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Johnston’s advice on public inquiry about foreign interference expected Tuesday
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – Special rapporteur David Johnston is expected to release his decision next Tuesday on whether the federal Liberals should hold a public inquiry on foreign interference. The recommendation is anticipated to be included in an initial report about how the government should proceed with allegations that Canada’s last two federal elections were subject to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec updates climate change plan with $1B to reduce carbon emissions from buildings
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
MONTREAL – The Quebec government says it will invest $1 billion to reduce the carbon footprint of buildings, which are responsible for almost 10 per cent of the province’s greenhouse gas emissions. Premier François Legault made the announcement today in his update to the government’s green economy plan, which covers a period between 2023 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario offering more money to Stellantis, Ford says
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Ontario Premier Doug Ford says the province is offering more money in a bid to keep automaker Stellantis from pulling out of building an electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont. Stellantis and LG Energy Solution announced last year that they were building the $5-billion plant, but have in recent days ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-school trustee’s defamation case can’t proceed, Supreme Court of Canada says
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada says a defamation lawsuit initiated years ago by a school trustee against a teacher’s union president should not proceed. Barry Neufeld, who was a trustee in Chilliwack, B.C., made negative comments in 2017 about how a sexual orientation and gender identity program was being implemented in the province’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Convicted killer who escaped Quebec federal prison caught after 51 months on the lam
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
MONTREAL – Correctional authorities say a convicted killer who escaped from a federal prison in Quebec more than four years ago was recaptured this week. Denis Bégin had disappeared on Feb. 15, 2019, from a minimum security unit at the Federal Training Centre, north of Montreal. Bégin, 62, was serving a life sentence for a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada joins other G7 nations to impose new Russian sanctions
By Nojoud Al Mallees, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
HIROSHIMA, Japan – The G7 Leaders’ Summit kicked off on Friday in Hiroshima with Canada joining other members to announce new sanctions on Russia, as well as new funding to guard against the proliferation of nuclear weapons. Leaders of G7 countries released a joint statement reaffirming their support for Ukraine and announcing further sanctions on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for May 19 : Travellers breathe easier after WestJet pilot strike averted
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of May 19 … What we are watching in Canada … WestJet and its pilots union say they have reached a last-minute deal, averting a strike ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rewriting history: A look at some historical sites where plaques may be changed
By The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
Parks Canada is rewriting hundreds of outdated historical plaques that mark some of the country’s most prominent places and events. Here’s a look at 10 sites where texts are being reviewed: 1. Batoche National Historic Site in Saskatchewan, for colonial assumptions. 2. Arrival of Jacques Cartier in the Gaspe region of Quebec, for colonial assumptions. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Passport redesign just the latest battle in the culture war over Canadian identity
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
OTTAWA – The government hit delete on Terry Fox. That’s how Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre put it when he posted a nearly-five minute video on Twitter condemning the Liberal government for its passport redesign, while standing in front of the National War Memorial, another image removed from future Canadian passports. That video, which calls the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parks Canada plans major rewrite of more than 200 historic site plaques
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
EDMONTON – They’re affixed to old buildings where someone important used to live. Or they’re mounted on a rock overlooking somewhere where something once happened. Cast in bronze or lettered on a sign, they’re sometimes the only history lesson many of us ever get. And now Parks Canada wants hundreds of them changed. “The way ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Princess Anne to visit Canada’s oldest regiment in New Brunswick this weekend
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on May 19th, 2023
FREDERICTON – Princess Louise,the mare that was once the mascot of the 8th Canadian Hussars, never met the calvary regiment’s horse-loving colonel-in-chief. But this weekend the cherished horse will be present in photos and in memories as the colonel-in-chief, Princess Anne, visits to mark the 175th anniversary of the regiment based in southern New Brunswick. ... Read More »
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