Category Archives: Canada
Feds ask banks to help make carbon-price rebate deposits more clear
OTTAWA - Environment Minister Steven Guilbeault says there is more work to do with banks after another round of carbon-price rebates went out to Canadians without making it clear why they were receivi...
Oct 17, 2022
Armoured vehicles to Haiti, Nexus closure concerns : In The News for Oct. 17
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Oct. 17 ... What we are watching in Canada ......
Oct 17, 2022
Ottawa mayor, city and police officials among witnesses at Emergencies Act inquiry
OTTAWA - An inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act is hearing first-hand testimony about the effect of last winter's "Freedom Convoy" protest. Hearings are expected to run si...
Oct 17, 2022
RCMP refused release of badge numbers, fearing convoy supporters would dox officers
OTTAWA - Internal documents show the RCMP refused to release the badge numbers of officers who cleared "Freedom Convoy" protesters from the Ambassador Bridge last winter, citing a risk of violence fro...
Oct 17, 2022
Ottawa mayor, top officials testifying at Emergencies Act inquiry
OTTAWA - The inquiry into the federal government's use of the Emergencies Act will hear first-hand testimony Monday from top City of Ottawa officials about February's "Freedom Convoy" protest, includi...
Oct 17, 2022
Business Council of Canada says Nexus closure 'deeply troubling' in letter to U.S.
OTTAWA - The Business Council of Canada says it is concerned over the continued closure of the Nexus trusted-traveller program. Business Council of Canada CEO Goldy Hyder says it is 'deeply troubling'...
Oct 16, 2022
Man injured in Newfoundland refinery explosion has died
COME BY CHANCE, N.L. - One of the workers injured in the Sept. 2 explosion at the refinery in Come By Chance, Newfoundland has died, refinery owner Braya Renewables said. The explosion at the refinery...
Oct 16, 2022
Surrey Police Board confident police transition continues despite pro-RCMP mayor
VICTORIA - The Surrey Police Board is expressing confidence the city's police transition process from the RCMP to a municipal force will continue despite the election of a pro-Mountie mayor. Mayor-ele...
Oct 16, 2022
Canada sends military equipment to Haiti as power-struggle continues
The federal government has sent armored vehicles and other supplies to Haiti to help police fight a powerful gang amid a pending request from the Haitian government for the immediate deployment of for...
Oct 16, 2022
As Republicans relish bashing Biden in Ohio, Democrat Ryan cheers Trump on trade
YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio - When Donald Trump joked with supporters in Ohio that Republican Senate hopeful J.D. Vance had been "kissing my ass" for an endorsement, you could almost hear the snorts of delight f...
Oct 16, 2022