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Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet to retire after overseeing the Vatican’s bishops’ office
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
Marc Ouellet, the Quebec cardinal who oversaw the Vatican’s powerful bishops’ office and who has been recently been hit with accusations of sexual misconduct, announced Monday he would retire in April. In a statement, Ouellet said it was time to turn the page. “It is time for me to take on new challenges, always in ... Read More »
1 responseParks Canada updating its reservation system to book camping and other activities
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
CALGARY – Parks Canada says visitors will be able to start booking reservations for camping and other activities at its sites across the country in March. The reservation dates, which are posted online, are different at each national park, historic site and marine conservation area. Parks Canada says in a statement that the bookings are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hybrid Parliament can stay, but ministers should show up in person: committee report
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – A House of Commons committee says the pandemic-era practice of allowing federal elected officials to vote virtually should be allowed to stay. Members of Parliament on the committee for procedure and House affairs studied the issue of the hybrid Parliament last year and their report was tabled today. It contains a series of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No security threat from RCMP’s dealings with China-linked firm, minister tells MPs
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says there is no reason to believe Canada’s national security was under threat at any time due to the RCMP’s dealings with an Ontario company that has links to China. Mendicino tried to reassure members of a House of Commons committee looking at the RCMP’s standing offer with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House of Commons returns with focus on economy, health care — and the number eight
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – Eight years. That’s how long Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says it has been since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won power in October 2015 – a length of time he is weaponizing as the Tories’ latest line of attack against the Liberal government. As the House of Commons resumed sitting Monday, both leaders were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McKinsey a ‘distraction’ from problem of consulting contracts, researcher tells MPs
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – A researcher testifying before a parliamentary committee on the rise in government contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company said the focus on that one consulting firm is a distraction. Amanda Clarke, an associate professor of public administration at Carleton University, says the study should focus on the public service’s reliance on consulting firms ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs unanimously call for Russia-based Wagner Group to be listed as terrorist entity
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – The House of Commons has called on the Canadian government to list Russia-based mercenary company Wagner Group as a terrorist entity. NDP MP Heather McPherson successfully sought unanimous consent from MPs to urge that Ottawa make the designation in response to reported human-rights abuses. The Wagner Group has been accused of pulling Russians ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHO decided the COVID-19 global emergency isn’t over. What happens next?
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – The World Health Organization decided Monday not to end to the COVID-19 global public health emergency it declared three years ago, even though the pandemic has reached what the international body calls an “inflection point.” Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, the director-general of the WHO, said Monday “there is no doubt that we’re in a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Data on B.C.’s drug decriminalization plan to be publicly available on dashboard
By Camille Bains, The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s plan to decriminalize small amounts of illicit drugs for personal use starting Tuesday will include a dashboard of information that will be available to the public and updated quarterly, the federal mental health and addictions minister says. Carolyn Bennett said the Canadian Institutes of Health Research will evaluate the data on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government says there is no need for every toxic chemical to have a pollution plan
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals will not change Ottawa’s environmental protection law to make it mandatory for every toxic substance to have a pollution prevention plan. John Moffet, an assistant deputy minister at Environment Canada, says a pollution prevention plan is only one option to lower the risk posed by chemicals deemed to be toxic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec RCMP say they rescued man trying to cross U.S. border on foot through woods
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec RCMP say they rescued a man over the weekend who became lost in the woods in heavy snow while trying to cross the border into the United States. Cpl. Tasha Adams says a person called police early Saturday to express worry about a family member who had been trying to cross the ... Read More »
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