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Ontario commits to cover 1/3 cost of Stellantis deal, Ford urges feds to close deal
By Liam Casey and Allison Jones, The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
Ontario has committed to paying a third of the cost to save a $5-billion electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., premier Doug Ford said Thursday. The province and the federal government are “inches” away from a deal with automaker Stellantis, he said, but did not provide financial details. Ford said he has been on ... Read More »
1 responseIndependent probe into Montreal’s Lakeshore hospital ER includes 135 recommendations
By The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
MONTREAL – A report into problems plaguing a suburban Montreal hospital emergency room makes 135 recommendations for improving the situation, chief among them accelerating the building of a replacement for the aging critical care unit. The report into the Lakeshore General Hospital was ordered by Health Minister Christian Dubé in February after a series of ... Read More »
1 responseBill Blair blames CSIS director for not passing along memo warning of threats to MP
By David Fraser, The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Bill Blair is blaming Canadian Security Intelligence Service director David Vigneault for the fact he didn’t receive a memo warning about the alleged targeting of Conservative MP Michael Chong and his family by a Chinese diplomat. “The director determined this was not information the minister needed to know,” Blair said Thursday afternoon. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Forest fire forces evacuation of 500 homes in Chapais in northern Quebec
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec’s forest fire prevention agency said Thursday that two wildfires were burning out of control in the province, including one in northern Quebec that has led to the evacuation of about 500 homes. A forest fire remained out of control in Chapais, a community of just over 1,500 in northern Quebec. On Wednesday ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Deals to let firms avoid bribery charges may be ‘political kryptonite’: law professor
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
It’s been five years since Canadian prosecutors were given the tools to cut deferred prosecution deals with companies accused of corruption, but only two have been approved by the courts since then. The legal tool known as a remediation agreement in Canada was added to the Criminal Code in 2018 and allows companies to avoid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Métis leaders want introduction, passage of self-government legislation by summer
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Métis leaders urged Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s government on Thursday to speed up its plans to introduce and pass self-government legislation before Parliament breaks for summer. The leaders met in Ottawa as part of a summit between the Métis National Council and several government ministers. The council is comprised of Métis communities from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Firefighters battling Halifax wildfire among those who lost homes in disaster
By Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
HALIFAX – As volunteer firefighter Mark Zawidzki battled eye-stinging smoke and flying embers to save homes from the Halifax wildfire, he realized its flames were headed to a neighbouring subdivision – and his own residence. But he kept working. “It was important to stay with my crew and work on the assignments we were given,” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Delaying new gun-control regulations could ‘cost lives,’ advocates warn Ottawa
By The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – Two prominent gun-control groups are urging the Liberal government to proceed without delay in drafting regulations that will flesh out firearm legislation being reviewed by the Senate. They say in a letter to Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino that it could “cost lives” if the government allows the process to drag on for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Weather not co-operating on fifth day of fighting major wildfires in Nova Scotia
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
HALIFAX – Municipal officials in Halifax have begun breaking the news to residents whose homes were lost to a fast-moving wildfire after they were evacuated earlier this week from subdivisions northwest of the city. Deputy fire Chief David Meldrum said Thursday an audit of damaged and destroyed properties had been completed, but he could not ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Process underway for Han Dong’s possible return to the Liberal caucus
By The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – A senior government official says Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc is leading a process to determine Independent MP Han Dong’s possible return to the Liberal caucus. The Canadian Press is not naming the source because they were not authorized to speak publicly about the process. Han Dong, a Toronto-area MP, resigned from the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MPs say Russian activist Vladimir Kara-Murza should be given honorary citizenship
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on June 1st, 2023
OTTAWA – A cross-party group of MPs and senators is hoping to grant honorary Canadian citizenship to Russian political prisoner Vladimir Kara-Murza in the coming weeks. Senators are leading the charge to recognize the prominent Russian opposition politician, who helped shape Canada’s sanction regime. Two Liberal MPs say they have support from the federal cabinet ... Read More »
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