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Catherine Tait, CBC/Radio-Canada’s president and CEO, faced angry MPs Tuesday over the company’s refusal to rule out performance pay for some managers in a year when hundreds of employees are poised to lose their jobs. Tait said this additional pay is baked into a manager’s salary — it’s not like anContinue Reading
Politics Two organizations representing 234 post-secondary institutions have written a letter expressing “significant concern” about the federal government’s decision to cap the number of student permits for the next two years. Joint letter calls for urgent consultations to modify the new policy Students walk at the entrance to McGill UniversityContinue Reading
Politics There’s a tendency in the national security realm to prioritize secrecy over transparency, a law professor warned the federal inquiry into foreign interference on Tuesday. Inquiry looking at how to make information about foreign meddling public Jim Bronskill · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 30, 2024 7:03 PMContinue Reading
British Columbia The Village of Pemberton has declared a state of local emergency because of flooding. Residents of some properties along Airport Road ordered to evacuateCBC News · Posted: Jan 30, 2024 5:09 PM EST | Last Updated: 3 hours ago Roads flooded in Pemberton, B.C.Videos on social media TuesdayContinue Reading
London Lawyers for Michael McLeod and Cal Foote of the New Jersey Devils, Dillon Dubé of the Calgary Flames and Carter Hart of the Philadelphia Flyers confirmed Tuesday the NHL players have been charged with sexual assault related to an alleged group incident in 2018 in London, Ont., when theyContinue Reading
Entertainment Chita Rivera, the dynamic dancer, singer and actor who garnered 10 Tony nominations, winning twice, in a long Broadway career that forged a path for Latina artists and rebounded after a near-fatal car accident, died Tuesday. She was 91. Rivera, who first gained fame from West Side Story, diedContinue Reading
Politics Canadian authorities are investigating a prolonged data security breach following the “detection of malicious cyber activity” affecting the internal network used by Global Affairs Canada staff, according to internal department emails viewed by CBC News. Internal emails describe a month-long security breach affecting ‘many’ government employees Global Affairs CanadaContinue Reading
Calgary North American pipeline operator lists higher interest rates and economic uncertainty as headwinds faced by many industries. Pipeline operator says cuts will begin next month and be completed by March 1Thomson Reuters · Posted: Jan 30, 2024 2:28 PM EST | Last Updated: January 30 Enbridge, a North AmericanContinue Reading
Most provinces and territories are asking the federal government to “indefinitely” hold off on a controversial plan to expand eligibility for assisted dying. The Liberal government is facing pressure to explain what such a delay could look like. Eligibility for assisted death was due to be expanded to those whoContinue Reading
Business The first human patient received an implant from Elon Musk’s computer-brain interface company Neuralink over the weekend, the billionaire says. Patient ‘recovering well,’ Musk said, but no details have been shared by companyThe Associated Press · Posted: Jan 30, 2024 1:21 PM EST | Last Updated: January 31 BillionaireContinue Reading
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