National News
Ottawa pledges $2.4M for trades apprenticeship program in the N.W.T.’s Tlicho region
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – The federal government is committing more than $2.4 million to create 30 new apprenticeships in the Northwest Territories’ Tlicho region. The Tlicho Trades Apprenticeship Program is meant to support small- and medium-sized businesses in the region to hire, train and retain first-year apprentices in eligible trades over the next two years. That includes ... Read More »
1 responseNunavut projects operating deficit for the 2023-2024 fiscal year
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
IQALUIT, Nunavut – Nunavut’s finance minister tabled the territory’s budget for the 2023-2024 fiscal year on Thursday, pledging it will ensure a bright future for Nunavummiut despite a projected operating deficit and challenges posed by carbon pricing changes. “With this new budget, we continue toward the ambitious goals we set out to realize in partnership ... Read More »
1 responseFive provinces sign health deal but specific targets, timelines still to come
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Half of Canada’s provinces have now formally signed on to the new health-care deal proposed by the federal government two weeks ago. But all five still have to come up with specific plans showing how they will spend the money and how they’ll prove to Canadians that their health-care systems are getting better. ... Read More »
1 responseMedia advocate says Google is ‘bullying’ Canadians in temporarily blocking news
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Advocates for the print and digital media industry are pushing back against Google, which they believe is bullying Canadians by limiting access to online news as part of a fight with Ottawa. “Canadians are going see this as a foreign company that is bullying Canadians, and I don’t think that this is going ... Read More »
1 responseClass action against Quebec businessman accused of allegedly paying minors for sex
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – A Montreal law firm has filed an application for a class-action lawsuit against a prominent Quebec businessman accused of allegedly paying minors for sex. Consumer Law Group is representing the lead plaintiff, a Montreal woman who was 17 at the time she allegedly met Robert G. Miller and who saw him about 10 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec tribunal denies compensation to family of migrant worker who died on farm
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – The family of a Guatemalan farm worker crushed to death trying to replace a flat tire on his employer’s car says they are disappointed Quebec’s labour tribunal denied them compensation. MarÃa Teresa Lares Macario says she has not recovered from the sudden death of her father, Ottoniel Lares Batzibal, who died July 18, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada to introduce open work permit for Iranians, simplify process to stay
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is rolling out special temporary measures to make it easier for Iranians in Canada to stay. As of March 1, measures will come into effect to simplify the process for Iranians who are visiting, studying in or working in Canada to extend their stay and switch between temporary streams. For ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal disaster aid program for 2021 B.C. floods now tops $1 billion
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
ABBOTSFORD, B.C. – Federal disaster assistance to help British Columbia rebuild after devastating flooding in November 2021 now exceeds $1 billion, Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair said Thursday as he visited one of the cities hit hardest by the disaster. But he says that’s still likely only a fraction of what the final aid package ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Accused extremist recruiter Awso Peshdary pleads guilty to terrorism-related charges
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – An accused recruiter for the Islamic State military group has renounced his previous extremism and pleaded guilty to terrorism offences in an Ottawa courtroom. Awso Peshdary’s criminal trial in the Ontario Superior Court resumed today after his lawyers filed a motion saying he was prepared to change his plea to guilty, and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal protection proposed for critically at-risk spotted owls in B.C., groups say
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – Two environmental groups and a British Columbia First Nation say the federal government is recommending an order to protect the critically at-risk northern spotted owl. Just three of the tiny owls are known to be in the wild in B.C., with a fourth recovering at a rehabilitation centre after it was suspected to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government has signed health-funding deals with five provinces: Trudeau
By The Canadian Press on February 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his government has signed health-care agreements in principle with all four Atlantic provinces and Ontario. He made the announcement as he spoke with students in Halifax today, pre-empting a news conference scheduled for later in the day with Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!
