Author Archives: David Opinko
Ottawa gives updated deal to federal union that signed agreement before PSAC strike
OTTAWA - The federal government has given an updated deal to a public-service union that signed its collective agreement in the fall in order to match deals reached with the Public Service Alliance of...
Jun 06, 2023
Alberta ends wildfire-induced Provincial State of Emergency
After exactly four weeks, Alberta is ending its Provincial State of Emergency. The expiry of the state of emergency at 11:59 p.m. on June 3 comes as the wildfire situation continues to improve. Howeve...
Jun 03, 2023
Nearly 700 more international firefighters coming to Canada to help battle fires
OTTAWA - Almost 700 firefighters from South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and the United States are set to arrive in Canada over the next two weeks to help with the unusually severe start to the wild...
Jun 02, 2023
Johnston advises against inquiry, but aims to hold hearings on foreign interference
OTTAWA - Special rapporteur David Johnston said Tuesday that a formal inquiry into foreign interference is not needed, that public hearings should be held as part of his own mandate. Johnston said an ...
May 23, 2023
Take Back Alberta pushes out one premier, aims to make its voice heard in election
EDMONTON - David Parker is a shadowy figure hiding in plain sight in Alberta's political scene, now roiling in a May 29 election campaign deemed too close to call. He organized a grassroots movement c...
May 14, 2023
'Human compassion': Albertans lend a helping hand to wildfire evacuees
Woodland Cree Elder Leonard Cardinal, his wife and their son prepared more than 100 bagged lunches earlier this week and delivered them to evacuees from Sturgeon Lake Cree Nation, a northwestern Alber...
May 13, 2023
Environment Canada opens Fisheries Act investigation into Kearl tailings releases
EDMONTON - Environment Canada is opening an investigation into whether Imperial Oil broke federal laws with two releases of tailings from its Kearl oilsands mine in northern Alberta. The federal agenc...
May 04, 2023
New Ontario Volkswagen EV battery plant to create 3,000 jobs
A massive new Volkswagen electric-vehicle battery plant in southwestern Ontario will create up to 3,000 direct jobs and 30,000 indirect jobs in the region. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Ontario Premi...
Apr 21, 2023
Here's what happens to federal services if public servants strike on Wednesday
OTTAWA - The union representing over 155,000 public servants says if a deal isn't reached with the federal government by 9 p.m. EDT on Tuesday, it will launch a strike this Wednesday. The Public Servi...
Apr 17, 2023
Calgary Flames part ways with general manager Brad Treliving
CALGARY - Brad Treliving has left the Calgary Flames after nine seasons as general manager, the team announced Monday. The Flames, in a release posted to the team's website, said the two sides agreed ...
Apr 17, 2023