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‘The world is too messy for bureaucratic hurdles’: Canada still bars Afghanistan aid
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on April 27th, 2024
Ottawa has plans to finally stop blocking Canadian development aid to Afghanistan this year. But by the time its new system is fully up and running, the Taliban will have been in control of the country for about three years. Humanitarian organizations say that’s an interminable delay for those who need help, especially since other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. sex offender pleads guilty to breaching supervision order following manhunt
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
VANCOUVER – A high-risk sex offender who went on the run for 10 days in Vancouver has pleaded guilty to breaching his long-term supervision order and failing to attend court. The province’s prosecution service confirmed that Randall Hopley entered the guilty pleas in provincial court on Friday. Hopley walked away from a halfway house in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. premier says public use rules should have been in place before decriminalization
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
VANCOUVER – British Columbia is preparing to ban most public drug use, a change to parts of its decriminalization pilot project that the premier says should have been in place all along. The province has made an “urgent” request to Health Canada to make amendments to B.C.’s exemption under the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Corrective to April 25 NextStar foreign workers story
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – The Canadian Press erroneously attributed a Conservative statement about subsidies to Sebastian Skamski, a spokesperson for Opposition leader Pierre Poilievre. In fact, it was a joint statement from Conservative industry critic Rick Perkins and Conservative trade critic Kyle Seeback... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal again
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to “urgently change” the province’s decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public. Premier David Eby says in a statement the change would make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks. The U-turn by the provincial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: B.C. asks Health Canada to make drug use in public illegal again
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
VANCOUVER – The British Columbia government is asking Health Canada to “urgently change” the province’s decriminalization policy to stop drug use in public. Premier David Eby says in a statement the change would make illicit drug use illegal in all public spaces, including inside hospitals, on transit and in parks. The U-turn by the provincial ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!AFN chief says Air Canada offered a 15% discount after her headdress was mishandled
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – After the Assembly of First Nations’ national chief complained to Air Canada about how staffers treated her and her ceremonial headdress on a flight this week, she says the airline responded by offering a 15 per cent discount on her next flight. “It must have been a generic response,” Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak said ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Bin there, dumped that: Trash cans to be reinstalled along Montreal’s Lachine Canal
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
MONTREAL – Parks Canada will reinstall around 30 garbage bins along Montreal’s Lachine Canal after some visitors expressed frustration at their sudden disappearance earlier this month. The federal agency says the measure was a pilot project to encourage visitors to take responsibility for waste destined for landfills. Parks Canada says in a statement today that ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada allocates millions for drone production, ammunition to support Ukraine
By The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government is earmarking $3 million for production of drones in Ukraine in support of Kyiv’s fight against Russia’s invasion. Defence Minister Bill Blair says the financial assistance is being made in collaboration with the United Kingdom. Speaking with a group of defence leaders, Blair also announced $13 million for the Czech ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Unacceptable’: Trudeau reacts after AFN chief says headdress taken from plane cabin
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – After the Assembly of First Nations’ national chief said her headdress was taken from an airplane cabin this week, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau called the incident “unacceptable” and a “mistake” on the part of Air Canada. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, who leads the advocacy organization, said in a social-media post Thursday her headdress and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Minister ‘outraged’ as AFN national chief says headdress taken from Air Canada cabin
By Alessia Passafiume, The Canadian Press on April 26th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal minister of Crown-Indigenous relations is calling on Air Canada to “make things right” with the national chief of the Assembly of First Nations, who said her headdress was removed from an airplane cabin during a flight this week. Cindy Woodhouse Nepinak, who leads the advocacy organization, said in a social-media post ... Read More »
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