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In the news today: NDP says Trudeau expected to announce GST break

In the news today: NDP says Trudeau expected to announce GST break

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed...
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Border agency detained dozens of 'forced labour' cargo shipments. Now it's being sued

Border agency detained dozens of 'forced labour' cargo shipments. Now it's being sued

VANCOUVER — Canada's border agency says it has detained about 50 shipments of cargo over suspicions they were products of forced labour under rules introduced in 2020 — but only one was eventually determined to be in breach of the ban.
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Transgender community gathers in remembrance, opposition to Alberta legislation

Transgender community gathers in remembrance, opposition to Alberta legislation

EDMONTON — Dillon Ford has never marked Transgender Day of Remembrance before.
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Trump nominates former congressman Pete Hoekstra as ambassador to Canada

Trump nominates former congressman Pete Hoekstra as ambassador to Canada

WASHINGTON — U.S. president-elect Donald Trump has picked a former Michigan congressman as his upcoming administration's ambassador to Canada. Trump said in a statement that Pete Hoekstra would help him "once again put America first.
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Trudeau expected to announce temporary GST break on some items, NDP says

Trudeau expected to announce temporary GST break on some items, NDP says

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is expected to announce on Thursday a temporary GST break for certain essential items to help ease affordability pressures.
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Bomb cyclone batters B.C., cutting roads and power, snapping trees 'like gunshots'

Bomb cyclone batters B.C., cutting roads and power, snapping trees 'like gunshots'

VANCOUVER — Geoff Johnson and fellow storm watchers in Ucluelet, B.C., were concerned on Tuesday about the so-called "bomb cyclone" taking shape off Vancouver Island — not for safety reasons, but because they wondered if it would be "disappointing.
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Human smuggling trial hears from migrant who survived crossing border in blizzard

Human smuggling trial hears from migrant who survived crossing border in blizzard

FERGUS FALLS — Yash Patel had only been away from his native India for a few weeks when he was dropped off on the bald Canadian prairie in the middle of a nighttime blizzard and given vague instructions to walk in a straight line into the United Stat
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Parole board 'working' to have Bernardo victims' families attend hearing in-person

Parole board 'working' to have Bernardo victims' families attend hearing in-person

The Parole Board of Canada says it is now working to allow victims’ families to attend Paul Bernardo's parole hearing and deliver their victim impact statements in person.
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Former PM Stephen Harper appointed to oversee Alberta's $160B AIMCo fund manager

Former PM Stephen Harper appointed to oversee Alberta's $160B AIMCo fund manager

EDMONTON — Former prime minister Stephen Harper is the new chairman of the Alberta Investment Management Corp., which oversees more than $160 billion in funds, including pension funds and the Heritage Savings Trust Fund.
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Coroner's inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man hears from ex-cop involved in arrest

Coroner's inquest into 2016 death of Ottawa man hears from ex-cop involved in arrest

A former police officer involved in the violent arrest of an Ottawa man who later died in hospital told a coroner's inquest that he was traumatized by the incident and worried about his own safety at the time.
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