Unpublished Newswire
A bill that would have allowed Parliamentarians to opt out of swearing an Oath of Allegiance to King Charles was killed by a group of cross-partisan MPs. Dating back to the 1867 Constitution, MPs and Senators must affirm their oath to ‘bear true allegiance’ to the British Monarch before taking their seats after an election. They can’t sit in office if they refuse to do so. Should people who hold office swear this oath in 2024? We open the debate floor in Hour 1. Plus, we’re getting an LRT update this afternoon, as progress on Stage Two construction appears to be slow and steady.
April 11, 2024 - 18:00 | | CFRA - 580 - Ottawa
The City of Winnipeg has announced crews will be out sweeping roadways, bridges, sidewalks and pathways starting Sunday. Its yard waste program will start April 29.
April 11, 2024 - 17:58 | Daisy Woelk | Global News - Canada
Scott Moe is amongst some of the premiers that are calling for an emergency televised meeting over the carbon tax with the prime minister.
April 11, 2024 - 17:56 | Jeanelle Mandes | Global News - Canada
Currently, there is no cure for parkinsons disease, with more than 100-thousand Canadians left to tackle it on their own, and an estimated 10-million people afflicted world-wide.
April 11, 2024 - 17:54 | Daisy Woelk | Global News - Canada
Union president Sumit Guleria said that after a difficult bargaining session last week the union voted in favour of setting a strike deadline of April 22 at midnight.
April 11, 2024 - 17:49 | Matthew Bingley | Global News - Canada
Homeless Indigenous women in the North do not feel well-protected by the RCMP and instead face violence and discrimination by police, a new report from the Yellowknife Women's Society has found.
April 11, 2024 - 17:37 | | CBC News - Canada
