By The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024
VANCOUVER – British Columbia Premier David Eby says the decision of former cabinet minister Selina Robinson to quit the NDP, citing antisemitism in the caucus, is a “humbling” moment for him. But Eby says he disagrees with Robinson’s “characterization” of her colleagues, and he supports all members of the caucus. He says he spoke to ... Read More »
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VANCOUVER – Three groups representing B.C’s Jewish community say Premier David Eby needs to address antisemitism in the ruling NDP caucus and beyond after former cabinet minister’s Selina Robinson’s decision to quit the party. Robinson announced Wednesday she had left the party and would sit as an independent, citing antisemitism in the caucus and indifference ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024
VAUGHAN, Ont. – Students and staff at a private school north of Toronto are “completely distraught” as they grapple with the loss of a family of five killed in a plane crash in Nashville, a school administrator said Thursday, calling the family “an integral part” of the community. Forty-three-year-old Victor Dotsenko, his 39-year-old wife Rimma ... Read More »
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OTTAWA – 10:49 a.m. The Ontario legislature held a moment of silence for victims of the multiple homicide. Premier Doug Ford said earlier this morning on social media that the news is heartbreaking. He says his thoughts are with the family and friends of the six victims and the entire Ottawa community that is reeling ... Read More »
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RICHMOND – If you ask the “King of Succulents” Johnny Tai how his plants are doing, do it gently. The 80-year-old Richmond, B.C., gardener hasn’t recovered yet from what he calls the “crime scene” he found in two greenhouses one morning in mid-January – thousands of dead and dying plants, thanks to a sudden cold ... Read More »
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VAUGHAN, Ont. – A private school north of Toronto is expressing “profound sadness and grief” as it mourns a family of five who died in a plane crash in Nashville. Forty-three-year-old Victor Dotsenko, his 39-year-old wife Rimma Dotsenko and their three children, 12-year-old David, 10-year-old Adam and seven-year-old Emma, were killed Monday as a single-engine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Sarah Smellie, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – A new report says staff at women’s shelters and transition homes across the country are feeling burned out, underpaid and overburdened with administrative work. The review from national non-profit Women’s Shelters Canada surveys more than 300 shelter and transition house employees across Canada and finds about 30 per cent of respondents ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on March 7th, 2024
OTTAWA – An Ontario court judge says she will entertain arguments that Freedom Convoy organizers Tamara Lich and Chris Barber acted as co-conspirators as part of their criminal trial. The Crown intends to prove the two conspired together in lockstep to organize an illegal protest, and that evidence against one of them should apply to ... Read More »
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OTTAWA – The federal government is giving two weapons manufacturers millions of dollars to come up with a plan to make more ammunition in Canada. Defence Minister Bill Blair made the announcement in a speech to the Conference of Defence Associations Institute in Ottawa. He says the $4.4 million will go to IMT Defence and ... Read More »
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Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Ottawa police say six found dead in home Ottawa police are investigating the deaths of six people including four children and two adults found in a home in the city’s Barrhaven ... Read More »
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