Ottawa Observations: Saturday-Monday, April 1-3, 2023

Our compilation of some of the stories of note from the day, reviewing the political developments from the Federal scene for  Saturday-Monday,  April 1-3,  2023

The Trump Indictment

Trump lands in New York for surrender, opposes TV Court coverage 

Trump's expected arraignment is a stress test for US politics

Donald Trump, a media circus and a mugshot: What's missing from this picture?

Why criminal charges against Donald Trump aren't likely to help Ron DeSantis

Trump returns to New York to face historic criminal charges

Donald Trump arraignment: What are the next steps in historic criminal case?

Ukraine/Russia War

Ukraine says its forces fight on in Bakhmut, mocks Russian claim to have captured city

Russia has the capacity to keep fighting in Ukraine for two more years, Lithuania says

Journalists need to be less gullible when covering Putin's threats, observers say

President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to visit Warsaw to meet with Poles, Ukrainians

Prominent Russian military blogger killed in cafe explosion 

Globe and Mail

Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen to join Artemis II mission, first lunar flight in more than 50 years 

'Canada is not for sale': Kevin family has no intention of selling Teck to Glencore no matter what the price

Glencore's pitch puts Teck future in doubt

Why this economic slowdown is so unusual 

Bank of Canada surveys find weakening business outlook ahead of next week's rate decision 

Alberta premier Smith says she will no longer comment on Crown Prosecutor controversy

BC LNG approvals prompt a reckoning of clean energy supply

First Nations police launch human-rights complaint against Ottawa over funding

When MPs put lobbyists ahead of a healthy democracy

Let's help farmers unearth one of Canada's biggest economic and climate opportunities 

How a government vision ages

Ottawa stalls on measures to combat foreign interference

This free trip to Albania was an offer all MPs should refuse

No legal justification for use of Emergencies Act, civil liberties group tells court

Why used care prices are locked in high gear - and what government could do about it

First Nations leaders demand an end to short-staffing at nursing stations in remote communities

Atlantic Hydrogen projects tracking well for 2025 production start, Wilkinson says

                  

CBC

Dennis King promises humility, kindness after winning 2nd term as PEI Premier

Trudeau government will adopt 'many' recommendations from NS mass shooting report

Budget erred by suggesting Ottawa backing away from Inuit TB eradication, minister says

Legal challenge go Emergencies Act use heads to court this week 

Dental care gives the NDP a reason to smile - no matter what happens in the next election 

Enterprise Canada resolves suit against convoy lawyer Brendan Miller

Criminal charges against pharmas over opioid crisis would result only in small fines, Ottawa says

The cost to run the federal government is up $151B a year on Trudeau's watch

Navy launches new 'experience' program to cope with militarily recruit shortfall

Carbon price jumps to $65/tonne, but rebates will also rise for millions of households

Following deaths of 8 near Akwasasne, Trudeau say orderly immigration system is needed

Ottawa adds $3.4B to $20B First Nations child welfare compensation deal 

Toronto/Vancouver Star

           

BC throat slashing suspect charged with terrorism linked to Islamic State group

Downtown Vancouver office vacancy breaks 10% for first time since 2004: Alison Young

UBC encourages students to uninstall TikTok app, citing keystroke capture, data risks

Fungus that causes deadly white nose syndrome among bats detected in BC guano

BC to spend billions on plan to build more homes to ease housing crisis

VPD deputy chief 'appalled' by online criticism following trans-rights rally

Indigenous rights, not mineral rights, BC First Nation tells court

BC nurses reach tentative labour agreement with provincial government

There were two Stephen Harpers - and Pierre Poilievre is getting advice from the wrong one

Egyptian asylum seekers decry "Islamophobia' by Canada's border agency

Doug Ford's meddling will haunt Toronto's mayoral election

Stephen Harper wasn't obsessed with data. Here's why Justin Trudeau is

It's worth noting when we see police do their jobs well

$23-billion settlement for First Nations children announced by AFN and Caring Society

PM Justin Trudeau says orderly immigration system is needed, after deaths of eight migrants

Muslim charity alleges systemic bias in bid to halt revenue agency's 'tainted' audit

Governor General wants Indigenous leaders to meet King Charles to 'reset' ties: AFN

