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Over 100 people attended vigil for Vaughan, Ont., shooting victims and their families
By Sharif Hassan, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
VAUGHAN, Ont. – Family, friends and shocked community members held a candlelight vigil Wednesday night to honour the victims of the deadly condo shooting north of Toronto. Dozens of people holding candles and flowers gathered outside the city hall in Vaughan, Ont., to pay their respects. Police have identified the victims as Rita Camilleri, Vittorio ... Read More »
1 responseCandlelight vigil underway for victims of Toronto-area fatal condo shooting
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
VAUGHAN, Ont. – A candlelight vigil is underway outside the city hall in Vaughan, Ont., to honour the victims of a deadly condo shooting. Dozens of people are at the vigil, braving the cold weather, some holding lit candles, others flowers. York Regional Police have said a 73-year-old man who was in a lengthy dispute ... Read More »
1 responseWintry woes put Canadian holiday travel on ice, as airports brace for another blast
By Nono Shen and Brenna Owen, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
VANCOUVER – The woes for travellers stranded by heavy snow at Vancouver’s airport have spread across the country and Toronto Pearson International Airport is now advising of an approaching storm that could derail things further. Among the passengers worrying about making it home for Christmas was Fort McMurray, Alta., resident Jennifer Alberto, who sat on ... Read More »
1 responseRegional chief warns of ‘tight’ turnaround as Ottawa eyes First Nations policing law
By Stephanie Taylor and Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – Public Safety Minister Marco Mendicino says he hopes to introduce legislation declaring First Nations policing an essential service early in the new year, with one regional chief calling that timeline “tight.” In a year-end interview with The Canadian Press, Mendicino said the prospective law is under developmentwith input from Indigenous stakeholders and communities, ... Read More »
1 responseJudge grants bail to former RCMP intelligence official accused of leaking secrets
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – An RCMP intelligence official accused of violating Canada’s secrecy law has been granted bail. The reasons for Ontario Superior Court Justice Robert Maranger’s decision Wednesday in the case of Cameron Jay Ortis are covered by a publication ban. Ortis was taken into custody in Ottawa on Sept. 12, 2019. The former head of ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec health minister says ER overcrowding improving, union says ERs in ‘crisis’
By Jacob Serebrin, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
MONTREAL – The new plan to reduce overcrowding in Quebec emergency rooms is paying off, the province’s health minister said Wednesday, but a major nurses union said that while the measures are laudable, the situation remains critical. If it weren’t for a series of recent changes to the health network – including new clinics run ... Read More »
1 responseDid Ottawa get a bad deal on its $7B fighter jets? Here’s what experts have to say
By Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – Experts are warning against drawing conclusions on whether Canada is getting a good deal for the F-35, given the large startup costs associated with buying and fielding a new fighter jet, which include much-needed upgrades to the Air Force’s physical and digital infrastructure. While a formal announcement has not been made, The Canadian ... Read More »
1 responseNo charges for officers who showed ‘remarkable courage’ in wild B.C. shootout: review
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
SAANICH, B.C. – British Columbia’s Independent Investigations Office has cleared police officers who were involved in a wild shootout outside a Saanich, B.C., bank last summer that left twin brothers dead. Ronald MacDonald, the office’s chief civilian director, says a review finds the officers showed remarkable courage under potentially deadly circumstances and there are no ... Read More »
1 responseRemembering the lives lost in the Vaughan condo shooting rampage
By Fakiha Baig, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
TORONTO – The five people killed after a 73-year-old man went on a shooting rampage at his Toronto-area condo are being remembered as kind community members who were loved by their families. Police have said Francesco Villi, who was involved in a lengthy dispute with his condo board, killed three board members and two of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ukrainian refugee killed in hit and run in Montreal remembered by family, community
By Marisela Amador, The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
MONTREAL – Members of Montreal’s Ukrainian community gathered on Wednesday to remember seven-year-old Mariia Legenkovska, who had fled the Russian invasion of her home country, only to be killed in a hit and run. Mourners arrived at Saint Sophie Ukrainian Orthodox Cathedral in the city’s Rosemont – La Petite-Patrie borough for the funeral service and ... Read More »
1 responseRegulations for ban on foreign homebuyers announced, law coming into effect Jan. 1
By The Canadian Press on December 21st, 2022
OTTAWA – The Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation has announced regulations for the ban on foreign homebuyers, which comes into effect on Jan. 1. Starting in the new year, foreign commercial enterprises and people will be prohibited from purchasing residential properties in Canada for two years. The ban, which was passed by Parliament on June ... Read More »
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