‘Spamouflage’ campaign targeting Trudeau, MPs linked to China: Global Affairs Canada
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Global Affairs Canada says there’s a social media campaign connected to the People’s Republic of China is targeting dozens of MPs with spam. The department says a bot network known as “Spamouflage” began spreading propaganda and disinformation messages across Facebook and X in early August. Global Affairs says the bot network left thousands ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Crown drops bail violation charge against ‘Freedom Convoy’ organizer Tamara Lich
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The Crown has stayed a criminal charge against “Freedom Convoy” organizer Tamara Lich that alleged she violated her bail conditions last summer. Lich was released on bail in early 2022 after spending more than two weeks in jail following her arrest in the final days of the protest. She was allowed to return ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Crown drops bail violation charge against convoy organizer Tamara Lich
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The Crown has dropped a criminal charge against “Freedom Convoy” organizer Tamara Lich that alleged she violated her bail conditions last summer. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!After years of decline, endangered right whale population could be levelling off
By Michael MacDonald, The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
HALIFAX – The population of critically endangered North Atlantic right whales appears to be levelling off after years of discouraging declines, according to new data released today by an international team of marine scientists. While that news is encouraging, a senior scientist with the North Atlantic Right Whale Consortium says the latest data also show ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Defence Minister to face questions about Gaza hospital blast
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 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… Blair to face questions about Canada’s evidence Defence Minister Bill Blair is expected to face further questions today about the evidence Canada has gathered to determine a rocket blast at a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hamilton stair master Walter Decker, 99, completes CN Tower climb for 3rd time
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
TORONTO – A 99-year-old Hamilton man climbed 1,776 steps to the top of the CN Tower over the weekend, his third time pulling off the accomplishment in support of charity. Walter Decker was joined by his son, grandson and two great-grandsons at the United Way ClimbUP on Saturday, where he raised more than $3,000 for ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec coroner’s inquiry into murder-suicide of Montreal family opens
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – A coroner’s inquest will begin today into the 2019 killings of a Montreal woman and her two young children, as well as the death of her husband who is believed to have killed them before taking his own life. The inquiry was ordered after a coroner’s report that was critical of prosecutors and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Parti Québécois to unveil Year One budget of independent Quebec
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
QUEBEC – The Parti Québécois will unveil today what the first budget of a theoretical, independent Quebec would look like. The so-called Year One budget will be presented today by leader Paul St-Pierre Plamondon and will contain a projection of revenues and expenditures for the first year of an independent Quebec that he has promised ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Blair expected to face questions about Canada’s evidence on Gaza hospital strike
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Bill Blair is expected to face further questions today about the evidence Canada has gathered to determine a rocket blast at a hospital in Gaza City did not originate in Israel. Blair made the statement Saturday night, five days after the attack at the al-Ahli Arab hospital. The blast came nine ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Adding some weirdness’ to their day, Vancouver woman surprises drivers with costumes
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
VANCOUVER – Some people love golfing, others like to hike, but Anne Bruinn’s hobby is about “adding a little bit of spice” to other people’s day by wearing a costume at the end of her driveway and entertaining passersby. The would-be Mrs. Dressup likes to call herself the “queen of the cosplay corner,” referencing the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘I have no fixed address’: A look at encampments for homeless across Canada
By The Canadian Press on October 23rd, 2023
Federal housing advocate Marie-Josée Houle has called the spread of homeless encampments in cities across Canada a human rights crisis. “People living in encampments face some of the most vulnerable circumstances of any member of Canadian society … they have experienced a history of human rights violations and are at heightened risk of further violations,” ... Read More »
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