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NDP to campaign on pharmacare if it backs out of Liberal deal: national director
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2023
HAMILTON – The federal New Democrats plan to make pharmacare a central issue in the next election if the Liberals do not meet the bar the opposition party has set for legislation to reduce the cost of prescription drugs. The confidence-and-supply deal that sees the NDP supporting the minority Liberals on key votes in the ... Read More »
1 responseFriends and family mourn the loss of Canadians killed by Hamas in Israel
By The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2023
Friends, family and government officials have confirmed that at least five Canadians were killed last weekend when Hamas militants conducted a series of attacks in Israel. Thousands of people have been killed so far in the conflict sparked by the Hamas attacks, which has escalated as Israel conducts retaliatory strikes on the Gaza Strip. On ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP ready to campaign on pharmacare if it backs out of Liberal deal: Anne McGrath
By The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2023
HAMILTON – The federal New Democrats plan to make pharmacare a central issue in the next election if the Liberals do not meet the bar the opposition party has set for legislation to reduce the cost of prescription drugs. The confidence-and-supply deal that sees the NDP supporting the minority Liberals on key votes in the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Global Affairs confirms death of fifth Canadian in Israel after Hamas attacks
By The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada has confirmed the death of a fifth Canadian in Israel after a series of attacks by Hamas militants near the border with the Gaza Strip. Three other Canadians who were in Israel when the attacks happened last Saturday are still missing, officials said Sunday. Global Affairs did not provide details ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Five Canadians killed in Israel after Hamas attack, Global Affairs confirms
By The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada is confirming the death of a fifth Canadian in Israel after a series of attacks by Hamas militants near the border with the Gaza Strip. Officials say three other Canadians who were in Israel when the attacks happened last Saturday are still missing. Canada considers Hamas a terrorist group, and ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Press NewsAlert: Five Canadians killed in Israel, Global Affairs confirms
By The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada is confirming the death of a fifth Canadian in Israel. More coming... Read More »
1 responseTransgender Manitoba MLA aims to bring personal experience to justice, health issues
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Logan Oxenham is celebrating a number of firsts this month. He was elected for the first time to Manitoba’s legislature with the New Democrats in the Oct. 3 election. The 46-year-old’s win has also been called historic, as he’s believed to be the first openly transgender person elected at the provincial level in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More than 50 Indigenous fish harvesters in the Maritimes charged or on trial: Ottawa
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on October 15th, 2023
HALIFAX – Three years after a First Nation started a self-regulated lobster fishery that sparked protests and violence in Nova Scotia, federal prosecutors are pressing ahead with charges against dozens of Indigenous fishers, some of whom are planning constitutional challenges. On Sept. 17, 2020, the Sipekne’katik First Nation issued five lobster licences to its members, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!NDP delegates unanimously support pharmacare redline in their deal with Liberals
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on October 14th, 2023
HAMILTON – Delegates at the New Democratic convention have made pharmacare the redline in their deal with the Liberals, saying they will withdraw their support if the minority government doesn’t adhere to their demands. The confidence-and-supply agreement requires the government to table legislation on a pharmacare framework by the end of the year in exchange ... Read More »
1 responseCloud breaks bring cheers from partial solar eclipse watchers at B.C. observatory
By Dirk Meissner, The Canadian Press on October 14th, 2023
SAANICH, B.C. – Cheers greeted the brief cloud breaks that gave more than 100 people gathered at an astrophysical observatory site near Victoria, B.C., a peak at Saturday’s partial solar eclipse. Fog and clouds were present for most of the morning at the mountain-top site, but there were moments when the skies parted and the ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa working to get Canadians out of Gaza, announces plan for those in West Bank
By Thomas MacDonald, The Canadian Press on October 14th, 2023
Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says the federal government is still working to get Canadians out of the besieged Gaza Strip as the Palestinian territory braces for an expected ground invasion by Israel. Joly also announced a plan to begin evacuating Canadians from the West Bank territory by bus as early as next week. “We’re ... Read More »
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