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Dana Bash will succeed John King as anchor of CNN political news show

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1 year ago

April 27, 2023

CNN veteran Dana Bash will replace John King, the network’s chief national correspondent, as solo anchor of the network’s afternoon political news show, “Inside Politics.”

King, who has worked for CNN since 1997, decided to step away from the show to lead a new reporting project focused on coverage of battleground states in anticipation of the 2024 presidential election cycle.

“It is my tenth presidential cycle and, given the stakes, I felt it was time to get back to my roots reporting across the country,” King said. He called the new job his “back-to-the-future dream assignment.”

For Bash, who will continue to co-anchor the Sunday morning politics show “State of the Union” with Jake Tapper, it will be her first opportunity at the network to host her own daily show.

The anchor transition is also notable because Bash and King were formerly married and share a son.

Bash, who has spent her nearly 30-year career covering campaigns, Capitol Hill and the White House for CNN, said in a statement that she is “excited to helm a program devoted to the politics that impact Americans’ lives.” She added that King’s show “has attracted a loyal audience of political junkies, and I am looking forward to leading its next chapter.”

So far in 2023, “Inside Politics” has averaged 629,000 total viewers per day, ahead of CNN’s total average for the day.

Earlier this week, CNN fired veteran anchor Don Lemon, putting the network’s new morning show in flux. CNN is also working to rebuild a prime-time lineup after moving Lemon from his 10 p.m. slot late last year and dismissing former 9 p.m. star Chris Cuomo in late 2021.

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Saskatchewan NDP set to release full election platform

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2 days ago

October 11, 2024

Anne Joseph

Saskatchewan NDP Leader Carla Beck is expected to release her full election campaign platform today.

Beck is set to be in Saskatoon this morning.

Saskatchewan Party Leader Scott Moe, meanwhile, has a scheduled stop in the village of Kenaston.

The Saskatchewan Party has not yet released its full platform.

Crime was a focus on the campaign trail Thursday, with Moe promising more powers for police and Beck attacking the Saskatchewan Party’s record.

The provincial election is on Oct. 28.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 11, 2024.

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Bloc leader, MPs and farmers call for supply management bill to be passed

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2 days ago

October 10, 2024

Anne Joseph

OTTAWA – Bloc Québécois Leader Yves-François Blanchet and MPs from several other parties were on Parliament Hill Thursday to call for the Senate to pass a Bloc bill on supply management.

The private member’s bill seeks to protect Canada’s supply management system during international trade negotiations.

The dairy, egg and poultry sectors are all supply managed, a system that regulates production levels, wholesale prices and trade.

Flanked by a large group of people representing supply-managed sectors, Blanchet commended the cross-party support at a time when he said federal institutions are at their most divided.

The Bloc has given the Liberals until Oct. 29 to pass two of its bills — the supply management bill and one that would boost old age security — or it will begin talks with other opposition parties to bring down the minority government.

The Liberals have already signalled they don’t plan to support the Bloc pension legislation, but Liberal ministers have spoken in support of supply management.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 10, 2024.

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Poilievre supports mandatory drug, psychiatric treatment for kids, prisoners

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2 days ago

October 10, 2024

Anne Joseph

OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says he’s in favour of mandatory, involuntary drug and psychiatric treatment for kids and prisoners who are found to be incapable of making decisions for themselves.

He said earlier this summer he was open to the idea, but needed to study the issue more closely.

His new position on the issue comes after the parents of a 13-year-old girl from B.C. testified at a parliamentary committee about her mental health struggles before her overdose death in an encampment of homeless people in Abbotsford, B.C.

They said their daughter was discharged from care despite their repeated attempts to keep her in treatment.

Poilievre says he’s still researching how mandatory treatment would work in the case of adults.

Compulsory mental health and addictions care is being contemplated or expanded in several provinces as communities struggle to cope with a countrywide overdose crisis.

This report by The Canadian Press was first published Oct. 10, 2024.

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