Demonstrations in support of Gaza take place in at least two dozen Canadian cities
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2023
Protesters gathering in more than two dozen Canadian cities today are voicing support for residents of the Gaza Strip, calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict after war broke out last month. The protests follow a call by the Palestinian Youth Movement for a national day of demonstrations in cities across Canada including Toronto, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Demonstrations in support of Gaza planned in at least two dozen Canadian cities
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2023
OTTAWA – Demonstrations are set to take place in more than two dozen Canadian cities today, with participants expected to voice support for residents of the Gaza Strip and the deteriorating humanitarian situation they face since the latest war between Israel and Hamas broke out last month. Many of the rallies follow a national call ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Spy service director expressed ‘full confidence’ in employees after ‘troubling’ leak
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2023
OTTAWA – The head of the Canadian Security Intelligence Service told employees he stood by the spy agency’s handling of sensitive information following a “troubling” leak of classified material, a newly released memo shows. In a Feb. 24 message to staff, CSIS director David Vigneault expressed continuing faith in employees’ dedication and adherence to the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. conditions are magic for mushrooms in bumper season for fungi, tasty and toxic
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2023
VANCOUVER – Mushrooms large and small, tasty and toxic, are popping up across British Columbia this year in what experts say is a bumper season for fungi. B.C. forest ecologist and mycologist Andy MacKinnon said he’s been out picking edible fungi this year with fellow mushroom expert Paul Kroeger on Cortes Island, one of B.C.’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Clocks set to ‘fall back’ Sunday as daylight time ends for most Canadians
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2023
TORONTO – Most Canadians will be turning their clocks back by an hour early Sunday morning. Daylight time, which allows people to enjoy an extra hour of daylight at the end of the day, ends tomorrow morning and transitions to standard time in most provinces and territories. The change means darkness will arrive earlier in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Safe supply supporters march after arrests of Vancouver drug activists
By Darryl Greer, The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – Activist and podcaster Garth Mullins has been advocating for safe supply of illegal drugs for years, but says he started feeling a “moral panic brewing” recently against the idea. Mullins was among hundreds of safe-supply supporters who gathered in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside Friday to protest against the recent arrests of the founders of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turpel-Lafond removed from Order of Canada after Indigenous identity discredited
By The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, a high-profile former judge whose claims to Indigenous identity have been discredited, is no longer a member of the Order of Canada. A notice in Saturday’s Canada Gazette, the federal government’s official newspaper, said her appointment was terminated on Sept. 26 following her own request and the Governor General’s subsequent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Turpel-Laford removed from Order of Canada after Indigenous identity discredited
By The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Mary Ellen Turpel-Lafond, a high-profile former judge whose claims to Indigenous identity have been discredited, is no longer a member of the Order of Canada. A notice in Saturday’s Canada Gazette, the federal government’s official newspaper, said her appointment was terminated on Sept. 26 following her own request and the Governor General’s subsequent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Air Canada admits it violated disability regulations in case of B.C. man
By The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – Air Canada has acknowledged it violated Canadian disability regulations and apologized to a British Columbia man who uses a wheelchair, after he was forced to drag himself off a flight in Las Vegas this summer. Prince George resident Rodney Hodgins says he used the strength of his upper body to pull himself down ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Supporters march in solidarity after arrests of Vancouver safe drug supply advocates
By The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – Advocates for a safe drug supply gathered in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside to denounce the recent arrests of the founders of the Drug User Liberation Front. The Vancouver Police Department raided the group’s office and arrested its co-founders, Eris Nyx and Jeremy Kalicum, last week, saying the organization had publicly admitted to trafficking illegal ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Man grabbed officer’s gun before deadly shooting in Saskatchewan: police watchdog
By The Canadian Press on November 3rd, 2023
ESTEVAN, Sask. – Saskatchewan’s police watchdog says a 19-year-old man grabbed an officer’s gun while he was getting his arrest photo taken, and an officer was shot and wounded. The Saskatchewan Serious Incident Response Team says another officer then shot the man, who later died. Police had responded to a call Wednesday morning and found ... Read More »
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