Politics Canada Post Inc. is selling off its third-party logistics business to a Montreal company, according to a media release Tuesday from the Crown corporation. Canada Post Inc. has been losing money for the past five years Canada Post Corp. has signed a deal to sell SCI Group Inc., itsContinue Reading
Politics The RCMP says it will begin collecting race-based data in select locations this month to better understand interactions between police and people in various communities. Pilot project follows two years of Canada-wide consultations Jim Bronskill · The Canadian Press · Posted: Jan 09, 2024 5:12 PM EST | LastContinue Reading
Politics The federal government has officially launched its special immigration measures program for extended family members of Palestinian Canadians trying to escape the war in Gaza, allowing 1,000 of them to move to Canada temporarily. Refugee advocates have criticized some of the program requirements. Federal government has capped the program atContinue Reading
Politics Ukraine’s president says getting air defence systems onto the battlefield is the top priority in the new year, but the system Canada promised a year ago still hasn’t been delivered — and it’s not clear when it will be. Canada promised to donate to a $406-million surface-to-air missile defenceContinue Reading
Politics Rebel News personality David Menzies was arrested Monday for allegedly assaulting a police officer while trying to ask Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland questions about the government’s decision to leave the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) off the designated terrorist entity list. Charges dropped after police found ‘no credible securityContinue Reading
Politics John Scully wants to know that a medically assisted death would be an option for him, should he want one. The former war correspondent suffers from severe mental illness, a mix of post-traumatic stress disorder, depression and anxiety. Opponents to expansion express concern it will open door to abuseContinue Reading
Politics Members of Parliament from all parties must set a better tone when the House of Commons resumes later this month, interim Liberal House leader Steven MacKinnon said Monday. MacKinnon sworn in during private ceremony at Rideau Hall Dylan Robertson · CBC News · Posted: Jan 08, 2024 2:11 PMContinue Reading
Politics A Honda Global team will be in Canada this week to meet with senior federal government officials amid reports the Japanese automaker is considering making an $18.4 billion investment to build electric vehicles here, CBC News has learned. Meeting comes after Honda Global and Honda Canada executives met with industry ministerContinue Reading
Politics The Department of National Defence (DND) says it’s taking steps to improve training for staff at the military’s sexual misconduct support centre, acknowledging that men who report being abused have not always felt “safe, secure and supported.” The number of male soldiers reporting sexual misconduct has been increasing Murray Brewster ·Continue Reading
Politics Steven MacKinnon, a Liberal MP representing Gatineau, will be sworn in as government House leader on Monday, taking over from Karina Gould as she departs for parental leave. Plan for MacKinnon’s takeover was announced in the summer Liberal MP Steven MacKinnon will be sworn in as interim House leaderContinue Reading
