On 20 September 2021, Valdez won in Mississauga-Streetsville with 47.3 per cent of the votes ― more than 13 percentage points more than the Conservative candidate. Rechie Valdez expressed great pride in her Filipino heritage. Minister of Small BusinessIn 2023, Rechie Valdez was promoted to a Cabinet role. Rechie Valdez was also hailed as the first Filipina to be a federal Cabinet minister. Awards and HonoursRechie Valdez was a recipient of the 2021 Quincentennial Award given by the Philippine Consulate General in Toronto.

Liberal MP Ken McDonald says he thinks it's time for his party to consider a leadership review of Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. Liberal MP Ken McDonald speaks with Radio-Canada at an arena in his riding. But the MP for Avalon said he wonders now if the Liberal leader is doing his party more harm than good. WATCH: Liberal MP who voted against carbon tax says Conservatives asked him to switch parties Liberal MP who voted against carbon tax says Conservatives asked him to switch parties Duration 7:18 'I've been asked to cross the floor,' Ken McDonald, the Liberal MP for Avalon who voted twice with the Conservatives against the federal carbon tax, told Power & Politics on Friday. She said she thinks the Liberal leader "doesn't listen to people."

Joe B. Marshall, a respected Mi'kmaw elder, veteran, educator and lawyer who championed for the rights of Mi’kmaq, has died. (Kwilmu'kw Maw-klusuaqn - image credit)Membertou's Joe B. Marshall, a respected elder, veteran, educator and lawyer who advocated for the rights of the Mi'kmaq, has died. He was a strong protector of Mi'kmaw culture, language and treaty rights throughout his life. In 1969, he co-founded the Union of Nova Scotia Indians, which is now known as the Union of Nova Scotia Mi'kmaq. She said in Mi'kmaw culture, it is believed that you should never leave a dying person alone.

It was reported to police that two female siblings, a 19-year-old young adult and a pre-teen girl, were inside the home alone and involved in a dispute. While inside the home, a confrontation occurred between members and the 19-year-old female. One of the officers subsequently discharged their firearm striking the adult female. No EPS members were physically injured during this event. A 46.1 notification has since been provided to the Alberta Director of Law Enforcement, who has directed ASIRT to conduct an investigation into this OIS incident.

The Current 16:50 Anesthesiologist shortage puts surgeries in jeopardyKelly Konieczny is one of many people who've had their surgeries delayed because of a lack of anesthesiologists in Alberta. Dr. Lucie Filteau, president of the Canadian Anesthesiologist Society, says the anesthesiologist shortage is not just a problem in Alberta. He added that burnout among physicians is a factor, and morale at hospitals has been low the past few years. This means cancer-related surgeries are scheduled first, while non-urgent surgeries, and those related to quality of life, have to wait. Dr. Lucie Filteau, president of the Canadian Anaesthesiologist Society, says this is a problem provinces are facing across Canada.

WATCH | How Ottawa is capping international students in Canada: Ottawa is capping international students in Canada: Get the details Duration 4:53 Marc Miller, minister of immigration, refugees and citizenship, outlined Monday how the federal government plans to cap the number of international students in Canada. But some economic experts say Saskatchewan could bring in more international students than before the cap because of its population and current permit allocation. Singh said as an international student, some of the messaging that blamed international students for rising home prices felt "vague and targeted." "Those extra dollars that go right to the university's bottom line and support programming are coming from these international students." Given that undergraduate international students pay nearly triple what domestic students pay, according to Statistics Canada, a rise in students could be an economic boon for the institutions.

They’ve become common in Ashamalla’s colorectal cancer practice at Toronto’s Sunnybrook Hospital. The increase in colorectal cancer diagnoses in Canadians under 50 continued beyond 2012 and is “possibly accelerating,” another study warned. But even before the studies came out, anecdotally doctors were reporting far more young adults with colorectal cancer, and fewer over 50s. But even then, doctors say they’re seeing younger cancer patients who don’t fit into any of the risk categories. “You hear stories of young women who get radiation but were unaware they would become infertile.

ABOYNE – The Wellington County Museum and Archives lives in the “Poor House,” the oldest remaining rural House of Industry in Canada. Luke Hutchie and Matthew Finlan will explore the building – and its rumoured connections to the supernatural – in a new CBC Gem series Ghosting. GhostingBuilt in 1877, the “poor house” was made as a place of refuge for the poor, homeless and destitute people in Wellington County. In the basement of the museum, the two ghost hunters saw tunnels where bodies were stored at the Poor House before they were buried. CBC GemGhosting will premiere on CBC Gem for free on Jan. 26 will all episodes available at 9am.

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A "heavily armed" man who randomly fired a long gun inside Edmonton's city hall, shattering glass, has been arrested, Edmonton's police chief said Tuesday afternoon. WATCH | Gunshots fired at Edmonton city hallShots fired, Molotov cocktail thrown inside Edmonton city hall Duration 1:47 An armed suspect opened fire at Edmonton city hall Tuesday afternoon and threw a Molotov cocktail. The City of Edmonton announced Tuesday afternoon that city hall would be closed to the public until further notice. Police vehicles outside Edmonton city hall on Tuesday after a weapons complaint prompted an evacuation of the building. "City hall is a welcoming and open space for Edmontonians, and today's incident was an unfortunate and unusual change in that tradition."

What was so impressive about Jewison’s career is that he was a master filmmaker above any single genre or style. Filmmakers this adept at seamlessly pointing their cameras at such a diaspora of stories and esthetics are rare birds. In working on what a tribute to Jewison looked like, I delved into his career from numerous vantage points. Supporting Canadian filmJewison had five Best Picture Oscar nominations to his credit, including 1968 winner In the Heat of the Night. Right up to this past Toronto International Film Festival, the Canadian Film Centre’s annual barbecue is a tradition that burns bright.

107 years after the NHL’s inaugural season in 1917, the Professional Women’s Hockey League (PWHL) started theirs. PWHL New York beat PWHL Toronto 4-0 in the league’s first game on Jan. 1. As evidence of this, hockey fans were quick to get tickets to PWHL games and all of Canada’s PWHL teams sold out their home opener games. Wells is very supportive of young girls having new opportunities since our generation is all about taking action and changing the world for the better. “Seeing all these young girls getting to go to this game and the stadium is full, that is so cool,” Meighan said.

Four people in the helicopter were badly injured in the accident, which took place Monday afternoon 30 kilometres north of Terrace, B.C. heli-skiing crash Duration 2:16 Three people are dead and four others were rushed to hospital in critical condition after a helicopter crash north of Terrace, B.C., on Monday afternoon, Northern Escape Heli-Skiing has confirmed. "I join in the pain of the families who lost their loved ones in the terrible helicopter crash in Canada. WATCH | Heli-skiing crash victims identified: Victims identified in fatal heli-skiing crash north of Terrace, B.C. Duration 2:58 More details are emerging after three people were killed and four injured in a helicopter crash north of Terrace on Monday afternoon.

Not thinking anything of it, Jasper Sloan Yip made an account on CBC Music in 2010. CBC Music was having a contest to see who would be the 20,000th artist to register on their platform, according to Yip. This led to an appearance on CBC Radio, where Yip talked about his album while it was featured on the station. Yip said UBC community members interested in joining CiTR should visit the studio to learn more. I love working with people.”— Additional reporting by Iman Janmohamed