Ottawa could help health care with better international recruiting, Smith says
By The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Improving health care is not just a matter of money and transfers from Ottawa to the provinces, Alberta Premier Danielle Smith said Tuesday She said the federal government could help by streamlining recruitment of workers from abroad. “They are principally responsible when it comes to immigration and bringing people into the country, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NATO leaders agree to fast-track Ukraine’s membership, but give no timeline
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
VILNIUS, Lithuania – Members of NATO agreed on Tuesday to let Ukraine join the military alliance “when allies agree and conditions are met” and fast-track the process for its future membership, although gave no timeline. The leaders of the military alliance gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania, for their annual meeting also pledged to boost spending on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta calls on federal government to help Indigenous communities with opioid crisis
By The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says the federal government is failing when it comes to some of the big issues in its jurisdiction, particularly Indigenous health care. At the annual premiers’ conference in Winnipeg, Smith says provincial leaders are frustrated that Ottawa is interfering in issues that are provincial jurisdiction rather than focusing on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Corporate ethics czar launches forced-labour probes into Nike, Dynasty Gold in China
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
Ottawa’s corporate-ethics watchdog has announced investigations into a gold-mining corporation and the Canadian branch of Nike for possible forced labour in supply chains. Sheri Meyerhoffer, who is the Canadian Ombudsperson for Responsible Enterprise, says the first two investigations her office has launched related to China’s Uyghur minority. She says Nike Canada has provided information on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Nova Scotia government says judge dismissed from inquiry had rejected offer for help
By The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
HALIFAX – The Nova Scotia government says a judge dismissed from leading a high-profile inquiry had rejected an offer for help, even though he had asked for four extensions to allow him to complete his final report. The office of the province’s attorney general issued a statement today saying the now-retired judge, Warren Zimmer, was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Embattled former national chief says AFN ‘has gone off the rails,’ as leaders meet
By Marlo Glass, The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
HALIFAX – The dramatic vote to remove RoseAnne Archibald as the first female leader of the largest First Nations advocacy organization in Canada “was not taken lightly,” its interim chief told a gathering on Tuesday, while some continued pushing for the ousted leader to be reinstated. Joanna Bernard, a regional chief from New Brunswick who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Get another COVID-19 booster in the fall, Canada’s immunization panel recommends
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s National Advisory Committee on Immunization (NACI) says people should get another COVID-19 vaccine booster in the fall if it’s been at least six months since their last dose or COVID-19 infection. It says the booster doses will be new formulations updated to target more recent, immune-evasive variants. NACI continues to strongly recommend ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NATO leaders agree to fast-track Ukraine’s membership, but gives no timeline
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
VILNIUS, Lithuania – Members of NATO agreed on Tuesday to let Ukraine join the military alliance “when allies agree and conditions are met” and fast-track the process for its future membership, although gave no timeline. The leaders of the military alliance gathered in Vilnius, Lithuania, for their annual meeting also pledged to boost spending on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cabins destroyed by wildfire near Tulita, N.W.T.
By The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
TULITA, N.W.T. – The Northwest Territories government says several cabins near Tulita have likely been destroyed by a wildfire burning in the area. In a special wildfire bulletin on Saturday, the territory’s wildfire agency says photos and reports of structure losses at 12 Mile have been circulating. It says it has been unable to verify ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!State of emergency declared in Quebec town due to flood risk, more towns evacuating
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
MONTREAL – A town near Quebec City has declared a state of local emergency due to rising water levels, as heavy rain over many parts of the province has communities on alert for flooding. The mayor of Ste-Brigitte-de-Laval announced the state of emergency today, after officials in the town ordered the evacuation of more than ... Read More »
1 responseNATO leaders agree to spend at least two per cent of their countries’ GDP on defence
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on July 11th, 2023
VILNIUS, Lithuania – NATO leaders have pledged to spend more on national defence, even as Canada and others are failing to meet the previous target. A statement released this afternoon in Vilnius, Lithuania, says NATO members pledge to make two per cent of GDP the minimum spend each year, with one-fifth of that going to ... Read More »
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