Jul 22 2021 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — Green Party leader Annamie Paul says there’s “no infighting” happening within her party, despite the latest revelation that the legal system is now involved in the ongoing dispute. “I am not feuding with anyone. I am not seeking to. There is no infighting going on,” Paul said, speaking to reporters on Thursday. “This is really […]
Jul 21 2021 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — The Green Party and its governing body have legal proceedings underway related to the ongoing internal party turmoil and its leader, Annamie Paul, an email sent to party members confirmed on Wednesday. The email, which one source told Global News was sent to the entire membership of the party, alluded to the legal action but […]
Jul 21 2021 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — Green Party Leader Annamie Paul says questions about her leadership are in the rearview mirror — for now. Her sentiments come after party tensions have cooled in recent days. On Sunday, party executives called off a non-confidence vote set to take place this week. Had that vote taken place, it could have kick-started the process […]
Jul 10 2021 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — Canada’s deputy prime minister, Chrystia Freeland, says we have a responsibility to make sure COVID-19 isn’t only quashed within our own borders, but abroad as well. Her comments come on the heels of a G20 meeting in Venice, where the leaders of the 20 most powerful economies in the world agreed that global economic recovery […]
Jul 9 2021 — Rachel Gilmore — The Canadian Press — After more than a year of avoiding crowds, scrubbing our hands and wearing masks, infectious disease specialists say that the COVID-19 pandemic – as we know it – is coming to a close for Canadians. “I think we’re actually there already,” said Dr. Sumon Chakrabarti, an infectious disease specialist, when asked how soon Canadians can […]
Jul 4 2021 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — After over a year of back-and-forth public health restrictions aimed at keeping Canadians safe from COVID-19, experts say that the final lockdown might already be behind us — and that we can soon start mentally preparing for close quarters with sweaty crowds. The news comes as multiple provinces are moving forward with reopening plans — […]
Jul 2 2021 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is speaking out against multiple acts of vandalism that have taken place across Canada, from the burning of churches to red paint being splattered across buildings and toppled statues. “It is unacceptable and wrong that acts of vandalism and arson are being seen across the country, including against Catholic Churches,” Trudeau […]
Jul 1 2021 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — The European Union is recommending that its member states start gradually lifting their travel restrictions for Canadians, opening the door to non-essential travel to the region. Canada was one of 10 countries the European Council announced Thursday should be allowed to travel to the region for non-essential purposes, including Azerbaijan, Armenia, Jordan, Montenegro and Quatar. […]
Jul 1 2021 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau struck a different tone in his Canada Day statement this year, as the country reels from the discovery of over 1,100 unmarked graves across three former residential school sites in Canada. In the statement, Trudeau acknowledged that for some, July 1 is “not yet a day of celebration.” “The horrific findings […]
Jun 25 2021 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is apologizing for the “incredibly harmful” government policies after an estimated 751 unmarked graves were found at a former Saskatchewan residential school site. The discovery came just weeks after 215 unmarked burial sites were found at another former residential school site in Kamloops, sending shockwaves through the country and prompting renewed […]
Jun 25 2021 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — The Union of BC Indian Chiefs is calling on Crown-Indigenous Relations Minister Carolyn Bennett to resign following a text she sent to Jody Wilson-Raybould, which Bennett has acknowledged was “inappropriate.” Wilson-Raybould, Independent MP for Vancouver-Granville, is a member of the We Wai Kai Nation in B.C. She tweeted her horror following the discovery of 751 […]
Jun 17 2021 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — As pharmacists get inundated with calls from Canadians desperate to get their hands on a second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, some say it isn’t a capacity problem preventing them from saying yes — it’s that they need more doses, and fast. The warning comes as Canada is slated to receive more than 20 million […]
Jun 17 2021 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland is firing back at Green Party Leader Annamie Paul, stating she is “not a token” after being accused of serving as a “female shield” to the prime minister. “I am not a token, nor would I ever accuse another woman politician of being some man’s token – that is not how a feminist treats […]
Jun 16 2021 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — Green Party Leader Annamie Paul is firing back at what she described as a “small group of councillors” who she says were behind a push to dethrone her as the party’s leader on Tuesday night. These councillors, Paul said, tried to “force a vote of non-confidence” on her leadership with “no substantive consultation with the […]
Jun 10 2021 — Rachel Gilmore — Global News — Perfectly good U.S.-owned COVID-19 vaccine doses are regularly going into garbage bins just kilometers away from the Canadian border, according to local mayors and health care providers who are now fighting to get the jabs to go into Canadian arms instead. Windsor, Ont., Mayor Drew Dilkens, whose city sits right on the Canada-U.S. border, said […]