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CP NewsAlert: Trudeau takes stand to testify in foreign interference inquiry
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has taken the stand to testify as part of a federal inquiry into foreign meddling in Canada’s last two elections. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. has lowest snowpack on record, drought a concern: BC River Forecast Centre
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A hydrologist with British Columbia’s River Forecast Centre says the April snow survey shows the lowest snowpack on record in the province. Jonathan Boyd says the snowpack is 63 per cent of normal, which may mean an increased risk for drought this spring and summer. The latest monthly snow survey, which includes data ... Read More »
1 responseNDP says carbon price is not ‘be-all, end-all’ of climate policy, backs Tory motion
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
OTTAWA – The New Democrats say they will support a Conservative motion that calls on Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to defend his carbon pricing policy in a televised “emergency meeting” with the country’s premiers. NDP environment critic Laurel Collins says the carbon price is not the “be-all, end-all” of climate policy and that New Democrats ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New security plan for Montreal metro amid rise in mental health and addictions issues
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
Montreal’s transit corporation is concentrating security personnel in certain metro stations amid what officials say has been a rise in the number of people with mental health or addiction issues in the network. Éric Alan Caldwell, president of the corporation’s board, says the transit authority is worried about losing riders because of a perception of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec tables bill that includes fines of up to $1,500 for threatening politicians
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
QUEBEC – People who harass or threaten Quebec politicians could soon be hit with a court injunction or a fine of up to $1,500. Municipal Affairs Minister Andrée Laforest tabled a bill today that aims to put an end to the toxic climate faced by elected officials. The legislation would give police the power to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police question man, considered person of interest, in woman’s death near Montreal
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
CANDIAC, Que. – Quebec provincial police say they are becoming increasingly convinced that a woman in her late 20s found dead in an apartment southwest of Montreal was a homicide victim. Spokesman Louis-Philippe Ruel says a man in his 30s, described as a person of interest, is being questioned by investigators. He says police are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Health minister compares dentists’ ‘fears’ on dental-care program to medicare rollout
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
OTTAWA – Health Minister Mark Holland says “concerns and fears” dentists are expressing about a national dental-care plan are similar to those doctors had when Canada launched medicare in the 1960s. He is defending his government’s back-and-forth negotiations with dentists after dental associations said some of their members are hesitant to participate. The program is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drought, heat raise risk of repeat of last summer’s record-breaking wildfires
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
OTTAWA – Persistent drought and months of above-average temperatures have raised the risk of a repeat of last year’s record-breaking wildfires. Federal officials say conditions are already ripe for an early and above-normal fire risk from Quebec all the way to British Columbia in both April and May. But Michael Norton, the director general of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: BoC holds key rate at 5%, PM testifies at inquiry
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… BoC holds key rate at 5%, inches closer to cuts The Bank of Canada continued to hold its key interest rate at five per cent today and said it has begun ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s spy agency saw low-level Chinese meddling activities in 2019 election: Gould
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
OTTAWA – The former minister of democratic institutions says she was told after the October 2019 federal election that Canada’s spy agency had seen low-level foreign interference activities by China. Karina Gould, who held the portfolio from early 2017 to November 2019, said in a classified interview last month that the activities were similar to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Central bank to hold interest rate steady? PM testifies at inquiry
By The Canadian Press on April 10th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… BoC expected to hold policy rate at 5% today The Bank of Canada is set to announce its interest rate decision this morning. It’s widely expected to maintain its key interest ... Read More »
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