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Authorities work to identify eight bodies pulled from St. Lawrence River this week
By The Canadian Press on April 1st, 2023
QUEBEC – Akwesasne Mohawk Police say they are working with Immigration Canada and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security to confirm the identities of the eight migrants whose bodies were pulled from the St. Lawrence River this week. On Thursday, police discovered the bodies of five adults and one child in a marshy area, and ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!One winning ticket sold for Friday’s $60 million Lotto Max jackpot
By The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2023
TORONTO – Someone in the Prairies is waking up $60 million dollars richer. One winning ticket was drawn for Friday’s Lotto Max jackpot. There was also one Maxmillion winner from Ontario out of six possible $1 million prizes. The jackpot for the next draw on April 4 will be an estimated $15 million... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alberta premier’s phone call to accused raises questions about court case
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2023
EDMONTON – A phone call between Alberta Premier Danielle Smith and a Calgary pastor where they discussed his criminal trial raises questions about whether she has compromised the case, the Opposition NDP said Friday. Smith is heard on a leaked cellphone video telling Artur Pawlowski that charges such as those he was facing were politically ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!MP Han Dong serves Global News with libel notice over foreign interference report
By The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2023
OTTAWA – A lawyer for Han Dong has served Global News and its parent company Corus Entertainment with a libel notice after the media outlet published an allegation the Toronto MP spoke to a Chinese diplomat about delaying the release of two Canadians. Lawyer Mark Polley says he is demanding that Global News make a ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!A look at recent migrant deaths and close calls along the Canada-U.S. border
By The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2023
MONTREAL – The deaths this week of eight people of Indian and Romanian descent in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne have underscored the dangers related to illegal immigration. Over the past year, a number of deaths and close calls have occurred along the nearly 9,000-kilometre Canada-United States border. Here is a look: March 31, 2023 ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Inquiry into N.S. mass shooting says spouse of killer was revictimized by RCMP probe
By Lyndsay Armstrong, The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2023
HALIFAX – The final report of the public inquiry into the Nova Scotia mass shooting says the gunman’s partner – a survivor of his violent domestic abuse – was revictimized by the RCMP investigation into the tragedy. Gabriel Wortman’s rampage left 22 dead in April 2020 and began when he assaulted his partner, Lisa Banfield, ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Migrant death toll rises to eight after bodies of child, adult found in Akwesasne
By The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2023
QUEBEC – Police in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne say they have found the bodies of two more people, including an infant, who were among a group of migrants who died trying to cross into the United States. Authorities had found the bodies of five adults and one child on Thursday, members of two families ... Read More »
1 responseFreeland says drop in foreign-aid spending is not a cut, Ukraine fight is pivotal
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2023
OTTAWA – Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland insists the government’s projected $1.3-billion drop in foreign aid spending does not amount to a cut. The Liberal budget released this week projects that Ottawa will spend nearly $6.9 billion for international development in the coming fiscal year, which is a 16 per cent drop from last year’s allocation. ... Read More »
1 responseVancouver asks artist, vigil keepers to end Indigenous children’s shoe memorial
By The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2023
VANCOUVER – Officials in Vancouver are meeting with the artist and volunteers who are keeping vigil on a children’s shoe memorial on the steps of the city’s art gallery in an effort to end the tribute to children who didn’t return from residential schools. The installation started with 215 pairs of children’s shoes on the ... Read More »
1 responseOttawa gives final approval, with conditions, for Rogers’ $26B purchase of Shaw
By Sammy Hudes, The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2023
TORONTO – The largest telecommunications deal in Canadian history will go forward after Rogers Communications Inc.’s $26-billion takeover of Shaw Communications Inc. received approval from Ottawa on Friday. The green light means the deal has cleared its final regulatory hurdle just over two years after it was first announced. But Industry Minister François-Philippe Champagne took ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Historic Trump indictment could open door to future political prosecutions: expert
By The Canadian Press on March 31st, 2023
WASHINGTON – It’s standard Republican operating procedure these days to defend Donald Trump by accusing Democrats of weaponizing the U.S. Justice Department for political gain. One expert says Thursday’s historic indictment of a former president is sure to make the line between politics and justice even more blurry. Neama Rahmani, a former assistant U.S. attorney ... Read More »
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