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In the news today: Bloc wins Montreal Liberal stronghold
By The Canadian Press on September 17th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Bloc wins Montreal Liberal stronghold, NDP holds on to seat in Winnipeg byelection The Bloc Québécois has won the Montreal Liberal stronghold riding of LaSalle – Émard – Verdun after an extremely tight three-way race with the NDP. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau returns to Parliament after loss of second Liberal stronghold
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on September 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will face his cabinet today after losing yet another long-held Liberal seat. Trudeau’s Liberals were hopeful they could retain the Montreal riding of LaSalle – Émard – Verdun, but those hopes were dashed after the Bloc Québécois won it in an extremely tight three-way race with the NDP. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Foreign interference inquiry to hear from MPs, elections commissioner’s office
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on September 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Liberal John McKay and Conservative Garnett Genuis are slated to appear today at a federal inquiry into foreign interference. Both members of Parliament serve with the Inter-Parliamentary Alliance on China, a group that brings together representatives of various countries to demand accountability from Beijing. The federal inquiry, led by commissioner Marie-Josée Hogue, is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MK-ULTRA: Ottawa, McGill seek to dismiss Montreal brainwashing experiment lawsuit
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on September 17th, 2024
MONTREAL – Family members of patients allegedly brainwashed decades ago at a Montreal psychiatric hospital are afraid they’re running out of time to get compensation because the federal government and McGill University have filed motions to dismiss their lawsuit. Glenn Landry’s mother, Catherine Elizabeth Harter, was among the hundreds of people to receive experimental treatments ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Statistics Canada to release August inflation figures today
By The Canadian Press on September 17th, 2024
OTTAWA – Statistics Canada is set to release its August consumer price index report this morning. Economists polled by Reuters are expecting the report to show prices rose 2.1 per cent from a year ago, down from a 2.5 per cent annual gain in July. Inflation has remained below three per cent throughout 2024, giving ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Polls close for byelections in Montreal and Winnipeg
By Laura Osman, Maura Forrest and Michel Saba, The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – The polls have closed and votes are being counted in two crucial federal byelections that are being closely watched by political parties. While byelections aren’t usually credited with much significance on Parliament Hill, the votes in Winnipeg and Montreal are being treated as bellwethers of the political shifts happening in Canada. Winnipeg’s Elmwood ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec labour tribunal says nurses cannot pressure the province by refusing overtime
By The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec’s labour tribunal has stymied the latest negotiation tactic of a union representing most of the province’s nurses. Fédération Interprofessionnelle de la santé du Québec had threatened that its members would stop accepting to work overtime starting Thursday, potentially throwing the health network into chaos. But the Tribunal administratif du travail says nurses ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turning the tide: Quebec premier visits Cree Nation displaced by hydro project in 70s
By Stéphane Blais and Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
For the first time in their history, members of the Cree community of Nemaska received a visit from a sitting Quebec premier on Sunday and were able to share first-hand the story of how they were displaced by a hydroelectric project in the 1970s. François Legault was greeted in Nemaska by men and women who ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. mayors seek ‘immediate action’ from governments on mental health crisis
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Mayors, First Nations leaders, and law enforcement officials are pleading with the federal and provincial governments to take “immediate action” to address what they call dual “crises” of public safety and mental health issues in communities across British Columbia. At a news conference Monday, Vancouver Mayor Ken Sim and several other politicians from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Backbencher out of Manitoba NDP caucus over Nygard link, accuses premier of bullying
By Brittany Hobson and Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Manitoba’s governing New Democrats ousted backbencher and defence lawyer Mark Wasyliw from caucus Monday, and Wasyliw fired back by accusing Premier Wab Kinew of being a micromanaging, toxic bully. The NDP said it removed Wasyliw because a partner at his law firm is representing convicted sex offender and disgraced fashion mogul Peter Nygard. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs to discuss deaths of First Nations people by police in emergency debate
By The Canadian Press on September 16th, 2024
OTTAWA – MPs will hold an emergency debate in the House of Commons tonight on the recent deaths of First Nations peoples during interactions with Canadian police forces. Six First Nations peoples have died in the last two weeks at the hands of police officers, which NDP MP Lori Idlout characterizes as a “disturbing pattern.” ... Read More »
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