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Liberals, Tories spar over scope of proposed assault-style firearm definition
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Liberals say their proposed definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm applies only to guns that belong on the battlefield. But Conservative MPs are continuing to insist the federal move would outlaw many ordinary hunting rifles and shotguns. The Liberal government wants to include an evergreen definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alleged Chinese spy detained in Quebec seeks bail, wants to clear name
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
LONGUEUIL, Que. – A former employee of Quebec’s electricity utility who is charged with economic espionage for the benefit of China denied on Thursday that he was a flight risk and said he wanted to stay in Canada to fight the charges. “I want to stay here to clear my name,” Yuesheng Wang told the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec study confirms practice of forced sterilizations of Indigenous women
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
MONTREAL – A report released today confirms 22 cases of forced sterilization of First Nations and Inuit women in Quebec since 1980 and calls for the practice to end. The study says that several participants did not realize they had been sterilized until years after the procedure when they sought treatment for fertility issues. The ... Read More »
1 responseMontreal’s choice for new police chief admits to profiling, says will tackle problem
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
MONTREAL – The City of Montreal is recommending that Fady Dagher be appointed as the next chief of police. Dagher is currently the chief of police in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil, Que., and is known for implementing a community-focused approach to policing in that city. He is an immigrant from Côte d’Ivoire and a ... Read More »
1 responseAlleged Chinese spy working for Hydro-Québec seeking bail
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
LONGUEUIL, Que. – A former employee of Quebec’s electricity utility who is charged with economic espionage for the benefit of China told his bail hearing today he wants to stay in Canada to clear his name. It is Day 2 of Yuesheng Wang’s bail hearing at the courthouse in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police did not entrap men in child sex cases, Supreme Court of Canada rules
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada says a Toronto-area police force did not entrap men in an operation aimed at buyers of sexual services from children. The finding comes today in unanimous decisions in four appeals that arose from arrests and prosecutions in Project Raphael, a York Regional Police investigation that began in 2014. ... Read More »
1 responseClimate Changed: Adaptation strategy commits funds to fight heat, floods, fires
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
ST. PETER’S BAY, P.E.I. – The federal government has released a climate adaptation strategy that includes $1.6 billion in new spending to help communities faced with risks that range from extreme heat and wildfires to floods and storms. Bill Blair, the minister of emergency preparedness, made the announcement in Prince Edward Island, where hurricane Fiona ... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for Nov. 24: What will Freeland have to say at Emergencies Act Inquiry?
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
In The News is a roundup of stories from The Canadian Press designed to kickstart your day. Here is what’s on the radar of our editors for the morning of Nov. 24 … What we are watching in Canada … Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is next on the witness list at the public inquiry ... Read More »
1 responseDeputy PM Chrystia Freeland to testify on ‘Freedom Convoy’ at Emergencies Act inquiry
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
OTTAWA – Deputy Prime Minister Chrystia Freeland is next on the witness list at the public inquiry probing the federal government’s decision to invoke the Emergencies Act in response to weeks-long protests last winter. Freeland, who is also the federal finance minister, was the lead on emergency economic powers given to banks and other financial ... Read More »
1 responseClimate Changed: Adaptation strategy to set targets to fight heat, floods, fires
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canada is set to have a new national climate adaptation strategy, outlining the government’s intention to eliminate deaths from heat and forest fires, protect homes and businesses at the highest risk of flooding and help get people forced to flee extreme weather back home faster. Emergency Preparedness Minister Bill Blair is scheduled to ... Read More »
1 responseB.C. RCMP charge suspect accused of hitting residential school marchers with pickup
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
MISSION, BRITISH COLUMBIA – RCMP in British Columbia say a suspect has been charged after several people taking part in a residential school march were struck last spring by a pickup truck. Police say on June 4 a large group of people was walking along Lougheed Highway just east of downtown Mission in the March ... Read More »
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