While some parts of Nova Scotia are under Snowfall Warnings or Special Weather Statements, nothing has been issued by Environment Canada for Pictou County. Environment Canada says we can expect some periods of light snow today beginning near noon giving a couple centimetres. And then, just some flurries for tonight, Christmas Eve.
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It remains an open question whether Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will lead the Liberal party into next year’s federal election.
A source tells The Associated Press Trudeau is not expected to announce a decision on his future over the holidays, as he travels to B-C with his family.
He also didn’t offer a public comment when leaving a cabinet meeting on Canada-U-S relations.
Among Trudeau’s options upon his return from holiday are suspending Parliament so a Liberal party leadership race can be held, or he could delay an opposition day when a non-confidence vote could be scheduled in Parliament.
Canada Post says Canadians should expect domestic package delays into the new year. It’s already processed its backlog of parcels from the month-long strike by thousands of workers and expected a significant portion of them to be delivered before Christmas. The postal service even delivered packages over the weekend in select cities in an effort to get more items at doors in time for the holidays. And Monday, it started to accept new international mail.
Strength in the energy industry helped the national economy grow 0.3 per cent in October, compared with a 0.2 per cent increase the month before. Statistics Canada says manufacturing rose 0.3 per cent after four consecutive monthly declines. Real estate and rental and leasing increased 0.5 per cent — the largest increase since January. The agency’s early estimate for November suggests real G-D-P for the month edged 0.1 per cent lower.
A sports note,
The postponed Maritime Hockey League game from this past Saturday between the Pictou County Weeks Crushers and the Valley Wildcats in the Valley has been rescheduled for Sunday, January 5th at 4:30 p.m.
