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In the news today: MPs returning, but it’s hardly business as usual
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… MPs returning, but it’s hardly business as usual The House of Commons returns today from a week-long break, but it’s unlikely to be business as usual. Members of Parliament are slated to resume debating a Conservative demand for ... Read More »
1 responseMontreal man detained in Sudan gets day in court with lawsuit against Ottawa
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – Fifteen years after filing a lawsuit against the Canadian government over his detention in Sudan, Abousfian Abdelrazik is getting his day in court. An eight-week civil trial, slated to begin in Federal Court today, will revisit events that unfolded two decades ago against a backdrop of heightened vigilance against the threat of extremism. ... Read More »
1 responseB.C.’s final election result won’t be known until recounts complete Oct. 26-28
By The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
VANCOUVER – The final results of British Columbia’s weekend election won’t be known until at least next week. Elections BC says official recounts are being held in two tight ridings where the difference between the New Democrat and B.C. Conservatives candidates is less than 100 votes. The NDP candidates hold slim leads in both the ... Read More »
1 responseParliament returns amid partisan wrangling, rumblings about Trudeau’s leadership
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – The House of Commons returns today from a week-long break, but it’s unlikely to be business as usual. Members of Parliament are slated to resume debating a Conservative demand for documents about federal spending on green technology projects. The matter of privilege has all but paralyzed House business as the Liberals try to ... Read More »
1 responseMinimum wage to hire higher-paid temporary foreign workers set to increase
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 21st, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government is expected to boost the minimum hourly wage that must be paid to temporary foreign workers in the high-wage stream as a way to encourage employers to hire more Canadian staff. Under the current program’s high-wage labour market impact assessment (LMIA) stream, an employer must pay at least the median ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. election recounts triggered in two ridings, delaying result for a week
By Dirk Meissner and Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2024
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s redrawn political landscape won’t be settled for about a week, with manual recounts triggered in two key ridings after a nail-biting provincial election that has yet to produce a clear winner. Elections BC said Sunday the recounts will take place from Oct. 26 to 28 in Juan de Fuca-Malahat and Surrey ... Read More »
1 responseElections BC confirms recounts in two ridings, official result will take another week
By The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Elections BC says votes will be recounted by hand in two ridings where the provincial NDP and Conservative candidates are separated by fewer than 100 votes. The agency says recounts will take place in the key ridings of Juan de Fuca-Malahat and Surrey City Centre as part of the final count between Oct. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Elections BC confirms recount in two key ridings
By The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2024
VANCOUVER – Elections BC says votes will be recounted in two ridings where the provincial NDP and Conservative candidates are separated by fewer than 100 votes. The agency says recounts will take place in the key ridings of Juan de Fuca-Malahat and Surrey City Centre as part of the final count between Oct. 26 and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bishnoi gang: Experts say fear of Indian syndicate has existed for years in Canada
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2024
Alleged members of an Indian gang and its leader have been sending shivers down the spines of members of the South Asian diaspora in Canada for years, says a city councillor in Richmond, B.C. Kash Heed said the Bishnoi gang, led by Lawrence Bishnoi, gained notoriety and instilled fear among Indian Canadians well before the ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. wakes to election uncertainty, with Conservatives, NDP in tight race
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2024
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is waking to a reshaped political landscape but no clear winner of a provincial election marked by the rise of the B.C. Conservatives from the political fringe to centre stage. Neither the Conservatives, led by John Rustad, nor the incumbent NDP of Premier David Eby reached the 47 seats needed to ... Read More »
1 responseHere’s what the party leaders said after British Columbia’s tight election
By The Canadian Press, The Canadian Press on October 20th, 2024
The outcome of British Columbia’s election was unclear after a close race between the NDP and the B.C. Conservatives, with the Greens poised to play a role in a potential minority government. Here’s what the party leaders said on Saturday’s election night. “We don’t know what the final count is going to be in the ... Read More »
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