Jun 18 2019 — The Canadian Press — Gen. Jonathan Vance, Canada’s chief of the defence staff, says a Canadian soldier has been killed in a parachuting accident in Bulgaria. Vance, who delivered the news before a federal cabinet meeting in Ottawa, says next of kin have been notified. He did not immediately release the soldier’s name. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the […]
Jun 18 2019 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Gen. Jonathan Vance, Canada's chief of the defence staff, says a Canadian soldier has been killed in a parachuting accident in Bulgaria. Vance, who delivered the news before a federal cabinet meeting in Ottawa, says next of kin have been notified. He did not immediately release the soldier's name. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the incident took […]
Jun 18 2019 — The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Gen. Jonathan Vance, Canada's chief of the defence staff, says a Canadian soldier has been killed in a parachuting accident in Bulgaria. Vance, who delivered the news before a federal cabinet meeting in Ottawa, says next of kin have been notified. He did not immediately release the soldier's name. Defence Minister Harjit Sajjan says the incident took […]
Jun 17 2019 — The Canadian Press — The BC Prosecution Service says it won’t pursue a charge of uttering threats against the man who sparked a political firestorm when he attended an event during Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s state visit to India last year. The prosecution service says it has directed a stay of proceedings for Jaspal Atwal on a charge unrelated […]
Jun 17 2019 — The Canadian Press — A coalition of oil and gas industry groups, chambers of commerce and manufacturers associations say there is no room to fix the government’s environmental assessment legislation. The Save Canadian Jobs coalition is changing their slogan from “Fix Bill C-69” to “Stop Bill C-69” after the government rejected most of the changes proposed last week by […]
Jun 17 2019 — The Canadian Press — The Golden State Warriors are showing their championship pedigree even in defeat. The Warriors took out a full-page ad in Monday’s Toronto Star to congratulate the Raptors on their first NBA title. The Raptors beat Golden State in six games to win the championship series and deny the Warriors a third straight Larry O’Brien Trophy […]
Jun 17 2019 — The Canadian Press — The federal Liberals say a new program to help new buyers pay for their first home will kick in on Labour Day. The program that will help cover some mortgage costs will be available starting Sept. 2, only weeks before the October federal election. The government’s plan will see it pick up five per cent […]
Jun 17 2019 — The Canadian Press — Quebec’s contentious secularism bill banning religious symbols for teachers, police officers and other public servants in positions of authority was voted into law late Sunday. Premier Francois Legault’s government used its majority to push through Bill 21 by a vote of 73 to 35 after applying the mechanism of closure to end debate on the […]
Jun 17 2019 — The Canadian Press — Jubilant Raptors fans decked out in the team’s gear cheered and chanted as a parade starring the newly crowned NBA champions began in Toronto on Monday, the first such celebration in more than two decades. Crowds packed the route and the square outside City Hall where the march was to end this afternoon. Team players […]
Jun 16 2019 — The Canadian Press — Early Sunday morning, the Coalition Avenir Quebec government forced through one of two contentious bills it promised to pass into law this weekend, in a 62 to 42 vote on legislation that reforms the province’s immigration system. About five hours later, members were back in the legislature at 9 a.m. for debate on the second […]
Jun 16 2019 — The Canadian Press — Immigration Minister Ahmed Hussen says he is concerned by numbers in a new poll that suggest a majority of Canadians believe the federal government should limit the number of immigrants it accepts. Sixty-three per cent of respondents to a recent Leger poll said the government should prioritize limiting immigration levels, while just 37 per cent […]
Jun 16 2019 — Jim Bronskill , The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's spy service destroyed a Cold War dossier on Pierre Trudeau in 1989 instead of turning it over to the national archives, The Canadian Press has learned. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says the secret file on the former prime minister was scrapped because it fell short of the legal threshold for retention by either the […]
Jun 16 2019 — Jim Bronskill , The Canadian Press — The Canadian Press — OTTAWA — Canada's spy service destroyed a Cold War dossier on Pierre Trudeau in 1989 instead of turning it over to the national archives, The Canadian Press has learned. The Canadian Security Intelligence Service says the secret file on the former prime minister was scrapped because it fell short of the legal threshold for retention by either the […]
Jun 16 2019 — The Canadian Press — The Quebec government has passed a contentious immigration bill in an early-morning vote of 62 to 42. The legislation gives the province’s immigration minister more authority over who receives permanent residency in the province. It also allows the government to cancel roughly 18,000 immigration applications — some from people who have waited in limbo for […]
Jun 16 2019 — The Canadian Press — Most Canadians agree that the murders and disappearances of Indigenous women amount to genocide, a new poll suggests. But the Leger poll also suggests there’s disagreement about when it occurred and who is responsible. Fifty-three per cent of respondents agreed with the national inquiry into missing and murdered Indigenous women and girls, which last week […]