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‘We must meet this moment’: Trudeau delivers speech to Liberal caucus
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on his Liberal caucus to meet the moment as Canadians deal with the high cost of living, a struggling health care system and the effects of climate change. In a 12-minute speech to MPs, Trudeau laid out the minority government’s priorities for the upcoming sitting of the House ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!WHO decision on COVID-19 emergency won’t effect Canada’s response: Tam
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – The World Health Organization will announce Monday whether it thinks COVID-19 still represents a global health emergency but Canada’s top doctor says regardless of what the international body decides, Canada’s response to the coronavirus will not change. The WHO’s emergency committee, which was struck in 2020 when COVID-19 first emerged as a global ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Elizabeth May says Greens will investigate after member information shared online
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Elizabeth May says the Green Party will investigate and conduct a “root to branch review” of all of its data-retention systems after member information was mistakenly posted online. The Green Party leader says she does not know how the security breach happened but says the information, including names and addresses of donors, had ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family of Tyre Nichols pleads for calm as U.S. braces for ‘horrifying’ video evidence
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
WASHINGTON – The family of Tyre Nichols is calling for calm across the United States as the country braces for visceral video evidence of another young Black man dying at the hands of police. Authorities in Memphis, Tenn., say the three-minute video – already likened to the explosive 1991 police beating of Rodney King – ... Read More »
1 responseParliament Hill police estimate 500 will attend ‘Freedom Convoy’ anniversary
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Parliamentary Protective Service expects 500 people to gather this weekend to mark a year since the “Freedom Convoy” occupied downtown Ottawa. The agency, which polices the precinct, says it will curtail some access to Parliament Hill. The public can still use the central and east gates to access the Hill lawn, but ... Read More »
1 responsePierre Poilievre tells MPs Canada really ‘feels broken,’ despite what Trudeau says
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
ONTARIO – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre doubled down on his belief that “everything feels broken” Friday, as he laced into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for suggesting otherwise. Poilievre addressed Tory MPs at the start of their two-day caucus retreat ahead of the return of the House of Commons next week, beginning with the question: “What’s ... Read More »
1 responseReview of oilsands cleanup funding program needs public input, says Alberta NDP
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta’s New Democrat Opposition says a government review of the program that’s supposed to ensure oilsands companies can clean up their mines was conducted too privately and should have been done in public. Environment critic Marlin Schmidt said Albertans now know even less than before the review of the Mine Financial Security Program ... Read More »
1 responsePierre Poilievre tells Tory caucus cities are turning into ‘crime zones’
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre doubled down on his belief that “everything feels broken” Friday, as he laced into Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for suggesting otherwise. Poilievre addressed Tory MPs at their two-day caucus retreat ahead of the return of the House of Commons next week. The meetings come as the country faces the ... Read More »
1 responseMandatory minimum penalty for firing gun at house unconstitutional: Supreme Court
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has ruled that a mandatory minimum sentence of four years for firing a gun at a house is unconstitutional. The decision comes in the case of Jesse Dallas Hills, who pleaded guilty to four charges stemming from a May 2014 incident in Lethbridge, Alta., in which he swung ... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for Jan. 27: Concerns over state of provincial health systems
By The Canadian Press on January 27th, 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 Jan. 27 … What we are watching in Canada … A new survey suggests the vast majority of Canadians have concerns about the state of ... Read More »
1 responseFocus on retaining nurses before recruiting nurses from other provinces: association
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on January 27th, 2023
MONTREAL – Efforts to lure nurses from other provinces are underway in several parts of the country, but the head of a national nurses association says the poaching won’t solve anything unless working conditions are improved. “We know that nurses are facing inadequate working conditions, and that is the main reason many are leaving their ... Read More »
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