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B.C. bus victim leaves family in India, amid questions over perilous road conditions
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
KELOWNA, B.C. – Kalwinder Singh was supposed to meet up with his cousin, Karanjot Singh Sodhi, for a family celebration to ring in the new year. Instead, Singh will be picking up the remains of his relative who died in a bus crash on an icy stretch of British Columbia highway on Christmas Eve. Singh, ... Read More »
1 responseCanadians fined at least $15M for breaking COVID quarantine rules in 2022, data shows
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canadians who were caught violating federal COVID-19 quarantine rules racked up at least $15 million in fines this year, according to the Public Health Agency of Canada, but it’s not clear how much of that will actually be paid. The agency provided data to the House of Commons in the fall in response ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. Christmas Eve bus crash victim leaves behind young family in India
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
The cousin of one of the victims of the Christmas Eve bus crash in British Columbia says the new arrival from Punjab, India, leaves behind a wife and two young children. Kalwinder Singh says 41-year-old Karanjot Singh Sodhi was the father of a six-year-old son and two-year-old daughter in India. He says Sodhi came to ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian Blood Services needs blood, plasma donors after storm disruption
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canadian Blood Services says it’s in need of blood and plasma donors after the winter storm disrupted donations over the holidays. Severe wind, snowfall and icy conditions that hit many parts of the country meant that about 10 per cent of expected blood and plasma donations did not happen. There’s a critical need ... Read More »
1 responseThousands of Canadians still in the dark days after fierce storms knocked out power
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
Utility crews in Ontario, Quebec and New Brunswick are still working to restore electricity to thousands of customers who have been in the dark for days after last week’s fierce winter storms knocked out their power. As of Tuesday morning, power is still out for nearly 33,000 Hydro-Québec customers and more than 13,000 Hydro One ... Read More »
1 responseExpert warns of ‘perfect storm’ as the number of police shootings increases in 2022
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
James Hanna was kind to animals and children. He was big on hugs and loved to travel. His family says he was excited about his future, but that was stolen by a stray bullet fired from an Edmonton police officer’s gun. The 59-year-old was in his basement suite watching television when he was killed in ... Read More »
1 responseFlood warning in B.C. as power outages persist : In The News for Dec. 27
By The Canadian Press on December 27th, 2022
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 Dec. 27 … What we are watching in Canada … Thousands of Canadians who have been without power since last week’s fierce winter storms spent ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Interior Health says remaining patients from deadly B.C. bus crash expected to live
By The Canadian Press on December 26th, 2022
All of the remaining patients in hospital from a deadly Christmas Eve bus crash in British Columbia are expected to survive, according to an Interior Health official. Michaela Swan, a spokeswoman for the health authority, says seven people who were brought to three hospitals after the bus rolled on the Highway 97C Okanagan Connector on ... Read More »
1 responseMilitary can’t—or won’t— reveal outcomes of criminal sexual cases passed to civilians
By The Canadian Press on December 26th, 2022
OTTAWA – Military police don’t know – or won’t say – how many of the dozens of cases involving criminal sexual behaviour referred to civilian counterparts over the past year have resulted in charges. That has sparked criticism from some experts, who say such information is critical to knowing whether sending such cases to civilian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Military can’t—or won’t—reveal outcomes of criminal sexual cases passed to civilians
By The Canadian Press on December 26th, 2022
OTTAWA – Military police don’t know – or won’t say – how many of the dozens of cases involving criminal sexual behaviour referred to civilian counterparts over the past year have resulted in charges. That has sparked criticism from some experts, who say such information is critical to knowing whether sending such cases to civilian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!With trust collapsing in the RCMP, some call for ‘broken force’ to be rebuilt
By Sarah Smellie and Michael Tutton, The Canadian Press on December 26th, 2022
Harry Bond is blunt in his assessment of the RCMP’s role on the night his mother and father died in the Nova Scotia mass shooting – and of the force’s potential to reform in the future. “My trust for the RCMP is gone,” he said during a recent telephone interview from his home near Mahone ... Read More »
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