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‘Causalities everywhere’: Canadian in Gaza describes chaos, hopes for evacuation
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
Mahmoud Nasser said he could feel the ground shake as he watched two missiles land in the distance in Gaza, where essential supplies are running short and living conditions are becoming more desperate as he and other Canadians hope for an opportunity to evacuate. The 30-year-old is sheltering at a relative’s house at the southern ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec’s planned tuition hike for out-of-province students draws criticism in Ottawa
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Quebec’s plan to nearly double tuition for out-of-province students beginning next year is being questioned by federal politicians and members of the business community. The province announced Friday that tuition for students from other provinces will rise to $17,000 from $8,992 for the 2024-25 academic year, and the province will skim the first ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Freeland considering action on short-term rentals after B.C. announces crackdown
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is applauding the B.C. government for going after short-term rentals and says the federal government is looking at what it can do on the issue as well. The B.C. government has introduced new legislation that involves forcing those who offer short-term accommodation to actually live on the property, NDP ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government to begin sharing results of federal spending review next month, Anand says
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Treasury Board President Anita Anand says the federal government will begin sharing the results of its spending review next month, with final calculations coming out at the beginning of March. The Liberals promised in the spring budget to reduce overall government spending by $14.1 billion from 2023 to 2028, and by $4.1 billion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tories want House to study CBC editorial choice, despite broadcaster’s independence
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – The official Opposition is attempting to have a House of Commons committee study an editorial decision of the Canadian Broadcasting Corp., despite its independence from the government being enshrined in law. Conservative deputy leader Melissa Lantsman introduced a motion today to summon the head of CBC and its director of journalistic standards to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury in B.C. Supreme Court murder trial told witness died before finishing testimony
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The jury in a British Columbia Supreme Court murder trial has been told that an expert witness didn’t finish her testimony because she is dead. Justice Lance Bernard told the jury Tuesday at the resumption of the first-degree murder trial for Ibrahim Ali that when Dr. Tracy Pickett didn’t show up to finish ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian spy chief stresses co-operation on research security at Five Eyes summit
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – The head of Canada’s spy service says the way to shield advanced technology from adversaries like China and Russia is to educate researchers and scientists about the risks, not tell them what they should or should not do. Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault is taking part in a security summit in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court opinion doesn’t change plans to regulate oil, gas emissions: Guilbeault
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says regulations to cap emissions from oil and gas production will be published later this fall despite a recent Supreme Court of Canada decision affecting federal environmental law. The opinion issued Friday said some parts of the federal environmental assessment legislation are unconstitutional because they could allow Ottawa to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. premier says spat over Surrey police force ‘no longer up for discussion’
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
VICTORIA – British Columbia Premier David Eby says a court challenge by the City of Surrey over being forced to continue the transition to a municipal police service “will not be successful.” Eby says Surrey Mayor Brenda Locke “fought a good fight” in attempting to move the RCMP back to its police force of jurisdiction, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parks Canada signs agreement with First Nations, opens door to harvesting in Jasper
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
Parks Canada and two First Nations have signed an agreement that points to a stronger Indigenous voice in parks management and opens the door to harvesting in Jasper National Park in western Alberta. The agreement, which renews an age-old treaty between the Stoney Nation in Alberta and Simpcw First Nation in British Columbia, is to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hitting a hospital in Gaza ‘not acceptable,’ Trudeau says of Israel-Hamas war
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
OTTAWA, Ill. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says the bombing of a hospital in Gaza is not legal and is calling the situation “absolutely unacceptable.” Trudeau was responding to unfolding reports by the Hamas-run Gaza Health Ministry that an Israeli airstrike hit a hospital in Gaza City, killing hundreds of Palestinians, including people using the ... Read More »
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