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Quebec’s premier appears to want a federal election to take place sooner rather than later. In a brief statement to reporters at the National Assembly on Thursday, Legault expressed his disagreement with the Bloc Québécois’s decision to support Justin Trudeau’s Liberal minority government in a non-confidence motion that is expected next week. For months, Legault said, he’s…
Canada’s senior public servant has invited his provincial and territorial counterparts to apply for top secret-level security clearance as a way of fostering “healthy, transparent dialogue” on foreign interference and other threats. In a July 11 letter to the heads of public services across the country, John Hannaford, clerk of the Privy Council, said that…
City councillors received an earful of criticism over the proposed site for a permanent emergency shelter in downtown Regina. Business owners in the area were adamant that the proposed location would negatively affect them. “Placing individuals with serious addiction and mental health issues in an industrial zone without direct access to these services not only…
Federal legislation introduced Wednesday aims to give the fire-ravaged Rocky Mountain town of Jasper, Alta., full authority over local land planning and development instead of Parks Canada. Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault said the legislation, once passed, would help accelerate rebuilding efforts. A July wildfire destroyed over one-third of the town’s homes and businesses…
Despite voting to wind down the Green Line LRT project this week, Calgary’s city councillors are still divided about the project’s viability moving forward. Council passed a motion Tuesday to bring an end to the oft-delayed project, a process which would cost at least $850 million on top of the roughly $1.3 billion that’s already been spent….
WARNING: This story contains details of intimate partner violence. A second judge refused to grant bail to Sean (Diddy) Combs on Wednesday, saying the government had proved “by clear and convincing evidence” that no amount of bail could guarantee the hip-hop mogul won’t tamper with witnesses. U.S. District Judge Andrew L. Carter handed down the ruling…
Former Conservative leader Erin O’Toole said Wednesday he contemplated expelling a Conservative senator from his party’s caucus over concerns that the senator was involved in foreign influence. Testifying in Ottawa before the inquiry into foreign interference, O’Toole said one of his MPs was told by a local mayor that a Conservative senator was actively working…
After Monday’s emergency debate in Parliament about the killings of six First Nations people by police over a two-week span, an NDP MP says the time for talking is over. Nunavut MP Lori Idlout said she thought there were some productive ideas brought forward in the debate including better training in de-escalation for RCMP and more cultural competency,…
A U.S. district judge has dismissed a federal lawsuit by a woman who alleged that New York Knicks owner James Dolan sexually assaulted her a decade ago and then set her up to be molested by jailed movie mogul Harvey Weinstein. U.S. District Judge Percy Anderson on Tuesday dismissed the lawsuit filed by Kellye Croft…
Ukraine’s ambassador to Canada says her country is in dire need of armoured vehicles and hopes Canada’s plan to supply rebuilt troop carriers proceeds quickly. Yuliya Kovaliv appeared Tuesday before the House of Commons defence committee, where she fielded a series of questions about Canadian military support for Ukraine’s defence in its war with Russia. Earlier this…
