape Breton Regional Police say the collision happened around 7:30 p-m Saturday on Eskasoni Highway and the vehicle involved was found in the trees several hundred feet from the roadway.
Police say the 20-year-old man was the only occupant of the vehicle and he was pronounced dead at the scene.
The investigation is ongoing.
(The Canadian Press)
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Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre has promised to remove the bridge tolls on the Confederation Bridge if his party is elected to govern on April 28th.
Poilievre has also pledged to conduct a review of the federal government’s support for the Wood Islands Ferry.
On the week, P-E-I Premier Rob Lantz said tolls for the Confederation Bridge and the Wood Islands ferry could be coming down or eliminated in the days ahead.
Lantz issued a statement saying he recently received a verbal commitment about “ending these barriers” from Prime Minister Mark Carney.
(The Canadian Press)
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Fisheries protests are underway today in St. John’s, Newfoundland, as representatives meet with federal fisheries minister Joanne Thompson.
Members of the Fish, Food and Allied Workers spent the weekend protesting changes to snow crab quotas in area 3-K, saying 20 and 25 per cent cuts will force harvesters to keep their boats on shore.
Last night, harvesters gathered at the Convention Centre in downtown St. John’s where Prime Minister Mark Carney held a campaign rally, but weren’t allowed in.
Thompson, and other officials, were scheduled to meet with representatives at the Canadian Coast Guard Building today, as protesters gathered outside.
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