Judge rejects federal bid to recoup legal expenses in Muslim charity court case
By The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – A judge has rejected the federal government’s request to recover legal costs it incurred during a major Muslim charity’s court bid to halt an audit of its activities. In his ruling, handed down last month, Ontario Superior Court Justice Markus Koehnen says the Muslim Association of Canada’s case served a valid public interest, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senate ordered to reinstate executive who alleged he was fired because of racism
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – A federal tribunal has ordered the Senate to restore an executive who said he was fired on the basis of racial discrimination. Darshan Singh served two years as the Senate’s human-resources director, but his lawyer says he has no interest in returning to the role. Senate administrative officials told the public sector labour ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Loving, friendly and gentle souls:’ London attack victim’s mother mourns family
By The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2024
LONDON, Ont. – The mother of a woman killed in Nathaniel Veltman’s London, Ont., truck attack says she fears for her life every time she takes a walk, while vowing to ensure that the memories of her murdered loved ones never fade. Tabinda Bukhari, whose daughter Madiha Salman was among those killed by the white ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two N.B. men exonerated in 1983 murder after convictions were overturned
By The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Two New Brunswick men whose 1984 murder convictions were recently overturned by the federal justice minister have been formally declared not guilty. Tracey DeWare, the chief justice of the Court of King’s Bench, said today in Saint John, N.B., that Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie are “innocent in the eyes of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Amber Alert: Father faces abduction charge after one-year-old found safe
By The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec authorities say the father of a one-year-old girl who was the subject of an Amber Alert earlier this week was charged today with abduction. The child’s mother appeared in court on Wednesday on charges of abduction and breaking and entering. Quebec’s Crown prosecutor’s office says the father will remain detained and his ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!This glass ceiling-breaking Liberal mom is looking to give the Tories a time out
By Mickey Djuric, The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2024
OTTAWA – Karina Gould knows how to throw a hefty political punch, and she often does it with a smile. Just six months into her role as government House leader, Gould has redefined what it means to be a prime minister’s chief attack dog. During a fall parliamentary sitting that often looked out of control, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: N.B. men whose 1984 murder conviction was quashed declared not guilty
By The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Two New Brunswick men whose 1984 murder convictions were recently overturned by the federal justice minister have been formally declared not guilty. The chief justice of the Court of King’s Bench said today in Saint John that Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie are cleared in the Nov. 30, 1983, killing of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Avian flu feared in Canadian polar bears after disease kills bear in Alaska
By The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2024
Scientists fear Canadian polar bears may be threatened by the spread of avian flu after officials confirmed the disease killed a bear in Alaska. University of Alberta polar bear expert Andrew Derocher says there’s a high likelihood the deadly wildlife disease already exists in animals on the Canadian side. Alaskan officials confirmed avian flu after ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!1984 murder convictions overturned: Two N.B. men in court today to learn fate
By The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2024
ST. JOHN’S, N.L. – Two New Brunswick men whose 1984 murder convictions were recently overturned are expected to learn today in court whether they will face trial again. Robert Mailman and Walter Gillespie, who were convicted in the Nov. 30, 1983, killing of George Gilman Leeman, are to plead not guilty at the Court of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!ER doctors don’t want to deter people from seeking care amid crowding: association
By Nicole Ireland, The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2024
TORONTO – The Canadian Association of Emergency Physicians says it is “concerned” about comments made by Quebec Health Minister Christian Dubé in December suggesting that unnecessary emergency department visits significantly contribute to ER overcrowding. If patients feel they need emergency health care, they shouldn’t hesitate to go to the ER, the association told The Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sentencing hearing starts for man found guilty in London attack on Muslim family
By The Canadian Press on January 4th, 2024
LONDON, Ont. – A local faith leader says Nathaniel Veltman’s sentencing hearing will be a time to reflect on the ways the deadly attack on an Ontario Muslim family has reverberated through a community. Abd Alfatah Twakkal, who chairs the London Council of Imams, says he expects the sentencing hearing will feature accounts of the ... Read More »
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