Prime Minister Justin Trudeau shuffled his cabinet Wednesday in an attempt to put a new face on his minority government that has been plagued by issues recently. The cabinet shuffle comes at a time when a July Ipsos poll conducted exclusively for Motorcycle accident toronto today suggested 37 per cent of Canadians said they would vote for
Senior officials within Correctional Service Canada (CSC) and Public Safety Canada said the then-looming transfer of serial killer Paul Bernardo to a medium-security prison needed to be kept “low profile” and under a “close hold” just days before it happened, internal emails show. The newly-released emails also show the CSC advising Public Safety Canada that
Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre’s office is tight-lipped over a photo of one of his Opposition critics posing with two people wearing slogans against measures addressing sexual orientation and gender identity in schools. The image, shared to social media, surfaced not long after Poilievre distanced himself from another photo in which he stood next to a
Olivia Chow has been elected as Toronto’s new mayor following a crowded byelection on Monday night. But who is Olivia Chow? The 66-year-old was most notably a former NDP MP in the later part of her career and was the first Asian-born woman to be elected a city councillor for Toronto in 1991 where she
Russian troops deployed to protect the capital withdrew Sunday after mercenary forces beat a retreat. But the short-lived revolt could have long-term consequences for President Vladimir Putin’s two-decade hold on power and his war in Ukraine. Putin’s image as a tough leader had already been badly bruised by the Ukraine war, which has dragged on
Premier Danielle Smith took to Twitter Wednesday to announce that she had been suspended from posting on Facebook for a “few days” – pointing a finger at “big tech and government censorship.” In her tweet, Smith wrote: “Big tech and government censorship is becoming a danger to free speech around the world … As the
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s office says staff were alerted in March to the “possibility” that notorious serial killer Paul Bernardo would be transferred to a medium security prison. But the PMO says that Trudeau himself was only briefed on the day it took place, May 29.That briefing was one day before Public Safety Minister Marco
David Johnston, the special rapporteur chosen by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau to look into allegations of foreign interference in Canada, is resigning his position, Motorcycle accident toronto today has confirmed via a senior government source and a copy of Johnston’s resignation letter. The former governor general has faced weeks of scrutiny over what the opposition parties called
EDITOR’S NOTE: This article has been updated to more clearly state that while the House of Commons could not compel David Johnston to step down, it can compel the government to produce documents including ones related to national security. NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh is defending his party’s decision not to include binding orders in its
When Danielle Smith took the podium Monday night to celebrate her victory in the Alberta election, she had a message for Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. “Hopefully the prime minister and his caucus are watching tonight,” the newly re-elected premier told a raucous crowd of supporters in Calgary.Indeed, all eyes will be on Alberta as Smith