Jan 16 2020 — Don Martin — CTV News — The longer he’s not prime minister, the more interesting and influential Stephen Harper becomes. This week saw a flurry of headlines breathlessly covering his comments on Iran, which would-be Conservative leadership bid he will endorse and his resignation from the party’s fundraising arm to work at preventing another candidate from getting his old job. Harper […]
Jan 15 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — As Canada and Iran negotiate the legal issues involved with repatriating the remains of Canadians and dual citizens, Ukrainian Ambassador to Canada Andriy Shevchenko says there are 17 Canadian families who are currently fighting to see their loved ones’ remains returned to Canada. There were 57 Canadian citizens killed when an Iranian surface-to-air missile struck […]
Jan 15 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Prominent Conservative Peter MacKay is running for Conservative party leadership. MacKay made the announcement on Twitter Wednesday afternoon. “I’m in. Stay tuned,” MacKay said in a tweet. He tweeted the news in both official languagues.
Jan 14 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer placed the blame for the Iran plane crash on “the Iranian Regime alone” in a series of tweets Tuesday – just one day after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said the shootdown was due to a recent “escalation” of tensions in the Middle East. He said his party wants to see […]
Jan 14 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — Outgoing Conservative Leader Andrew Scheer has received former Tory cabinet minister John Baird’s postmortem on the party’s unsuccessful federal election campaign, but it will not be made public. Scheer tweeted Tuesday that he was “looking forward to reviewing it and sharing the feedback” with his coming replacement, but according to the leader’s office, Baird’s findings […]
Jan 14 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Former prime minister Stephen Harper said he thinks Iran needs a change in regime in order for there to be peace in the Middle East –and he hopes the fallout from the recent Iran plane crash sparks that change. “I don’t think any of us believe that Iran would have deliberately shot down an aircraft, […]
Jan 14 2020 — CTV News — A website dedicated to nuclear safety reported more than 30,000 orders placed online for potassium iodide, or KI, pills after a mistaken emergency alert about a nearby power plant occurred on the weekend. After the emergency alert was sent from Pickering Nuclear Generating Station around 7:30 a.m. on Sunday, the nuclear safety website “Prepare to […]
Jan 13 2020 — Rachel Aiello — CTV News — The CEO of Maple Leaf Foods, Michael McCain, called on parliamentarians to back off on calling for sanctions for Chinese officials last month, according to a copy of a letter obtained by CTV News. The letter, which was obtained by Evan Solomon, host of CTV’s Power Play, was sent last month from McCain to Senators […]
Jan 13 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — There is “no doubt” that the Ukrainian plane that crashed in Tehran, killing all of its 176 passengers, was brought down by a surface-to-air missile, according to the chair of Canada’s Transportation Safety Board. What remains to be seen, according to Kathy Fox, is whether the aircraft was shot down on purpose. Speaking to reporters […]
Jan 11 2020 — CTV News — An advertising campaign that is taking issue with Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is getting a lot of attention on social media this week. One of the billboards, posted alongside the QE2 Highway north of Calgary just outside of Airdrie, Alta., was first noticed on Jan. 9 by Twitter user @MzRacz.
Jan 10 2020 — Sarah Turnbull — CTV News — The last conversation between Ukraine International Airlines Flight PS752 pilots and air traffic personnel on the ground in Tehran before the plane crashed minutes after take-off was nothing out of the norm, said Ukraine’s foreign affairs minister. In an interview with CTV’s Question Period, airing Sunday, Vadym Prystaiko said all communication was “peaceful,” supporting the […]
Jan 9 2020 — CTV News — New video appears to show a missile hitting a Ukrainian airliner before it crashed near Tehran, Iran, killing everyone on board – including 63 Canadians. The video footage shows a bright object hitting another object in the dark sky over Parand, southwest of Tehran. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau told reporters Thursday that “intelligence from multiple […]
Jan 9 2020 — Don Martin — CTV News — It’s attracting less water cooler conversation than Justin Trudeau’s struggling beard, but the race to replace the Conservative leader is about to leave the starting gate. Unfortunately the candidate most likely to win remains on the sidelines, although I’m told former interim leader Rona Ambrose is giving her entry a final weekend of contemplation before […]
Jan 8 2020 — Rachel Gilmore — CTV News — Prominent former Conservative Peter MacKay says he’s not ruling out a Conservative leadership bid – in fact, he’s “very seriously considering it.” MacKay made the comments in an interview with host Evan Solomon that aired on CTV’s Power Play Wednesday. “I’ve been involved in a lot of these issues and been involved in public life […]
Jan 8 2020 — CTV News — Prince Harry and his wife Meghan have announced they plan to step back from their roles as “senior” members of the Royal Family while working to become “financially independent.” In a statement posted to their joint SussexRoyal Instagram account on Wednesday, the couple said they have chosen to make a “transition” this year in order […]