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CP NewsAlert: Provinces agree to accept new federal health funding offer
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – Manitoba Premier Heather Stefanson says the premiers have agreed to accept the health-care funding deal offered to them by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, although they say it is far less than they had been asking for. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Leave use of notwithstanding clause up to provinces, say Conservative and Bloc MPs
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal Conservatives joined the Bloc Québécois to try and send a message to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau that it is up to the provinces to decide how to use the notwithstanding clause. Bloc Leader Yves-François Blanchet brought forward a motion in the House of Commons calling on MPs to recognize that provinces ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian jets still waiting for advanced missiles U.S. used to destroy flying objects
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canadian fighter jets still have not been armed with the type of missiles used by the American military to bring down four airborne objects in recent weeks, more than two years after such missiles were ordered. The U.S. government first approved the sale of AIM-9X Sidewinder missiles and advanced radars to Canada in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!The truth is down there: Canada helps U.S. search Lake Huron for latest object debris
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
WASHINGTON – A Canadian Coast Guard vessel churned across the Great Lakes to join the search for answers Monday after U.S. fighter jets shot down yet another mysterious object – the third such spectacle in as many days in the skies over North America. The CCGS Griffon is also carrying RCMP investigators, as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John Tory to stay on as mayor of Toronto for budget process
By Jordan Omstead and Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
TORONTO – John Tory will stay on as Toronto’s mayor to see his budget get debated at city council, his office said Monday, despite his announcement last week that he planned to resign following an affair with a former staffer. Tory’s office said the 68-year-old was working to ensure the fiscal plan ““ the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Major parties support quick passage of Liberal law delaying assisted dying expansion
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – All major parties in the House of Commons are signalling they will support a Liberal bill that would further delay the expansion of medically assisted dying to people whose sole condition is a mental disorder. Members of Parliament began debating the bill this week and it is expected to pass quickly, before a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Imperial Oil files cleanup plan for tailings leak in Alberta, won’t disclose details
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
Imperial Oil Ltd. has filed a plan for the interim cleanup of one of the largest oilpatch spills in Alberta history but won’t say what it is. A spokeswoman for the oilsands giant says the company has sent a plan to the Alberta Energy Regulator as required. No new information about the massive spill and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turkish excavators search in rubble where Canadian woman last heard from
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
HALIFAX – The oldest brother of a Canadian woman missing since an earthquake struck Turkey last week says excavation equipment has begun moving rubble at the site where his sister was last heard from. The Feb. 6 earthquake has killed more than 35,000 people and has turned large portions of cities in Turkey and Syria ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!John Tory to stay on as mayor of Toronto for budget process: budget chief
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
Toronto’s budget chief says Mayor John Tory,who recently announced plans to resign after an affair with a former staffer, is committed to finishing the city’s budget process. Coun. Gary Crawford says Tory has indicated he will stay on as mayor through Wednesday’s pivotal debate over the proposed budget. Tory stunned observers on Friday when he ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Investigation underway into apparent gas explosion that injured 10 adults, two kids
By Cindy Tran and Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
OTTAWA – Officials say 12 people were injured in an apparent gas explosion that rocked an east Ottawa suburb on Monday morning, including two children and two people who were pulled out of the rubble. The two kids were among six taken to hospital immediately after the explosion at an Orleans housing development, Ottawa Paramedic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: John Tory to stay on as mayor of Toronto for this week’s budget debate
By The Canadian Press on February 13th, 2023
Toronto’s budget chief says John Tory,who recently announced plans to resign as mayor after an affair with a former staffer, will stay in the job until after Wednesday’s city budget deliberations. More coming... Read More »
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