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Why is the federal government looking to create a national emergency agency?
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on June 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is looking at creating some kind of national disaster response agency in the face of an unusually intense and destructive start to the wildfire season across the country. At the moment, federal departments including Emergency Preparedness, Public Safety and National Defence co-ordinate when there is a request for help from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Newfoundland police issue Amber Alert for missing 14-year-old girl
By The Canadian Press on June 8th, 2023
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Police in Newfoundland and Labrador have issued an Amber Alert for a 14-year-old girl who has been missing since last week. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary says Melissa Morrell has been abducted. The force says it believes she knows her abductor, but the suspect is not known to police. Morrell is described ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau Foundation board chair says donation from Chinese company has been returned
By The Canadian Press on June 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The chair of the Pierre Elliott Trudeau Foundation’s board says the organization has returned a $140,000 donation to Millennium Golden Eagle International. Edward Johnson was speaking to a House committee that’s investigating allegations that Beijing orchestrated donations to the charity in an attempt to influence the prime minister. Those allegations came from a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal budget bill passes in House of Commons after Conservative filibuster attempt
By The Canadian Press on June 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The House of Commons passed the Liberal government’s budget bill today, which seeks to roll out vast new incentives for clean energy and expending dental care subsidies – despite a Conservative attempt to hold it up. The bill passed 177 to 146 with the support of Liberals and New Democrats, while the Tories ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Unmitigated gall’: Senator rejects minister’s call to pass Liberal guns bill quickly
By The Canadian Press on June 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – A battle appears to be brewing between senators and Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino, as he tries to see the Liberals’ controversial gun legislation passed swiftly into law. His office sent a letter to leaders of the different Senate groups and the chair of a committee, saying the minister is “eager” answer senators’ ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Fresh D.C. breeze eases atmospheric angst as Canadian smoke chokes U.S. capital
By The Canadian Press on June 8th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Tourists in the U.S. capital are taking Canada’s prodigious wildfire smoke in stride. Air quality alerts in Washington, D.C., reached “code purple” status today, one notch below the “maroon” levels in neighbouring Baltimore. But while the grey haze made making out the Washington Monument and the Capitol difficult from a distance, it was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India angered by apparent Sikh parade float in Canada portraying assassination
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on June 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – India’s foreign minister is condemning images of a parade said to have occurred in Brampton, Ont., which seemed to portray the 1984 assassination of prime minister Indira Gandhi by her two Sikh bodyguards. The Canadian Press has not verified the source of a short video that appears to show a parade float on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-adviser to PM says government’s approach to classified intel ‘particularly weak’
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on June 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – A former top adviser to the prime minister said Thursday that a memo warning about Beijing’s alleged targeting of Conservative MP Michael Chong was produced after he retired – but he was aware of issues in the way intelligence is handled. Vincent Rigby continues to call for a full review of Canada’s national-security ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildfire battles continue as heat, air quality alerts affect most of Canada
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on June 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Air pollution from wildfires remained well above healthy levels across much of southern and northern Ontario and several communities in British Columbia and Alberta on Thursday. But there may be some hope on the horizon, after the number of fires burning across the country fell overnight. The fires and the blankets of smoke ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal Liberals want to make hybrid work permanent for members of Parliament
By The Canadian Press on June 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal Liberals want to make virtual participation in the House of Commons a permanent option for members of Parliament. All parties agreed to create a hybrid workplace amid lockdowns at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020, and the system has been used ever since. Government House leader Mark Holland says ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senate report recommends Canada develop targeted suicide prevention strategies
By The Canadian Press on June 8th, 2023
A Senate report released today says Canada can make major strides in addressing suicide prevention if all levels of government develop strategies tailored towards men and Indigenous people, the groups facing the highest suicide rates. The Senate Committee on Social Affairs, Science and Technology also says the Federal Framework for Suicide Prevention Act has done ... Read More »
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