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Sister of Montreal man who died while illegally jailed wants video footage released
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2023
MONTREAL – More than a month since her younger brother died, Sarafina Dennie says she still has trouble eating or sleeping. She says she struggles to understand how her brother Nicous D’Andre Spring — a quiet person who loved boxing, music and playing with her young children — died at Montreal’s Bordeaux jail after an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Time is of the essence to bring in and enforce new long-term care standards: authors
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2023
OTTAWA – Proposed new standards for long-term care issued by a panel of experts at the Health Standards Organization on Tuesday say residents should get at least four hours of direct care a day and workers must be paid more. But experts with the non-profit organization said the new standards will only be useful if ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal agency targeting illegal wildlife trade through financial intelligence
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on January 31st, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s financial intelligence agency is stepping up the fight against the illicit wildlife trade by taking aim at the criminals who reap big profits from the global racket. The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada, known as Fintrac, is encouraging banks and other enterprises to be on the lookout for telltale ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Const. Nicole Chan feared never working at VPD again after hospital stint: sergeant
By Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
BURNABY, B.C. – Const. Nicole Chan believed she would never return to work at the Vancouver Police Department because human resource officers went to the hospital when she was apprehended under the Mental Health Act, a police sergeant told a coroner’s inquest Monday. Sgt. Corey Bech, who described himself as a friend and mentor of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Key points in report on L’Arche International sex abuse scandal involving Jean Vanier
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
L’Arche International, a non-profit charity that helps people with intellectual disabilities, released a report Monday that identified 25 women who experienced a sexual act or an intimate gesture between 1952 and 2019 involving the group’s founder, Jean Vanier. The report, written by commission of independent French scholars, said the relationships between Vanier, who died in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec Cardinal Marc Ouellet to retire after overseeing the Vatican’s bishops’ office
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
Marc Ouellet, the Quebec cardinal who oversaw the Vatican’s powerful bishops’ office and who has been recently been hit with accusations of sexual misconduct, announced Monday he would retire in April. In a statement, Ouellet said it was time to turn the page. “It is time for me to take on new challenges, always in ... Read More »
1 responseParks Canada updating its reservation system to book camping and other activities
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
CALGARY – Parks Canada says visitors will be able to start booking reservations for camping and other activities at its sites across the country in March. The reservation dates, which are posted online, are different at each national park, historic site and marine conservation area. Parks Canada says in a statement that the bookings are ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Hybrid Parliament can stay, but ministers should show up in person: committee report
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – A House of Commons committee says the pandemic-era practice of allowing federal elected officials to vote virtually should be allowed to stay. Members of Parliament on the committee for procedure and House affairs studied the issue of the hybrid Parliament last year and their report was tabled today. It contains a series of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No security threat from RCMP’s dealings with China-linked firm, minister tells MPs
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says there is no reason to believe Canada’s national security was under threat at any time due to the RCMP’s dealings with an Ontario company that has links to China. Mendicino tried to reassure members of a House of Commons committee looking at the RCMP’s standing offer with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!House of Commons returns with focus on economy, health care — and the number eight
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – Eight years. That’s how long Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre says it has been since Prime Minister Justin Trudeau won power in October 2015 – a length of time he is weaponizing as the Tories’ latest line of attack against the Liberal government. As the House of Commons resumed sitting Monday, both leaders were ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!McKinsey a ‘distraction’ from problem of consulting contracts, researcher tells MPs
By The Canadian Press on January 30th, 2023
OTTAWA – A researcher testifying before a parliamentary committee on the rise in government contracts awarded to McKinsey & Company said the focus on that one consulting firm is a distraction. Amanda Clarke, an associate professor of public administration at Carleton University, says the study should focus on the public service’s reliance on consulting firms ... Read More »
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