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Liberals may take a year to clear Afghanistan aid blockade as senators urge speed
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
OTTAWA – A Senate committee is urging the federal government to amend anti-terror laws that are blocking humanitarians from responding to growing desperation in Afghanistan. But the Liberals say they might not be able to fix the problem until a year after MPs asked for changes. Ottawa has told humanitarian groups that purchasing goods in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals want to expand Parliament Hill after post-convoy security report
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
OTTAWA – Liberal MPs on a House of Commons committee that studied parliamentary security after the “Freedom Convoy” say Parliamentary Hill should expand to include nearby streets. The Liberals say a land transfer should take place between the City of Ottawa and the federal public services department to allow Wellington Street and Sparks Street, a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House of Commons breaks for the holidays, with MPs set return in late January
By Stephanie Taylor and Marie-Danielle Smith, The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ended the fall sitting of the House of Commons by saying he shares the New Democrats’ concerns about health care, as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre instructed his members of Parliament to stand on the side of “common people.” Members of Parliament agreed to begin their holiday break late Wednesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta premier apologizes, tries to clarifies comment about First Nations
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
EDMONTON – Premier Danielle Smith says she is sorry if anyone misinterpreted her remarks this week to conclude she was equating Ottawa’s treatment of Alberta to the systemic and horrific abuse of Canada’s First Nations. Smith says that was not her intention and that she was merely stating both Alberta and First Nations share a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Winnipeg police commit to working with First Nations groups on landfill search
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
WINNIPEG – Police are to be part of a committee led by First Nations groups to determine the feasibility of recovering the remains of two Indigenous women believed to at a landfill outside Winnipeg. First Nations leaders met with Winnipeg’s chief of police to discuss a potential search of the Prairie Green landfill after police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Canada revoking sanctions exemptions for Nord Stream turbines
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
OTTAWA – Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says Canada is revoking the exemptions to sanctions that allowed a Montreal company to repair turbines for a natural gas pipeline operated by Russian state-owned energy giant Gazprom. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec man guilty of murdering young sons in October 2020, sentenced to life in jail
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
QUEBEC – A Quebec man has been sentenced to life in prison after pleading guilty to two counts of second-degree murder in the October 2020 killings of his young sons. Michaël Chicoine entered the plea on Wednesday and was sentenced by Quebec Superior Court Justice François Huot, who had harsh words for the accused before ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!As MPs pass Liberal online news bill, Meta again threatens to pull content
By Marie-Danielle Smith, The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
OTTAWA – The House of Commons passed a Liberal bill on Wednesday designed to require web giants to compensate journalism outfits for reposting their content, and Meta is once again threatening to remove news content from Facebook in Canada. Federal Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez has argued the bill will “enhance fairness” in the digital news ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal bill requiring tech giants to pay for news content passes in House of Commons
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
OTTAWA – A Liberal government bill designed to require web giants to compensate journalism outfits for reposting their content has passed a final vote in the House of Commons today. The House of Commons heritage committee added 18 amendments to the bill, most of them NDP suggestions to add clarity on Indigenous news, eligibility requirements, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa aims to reduce size of salmon fishing industry by buying licences
By The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
VANCOUVER – The federal government is offering to buy Pacific salmon commercial fishing licences from those looking to get out of the declining industry as it tries to protect the fish that remain. Fisheries and Oceans Canada has earmarked $123 million for the voluntary retirement program and two future initiatives that will dispose of derelict ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House of Commons to break for the holidays, return in January
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on December 14th, 2022
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau ended the fall sitting of the House of Commons by saying he shares the New Democrats’ concerns around health care, as Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre instructed his members of Parliament to stand on the side of “common people.” Members of Parliament agreed to a motion that would see them ... Read More »
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