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Airbnb criticized after 1 killed, 6 missing after Montreal building destroyed by fire
By Sidhartha Banerjee and Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on March 20th, 2023
MONTREAL – Quebec politicians criticized short-term rental company Airbnb on Monday for failing to be a proper corporate citizen, after a building used for illegal rentals was ravaged by a fire that killed one and left at least six missing under the rubble. Firefighters have said that several apartments in the building located in Old ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two staff members stabbed at Halifax high school, wounded student in custody
By Michael Tutton and Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on March 20th, 2023
HALIFAX – Police arrested a student at a Halifax high school Monday after two staff members were stabbed. All three were taken to hospital, but the extent of their injuries remained unclear Monday afternoon. Halifax Regional Police later confirmed the suspect had also been stabbed but provided no details on how that happened. Police said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Guilbeault wants stronger links with Alberta on issues of oilsands tailings ponds
By The Canadian Press on March 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – Federal Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault is emphasizing his call for stronger links between Ottawa and Alberta when it comes to environmental protection in the oilsands. Guilbeault repeated today his plan for a new body with federal and provincial members that would share information, especially on environmental emergencies like the releases from Imperial Oil’s ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. parent launches class-action lawsuit against makers of Fortnite video game
By The Canadian Press on March 20th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A Vancouver parent has launched a proposed class-action lawsuit against the makers of Fortnite, saying the popular video game is designed to be “as addictive as possible” for children. In the lawsuit filed in B.C. Supreme Court on Friday, the plaintiff identified only as A.B. says her son downloaded Fortnite in 2018 and ... Read More »
1 responseCanada denies role in detention, torture of former Guantanamo Bay detainee
By The Canadian Press on March 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government denies Canada supplied faulty information that contributed to the detention and torture of a man who was held at Guantanamo Bay for 14 years. In a statement of defence filed in Federal Court, the attorney general of Canada says events that befell Mohamedou Ould Slahi were exclusively the result of ... Read More »
1 responseParliamentary committee summons Mark Zuckerberg over Meta’s threat to block news
By The Canadian Press on March 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – A parliamentary committee has decided to invite the testimony of Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, whose company operates Facebook and Instagram. The decision comes a week after the company announced it would block news on its social-media platforms if the Liberal government’s Online News Act passes in its current form. The legislation, also known ... Read More »
1 responseNot a refugee, not quite a resident: Ukrainians who fled to Canada in ‘grey area’
By The Canadian Press on March 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – Several immigrant specialists say Ukrainians who have fled to Canada with an emergency visa are stuck in a “grey area” of the immigration system, and they’re urging the government to make changes. Canada took a new approach to the crisis sparked by the Russian invasion last year, offering an unlimited number of temporary ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s foreign minister says China peace talks in Moscow will prolong Ukraine war
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on March 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says China’s attempts to broker peace in Ukraine will likely just help Russia re-arm and prolong the conflict. Joly says in a statement today that the only way to end the war it for Russian President Vladimir Putin to “lay down his weapons and get out of Ukraine.” ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta moves to force oilpatch to pay owed taxes above ‘threshold’ amount
By The Canadian Press on March 20th, 2023
The Alberta government says it’s moving to force oilpatch companies to make good on their unpaid municipal taxes. Energy Minister Peter Guthrie says he’s issued an order that blocks companies from acquiring or transferring licences on wells or other assets if their unpaid taxes exceed a threshold amount. That threshold is yet to be determined ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives push motion to bring Telford before committee on foreign interference
By The Canadian Press on March 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal Conservatives are trying to force Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s top aide to answer questions about allegations the Chinese government interfered in Canada’s last two federal elections. The Liberals have been filibustering a House of Commons committee since early March to prevent a vote on a Conservative motion calling for Katie Telford ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberal motion seeking files from Meta, Google ‘undemocratic’: chamber of commerce
By The Canadian Press on March 20th, 2023
OTTAWA – The head of the Canadian Chamber of Commerce says a Liberal committee motion seeking internal documents from Google and Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, is “undemocratic.” CEO Perrin Beatty says in a letter to the House of Commons heritage committee that the proposed motion poses a serious threat to the ... Read More »
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