Jun 30 2022 — CBC — The Conservative Party of Canada has released a preliminary list of members eligible to vote in the party’s September leadership race showing there are now more than twice the number of eligible voters than were in the 2020 contest that crowned Erin O’Toole as leader. The preliminary numbers released Thursday indicate there are now roughly […]
Jun 30 2022 — CBC — Freedom Convoy leader Tamara Lich will remain in custody over the Canada Day weekend after she was arrested this week for allegedly breaching her bail conditions. Lich was taken into custody in Medicine Hat, Alta., on Monday after Ottawa police issued a Canada-wide warrant for her arrest. She was brought back to the nation’s capital […]
Jun 30 2022 — Hill Times — Of all of the candidates vying for the position of leader of the Conservative Party, Stockwell Day says only Leslyn Lewis can expand the party and go “toe to toe” with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau unlike any other in the race. “When you think about all of the men standing side by side and then […]
Jun 30 2022 — The Canadian Press — The Royal Canadian Navy will need to wait an extra two years for the delivery of new support ships, the federal government said Thursday, meaning Canada will need to rely on a civilian ship and the goodwill of allies to resupply its naval fleet for the foreseeable future. The first of two new support ships […]
Jun 30 2022 — National Post — ‘If I can’t be let back on because I won’t apologize, I could care less,’ Jordan Peterson told National Post after Twitter suspended his account over a tweet about Elliot Page. Jordan Peterson has been temporarily suspended from using Twitter after the social media platform said he violated the site’s hateful conduct policy.
Jun 30 2022 — CTV News — The traditional Canada Day fly-past over Ottawa by the Canadian Forces Snowbirds has been cancelled, following a problem with the aircraft’s emergency ejection parachute that grounded the fleet. “Unfortunately they will be unable to fly over the National Capital Region for Canada Day as planned,” The Royal Canadian Air Force said on Twitter.
Jun 30 2022 — CTV News — Canadian Forces veteran James Topp was joined by Conservative Party leadership candidate Pierre Poilievre on his march through Ottawa today, as part of the final leg of his cross-country march to protest COVID-19 vaccine requirements. Topp’s arrival comes as Ottawa prepares to host the first in-person Canada Day events in three years, and the city […]
Jun 30 2022 — CBC — CBC News is shaking up the anchor roles at “The National” as it plans to launch a free 24-hour live streaming channel this fall. The news division of public broadcaster announced several changes Thursday that would help usher in an ad-supported streaming channel. It does not yet have a launch date for the platform. Among […]
Jun 30 2022 — The Canadian Press — The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld expansions to Canada’s rape shield laws made by the Liberals four years ago. In a 6-3 ruling today, the court says the expanded rules to further prevent a sexual assault complainant’s past from being used against them in a trial are entirely constitutional.
Jun 30 2022 — Associated Press — A measure of inflation that is closely tracked by the Federal Reserve rose 6.3% in May from a year earlier, unchanged from its level in April. Thursday’s report from the Commerce Department provided the latest evidence that painfully high inflation is pressuring American households and inflicting particular harm on low-income families and people of color. […]
Jun 30 2022 — Associated Press — NATO faced rebukes from Moscow and Beijing on Thursday after it declared Russia a “direct threat” and said China posed “serious challenges” to global stability. The Western military alliance was wrapping up a summit in Madrid, where it issued a stark warning that the world has been plunged into a dangerous phase of big-power competition […]
Jun 30 2022 — Associated Press — About half of Americans believe former President Donald Trump should be charged with a crime for his role in the U.S. Capitol attack on Jan. 6, 2021, a new poll shows. The survey from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that 48% of U.S. adults say the Republican former president should be […]
Jun 30 2022 — The Canadian Press — New federal regulations to force down the greenhouse gas emissions from gasoline and diesel will cost Canadians up to 13 cents more per litre at the pump by 2030. An impact analysis of the Clean Fuel Regulations published Wednesday estimates they will cut about 18 million tonnes of greenhouse gas emissions in 2030, or five […]
Jun 30 2022 — The Canadian Press — Puneet Luthra has always taken advantage of the Canadian flags his local MP’s office gives away so he can raise one at his Toronto home. “I just think it looks great. I think it’s beautiful,” he said. But this year, he said, it feels different. “The sad part is sometimes I wonder what people are […]
Jun 29 2022 — National Post — A city hall opponent is asking Brampton, Ont., Mayor Patrick Brown to confirm what his rivals for the federal Conservative leadership also want to know: which race will he actually finish? Brown is in the midst of a leadership campaign, but that does not preclude him from running again for mayor this fall. “In my […]