Alex Anas Ahmed
Alex Anas Ahmed is a Political Science and History graduate from the University of Calgary. He has actively written on relevant Canadian issues with dozens of prominent interviews under his belt.
WATCH: Trudeau threatens to reduce health transfers to Saskatchewan over private MRI services, silent on Quebec
The Conservative platform released last week showed O'Toole was prepared to allocate more CHT each year compared to the Liberals. "I trust the premiers to do what is best for patients in their province," he said.
Top Liberal staffers debated removal of webpage recommending essential workers wear COVID masks
Internal emails from 2020 found staff debated whether to request a web page's removal recommending essential workers wore COVID masks when federal agencies knew masks were in short supply.
Montreal lifts local state of emergency, officials report one COVID-related death across province
Montreal lifted its local state of emergency on Friday, ending a 17-month COVID-mandate that began on March 27, 2020. On Monday, Quebec reported 376 new infections and one death.
BREAKING: Alberta sport teams mandate vaccines for staff and fans
The Oilers Entertainment Group (OEG) and Calgary Sports and Entertainment (CSEC) mandated proof of vaccination for all staff and fans Monday.
BREAKING: BC becomes second province to issue vaccine passport
"Getting vaccinated is the way forward through the pandemic,'' said BC Premier John Horgan, who announced the introduction of the BC vaccine card.
Conservatives criticize Trudeau Liberals for spending $250,000 on ministerial office furniture and car
Conservative candidate Michael Barrett criticized his Liberal opposition for spending $250,000 in taxpayer dollars on office furniture and a new car.
Justice Centre releases Campus Vaccine Index, one-third of Canadian universities have vaccine mandate
The Justice Centre released the 2021 Campus Vaccine Index Thursday to educate students, parents and the public with the campus COVID-19 vaccination policies of 61 public universities in Canada.
Oklahoma mom saves members of Afghan girls robotics team that Trudeau previously used for photo op
The Afghan Girls Robotics Team was saved by the unlikeliest of heroes. An Oklahoma mother of 11 flew to Afghanistan earlier this month to rescue ten of its members.
Maskless Canadian voters to be denied ballot even though Supreme Court guarantees right to vote
Chief Electoral Officer Stephane Perrault Wednesday said his agency would strictly enforce any local mask requirements on Election Day. Maskless voters would be ejected from polling stations.
Judge issues arrest warrant for man who attacked two Muslim women in Edmonton
The women told police he approached their car at the Southgate Mall parking lot in December and began yelling at them.
Facebook Canada makes CBC an election campaign fact-checker
CBC has acknowledged multiple errors in coverage, including information about COVID. They began publicly tracking its corrections, errors and clarifications for the first time last January 1.
MUST WATCH: Former Afghan interpreter to Justin Trudeau: There will be 'blood on your hands'
Sahar says, "I will not fault the Canadian Armed Forces because they have been fighting very hard to help interpreters out."
Trudeau says Canada won't get 'as many as we'd want' out of Afghanistan in coming weeks
Getting "as many [people] as we'd want" out of Afghanistan "is going to be almost impossible in the coming weeks," said Trudeau.
Canadian Afghans call Taliban 'savage,' says promise of 'inclusive, Islamic' government are false
The Taliban says they seek an "inclusive, Islamic" government, more moderate than when they last held power. Quebecer Fakhria Rezaie, 29, says those are empty words.
Toronto's University Health Network considers terminating unvaccinated workers who refuse COVID testing
Ontario's Chief Medical Officer of Health, Dr. Kieran Moore, said that as of September 7 – hospitals and other public sector employers will have greater power to bolster vaccine uptake.