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Five things from the first question period of Canada's 45th Parliament

Five things from the first question period of Canada's 45th Parliament

OTTAWA — Prime Minister Mark Carney faced questions and criticisms from opposition parties during the first question period of Canada's 45th Parliament. Here's a quick look at how the first day went.
Canadian doctors who served in Gaza call for arms embargo, sanctions on Israel

Canadian doctors who served in Gaza call for arms embargo, sanctions on Israel

OTTAWA — Canadian medical professionals who treated wounded Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are urging Ottawa to stop all military trade with Israel.
COVID vaccine 'strongly recommended' during pregnancy, Canadian doctors say

COVID vaccine 'strongly recommended' during pregnancy, Canadian doctors say

TORONTO — Canada's gynecologists say COVID-19 vaccination "remains safe and strongly recommended" during pregnancy and while breastfeeding. The Society of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists of Canada issued the assurance Wednesday, a day after U.S.
Court orders B.C. to pass law giving French school board expropriation powers

Court orders B.C. to pass law giving French school board expropriation powers

VANCOUVER — The B.C. Supreme Court has ordered the provincial government to pass a law within six months providing the Francophone School Board with powers to expropriate private property to build new French-language schools.
CBSA says 67 per cent of drugs seized in month-long operation were coming into Canada

CBSA says 67 per cent of drugs seized in month-long operation were coming into Canada

OTTAWA — More than 67 per cent of the drugs seized during a month-long cross-country Canada Border Services Agency operation were coming into Canada from the United States, the agency says. Operation Blizzard took place from Feb.
Poilievre finds himself a spectator as debate gets underway in Parliament

Poilievre finds himself a spectator as debate gets underway in Parliament

OTTAWA — Pierre Poilievre found himself Wednesday in a place he said he's "never really been" before: watching a Parliament's first question period unfold as a spectator, not a participant.
Ottawa police arrest 13 anti-war protesters demonstrating against arms show

Ottawa police arrest 13 anti-war protesters demonstrating against arms show

OTTAWA — Ottawa Police say officers arrested 13 protesters on charges of mischief and assaulting police after they held demonstrations against an arms expo in the capital.
Trump's former secretary of state says Canadian sovereignty not under threat

Trump's former secretary of state says Canadian sovereignty not under threat

OTTAWA — Canada does not have to worry about its sovereignty being threatened by the United States, U.S. President Donald Trump's former secretary of state Mike Pompeo said Wednesday.
Defence minister says cost of Trump's proposed missile defence project still unknown

Defence minister says cost of Trump's proposed missile defence project still unknown

OTTAWA — Canada does not know what it would cost to join U.S. President Donald Trump's proposed "Golden Dome" missile defence program, Defence Minister David McGuinty said Wednesday. "I'm not in a position to evaluate the numbers.
Minister says CFIA following due process in B.C. ostrich cull case

Minister says CFIA following due process in B.C. ostrich cull case

The federal agriculture minister says the Canadian Food Inspection Agency is following "due process" as it prepares for a cull of about 400 ostriches at a farm in British Columbia. Protesters have called for the ostriches at the farm in Edgewood, B.
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