Aug 14 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — A new e-petition is set to force the government to respond to a sexual misconduct allegation against the prime minister from nearly two decades ago. The petition, which first opened for signature on Aug. 1 and is buried in Parliament’s e-portal for official petitions, points out that since Justin Trudeau became party leader five years […]
Aug 13 2018 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Outspoken Conservative MP and failed leadership contender Maxime Bernier is facing criticism from within his caucus, and beyond, over a series of tweets accusing Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of fostering a “cult of diversity” that he believes will destroy the country. In a six-tweet thread posted Sunday evening, the Quebec MP says that more diversity […]
Aug 10 2018 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — U.S. President Donald Trump is renewing his attack on Canada over trade. On Friday evening he took to Twitter to restate his threat of levelling tariffs on the Canadian auto sector, while claiming “Canada must wait” to make a deal. In the 51-word tweet, Trump said that a deal with Mexico is “coming along nicely,” […]
Aug 10 2018 — Laura Payton — CTV News — Canadians across the country are mourning those killed in the Fredericton shooting earlier in the day, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Friday. “Canadians across the country were shocked to wake up to news of the shooting in Fredericton that left four people dead, including two police officers,” Trudeau said in a statement released Friday afternoon. […]
Aug 10 2018 — CTV News — Fredericton police say they have one suspect in custody following a shooting that left at least four people dead, including two officers, in the New Brunswick capital. Police tweeted that two Fredericton police officers were among the four people killed in a shooting in the area of Brookside Drive between Main Street and Ring Road […]
Aug 10 2018 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — The first device set to be approved by the federal government for roadside saliva tests to determine marijuana impairment isn’t suited for cold weather, and has been found to give “fairly large proportions of false-positive or false-negative results.” Last month Justice Minister Jody Wilson-Raybould published a notice of intention to approve the Dräger DrugTest 5000, […]
Aug 8 2018 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — From beer to boats, Canadian businesses are feeling the effects of the United States’ June imposition of steel and aluminum tariffs. The 25-per-cent tariff on steel and 10-per-cent tariff on aluminum means products made from these metals and sourced from the U.S. are becoming more expensive for businesses that rely on them, and they’re having […]
Aug 7 2018 — Laura Payton — CTV News — The diplomatic dispute between Canada and Saudi Arabia escalated extremely quickly and could take an intervention by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to cool down, former foreign affairs minister Peter MacKay says. “The normal diplomatic route would have been to call the ambassador in and to let him know your displeasure and then to try to […]
Aug 7 2018 — Laura Payton — CTV News — Federal NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh will announce Wednesday he’s running for the Burnaby South seat in the House of Commons, CTV News has confirmed. Singh won the federal NDP leadership last fall but isn’t a member of Parliament. Reports indicated he would run to replace New Democrat MP Kennedy Stewart, who has resigned his seat […]
Aug 7 2018 — Josh Dehaas — CTV News — Saudi Arabia’s reported suspension of educational programs in Canada could have a big financial impact on Canada’s economy. A tweet from Saudi Ministry of Education spokesman Mubarak Alosaimi on Sunday said that he had been instructed to stop training programs, scholarships and fellowships in Canada, and to facilitate the smooth transition of students to other […]
Aug 3 2018 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Today is former NDP leader Tom Mulcair’s last day as an MP, meaning his Outremont, Que. seat is soon to be up for grabs. The NDP confirmed Thursday that Mulcair sent his letter of resignation to the Speaker of the House of Commons Geoff Regan on July 21, notifying him that he’d be vacating his […]
Aug 2 2018 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Legal recreational marijuana goes on sale across the country in 77 days, but Canada’s airline industry says it has not yet been given any directive from the federal government about how to deal with the effects of legalization on its pilots and crews. “We’ve received no official guidance whatsoever. No regulations, no proposed regulations. We’ve […]
Jul 31 2018 — CTV News — Though Canadians love to brag about our “free” health care, we also know it’s not really free; we pay for it in taxes. Now, a new analysis has put a dollar figure on just how much of our money is going to health care. A new analysis from the Fraser Institute finds that a typical […]
Jul 28 2018 — CTV News — Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is meeting with one of the Fab Five from Netflix’s smash hit “Queer Eye” for a special Pride-themed brunch. Antoni Porowski, the show’s food and wine expert, will sit down with Trudeau at a brunch reception in Montreal in August. The pair is expected to discuss the “importance of Pride and […]
Jul 27 2018 — CTV News — NDP Leader Andrea Horwath compared Ontario Premier Doug Ford to a “dictator” after he announced Friday plans to redraw ward boundaries, effectively slashing the size of city council and cancelling a number of regional elections. “Mr. Ford seems to believe that he is the king of Ontario. He’s behaving like a dictator,” said Horwath, the […]