Nov 17 2019 — The Canadian Press — As Prime Minister Justin Trudeau settles on his choices for his new cabinet this week, he’ll need to deny high-profile executive posts to some MPs in his government and ask them to take on the often unsung roles in the House of Commons that will be critical to keeping the Liberals in power and their […]
Nov 17 2019 — The Canadian Press — Whether or not Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffles her to a new cabinet post on Wednesday, Chrystia Freeland’s imprint on Canada’s foreign policy will remain visible for some time to come, analysts suggest. That will be especially true in how Canada pushes forward with its top priority: getting the new North American trade deal ratified […]
Nov 16 2019 — The Canadian Press — Ron MacLean addressed Don Cherry’s dismissal with a lengthy monologue during the first period intermission of Saturday’s “Hockey Night in Canada” broadcast, saying “Coach’s Corner is no more.” MacLean opened the intermission segment — the first since Sportsnet fired Cherry on Monday — by speaking alone on camera for nearly five minutes. “We are all […]
Nov 16 2019 — The Canadian Press — Canadian National Railways conductors, trainpersons and yardpersons have given strike notice ahead of a Tuesday deadline. The union, which represents 3,200 workers, provided the 72-hour notice today as contract negotiations continue over the weekend. The Teamsters Canada Rail Conference warned in October it was prepared to launch job action after over six months of unsuccessful […]
Nov 15 2019 — The Canadian Press — Don’t expect an immediate replacement for fired commentator Don Cherry on “Coach’s Corner.” In fact, it’s possible that Sportsnet may eventually take the long-running “Hockey Night in Canada” segment in a different direction. “We’re taking the time to explore new formats for the first intermission,” Sportsnet communications director Andrew Garas said in an email to […]
Nov 15 2019 — The Canadian Press — Alberta Premier Jason Kenney is defending his top adviser’s four recent trips to London to promote the province, adding that David Knight Legg often kicks in his own money. Kenney says Alberta is lucky to have someone with Legg’s internationally recognized business acumen working to grow its economy. The premier was responding to criticism from […]
Nov 15 2019 — The Canadian Press — Saskatchewan’s trade minister says the government won’t be making partisan staff appointments to three new international offices. Jeremy Harrison says hiring decisions will be made by the public service, and taxpayers won’t see the trade offices filled with former politicians or large donors to the Saskatchewan Party. Premier Scott Moe on Thursday announced new offices […]
Nov 15 2019 — The Canadian Press — Canada’s $1.6-billion bailout package for Alberta’s battered oil industry is well underway but with little transparency about who is getting the money and for what. Almost $1 billion of the package of loans, guarantees and government grants announced last December is in the hands of companies but details are available for just a small fraction […]
Nov 15 2019 — The Canadian Press — Legendary defenceman Bobby Orr has blasted Sportsnet for firing Don Cherry. In an interview with Boston radio station WEEI on Thursday, Orr called the decision to sack his former Bruins coach “disgraceful.” “I know Grapes better than anybody,” Orr said. “He’s not a bigot and he’s not a racist. This guy is the most generous, […]
Nov 15 2019 — The Canadian Press — Justin Trudeau finished a week of meetings with opposition leaders with the Green party’s Elizabeth May on Friday, and she pushed the prime minister to attend an international climate change summit just as MPs get back to work in the House of Commons. May emerged from the morning meeting saying that she told Trudeau he […]
Nov 15 2019 — The Canadian Press — The ripples from Venezuela’s collapse are shifting Canada’s Western Hemisphere neighbourhood, creating major long-term costs for the new Liberal minority government. South America’s borders remain the same, but the outflow of more than 4.5 million Venezuelan refugees in other countries is predicted to grow to more than six million by the end of 2020, according […]
Nov 15 2019 — The Canadian Press — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is finishing a week of meetings with opposition leaders today by sitting down with the Green party’s Elizabeth May this morning. May has stepped down as party leader, but is still the head of the Greens’ three-member caucus in the House of Commons. Trudeau has been seeking common ground with the […]
Nov 14 2019 — The Canadian Press — CTV says it is apologizing to anyone who was offended by comments made by a correspondent on its show The Social following the firing of hockey commentator Don Cherry. During the program on Tuesday, Jessica Allen said she doesn’t “worship at the altar of hockey” and found in her experience that those who did “all […]
Nov 14 2019 — The Canadian Press — Ed John, a leader of the First Nations Summit and former British Columbia cabinet minister, is accused of four counts of sexual assault dating back to 1974. The B.C. Prosecution Service says in a statement that special prosecutor Michael Klein was appointed to look into allegations of sexual offences in February that were alleged to […]
Nov 14 2019 — The Canadian Press — Parliament’s budget watchdog is warning of rougher economic waters ahead that will likely send the federal budget deeper into deficit. In a new report this morning, the parliamentary budget office downgrades the country’s economic outlook compared to its projections from June, citing weaker exports because of trade disputes and protectionism. Also factored into the downward […]