What the Canada Post strike means for your mailNewsDuration 1:32If you’re expecting a package from Canada Post, you might be waiting a while. Canada Post workers went on strike after failing to reach a negotiated agreement with their employer, exactly one year after talks began.
“I can’t wait to defund the CBC and sell off the headquarters for housing,” Poilievre posted on X this summer. “I hear Stephen’s complaint from a substantial number of the CBC employees I know,” admitted veteran political journalist Paul Wells. Some views just don’t seem worthy of being recorded by the CBC, even if they are views held by sizable portions of the Canadian public. She is unable to name a single CBC conservative commentator. For a public broadcaster to survive today it must be considered a “must-have” by the public it serves.
Losing the CBC will not be a tragedyIf Pierre Poilievre and the Conservatives are elected, they’ve been abundantly clear that a top priority will be to defund the CBC. The principal conservative case for defunding the CBC isn’t “revenge” as he puts it. Less than 5 percent of English Canadian viewers are watching CBC television and barely 2 percent are tuning into the CBC News Network. Nevertheless, as part of his defence of the CBC, Lowman makes a conservative appeal that tearing down institutions is harder than building them up. Just because the CBC has been around a long time isn’t a case for its ongoing existence.
Compass political panel on NHL contract, land ownershipNewsDuration 7:49Political commentators Sally Pitt and Paul MacNeill weigh in on the Community Outreach Centre, threats aimed at Three Rivers council, and more as week two of the fall setting of the P.E.I. Legislature comes to a close.
Taylor Swift butters up Toronto crowd at 1st of 6 Eras tour showsNewsDuration 9:21Taylor Swift called her Canadian fans 'the most generous, encouraging, welcoming, passionate, excitable fans' at the first of six shows in her Toronto mini-residency, as the Eras tour comes to a close.
A downed power line is a potentially lethal hazard. Here’s what to do when you see oneNewsDuration 6:00The CBC’s Carolyn Stokes speaks with College of the North Atlantic instructor and technician Aiden Dean about the dangers of a downed power line in the wake of a fatal accident in Torbay.
NDP would vote against any Canada Post back-to-work legislation, Singh saysNewsDuration 1:26NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh cautioned the federal Liberals by saying the NDP would vote against any possible back-to-work legislation that could be ordered in the Canada Post work stoppage, saying he would never allow any vote in Parliament that 'undermines worker's rights.'
Overcrowded school bus leaves Moncton student out in the coldNewsDuration 1:58After two years of riding the bus to Bernice MacNaughton High School in Moncton, Galnashin Qureshi and Irfan Khan can’t understand why their daughter no longer qualifies for transportation.
events to commemorate Louis Riel on Nov. 16, the anniversary of his death – CBCNov 15, 2024‘It’s important because we can’t forget,’ said Gabriel Dumont Institute curriculum developerEvents in Saskatchewan this weekend will mark the 139th anniversary of the execution of Louis Riel. Riel, the first president and leader of the Métis Nation, was charged with treason and hanged on Nov. 16, 1885, at the Northwest Mounted Police barracks in Regina. The Gabriel Dumount Institute (GDI) will hold a ceremony Saturday in remembrance of Riel and Métis veterans, in partnership with Parks Canada and Friends of Batoche. Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/saskatchewan/sask-events-to-commemorate-louis-riel-on-nov-16-the-anniversary-of-his-death-1.7383784
On Tuesday, workers gave Canada Post 72 hours notice ahead of the strike, which will shut down the company's operations. Canada Post will not deliver mail or parcels and some post offices will be closed for the duration of the strike. Canada Post workers walked off the job after not reaching a negotiated agreement with their employer over wages, expansion of services and worker safety. Worker safety is of particular concern in the North, according to Whitehorse Canadian Union of Postal Workers (CUPW) president, Mac Clohan. Canada Post is asking letter carriers across the country to increase the time they spend walking outside from six to eight hours.
By Casey Babb, November 15, 2024The Biden administration’s leadership in the Middle East since the October 7 terrorist attack was weak and ineffective. In theory, that may be at odds with unequivocal support for Israel’s war aims. (Next Tuesday, I’ll be joining the National Post to discuss this issue at a live virtual event. Israel’s war is a war that can be won with arms, with negotiating, and with military might. But our war, as Jews in the diaspora — the one we’re facing day in and day out — is a war of ideas, words, ideology and truth.
Boissonnault apologizes for shifting statements about family’s Indigeneity – CBCNov 15, 2024Employment minister told reporters he is ‘learning about his family in real time’Employment Minister Randy Boissonnault apologized Friday for “not being as clear” as he could have been about his family’s Indigenous heritage and said he asked the Liberal Party to correct the record when it called him Indigenous. “I apologize unequivocally and I’ll end it there,” he said, speaking to reporters in Edmonton on Friday. Boissonnault is facing questions over claims he’s made related to his family’s background. Read More: https://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/boissonnault-apology-indigenous-1.7384549
November 15, 2024 —Christopher Adams, a political scientist and adjunct professor at the University of Manitoba, said historically premiers start with a smaller cabinets and over time expand them, but he said it is unusual for a premier to add three new faces to his inner circle one year after being elected. Adams said one of the reasons might be an electoral strategy to hold on to seats for future elections, and being a cabinet minister helps candidates in being re-elected. But he said cabinet is also built and shuffled to represent different parts of society. To read the entire about the shuffle, please visit the link here with CBC Manitoba.
An official Palestinian flag-raising ceremony planned at Regina city hall for Friday is not going ahead, according to the city. A Thursday afternoon email from the City of Regina said, At the direction of Mayor Sandra Masters, the flag raising and ceremony for Palestine that had been planned for tomorrow, Friday November 15, will not proceed. Requests must be reviewed by the office of the city clerk and meet the criteria set out in its guidelines. Regina city council heard from several delegations this summer after Israel's flag was flown at city hall April 13-14, 2024, to mark its national day of independence. Ultimately, the decision was referred back to the city clerk for recommendations on how to proceed.
New jail planned for Kemptville moves forwardNewsDuration 2:30The province has announced a $21-million dollar contribution to the town's water treatment plant it says is needed before the it can move ahead with plans for a new 235 bed correctional facility.
