By Jim Bronskill and Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme says the police force has several open investigations into possible foreign interference in the last two general elections – probes that began only after the votes were counted. Duheme declined to elaborate Thursday on the number or nature of the probes, citing the integrity of the investigations, privacy concerns ... Read More »
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COLLEGE PARK, Md. – A global forest study says Canadian wildfires last year were “entirely” to blame for a worldwide surge in tree losses. The study released by researchers at the University of Maryland on the Global Forest Watch website says tree cover loss in 2023 reached 28.3 million hectares globally, a 24 per cent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unveiled a new $1.5-billion housing fund Thursday that he billed as helping non-profit organizations acquire more rental units across Canada and ensure they remain affordable. The new Canada Rental Protection Fund will be part of the April 16 federal budget, which Trudeau’s Liberals are already promoting aggressively as part ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Attacks on aid workers are not just something that happens in war, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Thursday, slamming Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s defence of a deadly airstrike on aid workers in central Gaza on April 1. Canadian Army veteran Jacob Flickinger, 33, was among those killed while delivering food aid for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he “takes issue” with Israel’s assertion that the airstrikes that killed seven aid workers in central Gaza on Monday were just part of the cost of war. Thirty-three year old Canadian army veteran Jacob Flickinger was among those killed while delivering food aid for World Central Kitchen. Israeli ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – The head of the RCMP says the police force did not open any foreign interference-related criminal investigations during the last two general elections. RCMP commissioner Mike Duheme also says none of the force’s partners referred intelligence to the Mounties that would have warranted such criminal investigations. However, after the 2021 general election, the ... Read More »
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OTTAWA – NDP MPs Carol Hughes and Rachel Blaney have joined Charlie Angus in deciding that they won’t run again in the next federal election. The federal New Democrats delivered the news in a joint announcement, saying all three want more family time after years of dedicated public service. Angus, a 20-year veteran of Parliament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – NDP MPs Carol Hughes and Rachel Blaney have joined Charlie Angus in deciding that they won’t run again in the next federal election. The federal New Democrats delivered the news in a joint announcement, saying all three want more family time after years of dedicated public service. Angus, a 20-year veteran of Parliament ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says a new $1.5-billion housing fund will help non-profit organizations acquire more rental units across Canada and make sure they remain affordable. The new Canada Rental Protection Fund will be included in the upcoming federal budget, to be tabled on April 16. Trudeau says the fund will provide $1 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Veteran New Democrat MP Charlie Angus has announced he will not run in the next federal election. Angus, who represents a northern Ontario riding, says it is time to pass the baton after a 20-year career in Parliament. In a statement on Facebook, he says one political era is ending and another one ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By The Canadian Press on April 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – World Central Kitchen is asking Canada to back its demand for an independent investigation into the Israeli airstrikes that killed seven aid workers. Canadian army veteran Jacob Flickinger was among those killed Monday, along with a Palestinian driver and citizens of Australia, Poland, and the United Kingdom. The group was in a clearly ... Read More »
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