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Bill to reform broadcast and telecom rules coming soon: Guilbeault
OTTAWA - Heritage Minister Steven Guilbeault is promising to table legislation to reform Canada's broadcasting and telecom rules within a matter of months, but is offering few details on&nbs...
Jan 30, 2020
Tories seek auditor general review of Liberal infrastructure plan
OTTAWA - The Liberals' signature infrastructure program became a target in the House of Commons Tuesday as the Conservatives used their new sway in a minority Parliament to try to force an audit of th...
Jan 30, 2020
Canada eyes U.K.'s decision to grant Huawei partial access to 5G network
OTTAWA - Britain is granting Huawei partial access to its next-generation wireless network, but it still considers the Chinese telecom company a security risk that requires special attention...
Jan 30, 2020
Montreal Alouettes' busy off-season pleasing to linebacker Muamba
Linebacker Henoc Muamba couldn't be happier with the Montreal Alouettes' busy off-season. Much has happened since Montreal's season-ending playoff loss to the Edmonton Eskimos in November.&n...
Jan 30, 2020
Feds rang up $1.4M in legal costs during failed prosecution of Mark Norman
OTTAWA - The federal government rang up more than $1.4 million in legal costs during the failed prosecution of retired vice-admiral Mark Norman. Revealed this week by Justice Minister David Lametti in...
Jan 30, 2020
Mad Hatter & Happy Hatter - January 30
Mad HatterPoor me, there are so many people who think society owes them something.Mad HatterThe argument that we need tax revenues from oil and gas to fund our public services kinda falls flat when it...
Jan 30, 2020
Dershowitz says his Trump impeachment defence 'distorted'
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump's defence lawyer Alan Dershowitz now says his headline-dominating argument against impeaching the president was 'distorted.' In a day-after tweet, the former Harvar...
Jan 30, 2020
Quebec to expand deposit system to cover all drink containers by 2022
ST-SAUVEUR, Que. - Quebec is expanding its deposit system to include all beverage containers, with the program getting under way by the end of 2022. The new program will cover containers ran...
Jan 30, 2020
Top earners could benefit from Liberals' income tax cut, PBO says
OTTAWA - Some of the country's highest earners could end up getting more benefit from the Liberals' new income-tax cut than those at the lower end of the income scale, the federal spending watchdog sa...
Jan 30, 2020
Debate to enact new continental trade pact kicks off in House of Commons
OTTAWA - Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland has kicked off debate on a bill to implement the new North American free trade deal by urging MPs to approve the proposed legislation quickly. The Unit...
Jan 30, 2020