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Montreal man charged with first-degree murder in Ottawa femicide: police
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
Ottawa police say a Montreal man has been charged with first-degree murder in the stabbing of a woman on Thursday in front of two of her children. Fsha Tekhle, 36, was charged today for the killing of Brkti Berhe, 36, at a park near Uplands Drive in Ottawa’s south end, in what police called a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New regulations allow Canada Post to ship prohibited firearms returned in gun buyback
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government is giving Canada Post the ability to store and transport prohibited firearms in new regulations that bring the retail gun buyback program one step closer to beginning. An order-in-council dated Oct. 16 allows for prohibited assault-style firearms to be removed from safes at firearms retailers, transported and ultimately destroyed. More ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada condemns ‘horrifying’ violence in Haiti as political transition challenged
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says Canada strongly condemns a new surge in gang violence in Haiti. In recent weeks, gang violence has increased in the Caribbean nation and the UN says gangs now control 85 per cent of the capital city of Port-au-Prince. Kenya is leading a multinational security mission to restore ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Joly faces calls for probe in death of woman Canada refused to repatriate from Syria
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – Advocates want Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly to call an impartial investigation into the death of a Canadian woman the federal government refused to repatriate from a Syrian detention camp. In a letter to Joly, Sen. Kim Pate and human rights activist Alex Neve say the Quebec woman died unexpectedly just over a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Intolerable’: Educators at youth detention centre accused of having sex with minors
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
MONTREAL – Quebec’s social services minister says he’s disturbed by reports that educators at a detention centre for youth in Montreal had sexual relations with minor detainees. Lionel Carmant told reporters today that both the detention facility and the police are investigating to shed light on the allegations of sexual misconduct at the Cité-des-Prairies rehabilitation ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In the news today: Most Canadians would back Harris in U.S.: poll
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
Here is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to bring you up to speed… Most Canadians would back Harris in U.S.: poll If Canadians could vote in the U.S. election, a majority would choose to send Kamala Harris to the White House. In a new survey from polling firm Leger, 64 per ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!New regulations allow Canada Post to ship restricted firearms returned in gun buyback
By David Baxter, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – The federal government is giving Canada Post the ability to store and transport restricted firearms in new regulations that bring the retail gun buyback program one step closer to beginning. An order in council dated Oct. 16 allows for restricted assault-style firearms to be removed from safes, transported and ultimately destroyed. More than ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Mail-in ballot figures coming for each B.C. riding, may make election outcome clearer
By The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
VICTORIA – Elections BC is expected to provide a breakdown today of the number of uncounted mail-in and absentee ballots in each of British Columbia’s 93 ridings, potentially making clearer the outcome of the weekend’s nail-biting vote. There are about 65,000 of the ballots to count between tomorrow and Monday, which could solidify results from ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Majority of Canadians would vote for Kamala Harris in U.S. election: poll
By Kelly Geraldine Malone, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
WASHINGTON – If Canadians could vote in the U.S. election, a majority would choose to send Kamala Harris to the White House. In a new survey from polling firm Leger, 64 per cent of Canadian respondents said if they could cast a ballot, they’d put their support behind vice-president Harris while 21 per cent would ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canadian consensus on immigration under threat, but not gone: immigration minister
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on October 25th, 2024
OTTAWA – Immigration Minister Marc Miller says Canada’s long-held consensus on immigration is under threat, but has not disappeared. On Thursday, Prime Minister Justin Trudeau announced plans to slash Canada’s immigration targets by 20 per cent next year and admitted his government did not get the balance right after the COVID-19 pandemic. Conservative Leader Pierre ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!‘Beloved’ eight-year-old giraffe Jenga dies at Greater Vancouver Zoo
By Chuck Chiang, The Canadian Press on October 24th, 2024
The Greater Vancouver Zoo is mourning the death of one of its iconic animals after Jenga the giraffe was found dead in his barn on Wednesday. The zoo said in a statement that the eight-year-old male was found “peacefully resting in his barn stall” moments after having a meal on Wednesday. “Jenga has left us ... Read More »
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