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Tory leader says German politician who met with MPs holds ‘vile’ and ‘racist’ views
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre is denouncing a German politician after several Tory MPs were criticized for meeting with her while she was in Canada this week. Conservative MPs Dean Allison, Colin Carrie and Leslyn Lewis were photographed having dinner with Christine Anderson, a member of the European Parliament. She represents the Alternative for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal disaster aid program being overhauled to include climate adaptation
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s overworked disaster assistance program is being overhauled so that future projects would only be eligible for aid if they take into account the need to adapt to climate change. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair says the program’s costs are soaring as climate change increases both the frequency and severity of extreme weather ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The weather got the best of us:’ Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Skateway to stay closed
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – The National Capital Commission says Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Skateway, the world’s largest outdoor skating rink, will not open this season due to warm temperatures. The commission says it has been both assessing and getting ready for the affects of climate change on the internationally renowned winter tourist attraction for several years. But this ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Vancouver port authority suspends Rolling Truck Age Program for at least nine months
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority is suspending a controversial program to replace older trucks servicing the port for at least another nine months while it reassesses its plans. It is the third time the port is postponing the Rolling Truck Program which was supposed to begin April 3 to phase out trucks more ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Skateway will not open this season
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – The National Capital Commission says Ottawa’s Rideau Canal Skateway, the world’s largest outdoor skating rink, will not open this season due to warm temperatures. The organization says in a tweet: “Despite our best efforts, the weather got the best of us for the first time in our history.” More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man accused of crashing bus into Quebec daycare and killing 2 kids fit to stand trial
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – The Quebec man accused of killing two young children when the city bus he was driving slammed into a Montreal-area daycare has been judged fit to stand trial. Pierre Ny St-Amand made an appearance today in a courtroom in Laval, Que., where his lawyer said that a psychiatric evaluation requested last week ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada sending another $30M in aid to Turkey, Syria, as rebuild begins
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is sending another $20 million in aid for people affected by the devastating earthquake in Turkey and Syria, and matching millions more in private donations. International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan says Canada will match $10 million in donations to members of the Humanitarian Coalition, on top of the $10 million ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Director of Canada’s drug price regulator resigns same week as colleague steps down
By Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
HALIFAX – The executive director of Canada’s drug pricing regulator is stepping down – just days after another member resigned because of concerns that the federal government was undermining the independent body’s work. Douglas Clark, with the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, announced Friday he would be leaving his post after almost a decade with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta, Saskatchewan and Ontario Métis sign self-government deal
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
EDMONTON – Three Métis groups signed a deal Friday with the federal government that recognizes them as Indigenous governments, putting them on equal constitutional standing with First Nations and opening the door to further negotiations such as compensation for land lost. “For over 90 years, that has always been the dream — that proper recognition ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Head of Canada’s drug price regulator resigns same week as colleague steps down
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
HALIFAX – The executive director of Canada’s drug pricing regulator is stepping down – just days after another member resigned because of concerns that the federal government was undermining the regulator’s work. Douglas Clark, executive director of the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board, announced today he will be leaving his post after almost a decade ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba, federal government reach $6.7B health-care deal
By The Canadian Press on February 24th, 2023
WINNIPEG – The federal government says in a news release that it has signed an agreement in principle with Manitoba to invest more than $6.7 billion in the province’s health-care system over 10 years. That includes more than $1.2 billion for a new bilateral agreement focusing on shared health-care priorities. It also includes $72 million ... Read More »
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