CP NewsAlert: Trudeau to nominate Alberta judge Mary Moreau to Supreme Court: source
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is set to announce today that Mary Moreau, chief justice of the Court of King’s Bench of Alberta, will be named to the Supreme Court of Canada, a senior government source confirms. The source spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss matters not yet made public. More Coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2023
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed on what you need to know today… Israeli troops launch brief ground raid into Gaza ahead of expected wider incursion Israeli troops and tanks launched a brief ground raid into northern Gaza overnight into Thursday, the military said, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal’s social intervention squad contends with rising need, lack of shelter space
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2023
MONTREAL – Equipped with a case of naloxone and a backpack of warm socks, two members of Montreal’s social intervention team peer around the side of a dumpster behind a downtown McDonald’s, looking to see if someone needs their help. Wolf and Rosalie – who can only be identified by their first names at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Search for answers underway in Sault Ste. Marie shooting rampage that left five dead
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2023
SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. – Investigators are working to piece together what led a man to kill four people ““ including three children ““ before turning a gun on himself in the northern Ontario city of Sault Ste. Marie. Police have called what happened a case of intimate partner violence and have not released the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Defence to argue for more information in ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers’ trial
By The Canadian Press on October 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – The criminal trial of two “Freedom Convoy” organizers is expected to resume with legal sparring between the defence and Ottawa police in an attempt to gain access to internal police communications. The trial was stalled last week when the lawyers for Tamara Lich and Chris Barber asked for internal emails about the evidence ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lotto 649 winning numbers for Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2023.
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
TORONTO – The winning numbers in Wednesday’s Lotto 649 draw for an estimated $5 million: 01, 04, 16, 22, 29 & 47. Bonus: 43 The winning number for the guaranteed $1 million: 01327664-02 In the event of any discrepancy between this list and the official winning numbers, the latter shall prevail... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Drought reveals cracks in Canada-U. S. Columbia River Treaty as B.C. lake dries up
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
Victoria Youmans says she hasn’t seen Arrow Lakes Reservoir looking so low in more than 20 years. The resident of Nakusp on the shores of the reservoir in British Columbia’s southern Interior says she’s seen thousands of dead fish on the shore, and the receding waterline means boat access has been cut to waterfront properties. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The war has begun’: Quebec coroner hears of stalking, custody concerns in familicide
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – A former work colleague of a Montreal woman who was killed along with her children by her estranged spouse in December 2019 told an inquiry Wednesday that he was following her despite a court order forbidding contact. “He was stalking her,” Najla Ben Ammar told the inquiry looking into the December 2019 killings ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Regulator to restart consultations on long-delayed drug-price reform guidelines
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal agency that regulates the price of patented medicines says it plans to relaunch consultations on the finer points of long-delayed drug-price reforms. The Patented Medicine Prices Review Board stalled the implementation of new guidelines last year to give more time for industry groups to weigh in, which caused a major rift ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!India resuming some visa services for Canadians, at consulates and abroad
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – India’s high commission in Canada said on Wednesday that the country’s officials will resume processing some types of visa applications for Canadians applying from across the country as well as abroad. The decision came a month after New Delhi suspended the services in Canada and for Canadian citizens worldwide. The high commission said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Driver pleads guilty over 2021 crash that killed two University of B.C. students
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2023
VANCOUVER – The BC Prosecution Service says a Vancouver man accused in the dangerous driving deaths of two University of British Columbia students has pleaded guilty. Dan McLaughlin, a spokesman with the prosecution service, says Tim Goerner pleaded guilty to two counts of dangerous driving causing death earlier this month. The service says a sentencing ... Read More »
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