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What the parties are promising ahead of the British Columbia provincial election
By The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
The British Columbia’s New Democrats released the party’s platform Thursday days after the Greens unveiled a plan for government ahead of the election on Oct. 19. The B.C. Conservative Party has not released its platform, but has made a series of policy announcements and promises as election day approaches. Here is a look at some ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Senior Mounties say RCMP addressing concerns about lack of interference followup
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
OTTAWA – The RCMP is working to address the concerns of diaspora community members who say police often neglect to follow up with them about complaints of foreign interference, senior Mounties told a public inquiry Thursday. Mark Flynn, the RCMP’s deputy commissioner for federal policing, said the national force plans to have internal discussions with ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. NDP unveils election platform, focusing on ‘tough challenges’ and John Rustad
By Dirk Meissner and Brieanna Charlebois, The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
New Democrat Leader David Eby says he will help British Columbia households with a $1,000 grocery rebate, in an election platform that mentions rival B.C. Conservative Party Leader John Rustad more than 50 times. The platform launch on Thursday also prompted Eby to reject the ideological concerns of another critic: multi-billionaire Lululemon founder Chip Wilson, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!30 tonnes of chemicals seized in B.C. destined for drug production: RCMP
By The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
ENDERBY, B.C. – Mounties in British Columbia say they’ve seized more than 30 tonnes of chemicals that investigators believe were to be used in the production of methamphetamine. A statement says the Clandestine Laboratory Enforcement and Response Team executed a search warrant on a rural property in Enderby, B.C., in the North Okanagan region, on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Industry minister echoes Shopify calls to boost ambition in Canada
By Tara Deschamps, The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
TORONTO – Canada’s industry minister has thrown his support behind a call from one of Shopify Inc.’s leaders for the country to get more ambitious. François-Philippe Champagne says the Canadian DNA has to change so that innovators in the country talk more about what they are doing. If people in the were more vocal about ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Frank Stronach faces new sex assault charges involving three additional complainants
By Sonja Puzic, The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
Court documents show billionaire businessman Frank Stronach is facing more sexual assault charges involving three additional complainants whose allegations date back to the 1980s and 1990s. The latest charges bring the total number of accusers in his case to 13. The 92-year-old Stronach was first charged in early June with five sex-related offences involving three ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec bill aims to stop people from sharing intimate images without consent
By The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
Quebec’s justice minister says his new bill would give people a simple and fast way to stop intimate photos and videos of them from being shared without their consent. Simon Jolin-Barrette says the bill, introduced today, would allow people to complete a form online or at a courthouse and quickly obtain an order from a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Conservatives ask for lobbying probe into Mark Carney’s Liberal adviser appointment
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
OTTAWA – The Conservatives have asked Canada’s lobbying commissioner to investigate whether it violates ethics rules for the prime minister to make Mark Carney his own personal adviser. The Liberals announced at their recent caucus retreat in Nanaimo, B.C., that Carney, the former Bank of Canada governor, had been appointed chair of a task force ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘You were innocent’: Judge acquits Manitoba man 50 years after murder conviction
By Steve Lambert, The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
WINNIPEG – An Indigenous man convicted of killing a restaurant worker 50 years ago was acquitted Thursday by a judge who called the case a wrongful conviction that involved systemic discrimination. Clarence Woodhouse, 72, held up his court papers, along with a T-shirt that said “Innocent”, outside court. He told reporters he is looking forward ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. plane in fatal 2023 crash had unapproved modifications
By The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
RICHMOND, B.C. – Canada’s aviation safety agency is warning ultralight aircraft owners to make sure modifications are manufacturer-approved after investigating a fatal crash last year in northeastern British Columbia. The Transportation Safety Board says the crash happened on June 25, 2023, when a two-seat Savannah aircraft crashed into Simpson Lake southwest of Chetwynd, B.C. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘The House will be seized,’ government business on pause over docs debate
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 3rd, 2024
OTTAWA – Government business has been put on indefinite pause in the House of Commons and the Conservatives say it will stay that way until the Liberals hand over documents related to misspent government dollars. Last week, Speaker Greg Fergus ruled that the government “clearly did not fully comply” with an order from the House ... Read More »
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