VICTORIA - The provincial government has introduced legislation to regulate boxing, kick-boxing and mixed martial arts events across B.C.Should it become law, Bill 50, known as the Athletic Commissioner Act, will establish a commissioner to oversee the sports.The commissioner will replace local government bodies that currently regulate the events, said...
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Iran could build a nuclear bomb within months if it decides to weaponize its atomic enrichment program, according to Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird. In an interview with CBC's Power & Politics host Evan Solomon, Baird said he doesn't believe Iran has made that decision yet —...
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VICTORIA - British Columbia's first elected Japanese-Canadian politician wiped tears from her eyes Monday as she looked up at her eighty-five-year-old father seated in the legislature to witness an apology 70 years overdue.North Vancouver-Lonsdale Liberal MLA Naomi Yamamoto said the emotions poured out despite her best efforts to maintain her...
HALIFAX - Service Nova Scotia Minister John MacDonell says the province has moved to clear up a legislative clause the cellphone industry says would have compelled it to transmit any government message.The clause is included in a proposed bill regulating the mobile phone industry that would require companies to work...
OTTAWA - NDP Leader Tom Mulcair is sending along congratulations to France's president-elect Francois Hollande.Mulcair, leader of the Opposition, holds dual French and Canadian citizenship. But given his current job, he did not vote in Sunday's presidential election."I simply send along my warmest greetings and my hearty congratulations to Francois...
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MONTREAL - Some people are lashing out at Quebec police in the wake of violent confrontations in which several protesters were injured, including one young man who lost an eye.There are allegations police overreacted last week to small groups of stone-tossing protesters by declaring a demonstration illegal, firing rubber bullets...
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WINNIPEG - Someone is getting much-coveted free tickets to sold-out NHL games in Winnipeg, courtesy of Manitoba's liquor agency, but it's not exactly clear who.The province's official opposition has been pressing the NDP government for a list of those who have been handed the tickets, and whether politics played a...
Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae has failed to convince Speaker Andrew Scheer that MPs' privileges were breached by the government over the F-35 cost controversy and the auditor general's report. Rae had accused the Conservatives of deliberately trying to confuse MPs with their response to Auditor General...
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The Newfoundland and Labrador government and the RCMP are defending their actions on the January night 14-year-old Burton Winters went missing from the remote community of Makkovik. Department of National Defence audio recordings obtained by CBC News suggest emergency officials in the province were slow to react...
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One of the NDP's youngest caucus members wants a parliamentary committee to investigate whether social media websites are doing enough to protect the privacy of the Canadians who use them. Quebec MP Charmaine Borg, 21, will bring forward a motion at Tuesday's meeting of the House of...
Saskatchewan Premier Brad Wall is accusing federal NDP Leader Tom Mulcair of dividing Canadians with his comments about the economy and energy. In a recent interview, Mulcair said the resource sector in western Canada is artificially driving up the dollar, making it tough on eastern manufacturers and...
OTTAWA - The Conservatives, New Democrats and union officials will make a rare show of unity Tuesday as they mark the grim 20th anniversary of the Westray Mine disaster.Defence Minister Peter MacKay and Nova Scotia NDP MP Robert Chisholm are joining members of the United Steelworkers in spreading awareness that...
EDMONTON - Alberta Premier Alison Redford will fill vacancies in the key portfolios of finance, energy, and agriculture Tuesday when she is expected to announce her new cabinet.If she keeps the cabinet at 21 members, five replacements are needed due to resignations or defeats in last month's election.The remaining 16...
HALIFAX - A proposed bill to combat cyberbullying will proceed through the legislature without changes, Nova Scotia's education minister said Monday despite criticism that it should be strengthened.Ramona Jennex said the intent of the bill tabled last month is to set the stage for future steps against cyberbullying."We're being very...
TORONTO - The Ontario Superior Court has certified a class action lawsuit launched by former students of a school for the blind in Brantford.Madam Justice Carolyn Horkins granted the certification for the class action against W. Ross MacDonald, a provincially run residential school for the visually impaired, blind and deaf-blind.Students...
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OTTAWA - The Speaker of the House of Commons has rejected a complaint that government ministers misled Parliament on the costs of the F-35 fighter-jet program.Interim Liberal Leader Bob Rae had argued a month ago that ministers didn't give accurate information to MPs about the true price tag for the...
TORONTO - Postmedia Network Inc. — the proprietor of some of Canada's most storied newspapers, including the National Post, the Montreal Gazette and the Ottawa Citizen — is returning as a client of The Canadian Press after a five-year absence, the national news agency announced Monday.The three-year agreement with Postmedia...
VANCOUVER - A Fraser Valley MLA who recently bolted from the B.C. Liberal party wants to intervene in a lawsuit filed against the provincial government over the B.C. Rail scandal.John van Dongen is asking the B.C. Supreme Court for intervenor status in the suit by the provincial auditor general, who's...
HALIFAX - Managing gambling in Nova Scotia would become a direct government responsibility under proposed changes to the province's Gaming Control Act announced Monday.Communities, Culture and Heritage Minister David Wilson said the change would see the Nova Scotia Gaming Corp. become a division within his department as promised in the...
