Juno Jump Start | Brett Wilson offers $100K to UVic for a “simple apology” to Frances Widdowson
Wilson will donate the six-figure sum if the University of Victoria offers a public apology for its treatment of Widdowson, watch Premier Smith's a year-end interview with True North, and more.
Brett Wilson offers $100K to UVic for a “simple apology” to Frances Widdowson
A well-known Canadian investment banker, businessman, and philanthropist is offering $100,000 to the University of Victoria if it issues “a simple apology” to former Mount Royal University professor Frances Widdowson.
Exclusive: Danielle Smith Reveals Her Top Priorities for Alberta’s Future
In a year-end exclusive interview with True North’s Isaac Lamoureux, Premier Danielle Smith outlines the long-term goals that will define her time in office — from healthcare reform to Alberta’s new energy deal with Ottawa.
Rustad resigns as Conservative Party of B.C. leader
Less than 24 hours after insisting he wasn’t leaving the party and that its members had no legal avenue to force him to resign, John Rustad has resigned as leader of the Conservative Party of British Columbia.
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Lawton presses debate commissioner over journalist access to leaders’ debates
Conservative MP Andrew Lawton pressed Canada’s debates commissioner on Thursday over workplace harassment safeguards and media accreditation rules, drawing on his own past experience as an independent journalist who successfully challenged the commission in Federal Court.
EXCLUSIVE: Taiwan eyeing Canadian oil as “strategic” option in wake of pipeline MOU
Taiwan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs has identified Canadian oil and natural gas as a potential pillar of democratic security and energy cooperation, following the new energy memorandum of understanding (MOU) between Prime Minister Mark Carney and Alberta Premier Danielle Smith.
Alberta to rework rules for petitions, elections, and referendums
Alberta’s government is proposing sweeping changes to the province’s election, referendum and citizen-initiative laws, introducing higher nomination thresholds, stricter party-naming rules and a major restructuring of how initiative petitions and constitutional questions are reviewed.
WATCH: Ottawa’s $15B Stellantis gamble just BLEW UP
Ottawa handed Stellantis $15 billion in subsidies to build electric-vehicle battery capacity in Canada. But with no job guarantees in the deal, the automaker has now announced major new investments and expanded production in Illinois and Michigan, including a 50% production increase and 5,000 new U.S. jobs.
Chrétien summoned to testify on immigration influencing 1995 Quebec referendum
The House of Commons’ immigration committee voted unanimously to summon former prime minister Jean Chrétien, his immigration minister, and his then-deputy minister to answer questions on the Liberals’ use of fast-tracking newcomers to citizenship to influence the results of Quebec’s 1995 referendum.
B.C. tightens so-called safe-supply program as Charter challenge unfolds
The British Columbia NDP government is changing course on its so-called safe-supply program, moving to witnessed-consumption requirements for its prescribed opioid model at the same time a landmark Charter challenge on drug policy brought by the Drug User Liberation Front plays out in the B.C. Supreme Court.
Emails show May, NDP MLAs pressed for euthanasia of illegal immigrant
Emails published by military veteran and anti-euthanasia advocate Kelsi Sheren show Green Party Leader Elizabeth May and two British Columbian NDP MLAs pressured B.C.’s Ministry of Health to give an illegal immigrant health coverage to access taxpayer-funded assisted suicide.
WATCH: How Canada Sabotaged Its Own Economy
In the latest episode of Not ‘Sorry’ on Juno News, host Alexander Brown, Director of the National Citizens Coalition, explores Canada’s ongoing immigration and economic crises. Drawing from his recent testimony before the House of Commons’ immigration committee, Brown calls for sweeping reforms to prioritize Canadian youth and productivity. He pins the blame squarely on the Liberal government for soaring unemployment, stagnant economic growth, crumbling healthcare, a dysfunctional housing market, and eroding public trust.
EU moves to permanently ban Russian gas, push energy independence
The European Union will permanently end imports of Russian natural gas and phase out remaining Russian oil under a political agreement reached by negotiators for the European Parliament and the Council this week.
WATCH: Canada’s Extortion Crisis
True North’s Alex Zoltan joins the show to break down Canada’s growing extortion crisis. A wave of violence, threats, and shootings have erupted, affecting South Asian business owners in cities like Surrey and Brampton.
