A criminal charge recently laid against a supervisor over the death of a young worker in Ottawa marks a rare but important step toward preventing future workplace fatalities, the Ottawa and District Labour Council says. Police add criminal charge to supervisor alleged to have broken provincial safety law. A criminal …
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Ontario NDP will defy keffiyeh ban if Ford doesn’t step in: Stiles
Ontario NDP Leader Marit Stiles has given Premier Doug Ford a deadline to reverse the ban on the wearing of keffiyehs at the provincial legislature or else she says the NDP will defy the ban. Demonstrators rallied against ban on Friday as civil liberties group called ban ‘undemocratic.’ Ontario NDP …
Read More »Months after they were promised, Ottawa still hasn’t imposed sanctions on violent Israeli settlers
The Government of Canada has announced multiple rounds of sanctions against various parties in the Middle East since October 7. But it still hasn’t engaged sanctions against violent Israeli settlers, despite promising to do so. Joly says her department is still ‘working on’ sanctions announced in February. The Government of …
Read More »National chief says she was ‘stunned,’ calls for change after headdress taken from her on flight
Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak says attempts by Air Canada staff to take her headdress from her on Wednesday have created “a pivotal learning moment in history.” ‘I don’t want to feel like that anymore’: Assembly of First Nations National Chief Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak. Assembly of …
Read More »Mind the generation gap in Calgary’s debate over zoning and townhouses
The distinction between neighbourhood infill supporters and critics was so stark that one speaker wanted to “break the stereotype that every boomer is opposed to rezoning.” Council hearing shows split between older and younger, haves and have-nots. It was gearing up to be a battle for the ages: Calgary’s big …
Read More »RCMP’s ability to defend national security is eroding, report warns
The RCMP’s federal wing is at a “critical juncture” and its ability to police key national security files — such as foreign interference, terrorism and financial crime — is on the line, says a recent report from the RCMP’s independent advisory board. Federal policing is ‘stretched thin’ and it’s putting …
Read More »The world is struggling with plastic pollution — Canada is no exception
Canada is hosting 176 countries in Ottawa for a conference aimed at making progress toward a global treaty on plastic waste. Less than 10 per cent of plastics in Canada end up recycled, government says. As thousands of delegates meet in Ottawa this week to work toward a global treaty …
Read More »Canadian who died in Cuba was mistakenly buried in Russia, family says
Faraj Allah Jarjour, a Canadian man who died in Cuba in March, was buried in a Russian town north of Moscow after Cuban government workers mistakenly switched two bodies before repatriating them to the wrong countries. Faraj Allah Jarjour’s family received body of Russian man after death in Varadero. Faraj …
Read More »Ottawa says pharmacare is coming — here’s what you need to know
The federal government’s budget is setting aside $1.5 billion to implement pharmacare – a major financial commitment with the potential to have a wide-ranging impact on the country’s health-care system. The new federal budget includes $1.5B to cover diabetes, contraception drugs. The federal government’s latest budget sets aside $1.5 billion …
Read More »Government hits Canada Life with financial sanctions as public servants endure messy benefits switch
The federal government has begun imposing financial sanctions on Canada Life after months of outcry from public servants, retirees and their families who were left fighting for medical claims to be covered. Public servants living, travelling abroad criticize ‘enormous’ delays with health plan. The federal government has begun imposing financial …
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