🟢 Juno Jump Start: Peter Milobar resigns from BC Conservatives
Former BC Conservative leadership candidate Peter Milobar says his values “don’t align” with the party’s new direction under leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay.
Former BC Conservative leadership candidate Peter Milobar resigns from the party
Former BC Conservative leadership candidate and Kamloops Centre MLA Peter Milobar has resigned from the party and will now sit as an Independent MLA, saying his values no longer align with its new direction under leader Kerry-Lynne Findlay.
Milobar said he “completely” respects the party membership’s decision to elect Findlay, but added that “my values don’t align with this new direction.” Findlay said she thanked Milobar for his years of service and wished him the best in his future advocacy.
Milobar had previously said he planned to remain with the party after Findlay’s leadership victory and believed he could work with her to defeat the BC NDP. Keep Reading
Hockey Night in Canada Punjabi cancelled after 18 years
Hockey Night in Canada: Punjabi Edition has been cancelled after 18 years on the air. The Rogers Sports and Media program, which aired on OMNI Television and Sportsnet, announced Friday that it would not be returning.
The show launched in 2008 to provide Punjabi-speaking Canadians with NHL play-by-play, commentary and intermission coverage. It later became a regular Saturday-night broadcast on OMNI after Rogers took over the NHL’s Canadian broadcast rights in 2014.
The reaction online was mixed, with many viewers expressing disappointment over the cancellation, while others celebrated the decision, calling the program a “waste of money.” Keep Reading
Preston Manning steps into Alberta referendum debate
Former Reform Party leader Preston Manning is stepping into Alberta’s referendum debate, co-chairing a virtual forum with former B.C. premier Gordon Campbell on Alberta and Western Canada’s relationship with Ottawa.
The Alberta and the West Assembly will take place online Sept. 19 and 20, just one month before Alberta’s Oct. 19 referendum. Organizers say the event will examine concerns about the federal government and different options for addressing them.
Manning has described the assembly as an educational exercise rather than a campaign for a specific outcome, saying it will give participants a chance to hear competing perspectives and examine possible responses to dissatisfaction with the current federal system. Keep Reading
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Liberals’ promise to review Bill C-59 now three years overdue
The Liberals have failed to complete a mandatory review of Bill C-59, a major national security law that expanded powers for agencies including CSIS. The review was required by 2023, but nearly three years later, the government still has not launched it, with the Public Safety Minister’s office saying the timing is ultimately up to Parliament. Keep Reading
Three arrested in $1.5M Toronto-area break-and-enter investigation
Toronto police have arrested three people and laid 150 charges in Project Compass, an investigation into a series of high-end residential break-and-enters across the GTA. Police say they recovered more than 2,500 items, including jewelry, watches, coins, cash and precious metals, and believe a pawn shop was used to sell stolen property. Keep Reading