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Canada's Trudeau reshuffles his Cabinet as resignation calls mount and new election threat looms

Dec. 20, 2024 17:16 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's chances of staying on in power have become more tenuous after the opposition party that backed his government for years announced it will vote no confidence in the government when Parliament resumes. An embattled Trudeau...

Canada's prime minister faces calls to resign. Here's what could happen next

Dec. 17, 2024 21:33 PM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faces growing pressure to resign from his own Liberal Party after his top minister abruptly quit and criticized his handling of the budget. Trudeau has led the country for nearly a decade, but has become widely unpopular in recent years over a...

Canada's finance minister resigns as unpopular Trudeau faces biggest test of his political career

Dec. 17, 2024 08:25 AM EST

TORONTO (AP) — Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau faced the biggest test of his political career after Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland, long one of his most powerful and loyal ministers, resigned from the Cabinet on Monday. The stunning move raised questions about how much...

Union rights take center stage in already high-stakes Wisconsin Supreme Court race

Dec. 04, 2024 15:45 PM EST

MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin's state Supreme Court election next spring already had high stakes, with majority control on the line. But a judge's ruling this week restoring collective bargaining rights to roughly 200,000 teachers and other public workers in the state further intensifies the...

California Democrat Adam Schiff wins US Senate seat long held by the late Sen. Dianne Feinstein

Nov. 06, 2024 00:46 AM EST

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Democratic Rep. Adam Schiff won the California U.S. Senate seat long held by the late Democratic Sen. Dianne Feinstein on Tuesday after a lopsided, low-key contest. The Los Angeles-area congressman, who rose to national prominence as the lead prosecutor in...

Canadian opposition party says it wants to topple Trudeau's government in Parliament

Oct. 29, 2024 14:42 PM EDT

MONT-TREMBLANT, Quebec (AP) — A Quebec nationalist party said Tuesday it will work with other opposition parties in Canada's Parliament to topple Prime Minister Justin Trudeau' s minority government. Trudeau’s Liberals have only 153 seats in the 338-seat House of Commons and...

Progressives warn Harris must change her closing message as the election looms

Oct. 25, 2024 00:02 AM EDT

NEW YORK (AP) — Progressive Democrats warn Kamala Harris risks losing the support of a small but significant portion of her political base unless she changes her campaign's closing message — and its messengers — immediately. Specifically, several progressive leaders believe...

Canada's Trudeau vows to lead his Liberal Party into the next election

Oct. 24, 2024 17:29 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday that he will lead his Liberal Party into the next election, dismissing a request by some party members to not run for a fourth term. Trudeau met with his Liberal members of Parliament for three hours Wednesday,...

Some Liberal lawmakers ask Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau not to run for a fourth term

Oct. 23, 2024 18:06 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Some lawmakers in Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's own Liberal Party asked the leader not to run for a fourth term Wednesday, handing him one of the biggest tests of his political career. A smiling Trudeau said Liberals are “strong and united” after meeting with...

Canadian Cabinet voices support for Trudeau as some Liberals prepare to confront him

Oct. 22, 2024 20:21 PM EDT

TORONTO (AP) — Canada's deputy prime minister said she believes Justin Trudeau has the support of a majority of Liberals in Parliament as some prepare to confront him Wednesday in the hopes of convincing him to step down. Chrystia Freeland and other Cabinet members voiced support...