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CanadaOct 27, 2021

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says his caucus is ready to show vaccination proof

Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole says his caucus has accepted a requirement that members of Parliament be vaccinated against COVID-19 or have a medical exemption to sit in the House of Commons. But he dodged multiple questions from reporters about what will happen with his MPs who are not vaccinated. An all-party committee that governs how the House of Commons operates decided last week to make vaccines mandatory for everyone entering the House precinct who doesn't have a medical exemption. O'Toole says only the House of Commons itself, not the board of internal economy, can determine its com
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CanadaOct 27, 2021

Small plane lands on toll highway north of Toronto: police

York regional police say a small plane has landed on a toll highway north of Toronto. Const. Maniva Armstrong says provincial police called shortly before 11 a.m. and let the force know the plane was on Highway 407 in Markham, Ont. She says the plane took off from the Buttonville Airport, just a few kilometres away from where it landed. Armstrong says the plane appears to have suffered mechanical issues, but was able to land safely. She says there are no reported injuries. She didn't say how many vehicles were on the highway at the time.
CanadaOct 27, 2021

Vatican says Pope Francis willing to visit Canada as Indigenous leaders seek apology

The Vatican says Pope Francis is willing to visit Canada, as Indigenous leaders call on him apologize for the Catholic Church's role in residential schools. The Vatican says in a statement that the Canadian Conference of Catholic Bishops invited Francis to travel to Canada, and that he indicated his "willingness" to do so at an undetermined date. The development comes ahead of a trip to the Vatican that First Nations, Metis and Inuit leaders plan to take in December to meet with the Pope in hopes of securing an apology. The 2015 final report from the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Cana
CanadaOct 26, 2021

Albertans in favour of getting rid of equalization

The final results from Alberta's equalization referendum show a split between the province's two major cities on whether it shouldbe removed from the Constitution. Overall, 62 per cent of those who voted were in favour of getting rid of equalization, including 58 per cent in Calgary.But 52 per cent of voters in Edmonton were in favour of leaving the system alone. A second referendum on whether to stick with daylight timeyear-round failed by the narrow margin of 50.1 per cent to 49.9 per cent.
CanadaOct 26, 2021

Appeal in Alberta triple murder delayed until Supreme Court weighs

Alberta's top court has agreed to hear a sentence appeal of a man convicted of killing three people but a hearing date has been delayed indefinitely.Derek Saretzky was found guilty of first-degree murder in the 2015 deaths of Terry Blachette, the man's two-year-old daughter, Hailey Dunbar-Blanchette, and Hanne Meketech. He was sentenced to life with no chance at parole for 75 years. His lawyer, Balfour Der, asked the Alberta Court of Appeal for permission to challenge the constitutionality of consecutive parole ineligibility periods. The Appeal Court says it will hear the appeal, but only afte
CanadaOct 26, 2021

Former federal cabinet minister sworn in as Edmonton's first mayor of colour

Edmonton's first racialized mayor and a diverse city council sworn in Tuesday afternoon. Amarjeet Sohi, an immigrant from India and a former federal Liberal cabinet minister, won the municipal election last week. He will lead the capital's most diverse council yet. Eight of the 13 council members are women and four are people of colour.Sohi says in a statement that he is excited for the ceremony, which will abide with all public health orders related to COVID-19. Edmonton's council will have its first meeting following the swearing-in ceremony.
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CanadaOct 26, 2021

Anita Anand warns there is no one magical solution to the problem the Armed Forces faces, says will review recommendations and consult with men and woman in uniform

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has tasked Minister Anita Anand with correcting the culture crisis in the Canadian Armed Forces. As the national defence minister, Anand says she plans to start by reviewing all recommendations that have been made to date, and will consult with men and woman in uniform. Former Procurement Minister Anita Anand will take up the challenge of addressing the culture crisis in the Canadian Armed Forces as the new minister of defence. She warned there is no one magical solution to the problem the Armed Forces faces.Trudeau praised Anand's governance expertise and says th
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CanadaOct 26, 2021

Team of familiar and new faces will deliver on real change: PM Trudeau

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says his team of familiar and new faces will deliver on real change. Flanked by his new cabinet, Trudeau says the top-of-mind issue for Canadians is ending the pandemic for good. He says the country is not out of the COVID-19 pandemic yet, despite high vaccination rates. He says his government will move forward on legislation that specifically criminalizes harassment of health-care workers. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says Canadians are expecting big things from this Parliament and his government. He says they expect Canada to step up its efforts on fighting cli
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CanadaOct 26, 2021

Trudeau announces new cabinet after winning second minority mandate

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has given his cabinet a major overhaul, dropping Harjit Sajjan from defence, Carolyn Bennett from Crown-Indigenous relations, Marc Garneau from global affairs and Patty Hajdu from health. Sajjan was heavily criticized for his handling of sexual misconduct allegations in the military, and is moving to a new post in international development, making way for former procurement minister Anita Anand. She becomes just the second woman to serve as the country's defence minister. Just days before a crucial UN climate summit, Steven Guilbeault is taking over as environmen

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BCJun 27, 2025

B.C. minister Bowinn Ma tells of 'frightening' incident at her constituency office

British Columbia's Infrastructure Minister Bowinn Ma says there was a "frightening" security incident at her constituency office in North Vancouver early Friday. Ma says in a statement that all meetings and appointments at the office have been cancelled for the day. Her statement says that thankfully, nobody was injured, and she appreciates the concern expressed by community members. Ma doesn't describe the incident and says due to an active police investigation, she won't be able to provide more details about what happened. She says she wants to thank the officers who responded to the inciden
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Trump 'terminating' trade talks with Canada over digital tax

U-S President Donald Trump says he is immediately ending all trade talks with Canada. The sudden termination is over Canada's plan to go ahead with its digital services tax on big U-S tech companies that do business here. The tax is set to take effect Monday but would be retroactive for the past three years, leaving U-S companies with atwo-billion-dollar U-S bill due at the end of the month. Trump says Washington will notify Canada about new tariff rates within the next week.
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BCJun 27, 2025

Surrey: Sikh Games Canada 2025 begin at Tamanawis Park

The Sikh Games Canada in Surrey began yesterday, June 26th. During the first days games, some interesting field hockey competition was witnessed in the under-10 category. Although the senior teams had also taken to the field this morning. The event, which started on Thursday, has not only the competition of different categories of field hockey as its main attraction, but also soccer, wrestling, volleyball, Gatka event, cultural performances etc. are also attracting people.Organizers say that this event, which started as a field hockey tournament in 2008, has now become one of the largest multi
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CanadaJun 27, 2025

Canada may cut student visas further

The Canadian government may cut student visas further. Immigration Minister Lina Diab is set to launch a consultation on immigration targets this summer, with a focus on student visas. This comes after the federal government last year announced a cap on study permits and a gradual reduction in the number of student visas. A spokeswoman for Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada says the government expects schools to only accept students they can support by providing housing and other services. Meanwhile, the main opposition Conservatives are already in favor of this cut, with the pa
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WorldJun 27, 2025

Big trade deal to be signed soon between Washington and New Delhi: Trump

US President Donald Trump says that a big trade deal is going to be signed soon between Washington and New Delhi. He said this at the White House. Trump said that recently America has signed a trade deal with China and now a big trade deal is going to be signed with India as well. He said that everyone wants to deal with us. Trump said that we will have a very big deal with India. The President also said that the White House will not make a deal with every country. Trump said that to some we are just going to send a letter saying thank you very much, you will have to pay 25 to 45 percent t