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Montreal man guilty of promoting hatred against Jews in article on neo-Nazi site
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – A 36-year-old Montreal man was found guilty Monday of wilfully promoting hatred against Jews in a 2017 article he wrote for a neo-Nazi website. Quebec court Judge Manlio Del Negro ruled that Gabriel Sohier Chaput intended to promote hate against Jewish people in the article published by the Daily Stormer. The judge ordered ... Read More »
1 responseAfter sex assault acquittal, military clears Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin of misconduct
By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The Canadian military has concluded on the balance of probabilities that Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin “did not engage in sexual misconduct” after the senior military officer was acquitted of sexual assault late last year. A spokesman for the Canadian Armed Forces says a review process did not result in any administrative action and an ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau mum on sending tanks to Ukraine as Poland pushes ahead
By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s allies are pledging to send tanks to Ukraine, but Prime Minister Justin Trudeau gave no indication Monday morning about whether Ottawa will follow suit. Nearly a year after Russia’s invasion, most members of the NATO military alliance have said they’re in favour of giving Leopard 2 tanks to Kyiv, but Germany has ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta government says no evidence of emails to prosecutors on border blockade cases
By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
EDMONTON – The Alberta government says it could not find any emails to substantiate allegations one of Premier Danielle Smith’s staffers wrote to Crown prosecutors to try to influence how they handled cases tied to the blockade last year at the Coutts border crossing. The Justice Department says in a statement that over the weekend ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Alberta government says no evidence of emails to prosecutors
By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
EDMONTON – The Alberta government says it could not find any emails to substantiate allegations that one of Premier Danielle Smith’s staffers wrote to Crown prosecutors to try to influence how they handled cases tied to the blockade at the Coutts border crossing. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Pre-emptively using notwithstanding clause ‘not the right thing to do:’ Trudeau
By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says provinces should not be pre-emptively using the notwithstanding clause, because it means “suspending fundamental rights and freedoms.” Quebec Premier François Legault accused Trudeau over the weekend of attacking the province’s “democracy and people” by suggesting he would limit the use of the notwithstanding clause. The notwithstanding clause allows ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Montreal man found guilty of wilfully promoting hatred against Jews
By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – A Quebec court judge today found a 36-year-old man Montreal man guilty of wilfully promoting hatred against Jews. Judge Manlio Del Negro says Gabriel Sohier Chaput intended to promote hate against Jewish people in a 2017 article for neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer. The article – one of more than 800 hundred articles Sohier ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for Jan. 23 : Will inflation-driven prices ever go down?
By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Jan. 23 … What we are watching in Canada … A Bank of Canada report on consumer expectations released last week says more than a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Verdict expected today in trial of Montreal man charged with promoting hatred
By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
MONTREAL – A Quebec court judge is scheduled to deliver his verdict in the trial of a Montreal man accused of promoting hatred against Jews. Gabriel Sohier Chaput faces a single charge of wilfully promoting hatred in connection with an 2017 article he wrote for neo-Nazi website Daily Stormer — one of hundreds he wrote ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his cabinet begin three-day retreat in Hamilton
By The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
HAMILTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and his ministers are gathering at a Hamilton hotel today to begin a three-day cabinet retreat. The strategy session comes during what Trudeau said are “tough times,” with a potential recession on the horizon and Canadians feeling the strain of high inflation. Trudeau is fresh off a week of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Feds say ‘no willing partners’ to bring fire codes onto First Nations — including AFN
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on January 23rd, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government does not have a willing partner to find a way to introduce fire codes on First Nation reserves, a newly released document shows. The senior director for the Indigenous Fire Marshal Service, however, says there are steps Ottawa can take now to better protect communities. “Doing nothing is not an ... Read More »
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