Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Justine Hunter
Publication Date: December 10, 2024 - 21:27
BC Conservatives wage internal caucus battle over social values
December 10, 2024
British Columbia’s new Conservative opposition is embroiled in an internal caucus battle that has spilled into a public debate over social values, though the party’s leader is stressing his commitment to free speech and the need to focus on broader campaign issues.Conservative Leader John Rustad received a letter late last month signed by 13 MLAs criticizing his star recruit, Elenore Sturko, after she publicly supported the decision of a Vancouver police board member to resign for making comments that she said could be offensive toward ethnic and gender minorities.
Unpublished Newswire
New rules governing the sales of machetes and other long-blade weapons in Manitoba come into effect today.Retailers are required to keep the items stored in a way so shoppers can’t access them without assistance.Businesses are also required to sell only to adults with photo identification and to keep records of their sales for two years.
December 31, 2024 - 09:53 | | The Globe and Mail
A Quebec heritage site on the Island of Montreal that was the former home of a renowned artist has been destroyed in a fire.A Montreal fire department spokesperson says it took some 40 firefighters about five hours to extinguish the blaze that began Sunday night at the vacant residence in the on-island suburb of Kirkland.
December 31, 2024 - 09:38 | Morgan Lowrie | The Globe and Mail
As officials look for ways to lower soaring flight costs for people in Labrador, one airport executive hopes a massive new energy deal with Quebec will help out.The northern region is served by PAL Airlines and its partner, Air Borealis, and Rex Goudie of the Goose Bay Airport Corporation says an increased need for more rotational workers could attract a competing carrier.Quebec and Newfoundland and Labrador signed a tentative agreement earlier this month to build new hydroelectric facilities along the Churchill River that promise thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in revenue.
December 31, 2024 - 09:35 | | The Globe and Mail
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