By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
OTTAWA – The mayor of Windsor, Ont., will testify today at a public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act to clear ‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters blockading streets around Parliament Hill and several border crossings. The scheduled testimony from Drew Dilkens comes as a piece of evidence shows he exchanged texts with Public ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
VANCOUVER – Canada’s health ministers are set to meet in British Columbia this week, four months after premiers from across the country gathered in Victoria to show a united front of frustration over what they called a “crumbling” health-care system. All 13 provincial and territorial health ministers are expected to meet with their federal counterpart, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
MONTREAL – Quebec’s highest court is set to begin hearing appeals on the constitutionality of the province’s secularism law, known as Bill 21. Both the Quebec government and groups opposing the law are challenging an April 2021 court decision that largely upheld the controversial religious symbols law, while striking down provisions that related to English-language ... Read More »
1 responseBy Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
MONTREAL – Once the epicentre of Canada’s monkeypox outbreak, Montreal has almost eradicated the virus on its territory, according to doctors in the city – but they warn it’s too early to declare victory. Cases can still be imported by tourists and other visitors, they say, adding that it’s still unclear how long the vaccine ... Read More »
1 responseBy Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on November 7th, 2022
HAY RIVER, N.W.T. – Kandis Jameson remembers hearing trees on the shore of the Hay River “snapping like toothpicks” as water levels quickly rose this spring. “It was the eeriest feeling,” the mayor of Hay River, N.W.T., said. “That’s one thing that will always be in my memory.” The town and nearby K’atl’odeeche First Nation ... Read More »
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OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has set the date for a federal byelection in the Greater Toronto Area. Voters in Mississauga-Lakeshore will head to the polls to pick their new member of Parliament on Dec. 12. The seat became empty earlier this year when former Liberal MP Sven Spengemann announced he was resigning to ... Read More »
1 responseBy The Canadian Press on November 6th, 2022
TORONTO – WestJet says a system-wide outage that caused delays and cancellations across its entire network has been resolved, but it still expects further disruptions. The airline tweeted this morning that all its systems were online and stable, and that teams were busy working to recover from the outage. The Calgary-based airline said yesterday the ... Read More »
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