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Alberta set to release report on whether to ditch CPP for provincial pension plan
By The Canadian Press on September 20th, 2023
EDMONTON – The Alberta government is to release its long-promised report on whether the province should quit the Canada Pension Plan and pursue its own provincial program. Premier Danielle Smith, along with Finance Minister Nate Horner and panel chair Jim Dinning, are to release the report at a news conference in Calgary on Thursday. Both ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Who was Hardeep Singh Nijjar, slain B.C. Sikh leader at heart of diplomatic crisis?
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on September 20th, 2023
On June 18, Hardeep Singh Nijjar phoned his eldest son for the last time, to say he was on his way home for dinner. Baljar Singh Nijjar, 21, said his father had been in a good mood earlier that Father’s Day, joking about the jeans Baljar and his younger brother had bought him as a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau promises progress on methane emissions, funding for poverty reduction at UN
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on September 20th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will be able to exceed its targets for reducing methane emissions from the oil and gas sector. Speaking at the Climate Ambition Summit at the UN, Trudeau says Canada will do better than slashing emissions by 75 per cent by 2030. He also says Canada will allocate ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India claims students at risk after envoy insists safety, in ‘early stages’ of spat
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on September 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – India is warning students headed to Canada of security risks just weeks after its top envoy highlighted their safety, as diplomacy and intelligence experts warn a months-long diplomatic row with India is only just beginning. The building spat undergirds calls for more transparency, and a look at how Canada tackles foreign interference. “The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emergency lane along Parliament lost during ‘Freedom Convoy’ protest, court hears
By The Canadian Press on September 20th, 2023
Ottawa’s emergency services manager says the emergency lane on the street along Parliament Hill was blocked by trucks that had chained themselves together during the “Freedom Convoy” protest last year. Kim Ayotte says the city and police had planned to keep one lane open for emergency vehicles, but it was “lost” after the first night ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Cross-country rallies against ‘gender ideology’ in schools met with counter-protests
By The Canadian Press on September 20th, 2023
Heated exchanges between protesters and counter-protesters are taking place across the country today over school policies on gender identity. Posters created by a group called “1MillionMarch4Children” say rally participants are standing together against what they call “gender ideology” in the nation’s schools. The protests are linked to policies across the country, including in New Brunswick ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!1 in 4 adolescents have been cyberbullied, StatCan says
By The Canadian Press on September 20th, 2023
A new StatCan report says one in four adolescents in Canada have been cyberbullied and it’s taking a toll on their mental health. The study says youth who have been victimized online have a greater risk of depression, anxiety, eating disorder symptoms and thoughts of suicide or suicide attempts. The report says transgender and non-binary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: India tensions rise, PM at UN and Unifor strikes deal with Ford
By The Canadian Press on September 20th, 2023
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Diplomatic tension with India could last months One expert thinks Canada may be just at the beginning of a months-long diplomatic spat with India, as allies await more information on accusations ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parents’ doubts persist after forum on Montreal supervised drug-use site near school
By Thomas MacDonald, The Canadian Press on September 20th, 2023
MONTREAL – Several parents say they were left with serious doubts after a tense Tuesday evening information session about a new supervised drug-use site opening near their children’s Montreal elementary school. Marie-Ève Bourrelle was among them. She emerged from the Victor-Rousselot school gymnasium in the second hour of what was supposed to be a one-hour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada in ‘early stages’ of diplomatic tension with India: former Trudeau adviser
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on September 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – One expert thinks Canada may be just at the beginning of a months-long diplomatic spat with India, as allies await more information on accusations New Delhi played a role in the death of a Canadian citizen. Roland Paris, who leads the University of Ottawa graduate school of international affairs, says the countries have ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!If it’s Wednesday, it must be time to save the world at the UN General Assembly
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on September 20th, 2023
WASHINGTON – If you think your Wednesday is going to be busy, pour one out for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Canada’s to-do list at the United Nations? Confronting the climate crisis, helping Ukraine defeat Russia and eradicating global poverty, among other things. Trudeau will take in a UN Security Council debate on the way forward ... Read More »
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