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Former Yukon deputy premier Ranj Pillai acclaimed as the territory’s new premier
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
WHITEHORSE – A politician who served in Yukon’s legislature since 2016 is the territory’s new premier. The Yukon Liberal Party announced Sunday that Ranj Pillai has been acclaimed as leader by the party’s executive. Pillai replaces former premier Sandy Silver who announced in September that he was stepping down and did not intend to run ... Read More »
1 responseCanada officially buying F-35 fighter jet for $19B to replace CF-18s
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada is officially buying the F-35 fighter jet to replace its aging CF-18s, ending the years-long search where it first began. Canada had announced plans to buy the F-35 back in 2010, before politics and government mismanagement scuttled that decision. The government says Canada will ultimately buy 88 ... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for Jan. 9: The latest on Canada’s plan to replace aging fighter jets
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 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. 9 … What we are watching in Canada … Canada’s defence minister is set to provide an update today on the military’s plans to ... Read More »
1 responseDefence Minister Anand to provide update on military fighter jet plan
By The Canadian Press on January 9th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s defence minister is set to provide an update today on the military’s plans to replace its aging fleet of fighter jets. No details on Anita Anand’s morning announcement were immediately available, but information disclosed last month shed some light on what lies in store. The Canadian Press previously reported that the Department ... Read More »
1 responseMazatlán mayor reassures Canadians and other visitors following cartel violence
By The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
MAZATLÃN, Mexico – The mayor of a Mexican city caught up in a wave of drug cartel violence last week wasted little time reassuring Canadians and other foreign visitors that his city is safe for travellers. Edgar Gonzalez, in a video posted online by the City of Mazatlán, strolled through his city’s historic centre on ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Families of Flight PS752 victims seek accountability from Iran on third anniversary
By Tyler Griffin, The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
TORONTO – Grieving friends and relatives of victims killed during the downing of Flight PS752 called for justice and accountability from the Iranian regime Sunday as Canadians from coast to coast marked three years since the country’s military shot the plane down. At a highly-emotional and politically-charged ceremony in North Toronto, The Association of Families ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau commits to seeking justice for Flight PS752 victims on three-year anniversary
By Tyler Griffin, The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau reaffirmed his government’s commitment to seeking justice for the victims of Flight PS752 on Sunday as he joined Canadians across the country in marking three years since the Iranian military shot the plane down. Trudeau’s remarks came at an often-emotional ceremony in North Toronto, one of several such events ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau among those honouring PS752 crash victims at ceremonies across canada
By The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
TORONTO – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is among those marking three years since the Iranian military shot down Flight PS752 this afternoon alongside grieving relatives in a commemorative ceremony taking place in Toronto. Families are partaking in rallies from Vancouver to Toronto and St. John’s, N.L., to mark the anniversary of the crash, which killed ... Read More »
1 responseCanadians to mark third anniversary of Flight PS752 downing at countrywide ceremonies
By The Canadian Press on January 8th, 2023
TORONTO – Grieving relatives will mark three years since the Iranian military shot down Flight PS752 today at commemoration ceremonies in 12 major cities across Canada and 26 countries around the globe. Families will partake in rallies from Vancouver to Toronto and St. John’s to mark the anniversary of the downed flight, which killed 176 ... Read More »
1 responseSome Canadians set to return from Mexico’s Mazatlan area as airports reopen
By The Canadian Press on January 7th, 2023
Some Canadian tourists in Mexico’s Sinaloa state are packing their bags to return home after a wave of violence erupted in the region, shuttering airports and prompting an advisory to shelter in place. Two airports in the northwestern area of Mexico have reopened with flights scheduled for today from Mazatlan to cities in Western Canada ... Read More »
1 responseLobby group seeks public inquiry, release of video in Montreal man’s jail death
By The Canadian Press on January 7th, 2023
MONTREAL – An anti-racism lobby group is calling on the Quebec government to launch an independent public inquiry into the jail death of an illegally detained Black man in Montreal following an altercation with jail guards just before Christmas. Nicous D’Andre Spring, 21, was illegally detained at Montreal’s Bordeaux jail on Dec. 24 when guards ... Read More »
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