Ottawa may have to adjust future help for Ukrainian refugees: immigration minister

Alberta premier says she will no longer comment on Crown prosecutor controversy

Toronto Sun

Surrey throat slashing suspect charged with terrorism linked to Islamic State group

Radical teachers claim that says 2+2=4 is white supremacy

Plenty of Liberal hot air on carbon taxes

Still waiting for knee replacement surgery months later 

A parade of mayoral hopefuls show up at Toronto City Hall

Old Montreal fire: City Hall Opposition joins calls for coroner's inquest

Trudeau doesn't know what saving money means

Closing OHIP loophole will stop Americans flooding hospitals

Trudeau proves he's a jet-setting carbon-tax hypocrite

The story behind why Ford called Guilbeault 'a piece of work'

Trudeau budget exposes another carbon tax failure

Carbon tax rhetoric versus reality

Mountie problems start at the top

PM, cabinet oblivious to conflict of interest

National Post

Canadian troops in Poland not being reimbursed for meals, putting financial burden on families back home

As UCP considers defamation lawsuit against CBC, Smith stops commenting on Crown prosecutor controversy  

Police search for boat operator who may have fled after eight found dead in St. Lawrence River

Government had no legal justification for use of Emergencies Act, civil liberties group tells court

Trudeau carbon tax nothing more than a senseless money grab

Blame champagne socialists for Canada's tsunami of violent crime

NDP, Bloc Québécois call on government to reinstate ethics commissioner's previous salary

Man arrested after throat slashing on BC bus faces multiple terrorism charges 

PEI Conservatives stay in power with decisive provincial election win

Astronaut community tweets out its approval of Jeremy Hansen's moon mission

Governor General 'facilitating' possible meeting between Indigenous leaders and King Charles to 'reset' ties: AFN Leader

How Canada could stop releasing recidivist violent offenders all the time

Chrystia Freeland's budget is woke by stealth

Two months before Alberta election, NDP has momentum in tight race, poll suggests 

'I won't be a slave to others' expectations': Inside the thoughts of the 2023 budget

Liberals put growth fund in pension plan board's hands 

Global          

Leaked documents reveal plan to remove Hastings Street tent encampments: advocates

RCMP fire shots at rampaging rock truck in Smithers

No charges approved in death of Surrey filmmaker and anti-gang advocate Mani Amar

'Holding back our entire economy': BC lays out housing plan, warns house-flipping tax imminent

Surrey council set to debate 12.5% property tax hike Monday

Vancouver mayor strikes task force to go over budget with 'fine-toothed comb'

Police credit bystanders with preventing serious injury to officers attacked in Stanley Park

'Dishonest': Gitxaala Nation in court over automatic online mineral rights registry

Watchdog investigating after man suffers 'serious harm' in BC RCMP custody

Kelowna cop loses 20 days' pay and up for transfer after breaking code of conduct

Weekend knife attack on BC bus was ISIS terrorism, RCMP alleges

A drink a day won't lead to earlier death -- but it won't boost your health either: study

Canada's police chiefs request urgent meeting with the premiers: 'Policing is at a crossroad'

PEI Progressive Conservatives projected to win majority government 

Rogers-Shaw merger closes, forming new telecom giant

Artemis II: Why NASA is sending a crew around the moon after 50 years

Canadian Jeremy Hansen named to NASA's Artemis II mission around the moon

Egyptian asylum seekers decry "Islamophobia' by Canada's border agency

RCMP 'will be successful' in laying more interference charges: interim chief

Canadian Navy offers 'no strings attached' program amid recruitment woes

Canada is pushing ahead on 'friendshoring'. What that means for trade

Ottawa left EI reform out of Budget 2023. Here's why

Canada's carbon pricing is going up again. What it means for your wallet

Unanimous support passed for Regina RCMP Depot despite report recommendations 

US not confirming reports Chinese spy balloon sent real-time date to Beijing

Artemis II How a treehouse and teamwork prepared Jeremy Hansen for moon mission

Miscellaneous            

Bracing for Disasters

'A Major Gap' in BC's Disaster Evacuation support

How We Crunched the Data on Disaster Survivors

The pandemic worsened International student exploitation