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Three senators face criticism over trip to Israel, meeting with right-wing politician
By The Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Three Canadian senators are facing criticism after visiting Israel and inviting a right-wing politician to Canada. Senate Speaker George Furey joined Conservative Senate Leader Don Plett and unaffiliated Sen. Patti LaBoucane-Benson on a trip to Israel this week. They met with local officials including Amir Ohana, the speaker of the Israeli parliament, which ... Read More »
2 responsesOttawa on hook for software problem that caused deadly military helicopter crash
By The Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – A software problem that caused a Canadian military helicopter to crash off the coast of Greece in 2020 will be fixed on the federal government’s dime. The Department of National Defence and Sikorsky Aircraft, which built the military’s Cyclone helicopters, say they have reached agreement to address the software issue on the rest ... Read More »
1 responseOfficials split on when to report interference allegations to public, Rosenberg says
By The Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The man who wrote a report that recommends a lower threshold for notifying Canadians about foreign interference says there’s no consensus about what that threshold should be. Former civil servant Morris Rosenberg urged further study on lowering the bar so the public gets more information about potential threats. The level of disclosure provided ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau ‘surprised’ that B.C. firm talks about selling cocaine
By The Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he is “as surprised as” British Columbia Premier David Eby after a firm received Health Canada licence amendments to produce and sell cocaine. Trudeau says the federal government is talking to Adastra Labs of Langley, B.C., about changing the language of its statements, after the company said it ... Read More »
1 responseJoly and Chinese counterpart confront each other over interference claims
By The Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly and her Chinese counterpart had a testy exchange over allegations that Beijing’s envoys may be interfering in Canadian matters. Joly spoke with Chinese Foreign Minister Qin Gang during a G20 meeting in New Delhi this week, telling him Canada will not accept China meddling in Canadian democracy. The ... Read More »
1 responseThree men killed in southeast B.C. avalanche were from Germany: news agency
By The Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2023
INVERMERE, B.C. – Three victims of a deadly avalanche in southeastern British Columbia have been identified as German citizens. The German news agency Deutsche Presse-Agentur says the mayor of the municipality of Eging, east of Munich, has confirmed the three men were from Germany and two were residents of his small Bavarian town. Mayor Walter ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Legault says no foreign meddling in Quebec election, amid China allegations
By The Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2023
Quebec Premier François Legault says there was no foreign meddling during last October’s provincial election. Legault’s comments are in reaction to media reports – citing unnamed security sources and leaked intelligence – alleging China interfered in the 2019 and 2021 federal elections. The Quebec premier told reporters Thursday he has had no indication there was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba to have average $10-a-day child care in April, three years ahead of schedule
By The Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2023
WINNIPEG – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Manitoba will achieve an average of $10-a-day child care by April 2, which is three years ahead of schedule. Trudeau says it is a great reminder of what can be done when governments work together. Manitoba signed onto the Liberal government’s national child-care plan in 2021, which saw ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Evidence cannot support Alberta man’s robbery convictions: Supreme Court of Canada
By The Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada says it tossed out an Alberta man’s robbery-related convictions because the verdicts were unreasonable and cannot be supported by the evidence. Shawn Metzger had been convicted of offences in relation to a home invasion burglary that took place in Morningside, Alta., in June 2017. A man was hit ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for March 3 : Will the Bank of Canada raise its key interest rate again?
By The Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of March 3 … What we are watching in Canada … One year after the Bank of Canada’s aggressive rate hike cycle began, economists widely expect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Micro mobility revolution races ahead, as policymakers and police try to keep up
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on March 3rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – Since Gabriel Kwok started riding an electric unicycle on Vancouver’s streets nine months ago, he estimates he’s logged about 2,000 kilometres on the briefcase-sized vehicle. The 21-year-old Emily Carr University film student has a car to haul people or cargo, but his “wheel” is his main means of commuting to school and getting ... Read More »
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