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Fiona storm cleanup and Alberta's firearms fight: In The News for Sept. 27
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what's on the radar of our editors for the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2022. What we are watching in Canada ... Newfoundlanders continue to account for what remains and what was destroyed this weekend when post-tropical storm Fiona tore through the province, demolishing homes and claiming the life of a 73-year-old woman. Displaced residents in Port aux Basques, N.L., face an uncertain future, as
NewsThe Canadian PressQuebec election: Liberal leader goes on media blitz in final week of campaign
MONTREAL — Quebec Liberal Leader Dominique Anglade is on a media blitz today to raise her profile ahead of next week's election. Anglade is scheduled to conduct no fewer than six media interviews in Montreal and Quebec City before attending a gala this evening in the provincial capital for young student achievers. Meanwhile, Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault is campaigning for a second day in Îles-de-la-Madeleine, where post-tropical storm Fiona caused significant damage to seaside
PoliticsThe Canadian PressCanadians think the call came from inside the White House: Jan. 6 hearings to resume
WASHINGTON — A new poll suggests one in three Canadians have been keeping close tabs on the Jan. 6 hearings in the United States — and that nearly three in four blame Donald Trump for the riots. Leger's online poll, conducted in August for the Association for Canadian Studies, found 37 per cent of respondents in Canada and 44 per cent in the U.S. were watching the hearings closely. Just over half the American respondents, 54 per cent, said the former president is responsible for the Capitol Hill
NewsThe Canadian PressDisplaced Port aux Basques residents face uncertain future after Fiona
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. — Denise Anderson shouted a list of items into her phone over the sound of pouring rain, along with instructions on how to find them: clean socks, a new pack of underwear, prized pieces of jewelry and important documents. Her husband was inside their house that faces the waterfront of Port aux Basques, N.L., days after post-tropical storm Fiona carried destruction through their small southwestern Newfoundland community of about 4,000 people, demolishing homes and c
NewsThe Canadian PressMaine power workers cross border without incident to help in Nova Scotia
OTTAWA — Nova Scotia Power says there were no issues delaying American power crews from crossing the border to help repair the electrical grid from the devastation of hurricane Fiona. On Sunday, the utility company and Nova Scotia Premier Tim Houston had both said an issue related to the controversial ArriveCan app was delaying power crews from crossing into Canada. Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos said this morning that the order making the app mandatory and requiring that foreign citizens be v
NewsThe Canadian PressQuebec votes: Advanced voting almost doubles compared with last election
MONTREAL — The percentage of Quebec voters who have cast an early ballot has almost doubled compared with the last election, the province's elections office said Monday. About 13 per cent of eligible voters cast ballots on Sunday — the first of two advanced polling days — up from about seven per cent after the first early polling day in the 2018 election, according to Élections Québec. Seven of the 10 ridings that reported the highest turnouts on Sunday were in the greater Quebec City area, wher
NewsThe Canadian PressIn Port aux Basques, N.L., residents reeling after Fiona destroys dozens of homes
CHANNEL-PORT AUX BASQUES, N.L. — Jocelyn Gillam knows she’s lucky to be alive after coming face-to-face with the post-tropical storm that destroyed part of her southwestern Newfoundland town and nearly swept her away in a surge of rushing water. Gillam was standing near her home in Port aux Basques on Saturday morning when a storm surge hit, sweeping her off her feet and dragging her underneath a Jeep as she clung to the undercarriage for dear life. The 61-year-old said she'd been chatting with
NewsThe Canadian PressForeign Minister Mélanie Joly raises abortion in UN speech, as Trudeau sanctions Iran
