Author Archives: David Opinko
'One side or the other': Coutts, Alta. still a village divided after convoy blockade
COUTTS, Alta. - The sound of blaring horns that echoed through this village 10 months ago has been replaced by the steady hum of semi-trailer trucks filing through the border crossing between Alberta ...
Dec 18, 2022
Hockey Canada unveils new board of directors
Following several long months of controversy surrounding sexual assault allegations and money used to settle such matters, Hockey Canada has elected a new board of directors. The organization calls th...
Dec 17, 2022
Winnipeg MP and former Liberal cabinet minister Jim Carr dies after long illness
OTTAWA - Jim Carr, a Liberal MP from Winnipeg and a former cabinet minister, has died. He was 71. Winnipeg MP Kevin Lamoureux asked the House of Commons for a moment of silence before question period ...
Dec 12, 2022
Singh threatens to pull out of supply-and-confidence agreement over health-care crisis
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh says he is prepared to withdraw from the supply and confidence agreement he signed with the Liberals if his party doesn't see some federal action to address the healt...
Dec 12, 2022 (Canadian Press)
Health Canada approves first bivalent booster for kids ages 5 to 11
OTTAWA - Health Canada has approved a Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine booster for use in children ages five to 11, which targets the original strain of the coronavirus and more recent variants. The P...
Dec 09, 2022
Alberta's United Conservative caucus votes to propose changes to sovereignty bill
EDMONTON - Alberta's governing United Conservative caucus says it is proposing two changes to fix concerns with a bill that grants unchecked powers to Premier Danielle Smith and her cabinet. The caucu...
Dec 05, 2022
Alberta deputy premier says sovereignty act not a power grab, eyes changes to bill
EDMONTON, AB - Alberta's deputy premier says the proposed sovereignty act does not grant cabinet unilateral power to rewrite laws behind closed doors, but amendments may be needed to clear that up. Ka...
Dec 01, 2022
Alta.'s tactic of doling out cash fuels inflation rather than easing it: economists
Economists say provinces peppering the public with cash to deal with soaring prices compounds inflation rather than easing it. Travis Shaw says the move fails to quell inflation because having extra m...
Nov 23, 2022
Bill on mandatory minimum penalties, sunset clause for drug convictions becomes law
OTTAWA - A Liberal bill that removes a significant number of mandatory minimum sentences for certain drug and firearms offences has become law. Minimum penalties have been repealed for all convictions...
Nov 18, 2022
Alberta treaty chiefs unite against United Conservatives' proposed sovereignty act
EDMONTON, AB - All of Alberta's treaty chiefs have come together to oppose Premier Danielle Smith's proposed sovereignty act. The chiefs of Treaties 6, 7, and 8 all the province's treaties say in a st...
Nov 18, 2022