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Mon, 8 Aug 2022 17:32:08 EDT
Let us see secret information about Ottawa’s response to the ‘Freedom Convoy,’ civil liberties groups ask court
The Canadian Constitution Foundation and Canadian Civil Liberties Association want to review meeting minutes and other documents, but the federal government says those fall under the principle of cabinet secrecy.

Mon, 8 Aug 2022 17:30:08 EDT
Transport minister called to testify as pressure mounts on Liberals to account for airport chaos
Minister summoned to appear in front of the House of Commons committee by Aug. 22. Meanwhile, Air Canada memo surfaces instructing staff to classify flight cancellations caused by staff shortages as ‘safety’ issues, which do not require compensat...

Mon, 8 Aug 2022 14:06:00 EDT
MPPs defy Doug Ford, re-elect Ted Arnott as speaker of the Ontario Legislature
Ford had backed challenger Nina Tangri, who was vying to be the first woman to hold the job at Queen’s Park.

Mon, 8 Aug 2022 18:27:10 EDT
Ottawa must block gas turbine shipments to Russia, opposition MPs say
The federal Conservatives and the NDP are wondering what it will take for Ottawa to settle the fate of the remaining five turbines.

Mon, 8 Aug 2022 19:20:11 EDT
‘Nuclear terrorism’: How a sinister Russian gambit is playing out from a Ukrainian nuclear power plant
The Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant is the largest in Europe and one of the biggest sources of global fear in this, the sixth month of the war in Ukraine.

Mon, 8 Aug 2022 06:39:00 EDT
Teenage Head guitarist Gord Lewis found dead; Jonathan Lewis charged with second-degree murder
Lewis, the founding guitarist for the iconic punk rock band, was found by police in a Catharine Street South apartment.

Mon, 8 Aug 2022 08:55:00 EDT
Masks won’t be mandatory in Ontario schools this fall
Masks will be provided to staff and students who wish to continue wearing them if they are concerned about COVID-19, the Education Ministry says.

Mon, 8 Aug 2022 17:40:09 EDT
Cut-off residents. Dwindling supplies. Creeping wildfires have Newfoundlanders on edge
Newfoundland and Labrador has been battling wildfires for the past two weeks — the worst forest fires it has seen in more than 60 years. A a state of emergency has been declared for the entire region



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