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CP NewsAlert: Halifax jury finds William Sandeson guilty of second-degree murder
By The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
HALIFAX – A former Halifax medical student has been found guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of a fellow student during a drug deal. William Sandeson told a Nova Scotia Supreme Court jury he killed physics student Taylor Samson in self-defence on Aug. 15, 2015, but the jury rejected that claim. Jury members ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Media mogul, former National Arts Centre president Peter Herrndorf dies, Family says
By The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
TORONTO – Peter Herrndorf, a lawyer, Canadian media mogul and the former president and chief executive officer of the National Arts Centre, has died. He was 82. Matthew Herrndorf confirmed the news, saying his father died early this morning “surrounded by family” at Toronto’s Hennick Bridgepoint Hospital, but did not provide his cause of death. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!RCMP discontinues search for foreign object downed over Yukon
By The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – The RCMP says it has ended its search for an unidentified aerial object shot down over central Yukon last Saturday. The mounties say they searched the highest probability area but could not find the debris. The RCMP says it is discontinuing search efforts because snowfalls have made it increasingly unlikely the object will ... Read More »
1 responseHalifax jury deliberating for third day in murder trial of William Sandeson
By The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
HALIFAX – A jury is in its third day of deliberations today in the trial of a former Halifax medical student charged with first-degree murder in the 2015 shooting death of a fellow student. During the trial, William Sandeson told Nova Scotia Supreme Court that he killed Dalhousie University physics student Taylor Samson in self-defence ... Read More »
1 responseHalifax jury in third day of deliberations in murder trial of William Sandeson
By The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
HALIFAX – A jury started its third day of deliberations today in the trial of a former Halifax medical student charged with first-degree murder in the 2015 shooting death of a fellow student. During the trial, William Sandeson told Nova Scotia Supreme Court that he killed Dalhousie University physics student Taylor Samson in self-defence during ... Read More »
1 responseTime in Canada to debate whether notwithstanding clause should exist, says Liberal MP
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – A Liberal MP from Montreal says it is for the country to debate whether the notwithstanding clause should be on the books. Sameer Zuberi’s comments come after a week where the Bloc Québécois forced parties in the House of Commons to vote on whether they felt provinces had the legitimate right to use ... Read More »
1 responseCSIS failed to fully consider human toll when disrupting threats, watchdog says
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on February 18th, 2023
OTTAWA – A new report from the federal spy watchdog says the Canadian Security Intelligence Service failed to adequately consider the potentially serious adverse effects on people and their families when using its powers to disrupt potential threats. The National Security and Intelligence Review Agency report also finds the spy service takes an “overly narrow” ... Read More »
1 responseNo winning ticket sold for Friday’s $30X million Lotto Max jackpot
By The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
There was no winning ticket sold in Friday’s Lotto Max $30 million draw. The jackpot for the next draw on Feb. 21 will be an estimated $40 million... Read More »
1 responseJudge lifts limit on number of workers who can picket in Yellowknife
By The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – The Union of Northern Workers says it is pleased with a ruling by a Northwest Territories Supreme Court judge to lift restrictions on the number of people who can picket outside city facilities in Yellowknife. Unionized workers with the City of Yellowknife have been locked out and on strike since Feb. 8, after ... Read More »
1 responseFisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.’s coast to protect wild fish
By The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
VICTORIA – Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says the government will not renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms around British Columbia’s Discovery Islands. Murray says the Discovery Islands area is a key migration route for wild salmon where narrow passages bring migrating juvenile salmon into close contact with the farms. She says in a ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Fisheries Department to shut 15 salmon farms off B.C.’s coast
By The Canadian Press on February 17th, 2023
VICTORIA – Fisheries Minister Joyce Murray says the government will not renew licences for 15 open-net Atlantic salmon farms around British Columbia’s Discovery Islands. Murray says the Discovery Islands area is a key migration route for wild salmon where narrow passages bring migrating juvenile salmon into close contact with the farms. She says in a ... Read More »
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