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‘Not how we do things,’ Freeland rejects secret Liberal leadership ballot idea
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has rejected the idea of the Liberal caucus holding a secret ballot on Justin Trudeau’s leadership, saying it’s “just not how Liberals govern themselves.” Last week, 24 members of the caucus signed on to a letter calling on the prime minister to step down, but the next day ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Highlights of recent changes to Quebec’s international student body
By Maura Forrest, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec wants to cut the number of international students in the province, and has singled out private colleges that it says are using education as a “business model to sell Quebec and Canadian citizenship.” But federal and provincial data shows a recent rise in foreign students at colleges and francophone universities that seems ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Plant-based milks facility did not follow listeria prevention protocol: CFIA
By Hannah Alberga, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency says an Ontario facility producing plant-based milks was not adhering to Health Canada’s policies on listeria prevention prior to an outbreak that led to three deaths. The federal agency says the facility was not properly conducting environmental swabbing and finished product testing for listeria prior to a national recall of ... Read More »
1 responseTwo years since Rabih Alkhalil broke out of B.C. prison, reward temporarily boosted
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
Metro Vancouver Crime Stoppers says it has teamed up with a national program to offer up to a $100,000 reward for information leading to the capture of Rabih Alkhalil, who broke out of a Port Coquitlam, B.C., prison in 2022. Crime Stoppers says it’s partnering with the Be On The Look Out Program to give ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senior Modi cabinet minister linked to India-supported violence in Canada: officials
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – Deputy Foreign Affairs Minister David Morrison has confirmed a report that Canada is alleging an Indian cabinet minister and close adviser to Prime Minister Narendra Modi ordered intelligence-gathering operations of Canadians. The Washington Post first reported that Canadian officials alleged Indian Home Affairs Minister Amit Shah was behind a campaign of violence and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Eby says NDP ‘happy’ to work with other parties in tight B.C. legislature
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby has scheduled a meeting with the B.C. Greens as he prepares to form government, a day after securing the barest of majorities in a legislature where every vote will count. Eby also suggests he’s open to working with opposition-in-waiting B.C. Conservatives – so long as they respect the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Just not how we do things,’ Freeland rejects secret Liberal leadership ballot idea
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says the Liberal caucus should not hold a secret ballot on Justin Trudeau’s leadership of the party. Last week, 24 members of the caucus signed on to a letter calling on the prime minister to step down, but the next day Trudeau said firmly that he will lead ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta applying for a judicial review of federal carbon price, calling it unfair
By The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
EDMONTON – Premier Danielle Smith says Alberta has applied for a judicial review of Ottawa’s exemption of the carbon levy on home heating oil. She says it’s “blatantly” unfair to Albertans who rely on natural gas to heat their homes and that relief can’t wait with cold winter weather coming. Alberta Justice Minister Mickey Amery ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Privacy commissioner investigates federal revenue agency data breaches
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal privacy watchdog has opened an investigation into cyberattacks on the Canada Revenue Agency that led to more than 30,000 privacy breaches dating back to 2020. In a news release, the office of privacy commissioner Philippe Dufresne says the federal revenue agency reported the breaches in May of this year. The commissioner’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Special interlocutor calls for 20-year probe into missing Indigenous children
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
OTTAWA – A final report into missing children and unmarked graves at residential schools is calling on the federal government to create an Indigenous-led national commission with a 20-year mandate to investigate missing and disappeared Indigenous children. Kimberly Murray, who has been serving as Canada’s special interlocutor on unmarked graves for two years, released her ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sea lion with netting embedded in his neck, sealing mouth shut, rescued in B.C.
By Ashley Joannou, The Canadian Press on October 29th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A sea lion has been freed off the coast of Vancouver Island after getting so entangled in netting that rescuers say it’s possible he hadn’t eaten in weeks or months. Vancouver Aquarium’s Marine Mammal Rescue Society says in a statement the complex operation at Race Rocks Ecological Reserve was one of the most ... Read More »
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