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CRTC kicks off CanCon hearing as big streamers cancel appearances
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — The CRTC’s hearing on defining Canadian content began Tuesday with Netflix, Paramount and Apple dropping off the schedule at the last minute. MPA-Canada, which represents a number of the big streaming companies, rescheduled its appearance for the end of the day Friday. The federal broadcast regulator’s two-week hearing will consider a new definition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tory MP Jamil Jivani concerned there’s no labour minister amid Trump’s tariffs
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Conservative MP Jamil Jivani has written a letter to the new minister of jobs and families saying he is concerned that Prime Minister Mark Carney’s cabinet does not include a minister of labour at a time of economic uncertainty amid U.S. President Donald Trump’s tariffs. Jivani, who represents Bowmanville—Oshawa North, says his region ... Read More »
1 responseIn the news today: PM meeting cabinet today; election reforms could remix regions
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Carney meeting with new cabinet today Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with his new cabinet this morning. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. on Parliament Hill. Carney shook up his cabinet ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. opioid rules were to reduce overdoses. But they cut cancer patients’ pain meds
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
Rule changes designed to reduce opioid overdose deaths in British Columbia in 2016 inadvertently harmed cancer and palliative-care patients by reducing their access to pain killers, a new study has found. The study published this week in the Canadian Medical Association Journal describes the impact of a practice standard issued by the College of Physicians ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman expected to face more questions from prosecutors in hockey players’ trial
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
A woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by five former members of Canada’s world junior hockey team is expected to face more questions from prosecutors today. Defence lawyers finished cross-examining the woman Tuesday, and the Crown now has the opportunity to follow up on any topics raised in that process. This will be the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Carney holds his first meeting with new cabinet this morning
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to meet with his new cabinet this morning. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 10 a.m. on Parliament Hill. Carney shook up his cabinet Tuesday by moving some key players into new positions and promoting 24 new faces in a move meant to signal change ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No more blue wall, red wall: How electoral reform could stop regional election sweeps
By Canadian Press on May 14th, 2025
OTTAWA — A change to Canada’s electoral system would have delivered a very different House of Commons this year — one without the monolithic regional strongholds held by both major federal parties — according to an analysis for The Canadian Press. One seasoned political observer in Alberta says shattering those party fortresses could help take ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Despite a polarizing election, poll suggests Canadians don’t want a two-party system
By Canadian Press on May 13th, 2025
OTTAWA — While the recent federal election turned into a tight race between the Liberals and Conservatives that left other parties trailing far behind, a new poll suggests most Canadians don’t want the country end up with a two-party system. The poll of over 1,600 Canadians, conducted by Leger Marketing for the Association for Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian youth struggle with making friends and bullying: UNICEF report
By Canadian Press on May 13th, 2025
A global study from UNICEF suggests many Canadian kids are unhappy, with social struggles such as bullying and difficulty making friends among the sources of their anguish. UNICEF’s 19th Report Card suggests one in five youth in Canada face frequent bullying, one in five are lonely and one in four struggle to make friends. It ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-mayor Gregor Robertson gets second shot at housing crisis in Carney’s cabinet
By Canadian Press on May 13th, 2025
Gregor Robertson set himself a bold goal as the newly elected mayor in Vancouver in 2008 – ending street homelessness in the city by 2015. Seventeen years later, British Columbia remains immersed in the national housing crisis with Vancouver’s rent sitting at the highest in the country and the number of homeless people increasing. Robertson ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!PM Carney travelling to Rome Friday for Pope Leo’s inaugural mass
By Canadian Press on May 13th, 2025
OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney is heading to Rome on Friday to attend Pope Leo’s inaugural mass. The Prime Minister’s Office said in a news release Tuesday that Carney will be in Rome from May 16 to 19. The ceremony, which marks the official start of a pope’s term, will take place on Sunday, ... Read More »
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