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CP NewsAlert: Speaker kicks Poilievre out of Commons over unparliamentary comments
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – Speaker Greg Fergus kicked Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre out of the House of Commons during question period today. All Conservative MPs have left the chamber in protest after Fergus gave Poilievre multiple chances to withdraw comments calling Prime Minister Justin Trudeau a “wacko” and an “extremist.” More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justice minister says recent protest over Israel-Hamas war at his home crossed a line
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – Justice Minister Arif Virani says protesters who took their cause to his home over the weekend crossed a line. A few dozen pro-Palestinian protesters showed up at Virani’s Toronto-area home on Saturday, waving flags and placards with his photo on them at the edge of his driveway. Virani told reporters on his way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grandparents, grandchild among 4 dead in wrong-way 401 pursuit crash
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
Two grandparents and their infant grandchild were killed on a busy stretch of Highway 401 on Monday night after a van being chased by police east of Toronto crashed while going the wrong way, causing a multi-vehicle collision. The crash ““ which also left the person in the suspect van dead ““ raised questions about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Virani says Poilievre’s willingness to use notwithstanding clause threatens rights
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – Canada’s justice minister says the notwithstanding clause should only be used as a measure of last resort after Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre suggested he wouldn’t hesitate to wield it to enact tougher criminal laws. Poilievre told the Canadian Police Association in a speech on Monday that he would enact stiffer penalties for convicted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crown disputes testimony as defence seeks to toss jury in Skibicki murder trial
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
WINNIPEG – Crown prosecutors are pushing back on a motion from the defence to toss out the jury in the trial of a Winnipeg man accused of murdering four women. The defence is asking that the case of Jeremy Skibicki be heard by a judge alone and not by a jury. His lawyers are raising ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spy watchdog warns of ‘significant legal risks’ if cyberops breach international law
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – A new watchdog report says Canada’s electronic spy agency needs to clearly spell out how its cyberoperations comply with international law. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency report delves into the Communications Security Establishment’s defensive and active cyberoperations. Defensive cyberoperations aim to derail foreign online threats before they reach vital federal government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McGill requests ‘police assistance’ to remove pro-Palestinian encampment on campus
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
Montreal’s McGill University says it has requested police assistance to remove an encampment set up on campus by pro-Palestinian activists. The university said today it called for police help after protesters refused its demands to leave. McGill says police have started “their own process” for removing the dozens of tents that have been installed on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Environment commissioner gives Canada failing grade on Northern contaminated sites
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
Ottawa is failing to remediate contaminated sites in the North, leaving Indigenous peoples at risk and raising the government’s own financial liability for the polluted areas, environment commissioner Jerry DeMarco said Tuesday in a new audit. DeMarco’s probe found that the government’s liability for contaminated sites increased by $7 billion since 2005, when the government ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government must track progress toward zero plastic waste goal: audit report
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
OTTAWA – Most federal programs aimed at reducing plastic waste are working, but the government isn’t measuring its progress toward its overall goal of zero plastic waste by 2030, according to a new audit from Canada’s environment commissioner. The government launched an initiative in 2019 to create a circular economy for plastics by 2030 – ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: StatCan to release February GDP report today
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… StatCan to release February GDP report today Statistics Canada is set to release its February gross domestic product report today. Along with that GDP report will be a preliminary estimate for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McGill says it will try to de-escalate standoff with camps before calling in police
By The Canadian Press on April 30th, 2024
Montreal’s McGill University says it will make efforts to de-escalate before asking for police help with a camp that’s been set up on campus by pro-Palestinian activists. An update from the school late yesterday warned that if the situation evolves further “beyond the university’s protocols” it will have “a duty to request police support in ... Read More »
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