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The parliamentary ethics committee has called Liberal cabinet minister Randy Boissonnault to testify for a third time as newly disclosed text messages raise more questions about his possible involvement in a medical supply business while in office. As part of an affidavit filed on Nov. 6 in an Edmonton court, WhatsApp correspondence shows Boissonnault’s former business partner, Stephen Anderson, texted a second client that he was updating ‘Randy’ on the status of another multi-million-dollar deal.The texts have reignited the ethics controversy that has plagued Boissonnault and the Liberals since May.On Thursday, the committee passed a motion calling for Boissonnault and a host of new witnesses to appear, effectively reopening the committee’s study into allegations Boissonnault broke confli...

By Staff The Canadian Press Posted November 12, 2024 7:49 am 1 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size The Canadian Union of Postal Workers has given 72-hour strike notice to Canada Post. The notice is for both the union’s urban and rural and suburban bargaining units.In a release early Tuesday morning, the union says workers will be in a legal strike position as of Friday if negotiated settlements have not been reached.However, the union says its national executive board has yet to decide if a job action will happen at the deadline, saying that will depend on Canada Post’s actions at the bargaining tabl...