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CRTC chair says online streaming bill won’t police user-generated content, algorithms
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
OTTAWA – The chair of Canada’s broadcasting regulator says a controversial online streaming bill will not result in the policing of user-generated content or the mandating of specific algorithms on platforms. Ian Scott told a Senate committee studying the bill this evening that his previous comments about a controversial online streaming bill were taken out ... Read More »
3 responsesMan accused of first-degree murder of B.C. Mountie appears in court
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
VANCOUVER – The man accused of fatally stabbing a Mountie in Burnaby, B.C., has made a brief appearance in provincial court in Vancouver. Jongwon Ham appeared virtually in court on Wednesday after a significant delay wearing a red shirt, a beard and his black hair reached past his shoulders. Ham was ordered remanded until Nov. ... Read More »
3 responsesTop doctors in B.C. and Quebec say no to mandatory masks
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s top doctor says masks should be worn in crowded public places, the same as the recommendation by her counterpart in Quebec, which, like elsewhere in Canada, is facing the threat of a “spicy cocktail”of respiratory viruses. Dr. Bonnie Henry said Wednesday that health-care settings and crowded buses are examples of places ... Read More »
2 responsesB.C. Liberal Party members approve name change to ‘big tent’ BC United: Falcon
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
VICTORIA – British Columbia Liberal Party members have voted to change the party’s name to BC United. Leader Kevin Falcon said 80 per cent of the voters who cast a ballot were in favour of the name change, and he was thrilled with the result. “It’s about individuals who are united by common principles and ... Read More »
2 responsesFederal ministers reject request by Nunavut iron mine to double production
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
POND INLET – Federal cabinet ministers have denied a request to expand an iron ore mine on the northern tip of Baffin Island. Northern Affairs Minister Dan Vandal has issued a letter to the Nunavut Impact Review Board saying Baffinland Iron Mines Corporation’s proposal should not proceed at this time. He cites concerns with potential ... Read More »
2 responsesCanada adds new sanctions against Iran as crackdown on protests continues
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has announced a fifth package of economic sanctions against Iran as the country continues its crackdown on human-rights protesters. Joly said in a statement that two aviation companies, Shahed Aviation Industries and Qods Aviation Industries, are being added to Canada’s sanctions list for their ties to the Islamic ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. health officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says no need for ‘heavy hand’ of mask mandate
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s provincial health officer says she doesn’t believe there’s a need for the “heavy hand” of a mask mandate. Dr. Bonnie Henry says while influenza cases are up, 90 per cent of people in the province have some immunity to the COVID-19 virus through vaccination and infection or both. Henry says masks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. health officer says no need for mask mandate
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
VICTORIA – British Columbia’s provincial health officer says she doesn’t believe there’s a need for the “heavy hand” of a mask mandate. Dr. Bonnie Henry says while influenza cases are up, 90 per cent of people in the province have some immunity to the COVID-19 virus through vaccination and infection or both. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government seeking feedback on promised school food policy as inflation rises
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
OTTAWA – The federal minister of families, children and social development says the government is looking for feedback on the creation of a national school food policy. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau tasked Karina Gould with creating a nutritious meal program when she took on the role last fall, which was also a Liberal platform promise ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinese president warns Trudeau, charges that he ‘leaked’ details of talk to media
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
BADUNG, Indonesia – Chinese President Xi Jinping confronted Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Wednesday, accusing him of harming diplomatic relations by sharing details with the media about their meeting and then warning him in untranslated remarks there could be consequences for a lack of respect. “Everything we discuss has been leaked to the paper; that’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-PQ leader and sex offender André Boisclair refused therapy in jail, denied parole
By The Canadian Press on November 16th, 2022
MONTREAL – Former Parti Québécois leader André Boisclair has been denied his first chance at parole after serving one-sixth of his sentence for sex crimes. Boisclair was sentenced in July to two years in jail less one day after pleading guilty to sexually assaulting one man in 2014 and another in 2015. In a decision ... Read More »
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