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Trudeau says pauses in Gaza fighting a template for peace, as Canadians wait to flee
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says newly agreed-upon “humanitarian pauses” to temporarily end fighting between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip must last long enough for people to leave the area and for aid to arrive. The White House says that Israel has agreed to put in place four-hour daily humanitarian pauses in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP MP calls on Commons to support her bill seeking to criminalize coercive control
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – New Democrat MP Laurel Collins says she began paying close attention to the issue of coercive control when her sister showed up to her door in tears. The member of Parliament from Victoria says her sister’s partner had taken away her keys and bank cards, and tried preventing her from leaving. Collins shared ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland to table Liberals’ fall economic statement Nov. 21
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to table the federal government’s fall economic statement on Nov. 21. The mini-budget is set to offer an update on federal finances, as well as new measures that reflect the government’s priorities. Freeland has promised that the fall economic statement will focus on housing and affordability, two ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Freeland to table fall economic statement on Nov. 21
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is expected to table the federal government’s fall economic statement on Nov. 21. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two Montreal Jewish schools hit by gunshots, police say, nobody injured
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
Montreal police say two Jewish schools in the city were hit overnight by gunshots. Staff members discovered bullet holes on the exterior of the buildings when they arrived this morning. Police say nobody was inside at the time of the shootings. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reacted to the shootings today, telling reporters in a Montreal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New bill would ban replacement workers in federal workplaces during strikes, lockouts
By Alessia Passafiume and Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Replacement workers would be banned during strikes and lockouts at federally regulated workplaces under new legislation introduced Thursday in the House of Commons. The bill, introduced by Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan, would fine companies $100,000 a day for every violation. It would apply to all federal workplaces, including federal Crown corporations, airports, ports ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Two Montreal Jewish schools hit by gunshots, police say, nobody injured
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
Montreal police say two Jewish schools in the city were hit overnight by gunshots. Staff members discovered bullet holes on the exterior of the buildings when they arrived this morning. Police say nobody was inside at the time of the shootings. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Israel-Hamas war: Concordia University in Montreal condemns on-campus violence
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
MONTREAL – The president of Concordia University in Montreal is condemning the recent violence on campus linked to the Israel-Hamas war. Graham Carr says in a message to members of the university community that three separate acts of violence or intimidation occurred at the university Wednesday. Carr says two security guards and a student were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Labour minister tables replacement-worker legislation promised in Liberal-NDP deal
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Replacement workers would be banned during strikes and lockouts at federally regulated workplaces under new legislation introduced in the House of Commons today. Labour Minister Seamus O’Regan says the bill will bar employers from hiring someone to do the work of anyone who is on strike or lockout, and will apply to multiple ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High court to hear appeal of B.C. law slapping health care costs on opioid companies
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has agreed to hear an appeal from four pharmaceutical manufacturers, distributors or retailers trying to halt a proposed class-action lawsuit by the British Columbia government. Sanis Health, Sandoz Canada and McKeeson Canada, plus pharmacy retailer Shoppers Drug Mart, want the high court to examine two B.C. court decisions ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court to hear case on Ontario election advertising rules
By The Canadian Press on November 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will hear an appeal of a ruling that struck down third-party election advertising rules in Ontario. The law in question added more onerous restrictions to the amounts that third parties, such as unions and special interest groups, are allowed to spend in the lead up to an election, ... Read More »
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