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‘I wasn’t thinking about sex,’ Conservative MP says after being accused of homophobia
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – Accusations of homophobia and partisan jabs took centre stage in the House of Commons on Thursday as MPs debated another Conservative motion aimed at toppling the government, after their first attempt failed. The fall sitting of Parliament has been off to a heated start and hostilities continued to run high Thursday, forcing House ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Electronic vote counters could bring B.C. election result an hour after polls close
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
British Columbians could find out who wins the provincial election on Oct. 19 in about the same time it took to start counting ballots in previous votes. Andrew Watson, a spokesman for Elections BC, says new electronic vote tabulators mean officials hope to have the first results within 15 minutes of polls closing at 8 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Disability rights groups launch Charter challenge against MAID law
By Rianna Lim, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
TORONTO – A coalition of disability rights organizations has launched a Charter challenge against a part of Canada’s law on medical assistance in dying, calling it an “abandonment” of people with disabilities. The group announced Thursday that it had filed a notice of application to challenge what’s known as track two of the MAID law, ... Read More »
1 responseTechnology upgrades mean speedier results expected for B.C. provincial election
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
British Columbians could find out who wins the provincial election on Oct. 19 in about the same time it took to start counting ballots in previous votes. Andrew Watson, a spokesman for Elections BC, says new electronic vote tabulators mean officials hope to have half of the preliminary results for election night reported within about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wasp in fatal encounter with David Eby on B.C. campaign trail
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
CHILLIWACK, B.C. – British Columbia NDP leader David Eby has been upstaged by a wasp that flew down his shirt and stung him during a news conference. Eby was delivering remarks in Chilliwack on Thursday while on the election campaign trail when the insect interrupted him, prompting him to swat at his neck and identify ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec police arrest man after body of missing woman found southwest of Montreal
By The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
Quebec provincial police arrested a man in connection with the disappearance of 29-year-old Kelsey Watt, who was reported missing over the weekend southwest of Montreal. Police say they found a woman’s body today near Watt’s home in Hemmingford, Que., adding that an autopsy has been ordered. Later in the day, investigators with the crimes against ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds eyeing new ways to publicly flag possible foreign interference during elections
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – A senior federal official says the government is mulling new ways to inform the public about possible foreign interference developments during an election campaign. Under the current system, a panel of five top bureaucrats would issue a public warning if they believed an incident – or an accumulation of incidents – threatened Canada’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec seeks injunction against dumping of contaminated soil in Kanesatake
By The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
MONTREAL – The Quebec government is going to court to fight the dumping of contaminated soil along a shoreline in the Mohawk community of Kanesatake, west of Montreal. The Environment Department is seeking an injunction in Quebec Superior Court to stop the dumping of soil and waste material, tree-cutting and the construction of new buildings ... Read More »
1 responseGrand Forks, B.C., remains on alert due to Washington State wildfire
By The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
GRAND FORKS, B.C. – The wildfire that prompted a now-rescinded evacuation order for the community of Grand Forks, B.C., has grown to about four square kilometres in size. That’s up from two square kilometres after the out-of-control fire was discovered Wednesday, south of the U.S. border. The Regional District of Kootenay Boundary had issued an ... Read More »
1 responseNDP MP introduces bill to criminalize residential school denialism
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – An NDP MP has introduced a bill that would criminalize residential school denialism, saying it would help stop harm caused toward survivors, their families and communities. If the bill is passed, people could be charged under the Criminal Code for promoting hatred against Indigenous Peoples by condoning, justifying or downplaying the historical and ... Read More »
1 responseMPs debate another Tory non-confidence motion after Liberals survive first vote
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on September 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – Less than 24 hours after the Conservatives lost their first attempt to topple the government the Tories are trying again. A new motion being debated this morning states that the House of Commons has lost confidence in the Liberal government and “offers Canadians the option to axe the tax, build the homes, fix ... Read More »
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