Author Archives: David Opinko
Breakthrough in B.C. port dispute as new tentative deal is reached
VANCOUVER, AB - A late-night breakthrough could herald an end to British Columbia's long-running port dispute, with the longshore workers' union and the employers' association announcing a new tentati...
Jul 31, 2023
New cigarette warning labels in effect this week aim to deter kids, convert parents
MONTREAL - A fresh set of Health Canada regulations that require warning labels on individual cigarettes is set to come into effect Tuesday. The move, announced earlier this year, makes Canada the fir...
Jul 31, 2023
MP wants federal funding to Calgary Stampede pulled after abuse settlement reached
CALGARY - A member of Parliament says he's calling on the federal government to halt funding to the Calgary Stampede. Liberal member George Chahal, who represents Calgary Skyview, says the Stampede ha...
Jul 27, 2023
Canadian Human Rights Tribunal approves $23B First Nations child welfare settlement
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal has approved a $23.4-billion settlement agreement for First Nations children, youth and families harmed by the federal government's underfunding of child we...
Jul 26, 2023
A look at who is in - and who is out - of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's cabinet will have seven new faces, after dropping the same number of ministers from his bench on Wednesday. Here's who's in: Crown-Indigenous Relations Ministe...
Jul 26, 2023
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau set to make major changes to cabinet Wednesday
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is getting ready to shuffle his cabinet today as he readies the team that will likely lead the Liberals into the next election. A swearing-in ceremony will take ...
Jul 26, 2023
Poilievre and Smith say they don't agree with 'straight pride' message in photos at Stampede
OTTAWA - A spokesperson for Pierre Poilievre says the federal Conservative leader does not agree with the message of "straight pride," after he was photographed with a man wearing a T-shirt bearing th...
Jul 10, 2023
Next steps on new health care deal tops agenda as premiers meet in Winnipeg
OTTAWA - The last time all of Canada's premiers sat down around the same table, their attention was focused on getting Ottawa to pay more to fix the understaffed, hospitals, shuttered emergency rooms,...
Jul 09, 2023
Trudeau announces child-care infrastructure funding to create more spaces
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced plans to spend $625 million to help provinces and territories build child-care infrastructure. Trudeau says the money will be rolled out...
Jun 28, 2023
Taber man killed in collision
BROOKS, AB--A 25-year-old man from Taber is dead following a collision Monday morning. RCMP says two Fortis Alberta vehicles were parked on the shoulder of Highway 550, just outside Duchess when they ...
Jun 27, 2023