Sep 28 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — The University of Alberta is returning a $30,000 donation it received from the family of Yaroslav Hunka, saying it regrets any harm it may have caused by accepting the endowment in his name. “The university recognizes and regrets the unintended harm caused,” Verna Yiu, interim provost and vice-president of the university, said in a statement. […]
Sep 26 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — Poland’s education minister says he has “taken steps” to effect the extradition of Yaroslav Hunka, a 98-year-old Ukrainian Canadian, to Poland after it emerged that the veteran served in the Nazi SS Galizien formation during the Second World War. On Friday, Hunka was invited to sit in the parliamentary gallery by Speaker Anthony Rota for […]
Sep 18 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — The heads of Canada’s five largest grocery chains have “agreed to work with” the federal government to stabilize food prices, Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne said Monday. Champagne and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland met with the heads of Loblaw, Sobeys, Metro, Costco and Walmart in Ottawa on Monday. Freeland stayed only for the first few minutes of […]
Sep 13 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced that London, Ont., is the first city in Canada to reach a deal with his government under the Housing Accelerator Fund. He says the deal will create 2,000 new homes in the city over three years. “This landmark agreement with London will be the first of many, and we look […]
Jul 31 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s only plan to combat the high cost of living is to stoke Canadians’ fears, encourage their anger and promise to cut programs that help make their lives better. “His answer to everything is cuts and be angry,” Trudeau said Monday in Hamilton, Ont., where he was […]
Jul 24 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — Khaled Hussein, of Edmonton, facing 1 count, charged alongside Anjem Choudary. A Canadian man arrested by British police at Heathrow Airport last week on suspicion of terrorism offences has now been formally charged. “The Crown Prosecution Service has authorized charges in relation to Anjem Choudary and Khaled Hussein under the Terrorism Act,” said Nick Price, […]
Jul 17 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — Nike announced Monday that it will permanently cease its sponsorship of Hockey Canada in the wake of its handling of a high-profile alleged group sexual assault case. The sportswear giant first announced a temporary suspension of support in October of last year, at a time when corporate sponsors Chevrolet Canada, Scotiabank and Canadian Tire had […]
Jul 3 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — The number of allegations of workplace violence and harassment in the House of Commons almost doubled year over year and is now more than six times higher than it was two years ago, according to a newly published parliamentary report. In 2022-23 there were 13 complaints made, eight of which were made against someone who […]
Jun 29 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and the United Kingdom say they’ll continue their efforts to hold Iran legally accountable for shooting down Flight PS752 and killing 176 people by referring the matter to the International Court of Justice. The four countries, which make up the International Coordination and Response Group formed to seek accountability and reparations for […]
Jun 7 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — As interest rates rose again Wednesday, Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre made good on a promise to tie up the House of Commons, speaking for hours in a bid to prevent the government from passing a budget he said will drive Canada into “a full scale financial crisis.” “This is on the verge of becoming a […]
May 30 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is dismissing calls to end his party’s deal with the Liberals, saying confidence must be restored in the electoral process before he makes any decisions that could send Canadians to the polls. “I would question the approach of creating the conditions for an election, or triggering an election, as not serious […]
May 26 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he’ll introduce legislation to ban some for-profit housing. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told Canada’s mayors Friday that his government will roll out a new long-term infrastructure plan in the fall to boost the stock of affordable housing across the country. Speaking to the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Big City Mayors […]
May 26 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — Since he was first named the federal government’s special rapporteur on foreign election interference, David Johnston has been accused of being unfit for the job because of his connections to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. The leaders of the Conservative and Bloc Quebecois parties have both said Trudeau and Johnston are self-declared friends, that their longstanding […]
May 16 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — Innovation Minister François-Philippe Champagne is calling on Doug Ford’s Ontario government to pay its “fair share” of subsidies in order to break the “stalemate” that saw Stellantis halt construction of its electric vehicle battery plant in Windsor, Ont., this week. Stellantis said it stopped construction on a portion of the plant because the federal government […]
May 8 2023 — Peter Zimonjic — CBC — The federal government announced $390 million in funding over five years on Monday to help the provinces crack down on gang violence and reduce the number of crimes committed with firearms. “Today’s announcement will provide additional resources to law enforcement agencies, assist young people to make the right choices and help our communities prosper,” Public […]