Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for Wednesday, August 7, 2019
Canadians held in China / China tensions
Canadian and Chinese journalists both have visa problems when dealing with opposing governments
As China plays hardball, Canada can now feel Hong Kong's pain
Canada wide Manhunt for BC homicide suspects
We have an archive of stories related to the case files available here.
Globe and Mail
Liberals open to new options to address wrongful convictions, including independent review panel advocated by David Milgaard
Canada's chief information officer Alex Benay leaving to join AI startup Mindbridge
CBC
News that's safe to use: Researchers aim to track information during campaign
Green Party unveils plan to transition oil, gas workers to renewable energy jobs
Why Ottawa is hedging when it comes to handguns
Dominic LeBlanc makes 1st public appearance in months since non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis
When CSIS comes knocking: Amid reports of Muslim students contacted by spy agency, hotline aims to help
Oka calls for moratorium on land transfer to Kanesatake
Toronto Star
Canadians who hold strong links to political parties more likely to be misinformed about politics, study finds
Tougher gun measures on election agenda in wake of Toronto shootings
NDP presses government for details on ensuring pharmaceutical supplies
Liberals, Tories neck-and-neck in latest Mainstreet poll
Ottawa in talks with Manitoba school boards on carbon tax dollars rejected by province
Ottawa says no formal request made by Saskatchewan over infrastructure dollars
Toronto Sun
$2.5M for specialized disaster response teams
A rare example of actual fake news in Canadian electoral politics
Let's hear about cost of living this election
Maclean's
Canada's Brexit talks with the U.K.: There are none
National Post
'We're closer to the knife's edge': Confrontation looming on encryption 'backdoors' as Goodale looks for balance
'Simply keeping a promise': Premier Jason Kenny takes 10 percent pay cut, Alberta MLA's five percent
Global
People with strong partisan views get more facts wrong on a current events test: survey
'A total blackout': Kashmiri-Canadians unable to contact relatives since India cut Internet
Miscellaneous
Philadelphia mayor visits Vancouver's drug injection sites
Will "Chilling Effect' of Spying on Protestors Silence Pipeline Opponents?
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