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Prince Edward Island premier says ‘it’s time,’ calls provincial election for April 3
By Teresa Wright, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
WINSLOE SOUTH, P.E.I. – Prince Edward Island residents will go to the polls on April 3, thanks to an early election call Monday from Progressive Conservative Premier Dennis King. King told supporters at a nomination meeting in his riding north of Charlottetown that he had visited Lt.-Gov. Antoinette Perry earlier in the day to dissolve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special watchdog to oversee foreign interference investigations: PM Trudeau
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday he will appoint a new independent watchdog with a “wide mandate” to investigate foreign interference in Canada and recommend how to better respond to the challenge. The move does not include calling a public inquiry into allegations of foreign meddling in Canada’s elections, against the explicit demands ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prince Edward Island premier calls provincial election for April 3
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
WINSLOE SOUTH, P.E.I. – Voters in Prince Edward Island will head to the polls on April 3. Premier Dennis King, leader of the Progressive Conservative Party, told supporters tonight he visited Lt.-Gov. Antoinette Perry earlier in the day to dissolve the legislature. At dissolution, the Progressive Conservatives held 15 seats, the Green Party held eight ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau to ask two key security watchdogs to probe foreign interference
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is calling on the committee of parliamentarians that reviews matters of national security and the national intelligence watchdog to independently investigate concerns about foreign interference in Canada. The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians will launch a new study on foreign interference focused on elections. The National Security ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. proposes new law for sharing of intimate images online without permission
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s attorney general has proposed a new bill to protect people against the sharing of their intimate images without permission, as police warn of the growing problem of so-called sextortion. Niki Sharma told the legislature that the legislation would create new legal rights and remedies people could use to stop the distribution ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal justice minister plans to talk bail reform with provincial counterparts
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – Justice Minister David Lametti says he will discuss reforming Canada’s bail system when he meets with his provincial counterparts this Friday. Earlier this year, the premiers called on the feds to establish a “reverse onus” system for firearm offences that would require the person seeking bail to show why they should not stay ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crown seeking 17-year sentence for Quebec man convicted in kidnapping of U.S. couple
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec prosecutors are seeking a 17-year prison sentence for a Quebec man found guilty of participating in the 2020 kidnapping of a couple from Upstate New York. A sentencing hearing began Monday for Gary Arnold, 54, who was found guilty by a jury in February of five charges, including kidnapping, extortion and conspiracy ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM to ask Parliament’s security and intelligence committee to probe foreign meddling
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will today ask Parliament’s national security committee to launch a new investigation of foreign interference in Canada. Two Liberal sources, who were granted anonymity to discuss matters not yet public, confirm to The Canadian Press that Trudeau will announce the news on Parliament Hill later today. They also say ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta Energy Regulator may have ignored law by not disclosing oilsands leak: lawyer
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
CALGARY – Alberta’s energy regulator may have ignored provincial law by not publicly disclosing that waste from a large oilsands tailings pond was escaping containment and seeping into groundwater, says a lawyer. Drew Yewchuk of the University of Calgary’s Public Interest Law Clinic is asking the province’s Information Commissioner to investigate how and why the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tories, NDP say a public inquiry is the only option to investigate foreign meddling
By The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – Opposition parties are adamant the government’s only path forward on foreign interference is to call a public inquiry. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has thus far resisted such calls. The continued push for an independent investigation comes as the RCMP said Monday it is now investigating possible violations of the Security of Information Act ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Technical difficulties delay House committee meeting Google exec was set to attend
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on March 6th, 2023
OTTAWA – A parliamentary committee that urgently summoned Google executives to testify about a decision to limit news for some Canadian users ended up cancelling its own meeting due to technical difficulties. On Monday, the House of Commons heritage committee was set to hear from Sabrina Geremia, the head of Google Canada, after she and ... Read More »
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