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‘He enjoyed helping people:’ Family of man shot in Ontario condo say they are shocked
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2022
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. – Naveed Dada enjoyed helping people. That’s why the 59-year-old joined the board of his Toronto-area condominium and worked to help residents resolve their issues, his nephew said ahead of a funeral planned for his uncle on Thursday. Dada, two fellow board members and their spouses were killed Sunday when a 73-year-old man ... Read More »
2 responsesOttawa move to seize millions from Russian oligarch could test Charter: trade lawyer
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2022
OTTAWA – Canada’s attempt to seize and forfeit a Russian oligarch’s holdings could be a major test of how Ottawa balances sanctions and Charter rights. This week, Foreign Minister Mélanie Joly said she plans to use a new law to confiscate and divert assets held by people who have been sanctioned. The first case involves ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec court sides with First Nation regarding underfunding of its police force
By The Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2022
MONTREAL – First Nations in northern Quebec are calling on the province and the federal government for more funding for Indigenous police forces. The call for money comes after the Quebec Court of Appeal ruled in favour of the Pekuakamiulnuatsh Takuhikan First Nation on the issue. In a judgment rendered Dec. 15, the court agreed ... Read More »
1 response‘My heart is crying’: Afghan refugees wait on family members to join them in Canada
By Maan Alhmidi, The Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2022
TORONTO – Khalid Khogiani arrived in Canada from Afghanistan through Pakistan more than a year ago and has been waiting for the Canadian government to process the refugee applications for his wife, mother and siblings ever since. The 34-year-old, who worked as a computer assistant and interpreter with the Canadian Armed Forces in Kandahar between ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Family, friends to gather for funeral of man shot in condo building north of Toronto
By The Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2022
TORONTO – The family of a man who was among five people killed in a shooting rampage at a Toronto-area condo says the 59-year-old’s funeral will be held at a mosque today. Police have said Naveed Dada and four others were killed on Sunday night by a 73-year-old gunman who was later shot dead by ... Read More »
1 responseMore flight delays possible as storm approaches Toronto: In The News for Dec. 22
By The Canadian Press on December 22nd, 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. 22 … What we are watching in Canada … A major winter storm bearing down on Toronto is adding to the calamity in Canadian ... Read More »
1 responseBack-to-office mandate has some public-service parents scrambling to find child care
By Cindy Tran, The Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2022
OTTAWA – Tania Marcil doesn’t have much time to spare before the holidays set in. Now, instead of using those rare moments to get ready for the season, she says she is spending them scrambling to find last-minute care for her three children. The Halifax-based worker is among the public servants who received a controversial ... Read More »
1 responseMore flight delays possible as storm approaches Toronto : In The News for Dec. 22 …
By The Canadian Press on December 22nd, 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. 22 … What we are watching in Canada … A major winter storm bearing down on Toronto is adding to the calamity in Canadian ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Toronto and Vancouver airports warn of operational impacts today due to weather
By The Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2022
TORONTO – A major winter storm bearing down on Toronto is adding to the calamity in Canadian airports already plagued by flight cancellations and delays set off early this week by heavy snow in Vancouver. Environment Canada says Toronto’s storm will begin today with rain or snow followed by plummeting temperatures, a potential flash freeze ... Read More »
1 responseCanadians gleaned naval intelligence from Russian defector, newly released files show
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2022
OTTAWA – The young Russian seaman who turned up exhausted and bleeding on the British Columbia shore struck a Canadian intelligence official as well mannered, sincere and athletic, built like Tarzan of the movies. Less than two years later, defector Sergei Kourdakov would die in a California motel room – apparently by accidentally shooting himself ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau signals shift away from humanitarian aid toward financing infrastructure
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on December 22nd, 2022
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is signalling a shift away from humanitarian aid toward funding infrastructure projects in developing countries. “A lot of it is less around humanitarian development, in my conversations with the Global South, and much more about, well, how can you create investments in renewable energies that’s going to last the ... Read More »
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