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Singh and Poilievre to begin talks on terms for public inquiry on foreign meddling
By The Canadian Press on June 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – A spokesperson for the NDP says its leader Jagmeet Singh and Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre are about to begin talks on setting terms of reference for a possible public inquiry into foreign interference. NDP communications director Eric Demers says the two are expected to talk on the phone sometime today. A spokesperson for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada will continue to rely on foreign firefighters in coming years: Trudeau
By The Canadian Press on June 14th, 2023
SAGUENAY, Que. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada will continue to rely on foreign crews to help fight wildfires in the coming years as extreme weather events become more frequent. Trudeau told reporters in Saguenay, Que., today that Canada will count on other countries to send help, in the same way other countries depend ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Poilievre calls for Mendicino to resign over handling of Paul Bernardo transfer
By The Canadian Press on June 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Marco Mendicino should resign or be fired over his office’s handling of knowledge that Paul Bernardo was being transferred to a medium-security prison. Poilievre points out that when the Correctional Service of Canada’s decision to move the convicted killer and serial rapist from his maximum-security penitentiary became public, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Volkswagen deal to cost the federal government more than previously announced: PBO
By The Canadian Press on June 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – The parliamentary budget officer says Canada’s exclusive contract with German auto giant Volkswagen to build an electric vehicle battery plant in southwestern Ontario will cost the federal government up to $16.3 billion over the next ten years. That figure is higher than what the federal government said the deal would cost taxpayers, which ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec judge rejects request from Muslim group to suspend ban on school prayer rooms
By The Canadian Press on June 14th, 2023
MONTREAL – A Quebec Superior Court judge has denied a request to suspend the province’s ban on prayer room spaces in public schools. The Canadian Civil Liberties Association and the National Council of Canadian Muslims have argued that the ban was causing irreparable harm to Muslim students. Justice Lukasz Granosik disagreed, ruling today that the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House, Senate vote to give Russian dissident Vladimir Kara-Murza honorary citizenship
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on June 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – Parliament is bestowing honorary Canadian citizenship on jailed Russian opposition figure Vladimir Kara-Murza. The Senate voted Tuesday night to recognize the prominent Russian journalist and activist, following a House of Commons vote last Thursday. Kara-Murza, a prominent journalist and activist who has helped lead a political party in Russia, was charged in April ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for June 14 : More help on the way for crews battling Canada’s wildfires
By The Canadian Press on June 14th, 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 June 14 … What we are watching in Canada … More firefighters from abroad are expected to arrive today to help battle Canada’s worst wildfire ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!More foreign firefighters expected to arrive today to help Canada battle wildfires
By The Canadian Press on June 14th, 2023
More firefighters from abroad are expected to arrive today to help battle Canada’s worst wildfire season of the 21st century. Quebec’s public safety minister says more reinforcements are to come from Portugal and Spain. François Bonnardel said Tuesday the fire effort has also been bolstered by the arrival this week of two contingents of firefighters ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Government sought out ‘impartial’ military college review board members
By Sarah Ritchie, The Canadian Press on June 14th, 2023
OTTAWA – The majority of the board tasked with reviewing Canada’s military colleges will be people who have not attended one of the schools and have not publicly expressed a strong opinion on their future, according to a recruitment posting. A job posting on the Department of National Defence’s LinkedIn page states that the seven-member ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Wildlife unseen casualty as forests burn in worst wildfire season of the century
By Hina Alam, The Canadian Press on June 14th, 2023
As wildfires from coast to coast scorch large swaths of forest, sometimes changing it irreversibly, experts have zeroed in on an often overlooked casualty of the blazes: wildlife. Spring fires, such as the ones now burning across the country, are unusual and will possibly affect several species, said Karen Hodges, a biology professor at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Woman gardening in Prince George, B.C., is bitten by coyote
By The Canadian Press on June 13th, 2023
PRINCE GEORGE, B.C. – A woman is nursing minor injuries after being bitten by a coyote while she was doing some gardening in Prince George, B.C. A statement from the B.C. Conservation Officers Service says the coyote walked up to the woman from behind and bit her. The attack happened Monday in a residential area ... Read More »
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