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Canadian military preparing for possible evacuation from Lebanon
By The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces says it is getting ready for the possibility that it will need to help bring Canadians out of Lebanon, with Global Affairs Canada advising against all travel to that country. Lebanese militant organization Hezbollah and allied Palestinian groups have launched daily missile strikes on northern Israel since the latest ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premiers ask federal government for COVID-19 small business loan extension
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2023
VICTORIA – Canada’s premiers have sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking the federal government to extend the repayment period for a year for interest-free loans given to small businesses and non-profits during the pandemic. The federal government’s Canada Emergency Business Account offered interest-free loans of up to $60,000 to small businesses ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Saskatchewan legislature passes pronoun bill in special sitting
By The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2023
REGINA – A controversial bill on the use of pronouns in schools received final approval in the Saskatchewan legislature Friday. The new law prevents children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without receiving parental consent. It uses the notwithstanding clause to override sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High school completion, income levels increasing for First Nations peoples: StatCan
By The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – A report released this week from Statistics Canada paints a slightly improved picture of how on- and off-reserve First Nations peoples are faring in areas like education, housing and employment. The report, produced in collaboration with the Assembly of First Nations, also looks at how the data compares to those of non-Indigenous peoples. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Saskatchewan legislature passes pronoun bill in special sitting
By The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2023
REGINA – A controversial bill on the use of pronouns in schools has received final approval in the Saskatchewan legislature. The new law will prevent children under 16 from changing their names or pronouns at school without receiving parental consent. It uses the notwithstanding clause to override sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cardiology clinic becomes first in Saskatchewan to opt out of public health care
By The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2023
MOOSE JAW, Sask. – A cardiology clinic in Saskatchewan, the birthplace of medicare, has opted out of the publicly funded heath-care system. Dr. Jeffrey Wilkinson, who runs the South Saskatchewan Heart Clinic in Moose Jaw, says he believes it is the first clinic to do so since universal health care was introduced in 1962. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Premiers ask Ottawa for COVID-19 small business loan extension
By The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2023
VICTORIA – Canada’s premiers have sent a joint letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking the federal government to extend the repayment period for a year for interest-free loans given to small businesses and non-profits during the pandemic. The federal government’s Canada Emergency Business Account offered interest-free loans of up to $60,000 to small businesses ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Premiers ask Ottawa for COVID-19 small business loan extension
By The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2023
VICTORIA – Canada’s premiers have sent a letter to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking the federal government to extend the repayment period for a year for interest-free loans to small businesses and non-profits given during the pandemic. The federal government’s Canada Emergency Business Account offered interest-free loans of up to $60,000 to small businesses during ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau says India’s move against Canadian diplomats should concern the world
By The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – India’s move to reduce the presence of Canadian diplomats in its country are “contrary to international law,” Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday, and the rest of the world should be concerned about its consequences. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly said Thursday that Canada had removed most of its diplomatic presence from India ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada ‘firm and steadfast’ in call for two-state solution for Israel, Palestinians
By The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada remains “firm and steadfast” in its commitment to a two-state solution to the Arab-Israeli conflict. He says the Middle East, and the world, needs both a Palestinian state and Israel to exist alongside each other in peace, safety and prosperity. Canada has long called for a negotiated ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India says its move against Canadian diplomats is in line with international rules
By The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – India is defending its diplomatic actions a day after Ottawa announced it had pulled most of its envoys from the country over what it called a precedent-setting diplomatic threat. India’s Ministry of External Affairs says its move to reduce the number of Canadian diplomats in India, who it says outnumber India’s staffing in ... Read More »
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