In the news today: Canadian grocers keep mum on pricing plans and N.B. throne speech
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 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… Champagne says he wishes grocers would share plans Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne says he wishes Canadian grocers would be more forthcoming with the public about their plans to stabilize prices. Earlier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Tortoise, Frank the Tank, found wandering in a B.C. field of bok choy needs home
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
VANCOUVER – With a name like Frank the Tank, you might think nothing could stop the 16-kilogram sulcata tortoise, but wandering alone on farmland near Richmond, B.C., certainly slowed him down. Shelley Smith was one of the first to spot Frank moving slowly in a field of bok choy near her house about two weeks ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Judge to deem if man with history of mental illness responsible in death of parents
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
WINNIPEG – A judge is expected to decide whether a Winnipeg man should be deemed not criminally responsible for his role in the killings of his parents and stabbing a colleague. Manitoba Court of King’s Bench Justice Kenneth Champagne heard on Monday that Trevor Farley was experiencing psychosis and auditory delusions the day he stabbed ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Freedom Convoy’ organizers’ trial to hear testimony from final Ottawa resident
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
OTTAWA – The trial for two “Freedom Convoy” organizers is set to wrap up hearing testimony from downtown Ottawa residents today. Paul Jorgenson began his evidence Monday in the criminal trial of Tamara Lich and Chris Barber, who face charges related to their role in organizing the weeks-long protest against COVID-19 public health restrictions. He ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Opioid overdose deaths among homeless people have risen dramatically: Ontario study
By The Canadian Press on October 17th, 2023
LONDON – A new study says people experiencing homelessness make up a growing proportion of opioid overdose deaths in Ontario. It found that about one in six people killed by opioid overdoses in 2021 were homeless, compared to one in 14 people back in 2017. Lead author Richard Booth of Western University says the increase ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau says three Canadians could be among Hamas hostages; Tories say no ceasefire
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called on Hamas to immediately release hostages in Gaza, which he says may include at least three missing Canadians, while the Opposition Conservatives warned his Liberal government against calling for a ceasefire. Trudeau spoke in Parliament for the first time Monday since fighters stormed into Israel from the Hamas-controlled ... Read More »
1 responseTwo B.C. community newspapers publish their last editions this week
By The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2023
FORT ST. JOHN, B.C. – Two newspapers in British Columbia are publishing their last editions this week, eliminating coverage by community papers for a large swath of the province’s northeast. Glacier Media announced it is shutting down both the Dawson Creek Mirror and the Alaska Highway News out of Fort St. John. A letter published ... Read More »
1 responseFeds, two Atlantic premiers agree to ‘modified’ Atlantic Loop project
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – Nova Scotia and New Brunswick are scaling back plans for the Atlantic Loop electricity grid to expanding just one existing connection between their two provinces. What they are now calling a “modified Atlantic Loop” is part of a joint policy statement agreed to Monday in Ottawa during a meeting between federal Energy Minister ... Read More »
1 response‘Harmful’: Human rights commissioner resigns over Saskatchewan’s pronoun bill
By The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2023
REGINA – A commissioner with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission has resigned over the provincial government’s proposed pronoun legislation. Heather Kuttai said in a letter Monday that the bill requiring parental consent if children under 16 want to change their names and pronouns at school is an attack on the rights of transgender and gender-diverse ... Read More »
1 responseHuman rights commissioner resigns over Saskatchewan’s pronoun bill
By The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2023
REGINA – A commissioner with the Saskatchewan Human Rights Commission has resigned over the provincial government’s proposed pronoun legislation. Heather Kuttai says in a letter that the bill requiring parental consent if children under 16 want to change their names and pronouns at school is an attack on the rights of transgender and gender-diverse children. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada’s new antisemitism envoy Deborah Lyons eyes hate speech on campuses and online
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on October 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government has appointed former ambassador Deborah Lyons as Canada’s Special Envoy on Preserving Holocaust Remembrance and Combatting Antisemitism. Lyons is Canada’s former ambassador to Israel and to Afghanistan, and she replaces former attorney general Irwin Cotler, who held the role for three years. The role involves collecting data and speaking out ... Read More »
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