The Honourable Arif Virani, Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada, today announced the following appointment under the judicial application process established in 2016. Justice Harvie fills the newly created position authorized further to the Budget Implementation Act, 2022, No. Quote"I wish Justice Harvie every success as she takes on her new role. Justice Harvie was appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montréal in 2019. From 1999 to 2019, she practised at CBC/Radio-Canada in the areas of media law, constitutional law and civil liberties, administrative law, civil liability, intellectual property, construction law, access to information, and penal and criminal law.

December 18, 2023 17:16 UTC

No, not Premier David Eby — we’re talking about his federal doppelganger, Housing Minister Sean Fraser. Fraser has been on a run of reforms since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau appointed him to the housing portfolio in July. In British Columbia, though, the federal minister’s breakneck housing pace has earned a few chuckles from the New Democrat administration. It may end up being the most ambitious public-sector housing construction plan in provincial history. Eby has been urging the feds to get back into the game of building federal housing, like they did decades ago.

December 18, 2023 16:46 UTC

Automakers are set to get a jolt Tuesday when Ottawa unveils its promised electric vehicle regulations. The federal government wants 20 per cent of all vehicles sold to be zero-emissions vehicles by 2026. Fin du widget Widget. Reuss also called on the government to consider the costs to families and challenges with charging electric vehicles, particularly for rural Canadians. Fin du widget Widget.

December 18, 2023 16:38 UTC

The Honourable Judith Harvie, a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec in Montréal, is appointed a puisne Judge of the Court of Appeal of Quebec in Montréal. Justice Harvie was appointed a Judge of the Superior Court of Quebec for the district of Montréal in 2019. Along with the 13 positions created under Budget 2021, this makes a total of 37 newly created superior court positions. Along with the 13 positions created under Budget 2021, this makes a total of 37 newly created superior court positions. SOURCE Department of Justice CanadaFor further information: Chantalle Aubertin, Press Secretary, Office of the Minister of Justice, 613-992-6568, [email protected]; Media Relations, Department of Justice Canada, 613-957-4207, [email protected]

December 18, 2023 16:30 UTC

Début du widget Widget. Fin du widget Widget. Cathy Khalil recently tipped five bucks on an $18 box of doughnuts at one Ottawa store — and says she has no regrets. According to polling from the Angus Reid Institute, roughly two in five Canadians feel the extra cost of tipping is making them less likely to go out. Angus Reid polling also found a shift in attitudes after the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, with nearly 60 per cent of respondents wanting to go tip-free.

December 18, 2023 15:36 UTC





A three-year-old puppet and her nana, popular among Canadian youth two decades ago, are taking over TikTok, and perhaps proving once again that Mona is a wonderful girl. With over 200 million views on the hashtag Nanalan on TikTok, odds are those scrolling through the app have either heard “Who’s that wonderful girl?,” or seen Mona and her nana together in a video. Toronto’s Jason Hopley and Jamie Shannon co-created “Nanalan’” when they were working at YTV originally to fill commercial spots as three-minute shorts. “You’re always free at your Nana’s place to do things, and because nanas are way more relaxed than your parents are, right … nanas are just awesome.”WHO'S THAT WONDERFUL GIRL, ANYWAY? “At the time, it was 1999, there wasn’t too many things starring a grandmother or a little girl,” Shannon said.

December 18, 2023 13:34 UTC

The Billionaire Murders - Barry and Honey Sherman PlayAbout In this episode, Payton tells Garrett the case of Barry and Honey Sherman and how the billionaire couple where found dead in their home. What happened and who was it?Socials, discount codes, and More:https://linktr.ee/murderwithmyhusbandCase Sources:Bloomberg.com - https://www.bloomberg.com/news/newsletters/2023-08-03/barry-and-honey-sherman-s-murders-lead-to-family-succession-dramaCBSNews.com - https://www.cbsnews.com/news/barry-sherman-honey-sherman-2017-murders-35-million-reward/CNN.com - https://www.cnn.com/2022/12/17/us/toronto-billionaire-sherman-killings-reward-cec/index.htmlABC - https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-01-03/canada-billionaire-murder-mystery/101815016CBC News - https://www.cbc.ca/newsinteractives/features/barry-honey-sherman-deaths-investigationTheStar.com - https://www.thestar.com/news/sherman-murders/CTV Toronto - https://toronto.ctvnews.ca/relative-believes-someone-was-making-a-statement-in-murder-of-barry-and-honey-sherman-unsealed-documents-show-1.5740847“The Billionaire Murders” by Kevin DonovanForbes.com - https://www.forbes.com/sites/forbesdigitalcovers/2019/11/25/honey-and-barry-sherman-billionaire-murders-kevin-donovan-book-excerpt/?sh=6fdaf5dd365eMedium.com - https://medium.com/crimebeat/inside-the-world-of-barry-sherman-d19ed1d08a99PharmaVoice.com - https://www.pharmavoice.com/news/barry-honey-sherman-murders-mysteries-Apotex/637332/Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

