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Canada aims to build new Arctic surveillance systems to counter potential threats
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
VANCOUVER – National Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is significantly building up its Arctic defence capabilities as increasing numbers of possible surveillance objects enter Canadian jurisdictions. Speaking after touring shipbuilder Seaspan ULC’s North Vancouver facility, Anand says the goal is to have a modernized Norad and improved continental defence “over the next number of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chief Poundmaker’s pipe, saddle bag returned from Royal Ontario Museum to family
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
TORONTO – Century old artifacts belonging to a 19th century Plains Cree chief who was known as a peacekeeper were returned to his descendants in a repatriation ceremony at the Royal Ontario Museum. The Toronto-based museum transferred a ceremonial pipe and a saddle bag that belonged to Chief Poundmaker back to members of his family ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Premier Legault won’t meet election promise to offer pre-kindergarten
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
Quebec Premier François Legault is defending his government’s failure to meet a key campaign promise to offer kindergarten classes beginning at four years old to all the province’s children. Legault said today it was impossible to reach his government’s target within the stated time frame due to a shortage of teachers. Legault campaigned heavily on ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau says best way to close Roxham Road is to renegotiate refugee deal with U.S.
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says there are no simple solutions to shutting down a rural road in southern Quebec used by thousands of asylum seekers to cross irregularly into Canada. His comments come a day after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre said the prime minister should shut down the rural crossing – known as ... Read More »
1 responseJoly tells UN assembly Putin is losing grip on reality, a year after Ukraine invasion
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Russian President Vladimir Putin is losing his grip on reality, a year after his invasion of Ukraine. Canada is pushing the United Nations General Assembly to vote to condemn Russia’s invasion and call on Moscow to end the war. Joly says Russia isn’t respecting the UN charter, ... Read More »
1 responseHaitian group asks Canada to condemn ‘racism’ in Dominican Republic deportations
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
OTTAWA – A group in Haiti that supports people sent home from the neighbouring Dominican Republic is calling on Canada to raise the alarm about accusations of inhumane and racist treatment. Violent gangs have taken over large swaths of Haiti and thousands have headed over the border into the Dominican Republic, both legally and illegally, ... Read More »
1 responseInternational group asks to be given a chance on unmarked graves contract
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
OTTAWA – The head of an international organization Ottawa hired to give advice on identifying possible remains in unmarked graves at former residential schools says to give its coming work a chance. The federal government’s decision to hire the Netherlands-based International Commission on Missing Persons to engage with Indigenous communities has been met with concerns, ... Read More »
1 responseJudge to amend order restricting strike action in Yellowknife
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – A Northwest Territories Supreme Court judge says he will amend an order restricting strike action in Yellowknife after mediation between lawyers representing the city and Public Service Alliance of Canada. Justice Andrew Mahar had been set to lift the injunction altogether Wednesday morning after the parties agreed to a picketing protocol Tuesday. However, ... Read More »
1 response‘Incredibly premature’ to consider drug decriminalization, Alberta police chiefs say
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
CALGARY – The Alberta Association of Chiefs of Police says it believes, based on research it commissioned, that it would be “incredibly premature” to think about decriminalizing drugs. Instead, it says there must be a systemic and ordered approach in place that prioritizes community safety before such a strategy can be considered. A paper, commissioned ... Read More »
1 responseAhead of energy talks, Quebec premier says open to paying N.L. more for electricity
By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Quebec Premier François Legault says he is open to making “adjustments” to the Churchill Falls energy agreement between his province and Newfoundland and Labrador ahead of the official end to the contract in 2041. Speaking to reporters ahead of his two-day trip to St. John’s, Legault said Quebec is open to ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa revives Law Commission of Canada, announces hires for key roles
By The Canadian Press on February 22nd, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is reviving an independent commission to offer advice to cabinet on reforming Canadian laws, and has announced its picks for key roles. McGill University law professor Shauna Van Praagh will begin a five-year term as president of the Law Commission of Canada in June, and two other commissioners have been ... Read More »
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