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B.C. and Ottawa reach $27 billion health funding agreement
By The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government has agreed in principle to a $27.47 billion deal for health-care funding from the federal government. The agreement is a step toward completing a $196-billion, 10-year health-care funding proposal that Prime Minister Justin Trudeau made with Canada’s premiers last month. The money for B.C. includes an immediate $273 million ... Read More »
1 responseMore provinces banning TikTok on government-issued devices pending federal assessment
By The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
Nova Scotia and Saskatchewan became the latest provinces Wednesday to join a growing number of Canadian jurisdictions banning the use of TikTok on government-owned devices pending the results of a threat assessment by the federal government. The Nova Scotia government issued a statement saying TikTok’s data collection methods provide substantial access to data on mobile ... Read More »
1 responseMontreal to pay $6 million, apologize to protesters to settle class-action lawsuits
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
MONTREAL – The City of Montreal has agreed to pay $6 million and apologize to protesters who say their rights were violated when they were arrested during demonstrations against various causes, including rising university tuition fees and police brutality. A judge authorized the global settlement last week, which will end 16 class-action lawsuits against the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Number of temporary foreign workers in Quebec on the rise, labour minister says
By The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
QUEBEC – The number of temporary foreign workers is on the rise in Quebec, and the province’s labour minister says he expects the trend to continue. Jean Boulet told a news conference today that the number of foreign workers rose to 38,500 last year from 23,300 in 2019. He told reporters in Quebec City that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan banning TikTok on government-issued devices pending federal assessment
By The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
REGINA – The Saskatchewan government is banning the use of TikTok on government-owned devices pending the results of a threat assessment by the federal government. The ban applies to all ministries, Crown corporations and agencies and will also be adopted by government caucus. A news release from the province says the decision came after discussions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan banning TikTok on government-issued devices
By The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
REGINA – The Saskatchewan government says it is banning the use of the TikTok app on government-owned devices pending the results of a threat assessment by the federal government. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs to question security officials on allegations of foreign meddling in elections
By The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Members of a House of Commons committee plan to question federal security officials this afternoon about foreign meddling in Canada’s affairs amid simmering allegations of interference in recent elections. Appearing at the committee on procedure and House affairs are national security adviser Jody Thomas and members of a standing task force that provides ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two Tory MPs silent after Poilievre says they ‘regret’ meeting German politician
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Two Conservative members of Parliament are remaining tight-lipped about whether they regret meeting with a German politician, which is something Pierre Poilievre has said they do. Neither Leslyn Lewis nor Dean Allison have responded to direct questions about whether they agree with the Conservative leader’s characterization of their feelings about their choice to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-Tory MP Bernard Valcourt pleads not guilty to obstructing, resisting police
By The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
EDMUNDSTON, N.B. – Former federal Conservative cabinet minister Bernard Valcourt has pleaded not guilty to obstructing and resisting police. Valcourt, 71, is accused of allegedly obstructing the work of two police officers on Oct. 4 in Edmundston, N.B., located in the province’s northwest, by the Maine border. Little information is included in court documents about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan signs nearly $6-billion health-care deal with federal government
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
SASKATOON – The federal government has signed an agreement in principle with Saskatchewan to invest nearly $6 billion into the province’s health-care system over the next 10 years. “This agreement in principle with the federal government is a positive step that will accelerate and enhance work already underway,” Saskatchewan Health Minister Paul Merriman said in ... Read More »
1 responseMontreal to pay $6 million, apologize to settle protest class-action lawsuits
By The Canadian Press on March 1st, 2023
MONTREAL – The Quebec Superior Court has approved a $6-million settlement that will end 16 class-action lawsuits against the City of Montreal by protesters who say their rights were violated by police. An estimated 3,119 people who were encircled by police during various protests between 2012 and 2015 and arrested or detained will be eligible ... Read More »
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