OTTAWA — Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly urged countries to uphold women’s rights and abortion access on Monday, while Canada announced looming sanctions on Iranian officials over the death of a young woman who was detained by the country's morality police. In a speech to the United Nations General Assembly, as the global gathering draws to a close, Joly summarized Canada’s priorities and concerns in foreign relations, including by calling for more multilateral solutions to problems like c
NewsThe Canadian PressFormer top civil servant, medical association president appointed as senators
OTTAWA — Ian Shugart, a longtime bureaucrat and the country's top civil servant during the first part of the COVID-19 pandemic, has been tapped for a seat in the Senate. Dr. Gigi Osler, a Winnipeg surgeon, University of Manitoba professor and president of the Federation of Medical Women in Canada, is also set to become a senator. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced the picks today after the two were recommended to him by the independent advisory board for appointments to the upper chamber. S
NewsThe Canadian PressCanadian Armed Forces spearheads Ottawa's post-Fiona response to Atlantic Canada
OTTAWA — The Canadian military is spearheading federal efforts to support post-Fiona recovery efforts across Atlantic Canada. Here is a look at what Ottawa is doing to help those affected by the hurricane. Canadian Armed Forces The Canadian military is deploying troops and equipment to the region after the federal government approved requests for assistance from Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island and Newfoundland and Labrador over the weekend. Approximately 50 Armed Forces members are currently o
NewsThe Canadian PressQuebec man charged with killing wife, two children in Montreal suburb
MONTREAL — Police in Quebec say a 36-year-old man has been charged with three counts of murder in the killings of his wife and two children in Brossard, a suburb of Montreal. Mohamad Al Ballouz was charged Monday at the Longueuil courthouse, just south of Montreal. Al Ballouz faces one count of second-degree murder in the death of his wife, Synthia Bussières, and two counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of his children. Al Ballouz, who is also charged with arson, will remain detained. Lon
NewsThe Canadian PressFiona fallout: Losses being tallied as hundreds of soldiers arrive for cleanup duty
STANLEY BRIDGE, P.E.I. — Phyllis Carr's voice broke with emotion as she surveyed damage to the historic town of Stanley Bridge, a small community on the north shore of Prince Edward Island. "It's very sad for those of us who lived here all of our lives and our parents lived here," she said, taking in a scene that has become all too familiar in towns and villages across Atlantic Canada battered and drenched by post-tropical storm Fiona. "Our life is going to change now around our harbour, and our
NewsThe Canadian PressCanadian Food Inspection Agency raises alarm as spotted lanternfly pest nears border
OTTAWA — The Canadian Food Inspection Agency is asking Canadians to keep an eye out for an invasive bug that could spell disaster for the country's wineries and fruit growers. The spotted lanternfly is a pest native to China that has been making inroads in the United States since 2014. Thus far, the small grey-and-red insect with spotted wings has not been found alive in Canada. But in early September, hundreds of adults were found in a residential area in Buffalo, N.Y., just 45 km away from the
EntertainmentYahoo News CanadaTV shows, movies leaving Netflix Canada: 'Fargo,' 'Pulp Fiction' removed October 2022
All movies and TV shows leaving Netflix Canada in October 2022, including Fargo being removed on Oct. 8 and Quentin Tarantino movies Pulp Fiction, Inglourious Basterds and Django Unchained being removed Oct. 1.
NewsThe Canadian PressMPs to study Access to Information system, federal 'culture of secrecy'
OTTAWA — The House of Commons information, ethics and privacy committee plans to look at Canada’s much-maligned access-to-information regime — the latest in a long line of studies of a system intended to make government more transparent. Conservative MP Pat Kelly, the committee chairman, says the system is plagued by excessive delays and a culture of secrecy that has been "baking in for decades." The Access to Information Act allows people who pay $5 to ask for a range of federal documents — fro
EntertainmentYahoo News Canada'I've been grieving about it': After 27 years, Tyler Perry's 'A Jazzman's Blues' meets Netflix audience
For 27 years, Tyler Perry has carried the screenplay for A Jazzman’s Blues (now available on Netflix), and while the filmmaker is excited for people to see this film, starring Joshua Boone and Solea Pfeiffer, he has also been “grieving.”
