Unpublished Newswire
The bill will require newcomers to learn French, enrich Quebec culture and "participate fully, in French, in Quebec society."
January 30, 2025 - 14:15 | Alessia Simona Maratta | Global News - Canada
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc sent a video of Canada’s border security efforts to the man U.S. President Donald Trump has chosen to oversee his tariff agenda – part of Canada’s pitch to avoid devastating duties that could come as soon as Saturday.LeBlanc’s office confirmed the three-minute video was texted to Howard Lutnick Wednesday evening after the billionaire financier’s Senate hearing on his nomination to lead the U.S. Department of Commerce.
January 30, 2025 - 14:14 | Kelly Geraldine Malone | The Globe and Mail
Finance Minister Dominic LeBlanc's office confirmed the video was texted to Howard Lutnick Wednesday evening after Lutnick discussed tariffs on Canada at his confirmation hearing.
January 30, 2025 - 14:10 | Globalnews Digital | Global News - Canada
Peel Regional Police say six people have been charged as part of a continuing investigation into large-scale butter and ghee thefts in the area.Police say there has been a large increase in reported butter thefts at grocery stores in the region, with losses of more than $60,000.They say an investigation dubbed “Project Flaherty” was launched to address the alleged thefts and three people have been charged with possession of property obtained by crime.
January 30, 2025 - 14:10 | | The Globe and Mail
The BC Civil Liberties Association says it has filed a lawsuit against the City of Vancouver to challenge the municipality’s daytime ban on outdoor sheltering, calling it “cruel, dehumanizing and deadly.”It says in a news release that the lawsuit was filed alongside three individual plaintiffs and claims the ban violates sections of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms.
January 30, 2025 - 14:08 | | The Globe and Mail
The Alberta government says a retired judge has been appointed to oversee a review of the province’s police watchdog and Crown prosecution service.Alberta Justice spokeswoman Heather Jenkins says former Appeal Court justice Peter Martin was hired in November to conduct the review.She says the ministry is to review Martin’s report once it’s complete and consider any recommendations.
January 30, 2025 - 14:00 | | The Globe and Mail
