The federal NDP and the Bloc Québécois are calling on the Trudeau government to impose sanctions on Azerbaijan in response to its military incursion into Nagorno Karabakh last week — an event that has driven close to 30,000 of the disputed enclave's ethnic Armenians to neighbouring Armenia. ‘Everything is on …
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Retiree ‘in shock’ after Canada Post finds missing $300K inheritance cheque
Louis Kavaratzis was in shock when he got a phone call from Canada Post Monday telling him that a piece of registered mail — which contained a certified cheque for $301,560 — turned up weeks after it had gone missing. With his cheque in hand after more than 6 weeks, …
Read More »2 dead in helicopter crash east of Prince George, B.C., Transportation Safety Board says
Transportation Safety Board investigators are heading to the site of of a fatal helicopter crash near the Purden Lake ski area along Highway 16, about 55 kilometres east of Prince George. B.C. 4 others taken to hospital, emergency officials say, after crash near Purden Lake ski area Two people are …
Read More »Halifax arrests related to ‘extraordinary’ cocaine bust in United States
RCMP say four people were arrested in Halifax earlier this month as part of an investigation that also led to an “extraordinary” seizure of 433 kilograms of cocaine in New York State in August. 4 people were arrested on Sept. 1 with ties to international drug ring, police say Nova …
Read More »How Halifax is dealing with climate change — and what other action is needed
Halifax is now three years into its climate change plan, HaliFACT, which the city calls "one of the most ambitious climate action movements in Canada," and aims to hit a net-zero economy by 2050. City analyzing climate risks to infrastructure, starting shoreline project After a year where major storms, wildfire …
Read More »Senior Liberals believe Anthony Rota should step aside, Radio-Canada sources say
Multiple cabinet ministers say Anthony Rota’s days as House of Commons Speaker are numbered, Radio-Canada has learned. Many Liberal MPs believe the Speaker's departure is inevitable, sources say Multiple Liberal cabinet ministers say they believe Anthony Rota's days as House of Commons Speaker are numbered, Radio-Canada has learned. That Rota …
Read More »The Speaker isn’t supposed to be a problem — and that’s a big problem for Anthony Rota
Rota’s mistake was not only hurtful and embarrassing, it was highly public — and it handed a propaganda victory to the Russian regime. That explains why Rota sounded so stricken when he addressed the House on Monday. And it also explains why Rota's speakership is hanging by a thread. Rota …
Read More »Peter Nygard sexual assault trial in Toronto to hear opening arguments
A Toronto court is set to hear the opening arguments in Canadian fashion mogul Peter Nygard's sexual assault trial on Tuesday. Nygard has plead not guilty to 5 counts of sexual assault, 1 of forcible confinement A Toronto court is set to hear the opening arguments in Canadian fashion mogul …
Read More »Pandemic floods 12 big food banks with $168M in reserves
Donor generosity allowed some of Canada's largest food banks to build up record reserve balances during the pandemic, but some are already watching the money drain away. Surpluses led to record balances, but deficits are now beginning to bite Some of Canada's largest food banks built up record reserves during …
Read More »Posters for ‘whites-only’ parent-and-child group in Metro Vancouver draw outrage
City officials in Metro Vancouver have described signs advertising a "whites-only" social group for mothers and children as "vile garbage." Signs appear in Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam calling for 'proud parents of European children' to join City officials in Metro Vancouver have described signs advertising a "whites-only" social group for mothers …
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