politics
Most NDP MPs unable to get to Ottawa for return of Parliament due to weather delays
Most NDP MPs were unable to get to Ottawa today for the return of Parliament after weather-related travel issues stranded several of them in Rankin Inlet, Nunavut. Source link
Carney announces suite of food affordability measures, including boost to GST rebate
Prime Minister Mark Carney announced a suite of affordability measures Monday that he says will help Canadian families battling to make ends meet as they struggle to cope with the rising cost of living. Source link
Military helicopters to be seen over B.C., Alberta, Yukon as part of Canada-U.S. training exercise
Exercise STRIKING BAT also sees Canadian forces working alongside Norway, Italy and Mongolia. Source link
N.W.T. government won't administer federal gun buyback program
For some N.W.T. residents, participating in the federal gun buyback program might not be so straightforward. The Government of the Northwest Territories says it’s not going to administer it. Source link
NORAD pact would change if Canada pulls back from F-35 order, warns Trump envoy to Ottawa
U.S. President Donald Trump’s envoy to Ottawa is warning of consequences to the continental defence pact if Canada does not move forward with the purchase of 88 F-35 fighter jets. Source link
Activist warns of ‘propaganda’ as CSIS officials tout agency’s new approach to Indigenous people
Officials at the Canadian Security Intelligence Service say the organization is mending its ways and acknowledging past investigating of Indigenous people has left a legacy of mistrust that persists today. One activist, however, is dismissing the overtures as propaganda. Source link
History, war museums to slash dozens of positions
The Canadian Museum of History and the Canadian War Museum will be cutting permanent staff levels by 18 per cent over the next three years due to cuts announced in the federal budget. Source link
Federal government to introduce grocery rebate: sources
Prime Minister Mark Carney is set to announce an increase to the GST credit on Monday, as part of a larger suite of affordability measures intended to offset the rising cost of groceries. Source link
PQ leader says Mark Carney has effectively launched referendum campaign
Prime Minister Mark Carney, speaking earlier this week about the Plains of Abraham in Quebec City, described the 1759 battle as the start of a ‘partnership’ between French and English people in Canada — a comment that’s stirred controversy and has Parti Québécois Leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon calling it a sign of things to come. […]