Marie Woolf
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Reporter with The Canadian Press
Liberals introduce a bill to subject online streaming giants to Canadian-style broadcasting rules
The Online Streaming Act, introduced Wednesday, would force web firms to offer a set amount of Canadian content and invest heavily in Canada's cultural industries, including film, television and music.
Many First Nations had no polling station during last federal election
Of around 635 First Nations communities in Canada, only 57 per cent were assigned a polling station on their reserve. In some remote communities, the nearest polling station was a great distance away and inaccessible.
Ottawa police gear up for possible violence as trucker convoy heads to the capital
Chief Peter Sloly told the police services board Wednesday that he is working with the RCMP and intelligence bodies to prepare for the protests against a COVID-19 vaccine mandate for cross-border truckers.
Facebook, Google and other digital companies must pay for news: Heritage Minister Pablo Rodriguez
Rodriguez is consulting opposition parties about bringing in a bill modelled on a law in Australia making tech giants pay for news content on their platforms.
Calgary Liberal MP fined $500 for snatching Tory competitor's leaflet from front door
MP George Chahal has paid a $500 fine after taking an opponent's pamphlet from a front door and replacing it with his own during last year's election.
How messaging on Canada's rules for unvaccinated cross-border truckers was bungled
Turmoil and confusion over whether truckers would remain exempt from the vaccine mandate last week stemmed from bureaucrats misinterpreting policy in more than one federal agency — including the one that co-ordinates Canada's response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Synagogues on guard after Texas hostage siege and Toronto police up patrols
The daylong siege at the Congregation Beth Israel synagogue in Colleyville, Texas, ended on Saturday night after U.S. federal agents stormed the temple.
Not all nurses have the right COVID protective equipment
Supply chain issues have made it challenging to provides nurses with all the equipment they need.
Duclos, Tam called before ethics committee on mobile-phone data collection
Opposition MPs on the committee fear the pandemic is being used to undermine the privacy of Canadians who were not aware that a government agency has been collecting mobile-phone data.
Commons ethics committee to probe collection of cell phone data
The House of Commons ethics committee is expected to hold an emergency meeting later this week to investigate the Public Health Agency's decision to collect data from millions of mobile phones to understand travel patterns during the COVID pandemic.