10/3: Canada Covered

One newly appointed Senator from Alberta is getting a crash course on politics, pipelines and proper procedure.

A Senate committee recently recommended the upper chamber shouldn’t approve Justin Trudeau’s tanker ban, and Senator Paula Simons’ deciding vote sure stoked controversy.

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Former federal cabinet minister Jason Kenney is part of a wave of Conservative premiers who have swept to victory in recent months.

And in advance of a federal election, Kenney has been sure to use Prime Minister Justin Trudeau as a handy villain in his own electoral narrative.

Today, Edmonton Journal Political reporter Emma Graney brings you the first part in a limited series taking a deeper look at Kenney’s rise to power in Alberta.

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Police in Quebec are promising a crackdown after a brazen mafia-related murder.

Salvatore Scoppa, the brother of an alleged Montreal mafia leader was gunned down in early May at a busy Laval hotel.

In the wake of that killing, and following a string of mafia hits in recent years, Laval Police are teaming up with RCMP and Quebec’s provincial police in an attempt to crack down on organized crime.

Dave is joined by Montreal Gazette crime reporter Paul Cherry

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This may sound a lot like the detention of Canadians Michael Kovrig and Michael Spavor late last year after Canada arrested an executive with Huawei. The two were formally arrested on May 16 and face charges related to state security.

But this is the harrowing story of Canadian couple Kevin and Julia Garratt who had lived in China for 30 years before they were taken into custody.

Dave is joined by Vancouver Sun reporter Lori Culbert.

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Dark new details about Canadian serial killer Bruce McArthur have been unsealed by the courts.

The details come from passages within some 6,000 pages of police documents on the investigation into the deaths of eight men who went missing from Toronto’s gay village.

Dave is joined by National Post investigative reporter Adrian Humphreys.

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Canadian Vice Admiral Mark Norman can declare victory on the legal battlefield and return to his post.

The high-ranking Royal Canadian Navy officer will not be heading to trial on a charge of breach of trust tied to allegations he leaked sensitive information about a contract to buy a navy supply ship.

The case against him was dismissed in Ottawa on Wednesday.

Dave is joined by National Post columnist Christie Blatchford.

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Canola is big business in Canada, but for nearly two months, that business has taken a hit because of a ban on Canadian canola by China.

That ban is especially hard-felt in Saskatchewan, which grows more than half of what Canada produces.

The Chinese regime says it’s because of concerns over pests, but is likely part of a growing trade war that was sparked with the arrest of Huawei exec Meng Wengzhou

Dave is joined by Regina Leader Post columnist Murray Mandryk.

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Allegations of sexual abuse have been levelled against a high-profile Canadian track and field coach.

Several former athletes have claimed they were sexually abused when they were 15 and 16 years old, while being trained by Ken Porter, who coached in Edmonton in the 1970s and early ‘80s. He was recently suspended from his role as president of the Ottawa Lions track and field club pending an investigation by Athletics Canada.

Dave is joined by Vancouver Sun investigative reporter Lori Culbert. 

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Chinese wireless giant Huawei has been under much scrutiny over security concerns and its ties to the Chinese government.

It has launched a major charm offensive as it seeks to have its infrastructure as part of the 5G network in Canada.

We look at whose minds Huawei is trying to change, how much urgency there is, and what the concerns are about the company.

Dave is joined by Emily Jackson, host of Down to Business, the Financial Post's new business podcast.

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