Luigi Mangione, 26, the suspect in the New York City murder of UnitedHealth executive Brian Thompson, is escorted after his extradition hearing at the Blair County Courthouse in Hollidaysburg, Pennsylvania, on December 10, 2024. .Eduardo Munoz | ReutersA New York grand jury has indicted Luigi Mangione for the murder of United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson. Manhattan District Attorney’s Office he said on Tuesday.Mangione, 26, is charged with one count of first-degree murder in aid of terrorism and two counts of second-degree murder, including one count of murder as an act of terrorism.He is also charged in Manhattan Supreme Court with…
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Former U.S. President Donald Trump and attorney Todd Blanche speak to reporters as jurors are released to begin deliberations in a criminal case at Manhattan Criminal Court on Wednesday, May 29, 2024 in New York, New York.Javin Botsford | ReutersDonald Trump’s lawyers told a New York judge that the president-elect’s criminal hush money trial was tainted by “serious jury misconduct” and that his guilty verdict should be thrown out as a result. said.”The jury in this case was far from fair and impartial,” attorneys Todd Blanche and Emile Bove told Judge Juan Melchan in a letter dated Dec. 3 and…
Langley, British Columbia – In a further blow to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s Liberal Party, the federal Conservative Party won a by-election in British Columbia, riding Cloverdale-Langley. Tamara Jansen returns to Ottawa as the MP she last represented from 2019 to 2021, the third seat the ruling Liberal Party lost in this year’s by-election. Mr. Janssen faced calls for his resignation Monday after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland resigned from the cabinet on the day Mr. Trudeau was scheduled to release his fall economic statement, the same day Mr. Trudeau was visiting Ottawa. won a seat in Jansen defeated five others…
The House of Commons adjourned on Tuesday, ending a volatile autumn session punctuated by the Liberal party’s loss in a by-election. The fall conference’s conclusions come as Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s minority government is in turmoil. The Liberals were already heading into the holidays in trouble, having failed to pass nearly all legislation amid a series of Conservative-led confidence votes and a filibuster over privileges. But with Chrystia Freeland’s shock resignation on Monday and a bombshell letter accusing Prime Minister Trudeau of trying to lock her out of the financial industry amid her opposition to “expensive political gimmicks,” , pressure…
A majority of Canadians have heard about Chrystia Freeland’s sudden resignation from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet, a new poll released Tuesday finds. The Abacus Data poll found that 44 per cent of Canadians were following Mr. Freeland’s resignation closely or very closely, and 39 per cent had heard about Mr. Freeland’s resignation. 19% of those surveyed said they had not heard about the news. The poll was conducted Monday through Tuesday morning at 5 p.m. ET. “In this short period of time, this is a pretty significant development for our coverage of politics in Ottawa,” Abacus Data CEO David…
Conservatives call on Congress to hold hearings on Canada-U.S. trade in January ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s return to the White House, as businesses and experts seek a coherent response to tariff threats are.”We have a president-elect of the United States with great powers, and he is a strong negotiator who can spot weaknesses from a mile away,” Conservative Party Leader Pierre Poièvre said Tuesday. said.President Trump has threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all goods coming from Canada unless they stop the flow of immigrants and illegal drugs into the United States, but officials have warned The amount…
Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland’s cabinet resignation on Monday is prompting some Liberal MPs to step up their efforts to remove Prime Minister Justin Trudeau from the top job.Prime Minister Trudeau confronted disgruntled MPs at a hastily convened caucus meeting on Monday night. One MP who was present told CBC News that most of the 15 MPs who spoke at the meeting said Trudeau must resign after he misjudged his once-vital relationship with Freeland. spoke.A number of other MPs are now publicly calling on the Prime Minister to resign and allow someone else to lead the Liberal Party at the next…
The federal government has laid out a five-pronged approach to strengthen border security, but it does not include details on where or how the $1.3 billion in funding planned for the fall economic statement will be allocated. . The announcement came after U.S. President-elect Donald Trump threatened to impose a 25% tariff on all imports from Canada unless Canada stems the flow of illegal drugs and immigrants across their shared border. Dominic LeBlanc, Minister of Finance and Intergovernmental Affairs (who will also hold the public safety portfolio on an interim basis until Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reshuffles his cabinet), Mark…
ottawa – The Liberal Party plans to introduce legislation that would exempt Canada Disability Benefits from being treated as income for income tax purposes. The autumn economic statement released on Monday also called on states and territories to ensure recipients of the program do not have other benefits reduced as a result. “The Government stands ready to monitor state and territory decisions and take steps to ensure federal benefits are not withdrawn,” the Autumn Economic Statement said. The disability benefits are scheduled to go into effect in July, and eligible individuals will receive up to $200 per month. Advocates have…
Canada plans to impose tariffs on a number of Chinese products starting as early as next year, as part of a broader federal investigation into imports from China, according to a government fiscal update.Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government has already imposed a 100% tariff on all Chinese-made electric vehicles and a 25% tariff on imports of Chinese steel and aluminum products. The Treasury Department said it was considering options to expand the obligation.A mid-year fiscal update released Monday showed Ottawa will apply tariffs on imports of certain solar products and critical minerals from China early in the new year, followed…
