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Investments in Inuit housing inadequate to address human rights violations: watchdog
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2022
From a family living for seven years in a condemned home that was meant to be temporary to people with disabilities having to be carried in and out of their bathrooms, Canada’s housing advocate says during a tour this fall of several Inuit communities she got a glimpse into the dire living conditions many have ... Read More »
1 responseMinisters decline request to testify on Afghan aid blockade as desperation grows
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on December 3rd, 2022
OTTAWA – Three Liberal ministers have declined invitations to testify at the Senate as the upper chamber probes why Canada still won’t allow humanitarian workers to help in Afghanistan. The Senate’s human rights committee is expected to begin hearings Monday on federal anti-terrorism rules that bar aid groups from working in Afghanistan. The Taliban took ... Read More »
1 response‘Forever hold onto that memory:’ Family members remember victims in Winnipeg
By The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2022
Winnipeg police say they have charged Jeremy Skibicki, 35, with four counts of first-degree murder in the deaths of four women. One of the women has not been identified but police say they believe she is Indigenous. The family members of the other three women, who are all First Nations, say they were loved and ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta premier says she’s open to sovereignty bill amendments to add clarity
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2022
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith says her sovereignty bill that grants her cabinet unfettered power to rewrite laws behind closed doors without legislature approval was never intended to do that. Smith told CBC Newsworld in an interview Friday she is open to making amendments to Bill 1 to clarify that any laws her cabinet ... Read More »
1 responsePolice believe remains of three women in Winnipeg landfill, but do not plan to search
By Steve Lambert and Brittany Hobson, The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2022
Winnipeg’s police chief said Friday the remains of three victims of an alleged serial killer are believed to be at a city landfill, but no search is planned. Too much time has passed and there is no known starting point at the large site, where bulldozers are constantly moving things around, Danny Smyth said, adding ... Read More »
1 responseB.C.’s COVID response praised for ‘nimbleness,’ calls to bolster public trust
By The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2022
VICTORIA – A review of British Columbia’s COVID-19 response says despite being unprepared for the pandemic, the province showed “resilience, balance and nimbleness” during the emergency. That’s despite nearly 75 per cent of the people surveyed as part of the independent review reporting they didn’t trust information coming from the government. However, both the report’s ... Read More »
1 responseFeds eyeing repatriation of 19 Canadian women and children held in Syria: document
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2022
OTTAWA – The federal government says it is looking at helping to secure the release of 19 Canadian women and children being held in northeastern Syria. The move comes just before supporters of the six women and 13 children get set to argue in Federal Court that the Liberal government’s long-standing refusal to repatriate them ... Read More »
1 responseCanada-Palestine MP group vows review after accused ‘Holocaust denier’ attended event
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2022
OTTAWA – A spokesman for the chair of an all-party parliamentary group says it is “carefully” reviewing how it handles events with outsideguests after a newspaper publisher accused of holding antisemitic views took part in a recent gathering. Members of Parliament from all parties, including Transport Minister Omar Alghabra, attended a gathering this week hosted ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Newly Iran sanctions include Toronto gym denizen who led police during Kazemi case
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2022
OTTAWA – Canada is sanctioning more Iranian officials, including a senior military official spotted earlier this year at a Toronto-area gym. Morteza Talaei, a former general in the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps, is among four Iranians and five entities banned from doing business with Canada or accessing assets located in Canada. Talaei was Tehran’s police ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Emergencies Act hearings end with final words on transparency, accountability
By Laura Osman, The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2022
OTTAWA – After 300 hours of testimony, 9,000 exhibits and a few major revelations, the public portion of on investigation into the first-ever use of the Emergencies Act ended Friday with a deep dive into questions about government accountability and transparency. A panel of experts offered insight into a key issue the Public Order Emergency ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Safe consumption forefront of countering the overdose crisis, prime minister says
By The Canadian Press on December 2nd, 2022
RICHMOND, B.C. – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau says he and new British Columbia Premier David Eby conferred about ways to counter the “horrific” drug poisoning epidemic. Trudeau told a crowd in Richmond, B.C., where he and Eby spoke about investments in child care, that they are working with provincial governments to ensure science and data ... Read More »
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