The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–As he does almost every day before attending question period, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau bounded down the stairs between his third-floor office in Parliament Hill’s Centre Block and the foyer on the second floor outside the House of Commons. But this time when he stopped to […]
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Colin PerkelTHE CANADIAN PRES Police investigations into the deaths of nine indigenous people in Thunder Bay, Ont. were so problematic–in part because of systemic racism–that they should be reinvestigated, an independent review released yesterday recommends. The recommendation by Ontario’s police watchdog is one of 44 in a report that concludes […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–The federal government is enacting strict new measures to address mounting concerns about tired flight crews on commercial planes–big and small. New regulations will set lower limits for the number of hours pilots can be in the air and on the job before having to take a […]
The Canadian PressJoan Bryden OTTAWA–Experts the federal government charged with looking at whether people suffering only from mental disorders should be eligible for medically-assisted death couldn’t even agree on what evidence is relevant to the question, according to reports tabled in Parliament yesterday. There was more consensus on two other […]
The Canadian PressShawn Jeffords TORONTO–The man about to become Ontario’s top cop should step aside while a probe is conducted into allegations of political interference from Premier Doug Ford’s office in his hiring, the leader of the Opposition said yesterday as the government stood firm on the appointment. NDP leader […]
The Canadian Press OTTAWA–Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has appointed four new senators including a failed Liberal candidate, filling every seat in the upper chamber. The Senate has a full complement of 105 senators–the first time there hasn’t been a vacancy in about eight years. Trudeau has appointed 49 senators since […]
The Canadian PressRyan McKenna REGINA–A consulting firm says sight lines are a safety concern at the rural intersection where the deadly Humboldt Broncos bus crash happened back in April. A 70-page safety review done for the Saskatchewan government and released yesterday said a stand of trees, mostly on private property, […]
The Canadian Press TORONTO–The Ontario government says indigenous people no longer will have to swear allegiance to the Queen while being sworn into municipal office. An alternate oath is being offered after an indigenous councillor-elect in a Northern Ontario town was forced to vacate his recently-won seat because he wouldn’t […]
The Canadian PressJanice Dickson OTTAWA–Public Safety minister Ralph Goodale says he will examine the transfer of Victoria Stafford’s murderer, Michael Rafferty, from a maximum-security prison to a medium-security facility–a review that will take place just weeks after Rafferty’s accomplice, Terri-Lynne McClintic, went back to a prison from an indigenous healing […]
The Canadian PressAndy Blatchford OTTAWA–Quebec’s finance minister yesterday brushed off complaints from Alberta about his province’s share of the federal equalization-funding pie, calling them pre-election posturing in the Prairie province. Canada’s often contentious equalization program has come under fire again after the public learned over the weekend that Alberta, despite […]
The Canadian PressPaola Loriggio TORONTO–Ontario’s financial watchdog says the province’s deficit will rise to $12.3 billion this fiscal year–half-a-billion more than he predicted before the spring election but less than the Progressive Conservative government’s own projections. Financial Accountability Officer Peter Weltman said yesterday that policy decisions such as cancelling the […]
The Canadian PressMia Rabson OTTAWA–For the first time in a decade, Ontario will not receive an equalization transfer from Ottawa, prompting the province’s finance minister to join calls for the federal government to review how the program is set up. Canada’s finance ministers are in Ottawa for the second of […]
