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Downed objects most likely benign, Biden says, vowing new rules for U.S. skies
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
WASHINGTON – President Joe Biden says the three unknown flying objects he ordered shot down over the U.S. and Canada earlier this month were likely no danger to national security. Biden says the objects were downed expressly because they did pose a potential risk to commercial air traffic. Biden, who spoke out after members of ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. high court orders three Hells Angels clubhouses forfeited to the province
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
VANCOUVER – British Columbia’s Appeal Court has overturned a lower-court ruling and ordered the Hells Angels motorcycle club to surrender three properties under the province’s Civil Forfeiture Act. The unanimous decision by a three-member panel issued Wednesday, says a B.C. Supreme Court justice was wrong to find “no evidence” that the Hells Angels’ clubhouses in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Wake-up call:’ Flying objects raise concerns about Arctic security
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
YELLOWKNIFE – Some politicians and researchers say four flying objects that were discovered, tracked and shot down over U.S. and Canadian airspace in recent weeks highlight the need to improve security in Canada’s Arctic. “It should be a wake-up call for Canadians in general of the woefully inadequate capacity we have in the North in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau pledges more help for Haiti, stops short of suggesting military intervention
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
NASSAU, Bahamas – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced a slate of new supports for Haiti in the Bahamas today – but he stopped short of signalling support for the kind of international military intervention its de facto prime minister is asking for. Trudeau told a meeting of Caribbean leaders that Canada will provide $12.3 million ... Read More »
1 responsePremiers urge Trudeau to agree to regular health funding reviews
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – Canada’s premiers have written to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau asking for regular reviews to be established as part of health-care funding talks. Ottawa has offered more than $46 billion to provinces and territories to augment the Canada Health Transfer but the country’s premiers say it’s not enough to address the sustainability or structural ... Read More »
1 responseFamed Rideau Canal Skateway to remain closed as warm weather persists
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – The world’s largest skating rink in 2023 may have to rebrand itself as persistently warm winter weather continues to keep skaters away. The National Capital Commission says the Rideau Canal Skateway still cannot open this week and fears are high it will not open this winter at all. Above average temperatures mean current ... Read More »
1 responseLiberals introduce ‘Milgaard’s Law’ to create review process for wrongful convictions
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – New legislation introduced in the House of Commons today would make it easier and faster for people who may have been wrongfully convicted to have their cases reviewed. The bill is dubbed “David and Joyce Milgaard’s Law,” named for the man who was released in 1980 after being wrongfully imprisoned for 23 years, ... Read More »
1 responseFuneral underway for four-year-old boy killed in Quebec bus crash last week
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
LAVAL, Que. – A funeral is underway for one of the two young children killed when a bus crashed into a daycare last week in Laval, Que., just north of Montreal. The bells of the Ste-Rose-de-Lima church tolled at 11 a.m. as five men carried the small white casket of Jacob Gauthier into the sanctuary. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Manitoba, Saskatchewan justice ministers push for meeting on bail reform
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
WINNIPEG – The justice ministers of Manitoba and Saskatchewan are calling for a meeting with their federal, provincial and territorial counterparts on bail reform. Manitoba Justice Minister Kelvin Goertzen says changes are needed to prevent people being victimized by offenders who should be behind bars. Earlier this year, the premiers called on the federal government ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian foreign minister praises Ukrainian government’s anticorruption drive
By The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly is praising a recent crackdown on corruption by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government. Joly says she repeatedly raised Canada’s concerns about corruption during her two-day visit to the embattled country, including in meetings with Zelenskyy and other top Ukrainian officials. While Ukraine is fighting for its sovereignty and ... Read More »
1 responseJoly ends Ukraine visit pledging support for war-crime tribunal, cash to local groups
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on February 16th, 2023
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly has ended a two-day visit to Ukraine where she met with senior officials to assess Canada’s response to Russia’s invasion. Ottawa tried to keep the visit under wraps for security reasons, but Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy posted a video Tuesday of his meeting with Joly. Joly met with ... Read More »
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