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Balanced budget, electoral reform back on policy agenda for Liberals at convention
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Balanced budgets and electoral reform are back on the agenda for Canada’s Liberals this week as the party holds its first in-person policy convention in five years. The Liberal government is coming off a rough few months, hounded by allegations it is failing to protect Canadians and the electoral system from foreign interference. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Union threatens to disrupt Liberal party convention if CRA doesn’t offer ‘fair’ deal
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The union representing Canada Revenue Agency workers says its members plan to show up at the Liberal Party of Canada’s convention Thursday if their employer doesn’t table a “fair offer” before then. Public Service Alliance of Canada representatives made the threat at a news conference updating reporters about negotiations between its Union of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada joins U.S., Spain in trilateral agreement to ease irregular migration
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
WASHINGTON – Canada is teaming up with the U.S. and Spain in an effort to create legal pathways for migrants and ease the burden of irregular migration in North America. A joint statement issued by all three countries says Canada is exploring ways to expand its temporary foreign worker program in the agriculture sector. Ottawa ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada pledges $71 million in aid for Sudan, South Sudan and Central African Republic
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan is announcing $71 million in humanitarian aid for Sudan and two neighbouring countries that are dealing with a large number of refugees in the wake of a violent crisis. Sajjan says the funds will flow through agencies of the United Nations and the Red Cross as well as ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lawyers charged by regulatory body after investigation into surveilling judge
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
WINNIPEG – Two lawyers are facing charges under the Law Society of Manitoba after the regulatory body investigated complaints they hired a private investigator to surveil a judge who was hearing a case involving COVID-19 public health orders. John Carpay, president of the Calgary-based Justice Centre for Constitutional Freedoms, and Randal Jay Cameron face charges ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec flooding: Body of one of two missing volunteer firefighters found
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Que. – Quebec provincial police say they have found a body in the community where two volunteer firefighters were swept away by floodwaters Monday. Police say in a news release today that it appears to be the body of one of the men who went missing during a rescue mission in St-Urbain, Que., northeast ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada sanctions Iran morality police officers, prison and drone company
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada has slapped fresh sanctions on Iranian officials whom Ottawa blames for the arrest of Mahsa Amini, whose death sparked widespread anti-regime protests last September. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has announced a travel ban and asset freeze on nine people and one prison for “gross and systematic human rights violations.” The list ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Body of one of two missing Quebec firefighters found
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Que. – Quebec provincial police say they have found a body in the community where two volunteer firefighters were swept away by floodwaters Monday. Police say in a news release that it appears to be the body of one of the men who went missing during a rescue mission in St-Urbain, Que., northeast of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec premier says loss of two firefighters most difficult part of spring flooding
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
BAIE-SAINT-PAUL, Que. – Quebec Premier François Legault expressed his sympathy today to residents of flood-hit towns during a visit to the Charlevoix region. Legault told reporters in Baie St-Paul, northeast of Quebec City, that the most difficult part of the recent flooding has been the loss of two volunteer firefighters. The two men were swept ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CSIS must inform MPs about all threats against them, no matter how credible: Trudeau
By The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canada’s intelligence agencies are being directed to immediately inform MPs if there are any threats against them, regardless of whether the threats are considered credible. Trudeau says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service never told anyone about information it received concerning China threatening family members of Conservative MP Michael ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After overnight dress rehearsal, RCMP say they’re ready to play key coronation role
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on May 3rd, 2023
Londoners up in the early hours of Wednesday morning were treated to a full dress rehearsal of King Charles’ coronation procession — including five RCMP members riding just ahead of the gold state coach that will carry the King and Queen Consort to Buckingham palace after Saturday’s ceremony. The rehearsals began after midnight and culminated ... Read More »
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