Senate expenses climbed to $7.2 million in 2023, up nearly 30%
Senators in Canada claimed $7.2 million in expenses in 2023, a nearly 30 per cent increase over the previous year.
Some Canadian travellers express frustration over quarantine facilities, Biden is set to raise Ukraine concerns in a phone call with Putin, and Canada may experience a turkey shortage this holiday season. Here's what you need to know to start your day.
1. Travel restrictions: As Canada strengthens its travel restrictions amid the rise of the Omicron variant, frustration and confusion mounts for travellers stuck at quarantine facilities.
2. Biden-Putin call: U.S. President Joe Biden is set to have a video call with Russia President Vladimir Putin amid tensions regarding Russian troops gathering at the Ukraine border.
3. Pearl Harbor: Dozens of survivors are expected at the site of the Japanese bombing 80 years ago that led to the U.S. joining the Second World War.
4. Merkel end-date: After 16 years as German chancellor, Angela Merkel’s role as a pioneer and leader will come to a close after a three-party deal to form a new government was reached.
5. Turkey shortage: Supply-chain issues across Canada could threaten the availability of a Christmas dinner staple: turkey.
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Poutine abroad: A food truck named The Funky Pickle, run by an Alberta couple, is bringing some Canadian flavour to the southern English town of Farnham.
Poutine, perogies and Nanaimo bars are among the Canadian mainstays on the menu at The Funky Pickle, along with burgers, chicken wings and deep-fried pickles.
Senators in Canada claimed $7.2 million in expenses in 2023, a nearly 30 per cent increase over the previous year.
Police say a baby and a pedestrian suffered non-life-threatening injuries after a vehicle struck a baby stroller and dragged it for two blocks before stopping in Squamish, B.C.
Former NDP leader Tom Mulcair says that what's happening now in a trash-littered federal park in Quebec is a perfect metaphor for how the Trudeau government runs things.
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