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Groups call on Ottawa to activate foreign influence registry as election approaches
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Members of diaspora communities are urging Ottawa to get its planned foreign influence transparency registry up and running before the coming general election. Countries engaging in foreign interference to advance political goals might employ people to act on their behalf without disclosing those ties. The foreign influence transparency registry will require certain individuals ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukrainians express fear and worry as Urkraine-Russia war enters fourth year
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
KYIV — The memorials fade but the memories remain and the emotions burn hot as Ukraine enters its fourth year of war. In Kyiv’s St. Michael’s Square, the Memory Wall of the Fallen Defenders of Ukraine had been a focal point in the war with Russia. But at the third anniversary mark of the invasion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal government moves closer to taking over Russian cargo plane for Ukraine
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — The federal government is moving closer to gaining full control over a massive Russian cargo plane parked in Toronto and hopes to use the proceeds to support Ukraine. In June 2023, the federal government officially seized an aircraft that had been sitting on the tarmac at Toronto’s Pearson International Airport since February 2022. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Angus calls for Amazon boycott after company closes seven Quebec warehouses
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — New Democrat MP Charlie Angus is calling for a countrywide consumer boycott of Amazon to protest the online retail giant’s closure of seven of its warehouses in Quebec. The closures have eliminated thousands of permanent full-time jobs, along with jobs at subcontracted suppliers. Angus and union officials — including Félix Trudeau, union president ... Read More »
1 response‘It’s a heavy day’: Families react after potential remains found in Manitoba landfill
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
WINNIPEG — A relative of a victim of a Winnipeg serial killer says she’s still in shock after potential human remains were discovered at a landfill north of the city. Police believe the remains of Morgan Harris and Marcedes Myran were taken to the Prairie Green Landfill in May 2022, and searchers have been combing ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa announces $270-million agreement for Inuit-led conservation efforts in Arctic
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
MONTREAL — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced a $270-million agreement for jobs and conservation projects in the Qikiqtani region, a majority-Inuit territory that is part of Nunavut. Trudeau told reporters today in Montreal the deal includes $200 million from the federal government and $70 million pledged by donors in Canada and elsewhere. The prime ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Public safety minister says Canada has answered U.S. demands on border security
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
WASHINGTON — Public Safety Minister David McGuinty said Thursday Canada has acted on U.S. concerns about border security and fentanyl trafficking — even as U.S. President Donald Trump insists economy-wide tariffs will go ahead next week as planned. “Any test that was put on this country, on Canada, in terms of showing progress and meeting ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba becomes first province to join national pharmacare program with $219M deal
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — Manitoba became the first province to officially join Ottawa’s pharmacare program today, giving it access to federal funding to cover the cost of birth control and diabetes medications. Health Minister Mark Holland made the announcement in Winnipeg this morning. The federal government will spend $219 million on pharmacare coverage for Manitoba over four ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!When are tariffs expected, and on what? Key dates in the Canada-U.S. trade dispute
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he still intends to slap Canada with tariffs next week after a monthlong reprieve. But Canadians confused about Trump’s plans aren’t alone, with the U.S. president at times contradicting himself about his own tariff plans. Timelines for when countries are hit with what level of tariffs ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court will not hear constitutional challenges of Canada’s no-fly regime
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear constitutional challenges of the no-fly regime from two men who were prevented from boarding flights in Vancouver. The federal government is responsible for screening passengers against the Secure Air Travel Act watchlist, commonly known as the no-fly list. Federal officials inform air carriers when a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Top court to review ruling that said N.B. lieutenant-governor need not be bilingual
By Canadian Press on February 27th, 2025
OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada will review a lower court ruling that said New Brunswick’s lieutenant-governor doesn’t need to be bilingual. In 2019, the federal government appointed Brenda Murphy, who was not fully proficient in French, as the province’s vice-regal representative. The Acadian Society of New Brunswick challenged the appointment, arguing it violated ... Read More »
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