Terry Pedwell
Reporter with The Canadian Press
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Unions increasingly at odds over replacing troubled Phoenix pay system
The federal team charged with finding a replacement for the government's troubled Phoenix pay system will present the Liberals with options within weeks that are expected to include "multiple pilot projects," government officials say.
Questions about who qualifies surround journalism supports in federal budget
Concerns are being raised about limits to who might qualify for aid under a section of this week's federal budget geared toward supporting journalism, and whether the money will, in the long run, save a sector of Canada's media industry that has been in financial freefall for a decade.
Trudeau apologizes for government's past mistreatment of Inuit with TB
James Eetoolook is a 72-year-old tuberculosis survivor among a family of survivors.
In Iqaluit, Trudeau to apologize for federal mistreatment of TB-infected Inuit
The federal government is planning to open up a database of more than 9,000 files to allow Inuit families to learn about relatives lost during the tuberculosis outbreaks of the mid-20th century.
Upcoming budget must include money for new civil service pay system, union says
One of the country's biggest civil service unions says the upcoming federal budget must include money to launch the replacement of the disastrous Phoenix pay system.
Now is not the time for Trudeau to call his Chinese counterpart, says ambassador
More needs to be done on the diplomatic front before the prime minister tries personally to settle the fight between Ottawa and Beijing that has left two Canadians detained in China and another facing the death penalty, Canada's ambassador to China said on Friday, January 18, 2019, after appearing at a Commons committee.
MPs, senators to push for release of imprisoned Canadians during trip to China
A group of Canadian lawmakers travelling to China this weekend will use the trip to push for the release of two Canadians detained there since last month, says a Conservative MP in the delegation.
Senators to resume debate on postal legislation after taking a day to reflect
Senators are to resume a special sitting today to examine a back-to-work bill that would force an end to rotating strikes at Canada Post as the walkouts enter their sixth week.
Novelist Steven Galloway files defamation suit over sexual assault allegations
The former chair of the creative writing program at the University of British Columbia is suing a woman, claiming she falsely accused him of sexual and physical assaults.
Auto tariffs would put central bank 'between a rock and a hard place': Poloz
Introducing auto tariffs into the Canada-U.S. trading system would put the Bank of Canada "between a rock and a hard place" when it comes to adjusting interest rates, bank governor Stephen Poloz told a business audience in Moncton, N.B., on Thursday, September 27, 2018.