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Republican senator calls out Canada’s ‘feeble commitment’ on NATO spending
By The Canadian Press on July 27th, 2023
WASHINGTON – Canada is again in the U.S. spotlight for what one Republican senator is calling its “feeble commitment” to defence spending. Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan called out the Liberal government’s commitment to NATO during a confirmation hearing Wednesday for the next Norad commander. Sullivan cited a Wall Street Journal editorial earlier this month that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal police investigate double homicide after mother, daughter found dead in home
By The Canadian Press on July 27th, 2023
Montreal police say they are investigating a double homicide after the bodies of a mother and her preteen daughter were found in a home. Police say the woman, 56, and the girl, 12, were found dead inside a home in the southwestern borough of Lachine. They say officers were called just after midnight about a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supreme Court won’t hear appeal of ex-construction boss convicted of corruption
By The Canadian Press on July 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada will not hear an appeal from a former construction boss who was convicted of corruption, breach of trust and conspiracy to commit fraud. Tony Accurso was sentenced to concurrent prison terms of 30 months and four years in 2018 in what a Quebec judge called one of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: New federal cabinet role, Pat Carney dead at 88
By The Canadian Press on July 27th, 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… Specifics of citizens’ services cabinet job murky Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s cabinet shuffle created a new citizens’ services job for rookie minister Terry Beech, but it still appears unclear exactly what ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. judge allows cannabis ‘fire sale’ to stave off CRA destruction threat
By The Canadian Press on July 27th, 2023
A British Columbia Supreme Court judge has approved the bulk sale of more than 1,200 kilograms of cannabis by a company after the Canada Revenue Agency threatened to destroy it. In a ruling released online this week, the court allowed Tantalus Labs Ltd. to move ahead with a hasty sale of its remaining inventory of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What is citizens’ services, and what should be expected from the new minister?
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on July 27th, 2023
OTTAWA – As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reorganized his front bench Wednesday in a massive federal cabinet shuffle, he also created a single new job: minister of citizens’ services. But when the minister appointed to the new role was asked what exactly citizens’ services is, he wasn’t entirely clear. “This is really where the rubber ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rain brings small ‘reprieve’ in B.C.’s north, but wildfire conditions dire elsewhere
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on July 26th, 2023
The number of active wildfires in British Columbia has dipped below 450 as cooler weather and recent rain has cut the fire risk, but another hot spell could wipe out those gains as large sections of the province wilt under severe drought. Provincial fire information officer Mike McCulley said the BC Wildfire Service is grateful ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former senator, MP and journalist Pat Carney is dead at the age of 88
By The Canadian Press on July 26th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Pat Carney, who pioneered roles for women in Canadian politics and journalism, has died at the age of 88. Her niece, Jill Carney, confirmed in a statement that the former MP and senator passed away last night. Carney was the first female Conservative member of Parliament elected in B.C. and the first female ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian Human Rights Tribunal approves $23B First Nations child welfare settlement
By The Canadian Press on July 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved a $23.4-billion settlement agreement for First Nations children, youth and families harmed by the federal government’s underfunding of child welfare services. “According to the parties, this is the largest compensation settlement in Canadian history and it now includes a commitment from the Minister of Indigenous Services ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Search extends into seventh day for Ukrainian man missing after swim in Quebec river
By The Canadian Press on July 26th, 2023
SAINT-ANSELME, Que. – Quebec provincial police spent a seventh day Wednesday looking for a missing Ukrainian refugee missing since last week after going for a swim in a river southeast of Quebec City. Police have not formally identified the missing man, but an official with the Ukrainian Canadian Congress says he is 21-year-old Sumit Shyder. ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta government says clinic offering faster doctor access for a fee is an outlier
By The Canadian Press on July 26th, 2023
CALGARY – The Alberta government says a Calgary medical clinic charging its patients fees for faster access to a physician is an outlier and it will take action against any clinic that follows suit. Alberta Health spokesman Scott Johnston says there are 13 clinics in the province that charge membership fees for medical services but ... Read More »
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