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Politics Former Liberal cabinet minister Jane Philpott says that, should the right circumstances arise, she would consider returning to politics to focus on fixing primary health care in Canada. Philpott and Jody Wilson-Raybould were expelled from the Liberal caucus in 2019 Dr. Jane Philpott says that, given the right circumstances,Continue Reading

Politics Paddling solo for 174 KM down the Kispiox and Skeena rivers in northwestern British Columbia each summer, NDP MP Taylor Bachrach encounters rapids, storms, grizzly bears and a spectacular landscape in his unusual effort to connect with constituents.  Every summer, NDP MP Taylor Bachrach canoes solo through his remoteContinue Reading

Politics As railworkers push back on the Liberal government’s effort to end a labour dispute that brought freight rail service to a halt, the federal Conservatives remain silent on the strife that poses a major threat to Canada’s economy. The party has made a pitch for the support of private sector unionsTheContinue Reading

Politics A federal advisory body is calling on Canada’s security agencies to publish detailed descriptions of their current and intended uses of artificial intelligence systems and software applications. ‘Secrecy breeds suspicion,’ says National Security Transparency Advisory Group Jim Bronskill · The Canadian Press · Posted: Aug 23, 2024 12:42 PMContinue Reading

Politics The Teamsters union has served Canadian National Railway with a 72-hour strike notice, hours after saying it was taking down picket lines and workers were returning to the job. The strike notice was issued Friday morning just after 11 a.m. Developments follow federal labour minister’s referral of dispute to Canada Industrial RelationsContinue Reading

Politics·CBC Investigates Canadian residents who require a visa to visit the United States currently face the longest wait times in the world, CBC News has learned. U.S. embassy blames increase in number of applications Elizabeth Thompson · CBC News · Posted: Aug 23, 2024 4:00 AM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Politics Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Canada (IRCC) has stopped subsidizing temporary accommodations in Pakistan for people applying through a special immigration program for Afghans who worked for the Canadian government or armed forces. IRCC has spent nearly $43 million on sheltering migrants since 2022 Raffy Boudjikanian · CBC News · Posted:Continue Reading

Starting next week, the federal government will impose new restrictions on nicotine pouches to make it illegal to sell them anywhere but from behind a pharmacy counter. Beginning August 28, the pouches, which go by the brand name Zonnic, will be completely banned from convenience store and gas station shelves. BerryContinue Reading

Politics The federal government has referred the ongoing rail labour dispute to arbitration, but that might not guarantee a resumption of service. Canada’s 2 major freight railways came to a full stop when labour talks collapsed Darren Major · CBC News · Posted: Aug 22, 2024 3:35 PM EDT |Continue Reading