Articles by Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press

Oct 18 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — New Democrats are demanding the federal government crack down on social media giants following recent revelations by a Facebook executive that have rekindled questions around how to regulate big tech. NDP MP Charlie Angus called on Ottawa to establish an independent watchdog to address disinformation, hateful posts and algorithm transparency on digital platforms. […]

Oct 15 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Airport security agents may soon be screening more than your luggage. The federal government is mulling handing responsibility for verifying passengers' vaccination status to airport officers, rather than airlines — which hope to skip the headache. Canadian carriers received three consultation papers from Transport Canada this week asking for feedback on putting an […]

Oct 15 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Airport security agents may soon be screening more than your luggage. The federal government is mulling handing responsibility for verifying passengers' vaccination status to airport officers, rather than airlines — which hope to skip the headache. Canadian carriers received three consultation papers from Transport Canada this week asking for feedback on putting an […]

Oct 14 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — An Ontario homeowner who was acquitted after shooting and killing an Indigenous man in 2016 is headed back to trial, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled Thursday. In an 8-1 decision, the top court agreed with an appellate ruling last year that found the trial judge erred in how he instructed the jury […]

Oct 13 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A broad swath of Canadians has a sour view of Facebook, with half of respondents to a new poll saying it should be regulated or broken up as a "corporate image" crisis rocks the social media giant yet again. Forty per cent of those who responded to an online survey by Leger and […]

Oct 13 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — A broad swath of Canadians has a sour view of Facebook, with half of respondents to a new poll saying it should be regulated or broken up as a "corporate image" crisis rocks the social media giant yet again. Forty per cent of those who responded to an online survey by Leger and […]

Sep 24 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Supreme Court of Canada has kept alive the CBC's efforts to unseal evidence pertaining to a now-quashed murder conviction from more than 30 years ago. The top court ruled Friday that the Manitoba Court of Appeal has jurisdiction to reconsider a publication ban on an affidavit in the case of a Manitoba […]

Sep 23 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Twitter has required People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier to remove a tweet that insulted individual reporters and shared their contact information. In a tweet Wednesday, Bernier called three journalists from mainstream news outlets "idiots" and listed their emails, writing: "They want to play dirty, we will play dirty too." He encouraged […]

Sep 23 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Twitter has required People's Party of Canada Leader Maxime Bernier to remove a tweet that insulted individual reporters and shared their contact information. In a tweet Wednesday, Bernier called three journalists from mainstream news outlets "idiots" and listed their emails, writing: "They want to play dirty, we will play dirty too." He encouraged […]

Sep 22 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Green Party faces a self-reckoning after a federal election that dashed hopes of growth following a year marred by internal strife, say Green officials past and present. Leader Annamie Paul finished fourth in her riding of Toronto Centre, and as of Wednesday the party had two candidates elected — one fewer than […]

Sep 22 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — The Green Party faces a self-reckoning after a federal election that dashed hopes of growth following a year marred by internal strife, say Green officials past and present. Leader Annamie Paul finished fourth in her riding of Toronto Centre, and as of Wednesday the party had two candidates elected — one fewer than […]

Sep 16 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal leaders pointed fingers and fired rounds at each other Thursday over the spiralling COVID-19 crisis in Alberta, each seeking to forge a link in voters' minds between the province's dire health emergency and the others' policies. A day earlier, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney reintroduced limits on gatherings along with elements of a […]

Sep 16 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Federal leaders pointed fingers at each other Thursday over the spiralling COVID-19 crisis in Alberta, each seeking to forge a link in voters' minds between the province's dire health emergency and the others' policies. A day earlier, Alberta Premier Jason Kenney reintroduced limits on gatherings along with elements of a vaccine passport system […]

Sep 9 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Five federal party leaders jousted over health and child care, the environment and Quebec identity politics in the first of two official election debates Wednesday evening as they sought to sway francophone voters before election day on Sept. 20. With under two weeks to go, millions of voters were expected to tune in […]

Sep 9 2021 — Christopher Reynolds, The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Five federal party leaders jousted over health and child care, the environment and Quebec identity politics in the first of two official election debates Wednesday evening as they sought to sway francophone voters before election day on Sept. 20. With under two weeks to go, millions of voters were expected to tune in […]