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NDP MP calls on Boissonnault to resign over false claims to Indigenous identity
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – A Métis member of Parliament is calling on the employment minister to resign over what he calls harmful false claims to Indigenous ancestry. Randy Boissonnault, who had said his great-grandmother was a “full-blooded Cree woman,” has also been described as Indigenous multiple times in communications from the Liberal party. He has walked back ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal mayor supports Polytechnique survivors’ call for complete assault weapon ban
By The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
Montreal Mayor Valérie Plante is lending her support to a gun control advocacy group as it urges the federal government to complete a list of banned assault-style weapons before a federal buyback program comes into effect. PolySeSouvient, a group that represents survivors and families of the 1989 École polytechnique massacre, joined Plante at Montreal’s city ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With Trump headed to White House, Canada has its eyes on Chinese investment in Mexico
By Kyle Duggan, The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland says she shares the “legitimate” concerns of U.S. officials about Mexico becoming a back door for China to wedge its way into the North American trading regime. Her comment comes the day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau raised the issue with Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum while in Brazil ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A ‘lot of ground’ remains between Canada Post, workers as strike talks progress
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
MONTREAL – Canada Post and the postal workers union found slivers of consensus Tuesday amid talks with a special mediator, but “a lot of ground” remains between them on the key concerns as a countrywide strike entered its fifth day. “On smaller issues, we were able to find some progress,” said Canada Post spokesman Jon ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sex abuse case: Judge orders seizure of homes belonging to billionaire Robert Miller
By The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
MONTREAL – A Quebec Superior Court judge has ordered the seizure of two Montreal-area residences belonging to billionaire Robert Miller, at the request of four women who have filed civil lawsuits alleging he sexually abused them as minors. Justice Serge Gaudet on Friday authorized the request for a seizure before judgment of the two properties ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Motion to declare homelessness state of emergency fails to pass at Montreal council
By The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
Montreal’s city council has voted down a motion brought by a pair of Independent city councillors seeking to have a state of emergency declared over the city’s homelessness situation. Mayor Valérie Plante says councillors agree that the high number of unhoused people is an urgent concern but declaring a state of emergency would not help. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government spending in limbo as Tories, Liberals continue game of chicken in House
By Nick Murray, The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government is asking Parliament for approval to spend billions of dollars, but the ongoing stalemate in the House of Commons could prevent the Liberals from getting the green light. Treasury Board President Anita Anand tabled a request on Monday for $21.6 billion to fund programs including housing, dental care and the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec politician offers mea culpa for comments on racism in provincial legislature
By The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
MONTREAL – A Quebec legislature member says he doesn’t think his colleagues at the national assembly are racist, as his party prepares to face criticism from all sides for controversial comments he made earlier this month. Haroum Bouazzi says he will remain a member of the left-leaning Québec solidaire caucus in a social media statement ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada Post, union sit down with mediator, but still ‘far apart’ as strike drags on
By Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
MONTREAL – Representatives from Canada Post and the postal workers union sat down with a special mediator Monday, but seem no closer to reaching a deal as a countrywide strike enters its fifth day. In a statement, Canada Post said the parties “remain far apart” but that the Crown corporation continues to aim for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Transportation Safety Board investigating after plane goes off runway in Vancouver
By The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The Transportation Safety Board says it’s investigating after a Boeing 767 cargo jet went off a runway at Vancouver International Airport. The airport says the Cargojet flight went off the east side of its north runway after landing about 1:45 a.m. The airport says firefighters responded and there were no reported injuries among ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blizzard conditions met migrants at Manitoba-Minnesota border crossing, trial hears
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on November 19th, 2024
FERGUS FALLS, Minn. – Witnesses have testified about brutal cold along the border between Manitoba and Minnesota, where a family from India froze to death in early 2022 while trying to walk into the United States. Steve Shand and Harshkumar Patel are accused of being part of a ring that flew Indian nationals to Canada ... Read More »
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