Category Archives: Canada

A look at some reaction to the Alberta government's proposed transgender policies
Alberta Premier Danielle Smith has announced changes to rules surrounding transgender youth. Policies include requiring parental consent for children 15 and under who want to change their names or pro...
Feb 01, 2024

Gaza protesters blockade truck access to Port of Vancouver
VANCOUVER - Dozens of protesters with Palestinian flags and banners have blockaded truck access to the Port of Vancouver. The Vancouver Fraser Port Authority says officials are "aware of protest activ...
Feb 01, 2024

AI is already permeating politics — and it’s time to put rules in place, experts say
OTTAWA - A woman in a grey-brown shirt sits next to a man, looking like she could be listening intently to someone out of frame. She has her arms crossed on a table - but also a third arm, clothed in ...
Feb 01, 2024

Interest rates not to blame for housing crisis, Macklem says
OTTAWA - Bank of Canada governor Tiff Macklem says the central bank can't solve the housing crisis with interest rates because the root cause is a supply shortage. Macklem appeared before MPs on the f...
Feb 01, 2024

Planned rollout of dental care will miss deadline in Liberals' deal with the NDP
OTTAWA - The New Democrats and Liberals are at odds over the rollout of the new federal dental plan, after the government announced it wouldn't fully expand eligibly until 2025 - contrary to the pact ...
Feb 01, 2024

Two N.B. men waiting for compensation a month after being cleared of 1983 murder
FREDERICTON - Nearly a month after two New Brunswick men had their murder convictions overturned, the province is yet to respond to a request for compensation and an apology. New Brunswick's Court of ...
Feb 01, 2024

Fundraising scandal: Quebec governing party to stop collecting political donations
Quebec Premier Franois Legault says his Coalition Avenir Qubec party will no longer accept donations, and he is asking the other parties to do the same. His announcement today comes after several memb...
Feb 01, 2024

CP NewsAlert: Liberals delay expansion of assisted dying eligibility until 2027
OTTAWA - The Liberal government is delaying until 2027 the expansion of eligibility for assisted dying to those whose sole underlying condition is a mental illness. More coming. The Canadian Press
Feb 01, 2024

Bill to update impact assessment law coming in spring: Wilkinson
OTTAWA - Natural Resources Minister Jonathan Wilkinson says the government will have legislation ready by the spring to fix the constitutional problems the Supreme Court has with the federal Impact As...
Feb 01, 2024

In the news today: CSIS boss to talk foreign interference, BC rain to ease by Friday
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today... Interference inquiry to hear from CSIS director A commission of inquiry into fo...
Feb 01, 2024