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Over the past year, a Quebec non-profit that advocates for the wrongfully convicted has convinced the federal justice minister to take a second look at two cases in which people have been declared guilty. Project Innocence Quebec says its work led Justice Minister Arif Virani in April to order a …
Read More »Financial watchdog will review decision to move some ServiceOntarios into Staples
Two weeks after the Ford government revealed plans to expand the number of ServiceOntario kiosks in private retail businesses, the province’s financial watchdog has launched a “research project” into the plan. The government faced scrutiny after it began shutting down privately-operated ServiceOntario centres, swapping them out for new locations nestled …
Read More »International students have mixed feelings about visa cap, say system needs review
At a bustling college campus west of Toronto, several students had been thinking about recently announced changes to the international student program that brought them to the post-secondary institution. Some were sympathizing with friends back home whose dreams of studying in Canada were suddenly in jeopardy as Ottawa has moved …
Read More »Manitoba has a ‘strong case’ to review carbon price in province: Kinew
Manitoba Premier Wab Kinew says that it is time to take another look at how the federal carbon price, popularly known as the carbon tax, is applied in his province. “I think that there’s an argument that Manitoba is maybe one of the strongest cases you could make, that the …
Read More »Calgary city council orders review of local access fee on electricity bills – Calgary
It’s a line item on Calgarians’ electricity bills that has grown significantly, and that city council wants to look at more deeply in an effort to find any relief for those struggling to pay them. On Tuesday, city council unanimously approved a comprehensive review of the local access fee on …
Read More »Greenbelt review could see recommendation for more land removals, new minister says
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted September 6, 2023 10:45 am Updated September 6, 2023 10:46 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size TORONTO — Ontario’s new housing minister says a review of the Greenbelt might well see a recommendation for more lands to be removed from the …
Read More »Anti-racism trainer accused of denigrating Toronto principal who died by suicide welcomes review
An anti-racism trainer accused of denigrating a Toronto principal who later died by suicide welcomed a review launched by Ontario’s education minister, saying the allegations against her are false and mischaracterize what happened during two training sessions. Kike Ojo-Thompson, the founder and CEO of a diversity consultancy group — whose …
Read More »How did Paul Bernardo get a prison transfer? CSC set to share review – National
Correctional Service Canada (CSC) will reveal Thursday the outcome of its review regarding the controversial prison transfer of notorious murderer and rapist Paul Bernardo. CSC Commissioner Anne Kelly will present the results of the review at a news conference scheduled for 1:45 p.m. Eastern in Ottawa. She will be joined …
Read More »N.S. nurse tells police review board that officer seemed to blame alleged rape victim – Halifax
By Staff The Canadian Press Posted July 11, 2023 10:39 am Descrease article font size Increase article font size A nurse who examined a Nova Scotia woman to collect evidence of rape is testifying at a hearing into alleged police mishandling of the case. Carrie Low filed a complaint against …
Read More »Manitoba Crown corporation head ousted after review, board chair says – Winnipeg
The chief executive officer of Manitoba’s auto insurance Crown corporation was let go on the long weekend after an internal review of his conduct, officials said Tuesday. Eric Herbelin’s dismissal from the top post at Manitoba Public Insurance is the latest in a string of moves following cost overruns and plans by the …
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