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‘A push’: Alberta introduces bill granting cabinet broad powers to fight Ottawa
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
EDMONTON – The Alberta government has introduced a bill that would grant Premier Danielle Smith and her cabinet broad powers to rewrite provincial laws behind closed doors in an effort to push back against Ottawa. The proposed legislation would also allow cabinet to direct “provincial entities” – Crown-controlled organizations, municipalities, school boards, post-secondary schools, municipal ... Read More »
1 responseFormer Alberta premier Jason Kenney resigns legislature seat
By The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
EDMONTON – Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney has resigned as a member of the legislature. In a signed letter posted on Kenney’s verified Twitter account, he says the resignation is effective immediately. He says it has been a privilege to have represented the constituency of Calgary Lougheed since 2017. Kenney, also a former federal cabinet ... Read More »
1 responseA look at some of the species at risk in Canada
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Wild Species 2020 report released Tuesday identifies more than 5,000 species that are extinct or at risk of going extinct in Canada. That included 18 species whose ranking is considered genuinely more at risk in 2020 than in 2015. Of those, seven are now considered to be vulnerable or imperilled. Here’s a ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Former Alberta premier Jason Kenney resigns legislature seat
By The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
EDMONTON – A signed letter posted on the verified Twitter account of former Alberta premier Jason Kenney says he has resigned as a member of the legislature. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senators ask Trudeau to strip Don Meredith of ‘Honourable’ title
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
OTTAWA – Senators voted to ask Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to have former colleague Don Meredith stripped of his “Honourable” title. Meredith resigned from the upper chamber amid a sexual misconduct scandal, and Ottawa police charged him in October with sexual assault and criminal harassment. The upper chamber has approved a motion asking Trudeau to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Ottawa is not our ruler’: Alberta government introduces sovereignty bill
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
EDMONTON – The Alberta government has introduced a bill that would grant Premier Danielle Smith and her cabinet broad powers to rewrite provincial laws behind closed doors in an effort to push back against Ottawa. The proposed legislation would also allow cabinet to direct “provincial entities” – Crown-controlled organizations, municipalities, school boards, post-secondary schools, municipal ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta government introduces sovereignty bill to push back against Ottawa
By The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
EDMONTON – The Alberta government has introduced a bill that would grant Premier Danielle Smith and her cabinet broad powers to rewrite provincial laws behind closed doors in an effort to push back against Ottawa. The proposed legislation would also allow cabinet to direct public bodies – including school boards, universities and police forces – ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau says Chinese protesters deserve free speech, a ‘mistake’ to bar cameras
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says everyone in China should be allowed to express themselves amid Beijing’s crackdown on COVID-19. He also says an Ottawa university should not have barred reporters from filming China’s ambassador this week. Crowds in China angered by the anti-virus controls have called on leader Xi Jinping to resign in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Dutch man who harassed B.C. teenager Amanda Todd returned to the Netherlands
By Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
The man convicted of harassing and extorting British Columbia teenager Amanda Todd has been returned to the Netherlands, where the prosecution office says a judge will decide if he serves any of his 13-year Canadian sentence. Canada’s Justice Department says Aydin Coban was taken back to his home country on Nov. 24, where he will ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parti Québécois still refusing oath of office to King as Quebec legislature resumes
By The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
QUEBEC – The three recently elected members of the Parti Québécois found themselves on the outside looking in today as Quebec’s legislature reopened without them. The PQ members have refused to swear the oath of office to King Charles III since the October election, and as a consequence have been barred from taking their seats ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec appeal court orders new trial for man who fatally stabbed store clerk in 2016
By The Canadian Press on November 29th, 2022
MONTREAL – Quebec’s highest court has ordered a new trial for a Quebec man convicted in 2017 of stabbing to death a supermarket clerk. The Court of Appeal ruled Monday that the trial judge’s final instructions to jurors were confusing and complicated. The appeal court overturned Randy Tshilumba’s conviction and ordered a new trial. Tshilumba ... Read More »
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