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Reversing the Liberals’ slide in the polls would take ‘somewhat of a miracle,’ Liberal MP says

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Reversing the Liberals’ slide in the polls would take ‘somewhat of a miracle,’ Liberal MP says

Newfoundland Liberal MP Ken McDonald says he thinks it would take “somewhat of a miracle” to turn the Liberals’ electoral fortunes around before the next federal election. Speaking with CBC’s Power & Politics, McDonald said Prime Minister Justin Trudeau still enjoys a high amount of support within the Liberal caucus after the party’s surprising byelection loss in a Toronto-area riding. … Read more

Donald Sutherland, famed actor dead at 88, remembered ‘like a Quebecer’

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Donald Sutherland, famed actor dead at 88, remembered ‘like a Quebecer’

Denise Robert, a Canadian film producer, remembers when Quebec director Denys Arcand tapped Donald Sutherland for a role in a film they were working on. “It wasn’t a big role,” Robert told Radio-Canada. “He said that he accepted with great pleasure because his dream was to shoot with Denys Arcand.” When the late actor arrived … Read more

Trudeau says he considered stepping down during marriage difficulties

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Trudeau says he considered stepping down during marriage difficulties

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said in a recent podcast that he considered walking away from the job last year as his marriage began to fracture. Trudeau and his wife, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau, announced last August that they had agreed to separate. During an episode of the ReThinking podcast that was released Tuesday, psychologist and host … Read more

Police arrest 3 in connection with massive Desjardins data breach

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Police arrest 3 in connection with massive Desjardins data breach

Laval police say they arrested three suspects Wednesday in connection to a massive data breach at Desjardins Group made public in 2019. Imad Jbara, 33, and Ayoub Kourdal, 36, were charged with fraud, trafficking in identity information and identity theft. The third suspect has yet to appear in court. An arrest warrant was also issued for a … Read more

Climate change behind ferry disruptions and shipping delays, Marine Atlantic says

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Climate change behind ferry disruptions and shipping delays, Marine Atlantic says

Unusually choppy waters off the west coast of Newfoundland mean the island’s only transport truck ferry service has been seeing an onslaught of delays.  And those repeated delays, says Marine Atlantic spokesperson Darrell Mercer, mean trucks carrying food, clothing and household goods aren’t arriving on time. “There have been continuous storm systems that have been … Read more

Supreme Court dismisses CBC appeal of order to identify source in military sex assault case

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Supreme Court dismisses CBC appeal of order to identify source in military sex assault case

The Supreme Court of Canada decided on Thursday morning that it will not hear the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation’s challenge of a court order that demanded it identify a source and release related documents in the sexual misconduct case against Vice-Admiral Haydn Edmundson. Edmundson was charged in December 2021 with sexual assault and committing indecent acts. The alleged offences date back to 1991. He … Read more