The Canadian PressJoan Bryden WINNIPEG–Canada is keeping up the pressure on Iran to involve outside experts in the investigation into downed Ukrainian jetliner PS752, amid signs that Iran is balking at turning over the flight data recorders. Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne wrote yesterday to his Iranian counterpart to stress […]
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The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A new special parliamentary committee created to examine Canada’s fraught relationship with China will hold its first meeting today in Ottawa. The committee’s creation was the result of a Conservative motion passed in December, thanks to support from other opposition parties in the minority Parliament. The motion […]
From the MNRF PETERBOROUGH–The Ontario government is taking steps to ensure a healthy and sustainable black bear population while supporting small businesses and jobs in northern and central Ontario. On Friday, John Yakabuski, Minister of Natural Resources and Forestry, announced the start of government’s consultation on a proposal to move […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–A Toronto firefighter has been charged with careless driving, police said Friday, more than a month after an 11-year-old girl was hit by a fire truck in the city’s midtown area. The truck had its lights and siren on and was responding to an emergency call when […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden WINNIPEG–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau will meet today with the least hostile of conservative Prairie premiers, Manitoba’s Brian Pallister. The tete-a-tete comes on the second day of a three-day federal cabinet retreat, being held in Winnipeg as part of a bid to reach out to a region […]
The Canadian Press VANCOUVER-A court hearing begins today in Vancouver over the American request to extradite an executive of the Chinese telecom giant Huawei on fraud charges. The arrest of Meng Wanzhou in 2018 fractured relations between Canada and China. At issue at this week’s hearing is the legal test […]
Press Release PARRY SOUND–On Friday, Premier Doug Ford and Laurie Scott, Minister of Infrastructure, announced a $200 million investment this year through the Ontario Community Infrastructure Fund (OCIF) to help 424 small, rural and northern communities build and repair critical local infrastructure, including roads, bridges, water and wastewater infrastructure. “Ontario’s […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–Teachers in Ontario’s French school system are starting a work-to-rule campaign today, meaning they will no longer be completing some administrative duties. The union, known by its initials AEFO, says this is only the first phase of its job action. The move means all the major unions […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO-Ontario Education Minister Stephen Lecce says the government will give money to parents affected by rotating teachers’ strikes, with compensation for child care ranging from $25 to $60 per day of missed school. Parents whose kids aren’t yet enrolled in school but attend school-based child-care centres affected […]
The Canadian PressBill Graveland CALGARY–The Alberta Crown’s appeal of the acquittal of a couple in the death of their son is to be heard in June. David and Collet Stephan were accused of not seeking medical attention sooner for 19-month-old Ezekiel, who died in 2012. They were found not guilty […]
The Canadian PressSteve Lambert WINNIPEG–Manitoba Premier Brian Pallister is hoping to discuss carbon taxes and climate change with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau when the federal cabinet holds a retreat in Winnipeg next week. Pallister said he hopes Trudeau can show some flexibility on the carbon tax that Ottawa has imposed […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–A new report on how police respond to violence against women in Canada’s four northern Inuit regions says researchers have uncovered “systemic racialized policing” there. Interviews with Inuit women and service providers in these regions, known collectively as the Inuit Nunangat, reveal many women encounter so much […]
