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U.S. President Donald Trump on Tuesday asked his treasury secretary, Scott Bessent, to investigate whether his predecessor Joe Biden used an autopen to sign the appointments of some Democratic members of the Federal Reserve’s Board of Governors.

Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Friday encouraged people to download the COVID Alert app, which will help alert you should you have come into contact with someone who also has the app and tested positive for COVID-19. The app launched Friday after several weeks of delay. Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy also detailed how it...

Treasury Board president Sonia LeBel reacts to a possible upcoming one-day strike by public-sector workers.

April 8: The Liberal government has been embroiled in questions over ethics. Allegations of corruption against Sam Hamad, and a poorly-perceived vacation to Florida, forced the former Treasury Board president to step down from his cabinet position Thursday. As Raquel Fletcher reports, corruption and inappropriate party fundraising is an ongoing issue.

Thu, Jun 2: The province’s auditor general says she found no obvious wrongdoing in former Treasury Board President Sam Hamad’s dealings with PremierTech but the politician is still the target of two other investigations. Global’s Raquel Fletcher reports.

Treasury Board President Jean-Yves Duclos and chief public health officer Dr. Theresa Tam said on Friday that the RCMP’s involvement in the enforcement of the Quarantine Act involving self-isolation to prevent the spread of COVID-19 was an additional measure being taken. Duclos said RCMP involvement will be rarely needed, but Tam said it would be...

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has made his biggest cabinet shuffle since coming to power, with the federal Liberals calling the overhaul an economic revamp. Mackenzie Gray explains the possible reasons David Lametti was removed from the justice portfolio, the potential implications, and why Anita Anand was appointed Treasury Board president.

Treasury Board President Mona Fortier announced Tuesday that the government is introducing new standards that will require all federal procurements over $25 million require companies to disclose their greenhouse gas emissions and set reduction targets in line with the Paris Agreement. The new rules will come into effect on April 1.

A Louisiana teacher was handcuffed and arrested during a school board meeting Monday after protesting a pay raise for the board’s secretary-treasurer and accusing the board president of corruption.

Jane Philpott, former Minister of Indigenous Affairs, was sworn in on Monday as President of the Treasury Board, replacing Scott Brison’s vacant position, during a federal cabinet shuffle at Rideau Hall.

New Treasury Board President Joyce Murray said Monday that she was “looking forward” to Jane Philpott and Jody Wilson-Raybould remaining in the Liberal caucus and working to “create a better country.”

Treasury Board President Jane Philpott resigned Monday afternoon from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet over his handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair. When reporters spoke with Philpott earlier that morning, she remained very mum on the issue of SNC-Lavalin and Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation, except to say she would address the issue at an appropriate date.

Treasury Board President Jane Philpott resigned Monday afternoon from Prime Minister Justin Trudeau‘s cabinet over his handling of the SNC-Lavalin affair. When reporters spoke with Philpott earlier that morning, she remained very mum on the issue of SNC-Lavalin and Jody Wilson-Raybould’s resignation, escept to say she would address the issue at an appropriate date.

A second high-profile female minister has quit Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet. Jane Philpott was mostly recently the president of the Treasury Board and also served as health minister. As Mercedes Stephenson explains, Philpott’s resignation letter clearly spells out it’s because she can no longer toe the line about the SNC-Lavalin affair.

Treasury Board President Scott Brison has a husband, two children and a job he loves as a cabinet minister. It’s a life he credits to the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

During question period on Tuesday, Anita Anand, the president of Canada’s Treasury Board, mentioned that the federal budget will take into account the economic context and the needs of Canadians, including Millennials and Gen Z. “We will unlock supply in housing. We will ensure there are supports for renters,” she added.

After a day of fast-moving developments, including fears the fragile truce between Israel and Hamas could fall apart, Hamas has released a second round of hostages. Humanitarian agencies said a convoy of aid trucks had been assembled at Gaza’s southern border but that aid trucks were also moving into northern Gaza, the site of Israel’s...

Treasury Board President Peter Bethlenfalvy said that the Ford government proposed capping of public sector wages could potentially save the province hundreds of millions of dollars annually.

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Wednesday during Question Period that Treasury Board President Scott Brison has his ‘full support’ as questions raised about his involvement in Vice-Admiral Mark Norman affair.

President of the Treasury Board Jean-Yves Dulcos said on Tuesday there are many things that are not understandable in the detention of Micheal Spavor and Michael Kovrig in China, including the fact that they don’t have access to consular services “which is an absolute obligation on China under international treaties.”