Category Archives: Canada

More than 200 cabinet-appointed positions remain empty, says memo to PM
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has been warned that more than 200 senior jobs need filling across the federal government, including dozens in key leadership and oversight roles in differe...
Jan 30, 2020

RCMP pipeline checkpoint 'arbitrary and discriminatory,' say complainants
VANCOUVER - The Wet'suwet'en hereditary clan chiefs and their supporters want a public investigation into the way the RCMP are controlling access along a rural road in northern British Columbia. The R...
Jan 30, 2020

Liberals' changes to summer jobs program caused confusion, documents show
OTTAWA - Organizations seeking to hire students through the federal summer jobs program can start filing their applications today, a process that federal officials have sought to improve to avoid the ...
Jan 30, 2020

Bill to reform broadcast and telecom rules coming soon: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is promising to table legislation to reform Canada's broadcasting and telecom rules within a matter of months, but is offering few details on&nbs...
Jan 30, 2020

Tories seek auditor general review of Liberal infrastructure plan
OTTAWA - The Liberals' signature infrastructure program became a target in the House of Commons Tuesday as the Conservatives used their new sway in a minority Parliament to try to force an audit of th...
Jan 30, 2020

Canada eyes U.K.'s decision to grant Huawei partial access to 5G network
OTTAWA - Britain is granting Huawei partial access to its next-generation wireless network, but it still considers the Chinese telecom company a security risk that requires special attention...
Jan 30, 2020

Feds rang up $1.4M in legal costs during failed prosecution of Mark Norman
OTTAWA - The federal government rang up more than $1.4 million in legal costs during the failed prosecution of retired vice-admiral Mark Norman. Revealed this week by Justice Minister David Lametti in...
Jan 30, 2020

Canada looking to help 126 Canadians quarantined in China for coronavirus
OTTAWA - Foreign Affairs Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne said Tuesday Ottawa is "looking at all options" to help Canadians quarantined in China during the outbreak of a new coronavirus. China beg...
Jan 30, 2020

Sobeys to phase out plastic bags, but 'Sobeys bag' lives on in Atlantic Canada
ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Sobeys is preparing to phase out plastic grocery bags across the country this week, but for many Atlantic Canadians the "Sobeys bag" will live on in their kitchen cupboard...
Jan 30, 2020

Quebec to expand deposit system to cover all drink containers by 2022
ST-SAUVEUR, Que. - Quebec is expanding its deposit system to include all beverage containers, with the program getting under way by the end of 2022. The new program will cover containers ran...
Jan 30, 2020