Dec 11 2018 — CTV News — The federal government is considering increasing the risk level for Canadian travellers to China, CTV News has learned. The prospect of issuing a travel warning for Canadians in, or travelling to China is being considered among other options. No final decision has been made about whether this is a step that will be taken, and […]
Dec 11 2018 — CTV News — Time has selected a group of journalists they labelled as “The Guardians” for the magazine’s 2018 Person of the Year. The four journalists include murdered Washington Post columnist Jamal Khashoggi; Maria Ressa, an editor of a Philippine news website critical of its president’s violent policies; Wa Lone and Kyaw Soe, two Reuters journalists imprisoned in […]
Dec 9 2018 — CTV News — Elon Musk says he might purchase soon-to-be-shuttered General Motors factories and start assembling Teslas inside them. Musk made the remarks in an interview with CBS’ “60 Minutes”, saying he might be interested in purchasing some of the five facilities GM plans to stop using by the end of 2019. A controversial figure known for making […]
Dec 9 2018 — CTV News — Several provinces are challenging the federal government’s carbon tax in court, but the federal minister overseeing interprovincial affairs says legal spats won’t do anything to stop climate change. “Going to a Court of Appeal with a black gown on and a big briefcase doesn’t actually constitute a climate change plan,” Minister of Intergovernmental and Northern […]
Dec 8 2018 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Canada being caught in the middle of China and the United States by arresting a prominent Chinese telecommunications executive in Vancouver is nothing short of a “big deal” for trade and economic reasons, according to former Liberal cabinet minister John Manley. “Being caught in the middle, this is a big deal,” said Manley, who was […]
Dec 6 2018 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Canada’s cyber spy agency is warning that in 2019—an election year—state-sponsored actors are “very likely” to try to sway Canadians’ public opinion. “In the coming year, we anticipate state-sponsored cyber threat actors will attempt to advance their national strategic objectives by targeting Canadians’ opinions through malicious online influence activity,” says the CSE in a newly […]
Dec 5 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — The Prime Minister’s Office says it has added a discussion on the oil and gas industry at Friday’s first ministers meeting, after criticism from Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe. The PMO “will include a discussion on the oil and gas industry” and the impact of “struggling oil prices,” it said late […]
Dec 5 2018 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — “Better answers” are needed from Saudi Arabia on the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi, says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Trudeau told reporters Wednesday that he said this “directly” to Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman when the two were both in Buenos Aires for the G20 Summit last week. There, Foreign Affairs Minister Chrystia Freeland […]
Dec 4 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — The first stone has been cast in what is expected to be a tense First Ministers’ Meeting on Friday, with Alberta Premier Rachel Notley and Saskatchewan Premier Scott Moe expressing frustration that energy industry issues have been left off the agenda. “As proposed, the meeting agenda does not include any discussion on the crisis facing […]
Dec 2 2018 — CTV News — Alberta’s premier announced on Sunday that the province will temporarily cut its oil production in an attempt to reverse a historic price gap that has seen Alberta crude sell for significantly less than the world price. Premier Rachel Notley said the province will mandate a temporary oil production cut of 325,000 barrels of oil per […]
Dec 2 2018 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Many questions remain despite MP Raj Grewal breaking his silence about his gambling debts and political future over the weekend, opposition MPs said Sunday on CTV’s Question Period. “For all of the allegations that are now swirling around this MP, I mean, it is difficult to understand the truth from fiction and how this got […]
Dec 1 2018 — CTV News — Former Prime Minister Brian Mulroney says Prime Minister Justin Trudeau “did the right thing” by signing a new North American free trade agreement on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Buenos Aires, Argentina. “When somebody gives you a document that you agree with and says, ‘This is NAFTA,’ you sign. You don’t horse around,” […]
Nov 30 2018 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Natural Resources Minister Amarjeet Sohi has ordered the National Energy Board to evaluate whether Canada’s pipelines are being used to their full capacity. “I have instructed the National Energy Board today to do the evaluation of the existing capacity of the pipelines,” Sohi told host Omar Sachedina on Friday’s episode of CTV’s Power Play. He […]
Nov 29 2018 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Canada is “on track” to sign the renegotiated North American free trade pact on Friday, according to Canada’s foreign affairs minister. “Our objective has always been to sign this agreement on November 30, and we are on track to hit that objective,” Chrystia Freeland told reporters in Buenos Aires, which is playing host to the […]
Nov 29 2018 — CTV News — The Canadian government has announced sanctions targeting 17 people linked to the murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. Khashoggi was killed last month at Saudi Arabia’s consulate in Istanbul. U.S. intelligence officials have said that the murder was carried out by agents of the Saudi government and ordered by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.