Commentary We humans are odd creatures sometimes. When faced with information that is negative we tend to want to avoid it. If someone says “I have good news and I have bad news,” many of us ask to hear the former first, dreading the latter. At the end of the day, however, it is best…
Politicians Should Have Listened to Fadden’s Warnings on Beijing Instead of Reprimanding Him
Charity Thanks Victims’ Families for Food, Clothing After Deadly Manitoba Bus Crash
The legacies of some of the 16 seniors killed in a bus crash are living on in a western Manitoba community, as their clothing and leftover food are donated to those in need. “It’s a huge benefit from the loss that has happened to the help that it brings other people,” said Wayne Olson, a…
Canadian Diplomats Spent Over $139,000 on Concert and Gala Tickets Since 2019: Records
The Department of Foreign Affairs has spent over $139,000 on Canadian diplomats buying tickets to concert, gala, or other events abroad since 2019, according to newly released federal records. The department wrote in an Inquiry of Ministry recently tabled in the House of Commons that since May 1, 2019, diplomats have spent $139,114 on tickets to…
Federal Justice Minister Orders New Trial for Two Men Convicted of Murder in 1974
Federal Justice Minister David Lametti ordered a new trial Thursday for two Indigenous men who were convicted of murder by an all-white jury in Winnipeg 49 years ago. Lametti cited unspecified new evidence in his decision to order another trial for Brian Anderson and Allan Woodhouse, who were sentenced to life in prison in the…
Lytton, BC, Sues CN, CP Rail and Transport Canada Over 2021 Fire That Razed Village
The Village of Lytton, B.C., and the Thompson-Nicola Regional District are suing Canada’s two national railways and Transport Canada, alleging they were negligent to let trains pass through the town during the deadly 2021 heat dome, before the community was razed by wildfire. The notice of claim says a train passed through the village 18…
Cursive Writing to Be Reintroduced in Ontario Schools This Fall
Cursive is making a comeback. Relegated in 2006 to an optional piece of learning in Ontario elementary schools, cursive writing is set to return as a mandatory part of the curriculum starting in September. Education Minister Stephen Lecce said it is about more than just teaching students how to sign their own name. “The research…
Saskatchewan Government Suspends Planned Parenthood Presentations in Schools
Saskatchewan’s education minister has suspended Planned Parenthood from making presentations in classrooms after the organization took “inappropriate” sexual material to a high school. Dustin Duncan said Thursday that the material, a pamphlet, was recently obtained by a Grade 9 student at the school in Lumsden, north of Regina. It included graphic, sexual words beginning with…
NDP Confident Inquiry Into Interference Will Come, but Details Still Being Negotiated
Canadians can be confident there will be a public inquiry into foreign interference, New Democratic House leader Peter Julian said Thursday. Opposition parties wanted the government to announce the inquiry before the House of Commons rose for the summer break, and for the last two weeks Intergovernmental Affairs Minister Dominic LeBlanc has been leading intense…
Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway in Ottawa to Be Renamed ‘Kichi Zībī Mīkan’
Sir John A. Macdonald Parkway will be renamed Kichi Zībī Mīkan, with a signage unveiling ceremony to be held later in September. The National Capital Commission (NCC) approved the name change on June 22. The federal Crown corporation said the Algonquin Nation name was selected after a public engagement with the indigenous community that began in spring 2023. The new name,…
Meta Confirms Canadians Will Be Blocked From Accessing News on Social Media Due to Passage of Bill C-18
Tech-giant Meta has confirmed that Canadians will lose access to news on its social media sites due to Bill C-18, the Online News Act, becoming law. “We have repeatedly shared that in order to comply with Bill C-18 … content from news outlets, including news publishers and broadcasters, will no longer be available to people…
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