Anti-vax soldier came close to mutiny, should face severe punishment: prosecutor
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2023
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – A reservist’s fight against Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for members of the Armed Forces came close to mutiny and could have spurred protests similar to the storming of the United States Capitol in January 2021, a court martial in British Columbia heard Wednesday. Warrant Officer James Topp, a former soldier with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!What the jury didn’t hear at the trial of the man accused in the London, Ont., attack
By Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2023
From alternate attack targets and extreme views on many populations to a near-resignation from a defence lawyer, there was plenty jurors at the trial of Nathaniel Veltman were barred from hearing as they considered the case of the man accused of killing four members of a Muslim family in what prosecutors have alleged was an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Carbon price carve-out for heating oil muddied waters in Senate on other bill: Simons
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – A Conservative private member’s bill to exempt more fuel used by farmers from the carbon price is stirring up intense lobbying efforts in the Senate, and leaving the Liberals on the verge of being forced to carve up their signature climate policy even more. Alberta Sen. Paula Simons said that the effort to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two more Canadians leave Gaza Strip, Freeland sidesteps Netanyahu rebuke of Trudeau
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – The situation in the Gaza Strip is “heartbreaking,” Canada’s deputy prime minister said Wednesday, the day after Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for urging Israel to stop “the killing of women and children, of babies” inthe besieged Palestinian territory. “I think everyone would agree that the humanitarian situation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Dances With Wolves’ actor asks Nevada Supreme Court to drop all charges
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2023
LAS VEGAS – The lawyer for Nathan Chasing Horse has asked the Nevada Supreme Court to drop all charges against the former “Dances With Wolves” actor and self-described medicine man. Chasing Horse has been jailed in Las Vegas since his January arrest in southern Nevada, where he is charged with 18 felonies, including sexual assault ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Two more Canadians leave Gaza Strip, as Freeland calls situation ‘heartbreaking’
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – Two more people with ties to Canada left the Gaza Strip for Egypt today, as hundreds seek to flee a worsening humanitarian situation in the besieged Palestinian territory. Global Affairs Canada says it has helped 358 Canadian citizens, permanent residents and their relatives exit the war-torn territory, while another nine have managed to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!100 Vancouver police sent to protect Trudeau after Gaza protest surrounds restaurant
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Hundreds of pro-Palestinian protesters surrounded a Vancouver Chinatown restaurant where Prime Minister Justin Trudeau was dining Tuesday night, with scores of police sent to control the crowd that was chanting for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. Sgt. Steve Addison said police used a Taser to subdue one man who was arrested for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Anti-vax soldier came close to mutiny, should face severe punishment: court martial
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2023
NEW WESTMINSTER, B.C. – The prosecution at a military court martial says a former soldier who served in Afghanistan and Croatia should face severe punishment for using his military rank and uniform to publicly challenge the Canadian Armed Forces’ COVID-19 vaccine mandates. Prosecutor Major Ben Richard told the court martial in New Westminster, B.C., that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Gaza situation ‘heartbreaking,’ says Freeland when asked about Netanyahu’s rebuke
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2023
OTTAWA – The situation in the Gaza Strip is “heartbreaking,” Canada’s deputy prime minister said Wednesday, the day after Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu rebuked Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for urging Israel to show the highest level of restraint in the besieged Palestinian territory. “I think everyone would agree that the humanitarian situation in Gaza ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Notorious clubhouse owned by Nanaimo, B.C., Hells Angels being demolished: Farnworth
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2023
NANAIMO, B.C. – A clubhouse that once belonged to a Vancouver Island chapter of the Hells Angels is being demolished, just weeks after a court ruling confirmed the B.C. government has the right to seize the property. Mike Farnworth, minister of public safety and solicitor general, says in a statement that the clubhouse in Nanaimo ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Historic wreckage of plane discovered near Kamloops, B.C.: report
By The Canadian Press on November 15th, 2023
KAMLOOPS, B.C. – The wreckage of a plane that authorities believe is decades old has been found south of Kamloops, B.C. The Transportation Safety Board says in a statement that it was made aware of the wreck and investigators have been in contact with Kamloops RCMP. It says it hasn’t identified which aircraft was involved ... Read More »
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