Source Feed: Ottawa Citizen
Author: The Canadian Press
Publication Date: February 4, 2025 - 18:40
Federal government defends its use of Emergencies Act against convoy protest
February 4, 2025
A judge erroneously concluded it was unreasonable for the federal cabinet to use the Emergencies Act in 2022 to quell protests in the national capital and at key border points, says a lawyer for the government. Read More
Unpublished Newswire
The woman shot by a police officer while wielding a handgun and running through residential Westboro streets in March 2024 was sentenced to five years in prison this week. Read More
February 19, 2025 - 16:57 | Aedan Helmer | Ottawa Citizen
Bell Canada is looking for answers after a subsea fibre-optic cable connecting western Newfoundland to Nova Scotia was severed for the second time in the space of a year.David Joice, the company’s networks director, says the cable was most recently cut on Dec. 24, almost a year after the first incident on Jan. 4, 2024.
February 19, 2025 - 16:49 | | The Globe and Mail
British Columbia will change the fee structure for pharmacies that dispense medications for substance use disorders, to remove the financial incentive for bad actors that pay patients prohibited incentives for their prescription business.The change, announced Wednesday by Health Minister Josie Osborne, comes after reporting by The Globe and Mail on pharmacies paying kickbacks to patients to maximize the amounts the pharmacies can bill the province’s publicly funded drug plan.
February 19, 2025 - 16:40 | Andrea Woo | The Globe and Mail
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