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‘We must meet this moment’: Trudeau says in speech to Liberal caucus
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on his Liberal caucus to meet the moment on Friday, as Canadians deal with the high cost of living, a struggling health-care system and the effects of climate change. In a 12-minute speech to MPs, Trudeau laid out the minority government’s priorities for the upcoming sitting of the ... Read More »
1 responseA Quebec coroner says Montreal’s Champlain Bridge needs anti-suicide barrier
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
MONTREAL – A Quebec coroner says Montreal’s Samuel-De Champlain Bridge must have a suicide-prevention barrier installed, after a 38-year-old man jumped to his death from the structure last May. Dr. Jean E. Brochu said in his report released Jan. 5 that the current barrier along the bridge’s pedestrian pathway should be made impossible to climb. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian police chiefs speak out on death of Black man beaten by U.S. officers
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
TORONTO – Canadian police chiefs are speaking out on the death of a Black man who was beaten by police during a traffic stop in the United States. The condemnation of the actions that led to Tyre Nichols’ death comes hours before authorities in Memphis, Tenn., plan to release a video of what happened. Nichols ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘We must meet this moment’: Trudeau delivers speech to Liberal caucus
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on his Liberal caucus to meet the moment as Canadians deal with the high cost of living, a struggling health care system and the effects of climate change. In a 12-minute speech to MPs, Trudeau laid out the minority government’s priorities for the upcoming sitting of the House ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHO decision on COVID-19 emergency won’t effect Canada’s response: Tam
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – The World Health Organization will announce Monday whether it thinks COVID-19 still represents a global health emergency but Canada’s top doctor says regardless of what the international body decides, Canada’s response to the coronavirus will not change. The WHO’s emergency committee, which was struck in 2020 when COVID-19 first emerged as a global ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elizabeth May says Greens will investigate after member information shared online
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Elizabeth May says the Green Party will investigate and conduct a “root to branch review” of all of its data-retention systems after member information was mistakenly posted online. The Green Party leader says she does not know how the security breach happened but says the information, including names and addresses of donors, had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family of Tyre Nichols pleads for calm as U.S. braces for ‘horrifying’ video evidence
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
WASHINGTON – The family of Tyre Nichols is calling for calm across the United States as the country braces for visceral video evidence of another young Black man dying at the hands of police. Authorities in Memphis, Tenn., say the three-minute video – already likened to the explosive 1991 police beating of Rodney King – ... Read More »
1 responseParliament Hill police estimate 500 will attend ‘Freedom Convoy’ anniversary
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Parliamentary Protective Service expects 500 people to gather this weekend to mark a year since the “Freedom Convoy” occupied downtown Ottawa. The agency, which polices the precinct, says it will curtail some access to Parliament Hill. The public can still use the central and east gates to access the Hill lawn, but ... Read More »
1 responsePierre Poilievre tells MPs Canada really ‘feels broken,’ despite what Trudeau says
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
ONTARIO – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre doubled down on his belief that “everything feels broken” Friday, as he laced into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for suggesting otherwise. Poilievre addressed Tory MPs at the start of their two-day caucus retreat ahead of the return of the House of Commons next week, beginning with the question: “What’s ... Read More »
1 responseReview of oilsands cleanup funding program needs public input, says Alberta NDP
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta’s New Democrat Opposition says a government review of the program that’s supposed to ensure oilsands companies can clean up their mines was conducted too privately and should have been done in public. Environment critic Marlin Schmidt said Albertans now know even less than before the review of the Mine Financial Security Program ... Read More »
1 responsePierre Poilievre tells Tory caucus cities are turning into ‘crime zones’
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre doubled down on his belief that “everything feels broken” Friday, as he laced into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for suggesting otherwise. Poilievre addressed Tory MPs at their two-day caucus retreat ahead of the return of the House of Commons next week. The meetings come as the country faces the ... Read More »
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