PoliticsThe Canadian PressYoung Indigenous leaders speak on National Day for Truth and Reconciliation at Senate
OTTAWA — Dr. Meghan Beals says she wants Canada's National Day for Truth and Reconciliation to resemble Remembrance Day. The Prince Edward Island physician is one of five young Indigenous leaders who are in Ottawa to speak to a Senate committee ahead of the federal statutory holiday this Friday. Beals told senators that the day should include a moment of silence to remember the past and feature events in communities across the country to celebrate Indigenous Peoples' contributions to Canada. Aft
NewsThe Canadian PressFeds lift border vaccine requirements, mandatory masks on planes and trains
OTTAWA — The final vestiges of COVID-19 restrictions at Canada's borders will be lifted on Saturday, as federal ministers announced Monday the end of mandatory vaccination, random tests, quarantine, use of the ArriveCan app and masks on planes and trains. The Liberal government will not renew the cabinet order maintaining COVID-19 border measures when it expires on Sept. 30, but Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos once again warned that pandemic restrictions could be brought back if they are needed
NewsThe Canadian PressPoilievre denounces Diagolon 'losers' over threat of sexual assault against his wife
OTTAWA — Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he has asked the RCMP to look into "disgusting" comments made by the founder of a far-right group about sexually assaulting his wife. Jeremy MacKenzie was referring to Anaida Poilievre on an online video stream over the weekend when he suggested she be sexually assaulted. MacKenzie, 36, is the high-profile founder of the online group "Diagolon," which shares members and affiliation with the "Freedom Convoy," as well as those opposed to governmen
NewsYahoo News Canada'I'm so angry and sad about this': Canadians react to drop of masking, COVID-19 testing and ArriveCAN travel requirements
The Canadian government announced Monday that as of Oct. 1, COVID-19 border and travel measures will be removed for plane, train and cruise travel, including the requirement to wear a mask and use ArriveCAN.
NewsThe Canadian PressAfter Fiona: storm recovery begins as police confirm first fatality
A day after post-tropical storm Fiona left a trail of destruction across Atlantic Canada and eastern Quebec, residents of a devastated coastal town in western Newfoundland learned one of their own was its first confirmed fatality. As Fiona descended on Port aux Basques on Saturday, churning out 130-kilometre-per-hour wind gusts, police received reports that two women had been pulled into the ocean as their homes collapsed under the weight of an invading surge. One woman was rescued by local resi
NewsThe Canadian PressLeaders urge Quebecers to vote as advance polls open ahead of provincial election
MONTREAL — Quebec's main political party leaders spent Sunday rallying their supporters to head to the polling stations, as Quebecers got a first chance to vote for who will lead them after the Oct. 3 election. The leaders of the Coalition Avenir Québec, the Liberals, Québec solidaire and the Parti Québécois all visited polling stations on the first day of advance voting amid concerns over possible low voter turnout. The Coalition Avenir Québec's seemingly unshakable lead in the polls has led to
NewsThe Canadian PressIndustry minister to represent Canada at former Japanese PM's funeral
OTTAWA — Federal Industry Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne will represent Canada at former Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe's state funeral this week. Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was scheduled to visit Japan and attend Tuesday's funeral, but cancelled those plans to oversee recovery efforts after post-tropical storm Fiona ravaged much of eastern Canada and parts of Quebec. Describing Abe as a friend and ally of Canada, Champagne says the former Japanese prime minister played an important
NewsThe Canadian Press'We saw what happened in Ontario': Quebecers urged to vote in provincial election
MONTREAL — An incumbent premier and his party sail through an election campaign as a fragmented opposition vies to capture the attention of voters in the absence of a central rallying issue or tide-turning missteps. The scenario playing out in Quebec in the lead-up to next month’s provincial election may seem like déjà vu for residents of Ontario, where the Progressive Conservatives won a second majority in June. Doug Ford’s victory came as voter turnout in that province reached an all-time low
NewsThe Canadian PressMilitary sounding alarm over recruiting problems as Canadians steer clear
OTTAWA — The Canadian Armed Forces is sounding the alarm over a severe shortage of recruits to fill thousands of vacant positions, with the shortfall so bad that senior officers are now calling it a crisis. On a cool Tuesday afternoon, Robert Romero walks out of the Canadian Armed Forces’ recruiting office in downtown Ottawa with an envelope full of papers in his hands. Originally from the Philippines, Romero does not have any direct experience with Canada’s military; his interest is largely der
