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Politics A former RCMP officer charged with helping China conduct foreign interference is asking the court to quash the indictment over a jurisdictional issue. William Majcher says charges against him are beyond Quebec’s jurisdictionSidhartha Banerjee · The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 22, 2024 2:52 PM EDT | Last Updated:Continue Reading

Politics Honda is expected to announce a multi-billion dollar deal to build electric vehicles and their parts in Ontario, government sources confirmed to CBC News. Premier Ford calls it the ‘largest deal in Canadian history’ Catharine Tunney · CBC News · Posted: Apr 22, 2024 11:10 AM EDT | LastContinue Reading

Politics The federal finance minister said Sunday she’s optimistic provincial leaders will come around on measures that touch on their jurisdiction, such as housing. Premiers criticize what they call lack of consultation on such issues as housing Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland says she’s confident provinces andContinue Reading

“Everything that is created, built, served and sold in this country is increasingly being created, built, served and sold by Millennials and Gen Z,” said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as he announced what he called a budget focused on a quest for “generational fairness.” “Their success is Canada’s success in the future, sure, butContinue Reading

Politics·Analysis In November 2018, Justin Trudeau went to Calgary to speak to the chamber of commerce. A crowd gathered outside the venue and chanted “build that pipe.” This was one of those rare occasions where the protesters and the protested were broadly in agreement — at least in regards toContinue Reading

Politics Raptors player Jontay Porter’s lifetime ban from the NBA is just one sign that the rules governing Canada’s legal betting industry need to be strengthened to prevent widespread manipulation, experts say. Criminal Code does not list specific offences for match manipulation related to betting Raptors player Jontay Porter’s lifetime ban from the NBAContinue Reading

Politics A leading member of the Ukrainian parliament delivered stark warnings to Canadian politicians and top defence officials this week in a series of mostly under-the-radar meetings in Ottawa ahead of the long-anticipated aid vote in the U.S. Congress. ‘We’re fighting your war,’ says Oleksandra Ustinova, head of Ukraine’s parliamentary commissionContinue Reading

Politics Liberal and NDP MPs are lamenting the loss of the longtime Conservative chair of the parliamentary committee on the status of women. Karen Vecchio left her position this weekStephanie Taylor · The Canadian Press · Posted: Apr 19, 2024 5:15 PM EDT | Last Updated: April 19 Conservative MPContinue Reading

Politics The head of the Public Health Agency of Canada appeared before a parliamentary committee discussing relations between Canada and China and was peppered with questions about the firing of two disease researchers in 2021. Scientists Xiangguo Qiu and Keding Cheng hid their collaborations with ChinaThe Canadian Press · Posted:Continue Reading