Author Archives: David Opinko
Police forces too thinly stretched to administer firearm buyback program, chiefs say
OTTAWA - Canadian police chiefs are urging the federal government not to rely on resource-strapped police forces to carry out a planned gun buyback. Two years ago, the government announced a ban on ov...
Oct 27, 2022
Minister rejects Rogers-Shaw deal, sets conditions for Freedom Mobile sale
OTTAWA - Industry Minister Franois-Philippe Champagne says he will not approve the proposed deal between Rogers Communications Inc. and Shaw Communications Inc., though he left the door open to a revi...
Oct 25, 2022
Tribunal says $40B child-welfare agreement doesn't satisfy all orders
OTTAWA - The Canadian Human Rights Tribunal says a $40 billion child welfare settlement agreement the federal government reached with First Nations doesn't meet all the requirements of the tribunal's ...
Oct 25, 2022
Comp. Bureau to study grocery sector amid rising food prices
GATINEAU, Que. - Canada's competition watchdog is launching a study to examine whether the highly concentrated grocery sector is contributing to rising food costs. "With inflation on the rise, Canadia...
Oct 24, 2022
Alberta Premier Smith seeking legal advice to pardon COVID-19 rule violators
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is seeking legal advice on whether she can pardon those fined for non-criminal violations of health restrictions during the COVID-19 pandemic. "The things tha...
Oct 22, 2022
'Little window': Coal mine supporters hope for change under new Alberta premier
CROWSNEST PASS, AB - Supporters of open-pit coal mining say there's a chance new mines could be built in Alberta's Rockies after comments from the province's new premier. "We're hoping with this littl...
Oct 19, 2022
Hockey Canada board resigned after justice Thomas Cromwell's recommendation
A former Supreme Court justice recommended wholesale change at Hockey Canada a day before the embattled sports organization's president/CEO and board resigned on Tuesday. Hockey Canada released a memo...
Oct 13, 2022
MPs unanimously vote to temporarily double GST rebate for lower-income Canadians
OTTAWA - MPs unanimously passed legislation today to temporarily double GST rebates to help low- and modest-income Canadians, and the bill will now be sent to the Senate. The federal government has be...
Oct 06, 2022
What each province, territory is doing on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation
Friday is the second annual National Day for Truth and Reconciliation, also known as Orange Shirt Day. The federal government made Sept. 30 a statutory holiday for its workers and federally regulated ...
Sep 27, 2022
PM Trudeau backs lifting some COVID-19 travel rules
OTTAWA - Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has agreed to let a cabinet order enforcing mandatory COVID-19 vaccination requirements at the Canadian border expire at the end of this month. The news was conf...
Sep 22, 2022