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Emergencies Act inquiry to hear from experts on misinformation, social media
By The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
OTTAWA – A public inquiry is turning its attention to the role of online misinformation this morning as it continues probing Ottawa’s use of emergency legislation to quell last winter’s “Freedom Convoy” protests. The Public Order Emergency Commission is slated to begin the day with a panel of policy experts on misinformation, disinformation and the ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian agriculture groups hope new Indo-Pacific strategy leads to trade deals
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
OTTAWA – Agriculture commodity groups are applauding the Liberal government’s long-awaited Indo-Pacific strategy and hoping it will lead to more, and better, free trade deals. The strategy, announced Sunday in Vancouver, includes commitments to increase military spending and build closer ties with countries such as India. Included in the $2.3-billion plan is a promise to ... Read More »
1 responseFrom jihadism to far-right violence: Montreal anti-radicalization centre shifts focus
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
Montreal’s anti-radicalization centre no longer occupies the same spacious offices that once received high-profile visitors such as then-UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon. To reach its current office, visitors have to navigate the corridors of the concrete pyramid that is the city’s former Olympic Village, past pizza and sushi shops, other offices and a grocery store. The ... Read More »
1 responseNew stats suggest Canadians already kicking some plastic habits as national ban looms
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canadians appear to be slowly cutting back on their use of plastic straws and grocery bags ahead of a national ban on such items that will take effect next month, new statistics show. The Canadian government is looking to curb domestic plastic pollution by the end of the decade as negotiations toward a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukraine says atrocities uncovered as Russian troops withdraw could amount to genocide
By Patrice Bergeron, The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
KYIV, Ukraine – As the Ukrainian army liberates territory from Russian occupation, authorities say they are finding evidence of atrocities and crimes against humanity that could amount to genocide. Oleg Nikolenko, the spokesman for Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, said the findings point to the need for a special tribunal. But Ukraine’s allies, including Canada, question ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Horrific attack’: Trudeau visits Saskatchewan First Nation rocked by mass killing
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on November 28th, 2022
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, SASK. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau walked through blowing snow Monday to lay tobacco on the graves of victims of a mass stabbing before listening to family members who have been grieving for nearly three months. “I know you are still reeling and still processing what happened and what took place,” ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau visits Saskatchewan First Nation rocked by mass killing, announces funding
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on November 28th, 2022
JAMES SMITH CREE NATION, SASK. – The federal government is to spend more than $40 million over the next six years to help a Saskatchewan First Nation rocked by a deadly stabbing rampage nearly three months ago, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Monday after meeting with community leaders and victims’ families. The Sept. 4 stabbings ... Read More »
1 responseIndo-Pacific strategy adds new pressures for navy amid personnel, warship challenges
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on November 28th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Liberal government’s new Indo-Pacific strategy has sparked concerns about added pressure on the Royal Canadian Navy at a time when it is already dealing with a shortage of sailors and warships. The new strategy includes a promise of millions of dollars of additional funding to boost Canada’s military presence and operations in ... Read More »
1 responseMother of Cree teen who died in B.C. group home testifies at coroner’s inquest
By The Canadian Press on November 28th, 2022
BURNABY, B.C. – In the days after her son disappeared, Samantha Chalifoux says she knocked on doors and windows of the British Columbia group home where he had been staying, only to learn later that he had been found hanging in closet of the same house. Chalifoux is the first witness to testify at the ... Read More »
1 responseHundreds in Vancouver rally in sympathy with China COVID protests
By The Canadian Press on November 28th, 2022
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of people have rallied in Vancouver in sympathy with rare protests that are sweeping across China in response to the country’s hardline zero-COVID lockdown policies. The protesters outside the Vancouver Art Gallery Sunday night also mourned the deaths of at least 10 people in an apartment fire in the Xinjiang region that ... Read More »
1 responseOpposition, experts praise new Indo-Pacific strategy but want implementation plan
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 28th, 2022
OTTAWA – Opposition parties and geopolitical experts say they welcome the Liberals’ new Indo-Pacific strategy, but it needs an implementation plan. Ministers revealed the government’s priorities for the Indo-Pacific region on Sunday, including trade and military projects intended to counterbalance a rising China. The strategy includes $2.3 billion in new spending over five years and ... Read More »
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