The Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of National Defence, has appointed the Honourable Morris J. Fish, former Justice of the Supreme Court of Canada, as the Independent Review Authority, to conduct an independent review of specified provisions of the National Defence Act (NDA) and their operation.
Day: November 16, 2020
The Honourable Diane Lebouthillier, Member of Parliament for Gaspésie–Les Iles-de-la-Madeleine and Minister of National Revenue, will announce Government of Canada support for three businesses and one organization to boost regional development in the Gaspé.
For the second time this month, there’s promising news from a COVID-19 vaccine candidate: Moderna said Monday its shots provide strong protection, a dash of hope against the grim backdrop of coronavirus surges in the U.S. and around the world.
A B.C. woman is fighting for her life, after contracting COVID-19 from an unknown source while pregnant. Her baby was born via emergency C-section, she is in an induced coma, and her husband has a message for everyone: COVID-19 can hit anyone, even those who take every precaution.
It was one of the most harrowing attacks in recent Canadian history. Alek Minassian rented a moving van and killed 10 people and wounded 16 others on a busy section of Yonge Street in Toronto. Just before his attack on Facebook, he wrote of an “incel rebellion,” aligning himself with the ideology of “involuntarily celibate” men who blame women for the fact they are alone. None of Minassian’s actions are in dispute. But this week, as Minassian faces trial for murder and attempted murder, his lawyers are expected to argue that their client was not criminally responsible for his actions. CBC’s Ioanna Roumeliotis tells us how it could unfold.