December 18, 2023 11:42 UTC

In This Story: RussiaRussia, or the Russian Federation, is a transcontinental country located in Eastern Europe and Northern Asia. Russia spans more than one-eighth of the Earth’s inhabited land area, stretching eleven time zones, and bordering 16 sovereign nations. The Soviet Union was dissolved in 1991 and since 1993 Russia been governed as a federal semi-presidential republic. Russia is a major great power, with the world’s second-most powerful military, and the fourth-highest military expenditure. As a recognised nuclear-weapon state, the country possesses the world’s largest stockpile of nuclear weapons.

December 18, 2023 09:58 UTC

Pauline Peng Skinner, who runs a small wholesale business in Richmond Hill, Ont., says her bank told her in early December that she isn't eligible for the CEBA loan she received. But earlier this month, she said, she was told by her bank HSBC that she wasn't eligible for the money she received more than three years ago. Peng Skinner said she's now being told she's expected to repay the loan in full by Dec. 31. "The flexibility that we are providing is significant support for small businesses who might still be struggling to make ends meet," the spokesperson said in an email. But Peng Skinner said the way she was told at the last moment to pay back the money isn't fair.

December 18, 2023 09:48 UTC

An independent assessment of the Holyrood thermal generating station has determined the oil-fired power plant can continue to operate for another decade as a backup to Muskrat Falls. (Terry Roberts/CBC - image credit)An independent assessment of the Holyrood thermal generating station has determined the oil-fired power plant can continue to operate for another decade as a backup to Muskrat Falls. Two of the three turbines at the aging Holyrood generating facility are now out of service and the only unit currently online not operating at full capacity. Hydro is stressing that there are "sufficient available generating reserves at this time and there are no current alerts." As CBC/Radio-Canada reported last week, Unit 2 at the 490-megawatt Holyrood thermal generating station is offline for repairs until March.

December 18, 2023 09:43 UTC

Winners and losersTo make this math relatively simple, the spreadsheet compared one-year periods when the California price index fell vs. when it was rising. Conversely, California prices rose three-quarters of the time. By the way, California prices rose 1.3% in the year ended in 2023’s third quarter, according to the FHFA index. So, the national Consumer Price Index grew at a 3.1% annual pace when California home prices dipped vs. 3.9% in price upswings. Ponder what my spreadsheet found when it ranked California unemployment by quarter, then divided the past 48 years into thirds.

December 18, 2023 01:49 UTC

The Canadian PressEnvironment Canada has issued winter weather travel advisories for much of southern Ontario and snow squall warnings for communities near Lake Huron and Georgian Bay. The weather agency says rain is expected to quickly turn into snow later today as colder air moves into southern Ontario. It warns that snow in many parts of southern Ontario may become heavy at times and wind gusts of up to 60 kilometres per hour could result in blowing snow in some areas. Environment Canada says travel could be h

December 17, 2023 23:39 UTC

The school’s three grade 5 classes came together to cover Drake’s “Passionfruit” for the CBC’s “Music Class Challenge.”Grade 5 students at Nakoda Elementary School in Morley have won the CBC’s national “Music Class Challenge,” and brought home some much appreciated prize money for the school’s music program. “Because we use music and technology in the classroom, we were submitted into this category, and it's a celebration of a technology-forward music classroom,” explained Van Allen. We were really fascinated by how a song in one context, when placed in a different context, changes entirely.”What will Van Allen do with the $5,000 prize? To view the school’s winning video and performance visit Here are the winners of the 2023 Canadian Music Class Challenge | CBC Music Events. To see other videos Van Allen's students have done view the the Nakoda Elementary School YouTube page.

December 17, 2023 23:02 UTC

PHOTO ROBERT SKINNER, LA PRESSEAntoine Dionne Charest se dit fier de porter le nom de Charest : « J’en suis fier et je suis très fier des réalisations du gouvernement de mon père. Aujourd’hui, je donne mon avis, je donne l’heure juste, et je ne me cache pas.

December 17, 2023 18:53 UTC

Karen Mersereau, co-owner of Hotel Paulin in Caraquet, says she doesn't know how she will manage to pay back her loan. "What's going to happen is a lot of small businesses are going to close down and they may not reopen." According to the Canadian Federation Of Independent Business, there were about 12,000 businesses in New Brunswick that took loans, adding up to $648 million. gives a lot of credit to the federal government for moving quickly to offer the CEBA to businesses. Frederic Gionet with the Canadian Federation Of Independent Business says sectors such as hospitality, tourism and restaurants were some of the hardest hit.

December 17, 2023 15:08 UTC