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Trudeau elaborates on what Chinese ‘interference’ he discussed with Xi Jinping at G20
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered his most detailed explanation yet about what kind of “interference” he brought up with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a meeting earlier this month. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre asked in question period today what specific interference the Prime Minister’s Office was referring to when it offered limited ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury in Nunavut coroner’s inquest makes recommendations to government, RCMP
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
POND INLET, Nunavut – A jury in a coroner’s inquest that examined the suicide of a man following a standoff with police in Nunavut has recommended improving cultural and mental health supports and police containment measures during critical incidents. The inquest, held last week, examined the death of Jessie Peterloosie, who died at a home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jewish groups ‘horrified’ by video showing Montreal driver hitting baby in carriage
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
MONTREAL – Jewish groups in Quebec say they are deeply disturbed and horrified after a driver was video-recorded hitting a baby in a stroller that was being pushed along a Montreal intersection by an Orthodox Jewish woman. The video, circulated widely on social media and taken from a surveillance camera installed on a nearby apartment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lametti cites solicitor-client privilege on Liberals’ reasons for Emergencies Act
By Stephanie Taylor and Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
OTTAWA – Justice Minister David Lametti repeatedly invoked solicitor-client privilege on Wednesday as he refused to reveal how the Liberal government ultimately decided to invoke the Emergencies Act earlier this year. That leaves a key question unanswered: Weeks into last winter’s “Freedom Convoy” protests, what legal advice did the federal government rely on to invoke ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian-Israeli teen killed in Jerusalem attack while on his way to seminary
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
JERUSALEM – A rabbi with a seminary in Jerusalem has identified a 16-year-old Canadian-Israeli student as a person killed in one of two blasts that went off near bus stops in the city. Rabbi Refaen Rockmill says Aryeh Shechopek was a very special student who was always smiling. He says the teen will be missed ... Read More »
1 responseMore missiles hit as Ukrainians brace for ‘worst winter’ since Second World War
By Patrice Bergeron, The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
KYIV, Ukraine – Another barrage of Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine Wednesday, dealing a setback to the country’s struggle to restore its power network as winter sets in. “As we speak now, Russia has launched a new wave of missile attacks on Ukrainian critical civilian infrastructure,” Oleg Nikolenko, the spokesman for Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, ... Read More »
1 responseQuebec town tries cowboy tactics after crop-trampling cattle evade capture for months
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
QUEBEC – A small Quebec town is resorting to cowboy tactics to round up a herd of runaway cattle that have evaded capture for months and have been wreaking havoc in farmers’ fields. The mayor of St-Sévère, in Quebec’s Mauricie region, says the 20 or so young animals jumped out of their field at the ... Read More »
1 responseFederal Liberal cabinet minister from Alberta concerned with proposed sovereignty act
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
EDMONTON – A federal Liberal cabinet minister from Alberta says he’s concerned that Premier Danielle Smith is moving forward with her proposed sovereignty act. Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault, who’s an Edmonton member of Parliament, has posted a statement on social media responding to Smith’s televised address to Albertans. Smith announced Tuesday evening a $2.4-billion plan ... Read More »
1 responseNova Scotia mass shooting inquiry: RCMP union calls for more resources
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
HALIFAX – The group that represents almost 20,000 regular members of the RCMP has submitted a list of 28 recommendations to the inquiry investigating the April 2020 mass shooting in Nova Scotia. The National Police Federation is calling on the province to overhaul the way it pays for policing services, to ensure the RCMP receives ... Read More »
1 responseLametti began preparing for use of Emergencies Act several days into convoy’s arrival
By Stephanie Taylor and Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
OTTAWA – A public inquiry into the federal government’s use of the Emergencies Act during the “Freedom Convoy” protests has learned that Justice Minister David Lametti raised the idea of using the legislation several days after the protests began in Ottawa. Lametti testified that staff in his department began thinking about the possibility of using ... Read More »
1 responseCanada at the World Cup, ministers to testify at inquiry : In The News for Nov. 23
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 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. 23 … What we are watching in Canada … The day has finally arrived. Canada will be playing its first World Cup game in ... Read More »
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