Tag: Canada

BC Border Agents Find 6,300 Kg of Meth, Including Largest Single Seizure to Date

The Canada Border Services Agency says it has confiscated more than 6,300 kilograms of methamphetamine in British Columbia over the last six months, including the largest ever single seizure of the drug. The agency says the drugs were found in four Metro Vancouver seizures in jugs labelled as canola oil and destined for export to…


Russia Says Relations ‘On the Verge of Being Severed’ as Ottawa Seizes Cargo Plane

Moscow is warning that relations with Canada are “on the verge of being severed” after the federal Liberal government moved to forfeit a massive Russian cargo plane. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau visited Ukraine on the weekend, where he announced that Canada officially seized an airplane that had been sitting on the tarmac at Toronto’s Pearson…


Poilievre and Singh to Begin Talks on Terms for Foreign Interference Inquiry

Conservative leader Pierre Poilievre and NDP leader Jagmeet Singh say they will soon begin talks concerning the terms of reference for a public inquiry into foreign interference. “We need a full public inquiry, and we want it to be a nonpartisan public inquiry,” Poilievre told reporters on June 14. According to a spokesperson for the…


Trudeau’s Former Adviser Defends Not Briefing PM on Beijing Threats to MPs

A senior official who received a briefing on Chinese regime threats to MPs told a committee that the transmission of information had functioned as expected and that the report did not warrant being shared immediately with the prime minister. “I would submit that the system did function according to the protocols that were in place…


PBO’s $16B Estimate for Volkswagen Deal Is ‘Wrong,’ Freeland Says

Parliamentary Budget Officer (PBO) Yves Giroux was “wrong” in estimating that the federal government’s recent deal with Volkswagen to incentivize the German automaking giant to build an electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant in Ontario will cost taxpayers over $16 billion, says Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland. Freeland spoke to reporters in Ottawa on June 14 just…


Calgary BLM Leader Charged With Hate Crime

The president of the Black Lives Matter (BLM) Calgary chapter is in court facing hate crime charges after allegedly blocking access to a Catholic School. Adora Nwofor, who describes herself on LinkedIn as a comedian and public speaker in addition to her BLM role, was charged with mischief on June 2, according to Postmedia, for…


Poilievre Calls for Mendicino to Resign Over Revelations on Bernardo Prison Transfer

Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre is calling on Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino to resign in light of revelations that his office was aware of Paul Bernardo’s transfer to a medium-security prison months ago. “He’s lied about his knowledge and role in moving Paul Bernardo from a maximum security penitentiary to a medium security penitentiary,”…


Bell Cutting 1,300 Positions, Shuttering Six Radio Stations

BCE Inc. is cutting 1,300 positions, around three per cent of its workforce, and closing or selling nine radio stations as the company plans to “significantly adapt” how it delivers the news. The company says the job cuts are in response to unfavourable public policy and regulatory conditions that it can no longer outwait. The…


Deportations for International Students Caught in Fraud Scheme Put on Hold

Immigration Minister Sean Fraser says deportation orders for international students caught up in a fraud scheme have been put on hold while a task force investigates each case. Hundreds of students might have been affected by the scheme, which saw immigration agents issue fake acceptance letters to get international students into Canada. Some students had…


Canada Halts Activities With China-Led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank

Ottawa said it will cease all activity at the China-led Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) while it investigates claims made by the bank’s global communications director after announcing his resignation. “The Canadian government will also discuss this issue with its allies and partners who are members of the bank. China, as the world’s second-largest economy,…