Police ‘engaged’ as Ottawa says video contains threat against Indian diplomats
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
Ottawa says law enforcement is “engaged” after a video circulating online appeared to threaten Indian diplomats in Canada. Public Safety Canada said in a Tuesday tweet that Ottawa will ensure the safety of all diplomats in Canada, but the department would not provide details. It referred queries to the RCMP, which refused to confirm whether ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police ‘engaged’ as video targets Indian diplomats
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
Ottawa says law enforcement is “engaged” after a video circulating online appeared to threaten Indian diplomats in Canada. Public Safety Canada said in a Tuesday tweet that Ottawa will ensure the safety of all diplomats in Canada, but the department would not provide details. It referred queries to the RCMP, which refused to confirm whether ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mission Impossible: Montreal’s new light-rail train traps users in railway garage
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
MONTREAL – Michel-André Grégoire’s plan to ride Montreal’s new light-rail train Monday night to the cinema for the new “Mission: Impossible” movie turned into an adventure of its own. Grégoire, his wife and a tourist from South America ended up trapped in the rail network’s garage after the driverless train unexpectedly drove backward from a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives ran on similar media policy as Liberals, but now claim it’s censorship
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says Liberal legislation aimed at social media platforms is ushering in censorship, despite his party running on similar policy in the last federal election. The Online News Act will require tech giants to enter into agreements that compensate Canadian news outlets for content shared or otherwise repurposed on their ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Justin Trudeau, Sophie Grégoire Trudeau separating after 18 years of marriage
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau have announced they are separating after 18 years of marriage. In statements posted to Instagram on Wednesday they each say that “after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate.” “As always we remain a close family with deep ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Riding ever higher in polls, Trump indicted for trying to overturn 2020 election loss
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
WASHINGTON – “You’re too honest,” Donald Trump allegedly told Mike Pence on the first day of 2021, six days before supporters of a defeated yet defiant president stormed Capitol Hill and tried to subvert the outcome of a free and fair election. That assessment of the former vice-president and his commitment to democracy is just ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa monitoring Niger unrest, no Canadian evacuation currently planned for hundreds
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
Ottawa is monitoring the unrest in Niger following last week’s military coup, but has no imminent plans for evacuating the hundreds of Canadians in the West African country. Global Affairs Canada says 269 people have officially registered in Ottawa’s database of citizens abroad as being in Niger, where a faction of the military claims to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Just not true’: Plaintiff in sex abuse lawsuit upset over Calgary Stampede apology
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
One of the three dozen men behind a sexual abuse lawsuit filed against the Calgary Stampede says its apology after a partial court settlement last week falls short. “I think what they told Calgarians and Canadians is just not true,” said the man, identified in court documents as R.W. The documents outline the settlement in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeaus announce separation after 18 years of marriage
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau are separating after 18 years of marriage. In statements posted to Instagram on Wednesday they each say that “after many meaningful and difficult conversations, we have made the decision to separate.” “As always we remain a close family with deep love and respect ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Trudeaus announce separation after 18 years of marriage
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his wife Sophie Grégoire Trudeau say they are separating after 18 years of marriage. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bad track record: Montreal’s light-rail system suffers 3 disruptions in first 3 days
By The Canadian Press on August 2nd, 2023
MONTREAL – A computer problem has led to a third disruption in as many days for Montreal’s new light-rail train line. The rail network, owned and managed by Quebec’s public pension fund, says it was forced to deploy shuttle buses this morning to ferry commuters between Montreal’s Central Station and the city’s South Shore. The ... Read More »
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