March 28th, 2024

National News

CP NewsAlert: Supreme Court will not hear N.L. constable’s sex assault appeal

By The Canadian Press on February 29th, 2024

ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a Newfoundland police officer convicted of a 2014 sexual assault. The decision today from the country’s highest court closes Royal Newfoundland Constabulary officer Carl Douglas Snelgrove’s last avenue of appeal and clears the way for him to serve his prison ... Read More »

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Canada bringing back visa requirements for Mexico to slow asylum claims

By The Canadian Press on February 29th, 2024

OTTAWA – Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada will bring back visa requirements for people from Mexico because of a spike in asylum claims in recent years. Miller says Mexicans accounted for 17 per cent of all asylum claimants in 2023, and most of their claims are either rejected or withdrawn by the applicants. Quebec ... Read More »

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High winds and icy conditions leave many without power in Ontario and Quebec

By The Canadian Press on February 29th, 2024

Extreme weather conditions are expected to continue across Canada on Thursday after a sharp cold front with high winds hit vast areas in Quebec and Ontario, leaving many without power overnight. About 187,000 customers in Quebec and more than 22,000 in central and eastern Ontario were without power Thursday morning. Ontario’s Hydro One and Hydro-Quebec ... Read More »

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In the news today: Pharmacare legislation to be tabled and “Not a chance” PM resigns

By The Canadian Press on February 29th, 2024

Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Liberals to table pharmacare legislation Health Minister Mark Holland is expected to table a long-awaited bill Thursday meant to pave the way for national pharmacare and preserve a deal that secures ... Read More »

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Saskatchewan inquest into killer’s in-custody death to hear from final two witnesses

By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on February 29th, 2024

SASKATOON – A Saskatchewan coroner’s inquest into the death of a man who killed 11 people and injured 17 others in a stabbing rampage is expected to hear from its final two witnesses. Jurors have heard how Myles Sanderson laughed and asked Mounties how many people he had killed when he was taken into custody ... Read More »

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On famous Trudeau anniversary, no snow, or resignation, in prime minister’s forecast

By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on February 29th, 2024

OTTAWA – The famous “walk in the snow” that purportedly spurred Pierre Trudeau’s departure as prime minister 40 years ago has taken on such mythical proportions in Canadian politics that it even has its own Wikipedia entry. “Noun. (Canada, chiefly politics, idiomatic). An occasion when a momentous career decision is made, especially a decision to ... Read More »

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Fair treatment of African Nova Scotians at the centre of new prosecution policy

By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on February 29th, 2024

HALIFAX – Nova Scotia Crown prosecutors were handed new tools today to root out systemic anti-Black racism long embedded within the province’s justice system. After years of study, the province’s Public Prosecution Service unveiled a comprehensive policy that will guide Crown attorneys through criminal proceedings involving African Nova Scotians and people of African descent. Rick ... Read More »

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Liberals to table Pharmacare bill one day ahead of deadline negotiated with NDP

By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on February 29th, 2024

OTTAWA – Health Minister Mark Holland is expected to table a long-awaited bill Thursday meant to pave the way for national pharmacare and preserve a deal that secures NDP support for the government in the House of Commons. Ottawa is also expected to launch a program to cover birth control and diabetes drugs and supplies ... Read More »

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Bill 21: Quebec Court of Appeal to rule on constitutionality of secularism law

By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on February 29th, 2024

MONTREAL – The Quebec Court of Appeal will rule today on the constitutionality of the province’s secularism law, better known as Bill 21. The 2019 law declares the province is a secular state and includes a provision prohibiting public sector workers in positions of authority – including teachers, judges, and police officers – from wearing ... Read More »

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Saskatchewan government to decide on remitting carbon levy to Ottawa

By The Canadian Press on February 29th, 2024

REGINA – The Saskatchewan government is set to decide whether its natural gas utility will remit carbon levies to Ottawa. Premier Scott Moe had announced SaskEnergy would stop collecting carbon levies from customers in January and has until the end of this month to remit those dollars. The company would break federal emissions law if ... Read More »

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