Eby names housing, health care, public safety as top priorities Former attorney general and housing minister David Eby has been sworn in as the 37th premier of British Columbia. Eby, 46, took the oath of office before Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin during a ceremony at the Musqueam Community Centre, on the nation’s land southwest of Vancouver, on Friday — the first-ever swearing-in of a premier hosted by a First Nation in B.C. Speaking to the crowded room in the first minutes of his term, Eby named housing, health care and public safety as his top priorities. “TheseRead more

Private messages between 2 senior RCMP employees show disdain for officers who asked for support Members of Nova Scotia’s emergency response team are “shaking mad” after texts between a superintendent and a subordinate reveal they were making fun of their mental health requests in the aftermath of the Portapique tragedy. The WhatsApp messages were released by the Mass Casualty Commission this month. The commission is examining the circumstances surrounding the events of April 18-19, 2020, when a gunman killed 22 people during a 13-hour rampage in several Nova Scotia communities. InRead more

Lapointe is known for his music as well as comedy throughout the 1970s and 80s Jean Lapointe, the beloved Quebec singer, actor and comedian who was later appointed to the Senate, has died at age 86. The foundation he created announced Friday his death from health complications at a Montreal palliative care home, surrounded by loved ones. Born in Price, a village in the Lower St-Lawrence region, Lapointe began his career as a teenager at a Quebec City radio station. In 1955, he founded the Jérolas with Jérôme Lemay. TheRead more

‘For families, that will mean a big savings for people across our territory,’ says education minister Nunavummiut families will be seeing $10-a-day child care much sooner than anticipated. According to a joint news release from the federal and territorial government, as of Dec. 1, Nunavut will be the first jurisdiction to achieve $10-a-day for licensed child-care centres under a Canada-wide early learning and child-care system. Pamela Gross, Nunavut minister of education, said her ministry has been working with the federal government on the agreement — worth $66.1 million over the next fiveRead more

Inquiry is weighing whether federal government was justified in invoking act The memorandum to the prime minister suggesting the government invoke the Emergencies Act for the first time in Canadian history acknowledged its interpretation of a national security threat could be challenged, the inquiry reviewing that decision heard Friday. The Privy Council Office document — entered into evidence at the Public Order Emergency Commission Friday — was sent on the afternoon of Feb. 14 as the protest in Ottawa against COVID-19 restrictions entered its third full week. The government announced itsRead more