Category Archives: Canada
Marco Mendicino tries to clarify whether police asked for Emergencies Act
OTTAWA - Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino is trying to clarify whether anyone outright asked the government to invoke the Emergencies Act in February, after his deputy minister told a committee ...
Jun 08, 2022
Conservative MP Pierre Poilievre proposes bill to ban COVID-19 vaccine mandates
PRINCE GEORGE- Conservative leadership contender Pierre Poilievre has proposed private members bill to the House of Commons which if passed would prevent the federal government from imposing vaccine m...
Jun 08, 2022
PM tabs chief legal officer at House of Commons to be next privacy commissioner
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has nominated accomplished lawyer Philippe Dufresne to be the next federal privacy commissioner. Dufresne is the chief legal officer of the House of Commons and ...
Jun 08, 2022
Conservatives say leadership vote won't be delayed after 'many new members' signed up
OTTAWA - Conservative leadership chair Ian Brodie says he doesn't see any scenario in which the race could be delayed, even as party faithful fret over the long wait to certify memberships. Brodie say...
Jun 08, 2022
Russia not invited as Arctic Council resumes meetings
OTTAWA - The Arctic Council is deciding to sit again, after suspending its meetings in protest at Russia's invasion of Ukraine. But council members say Russia is not invited to the table and future me...
Jun 08, 2022
Federal lawyers move to shield alleged secrets in civil court case of ex-Saudi spy
OTTAWA - The Canadian government is seeking a court injunction to prevent a former Saudi intelligence official from disclosing allegedly sensitive security information in a civil proceeding against hi...
Jun 08, 2022
Canada Child Benefit would cost $1.1B more without pandemic supports: PBO
OTTAWA - The parliamentary budget office estimates the Canada Child Benefit program would cost $1.1 billion more over the 2021-2024 fiscal years if pandemic supports had not been paid out to families ...
Jun 08, 2022
Federal ministers say they're working on measures to end delays at airports
OTTAWA - Transport Minister Omar Alghabra says the federal government is working on new measures to help ease delays at major airports, adding that a "similar phenomenon" is happening worldwide. Speak...
Jun 08, 2022
Canada is target of Russian disinformation, with millions of tweets linked to Kremlin
OTTAWA - A University of Calgary analysis of over 6 million tweets and retweets - and where they originate from - has found that Canada is being targeted by foreign powers trying to influence public o...
Jun 08, 2022
B.C., StatCan partner on fire prevention pilot as deaths increase around province
VICTORIA - British Columbia's fire commissioner says fire-related deaths in the province have increased by almost 120 per cent over the past two years. Brian Godlonton says it appears the concerning t...
Jun 08, 2022