Lee Berthiaume
Reporter for The Canadian Press
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Freeland asks Opposition Tories to hurry passage of COVID relief bill
Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is appealing to the official Opposition Conservatives to hasten passage of a COVID-19 relief bill through the House of Commons.
Canada likely to face pressure to send troops to Iraq
Canada is expected to face pressure this week to reverse a recent drawdown of troops from Iraq as the NATO military alliance prepares to expand its presence in the country.
Pfizer expected to ramp up vaccine deliveries to Canada
Canada's sluggish COVID-19 vaccination efforts are expected to get a big boost starting this week as the federal government prepares for a ramp up in the delivery of shots from Pfizer-BioNTech following a month-long lull.
Vance was investigated by military police in 2015, no charges laid, DND says
The Department of National Defence says military police opened an investigation in 2015 into Gen. Jonathan Vance's conduct while he was serving in Italy the previous year, but that no charges were laid.
Trudeau announces billions to build, expand public transit
The federal Liberal government is promising cash-strapped cities billions of dollars in permanent funding for their public-transit systems — though most of the money won’t start flowing until later in the decade.
Parliamentary committee agrees to investigate allegations against Jonathan Vance
A parliamentary committee has agreed to hold formal hearings into the Liberal government’s handling of allegations of inappropriate conduct by former defence chief Gen. Jonathan Vance, which are already the subject of a military police investigation.
Proud Boys and three other extreme right-wing groups added to Canada's terror list
The Trudeau government is adding the Proud Boys and three other extreme right-wing groups to its list of terrorist organizations to address the sort of neo-fascism and white nationalism that boiled over in the U.S. last month.
COVID-19 vaccine delays top agenda as Parliament resumes
Members of Parliament return to the House of Commons on Monday, January 24, 2021, following a month-long break that was anything but restful to again face the ramification of the COVID-19 pandemic as well as the threat of a possible election.
Wait times grow for veterans' mental-health support at government clinics
Internal reports prepared by Veterans Affairs Canada show Canadian veterans have been waiting longer and longer in recent years to access psychiatric services and other medical support at government-run clinics.
Tory leader Erin O'Toole says no place for 'far right' in Canada's Conservative Party
Federal Conservative Leader Erin O'Toole pushed back against attempts to link his party to Trump-style politics on Sunday, January 17, 2021, saying there is "no place for the far right" in the Tories while accusing the Liberals of divisive dirty tricks.