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Usually a tourist attraction drawing millions of people a year, Tiananmen Square sits virtually empty, closed off as the Great Hall of the People in Beijing welcomes thousands of delegates from across China for the biggest political parliamentary meetings of the year. The annual “Two Sessions,” or liang hui, are …
Read More »Bonnie Crombie takes aim at Ontario premier in campaign-style speech at Liberal gathering
Ontario’s new Liberal leader took aim at the premier over the weekend as she tested out a new slogan in a campaign-style speech at her party’s annual general meeting. Bonnie Crombie’s address to members came on Saturday while the party gathered in London, Ont., to set policies amid the threat …
Read More »Indigenous group frustrated after being uninvited to Winnipeg gender equality gathering – Winnipeg
Federal, provincial and territorial ministers of women and gender equality have gathered in Winnipeg to discuss emerging issues in their file. However, stealing some of the spotlight from women and gender issues was a political battle that led to what was effectively a counter-conference in the same downtown hotel. Canada’s …
Read More »Toronto hosts informal gathering to mark five years since Danforth shooting – Toronto
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 22, 2023 9:11 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Survivors of the Danforth shooting and their families are expected to be among those who gather today to mark five years since the deadly attack in Toronto’s Greektown. Eighteen-year-old …
Read More »Next steps on new $46B health care deal tops agenda in annual gathering – National
The last time all of Canada’s premiers sat down around the same table, their attention was focused on getting Ottawa to pay more to fix the understaffed, hospitals, shuttered emergency rooms, surgical backlogs and health-worker shortages threatening the viability of their health systems. When they sit down in Winnipeg for …
Read More »B.C. pastor, fined $2,300 for holding gathering during pandemic, loses appeal – Okanagan
A pastor in B.C.’s Interior who challenged a $2,300 violation ticket for holding a public gathering during the COVID-19 pandemic had his appeal dismissed this week. In a decision posted on April 26, a B.C. Supreme Court judge ruled that Pastor Arthur Charles Lucier of Kelowna Harvest Church had indeed …
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