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Nunavut, N.W.T. ban TikTok on government devices, Yukon considering move
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on March 8th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Nunavut and the Northwest Territories are the latest jurisdictions in Canada to announce they are banning TikTok on government-issued devices pending a federal threat assessment. The N.W.T. says its ban took effect Friday, following the lead of the federal government and several provinces. Nunavut says access to the video-sharing platform was blocked on ... Read More »
1 responseLiberal MP, former cabinet minister Marc Garneau is leaving the House of Commons
By The Canadian Press on March 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – Liberal MP and former cabinet Marc Garneau is resigning after 15 years in politics. He did not answer questions this morning about why he’s stepping down, telling reporters he wanted to speak to colleagues at the party’s caucus meeting first. Garneau, who was federal transport minister for about five years before serving as ... Read More »
1 responseRCMP told feds it could offer advice to Winnipeg police on landfill search: document
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on March 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – A newly released document shows the head of the RCMP told Ottawa the national police force could offer guidance to the Winnipeg police on searching a landfill for the remains of two First Nations women. As anger grew over the initial refusal by the Winnipeg police to search the site, RCMP Commissioner Brenda ... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for March 8: How many women are in CEO positions at Canadian banks?
By The Canadian Press on March 8th, 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 Wednesday, March 8, 2023 … What we are watching in Canada … Smaller financial institutions tend to be closer to gender parity in their executive ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Safety board to release report on B.C. tug sinking that claimed two lives
By The Canadian Press on March 8th, 2023
VANCOUVER – A report into a deadly tug boat sinking off British Columbia’s north coast will be released today. Transportation Safety Board chair Kathy Fox and Clifford Harvey, the director of marine investigations, will hold a news conference to reveal the findings on the sinking of the tug Ingenika in February 2021. The tug was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Closing arguments in Winnipeg trial of retired priest charged with indecent assault
By The Canadian Press on March 8th, 2023
WINNIPEG – Closing arguments in the trial of a retired priest accused of assaulting a First Nations woman while she was a student at a former residential school are expected to begin this morning in Winnipeg. Arthur Masse, who is now 93, is charged with one count of indecent assault from when the woman was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ontario mayors seek help, clarity from Ottawa to support Roxham Road asylum seekers
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on March 8th, 2023
The mayors of three Ontario cities are calling on the federal government to help them support asylum seekers being transferred to their communities after entering the country through an unofficial border crossing in Quebec. The leaders of Niagara Falls, Cornwall and Windsor say local supports are being stretched to capacity as migrants who crossed into ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Chinese Canadians walk tightrope in political arena amid foreign interference debate
By Chuck Chiang and Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on March 8th, 2023
Mark Lee, a professional translator and former council candidate in Richmond, B.C., says he knows what it’s like to walk the fine line faced by fellow Chinese Canadians entering the political arena amid scrutiny of alleged foreign interference. He says he’s not ignorant of the risks and considers potential political interference a serious issue that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Grocery store CEOs will face questions on food prices at Commons committee today
By The Canadian Press on March 8th, 2023
OTTAWA – The CEOs of Canada’s largest grocery store chains will be before a parliamentary committee today to answer questions about the rapid rise in food prices. The CEOs and presidents of Loblaw Cos. Ltd., Metro Inc. and Empire Co. Ltd. – which operates chains including Sobeys, Safeway and FreshCo – are set to testify ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I was terrified:’ Woman testifies in trial for former residential school priest
By Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
WINNIPEG – A First Nations woman told a courtroom she was left scared and sick to her stomach after a priest allegedly assaulted her at a residential school more than 50 years ago – accusations the now-retired cleric has denied. Arthur Masse, 93, is charged with one count of indecent assault from when the woman ... Read More »
1 responseDefence chief wanted CF-18s to destroy object over Yukon, but fighters were delayed
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s top military officer says it would have been “preferable” for a Canadian fighter jet to shoot down a suspected balloon over Yukon last month ““ but they were delayed by freezing rain. “I gave direction that it’d be preferable for the Canadian CF-18s to do the shoot down,” Gen. Wayne Eyre said ... Read More »
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