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Mother of Quebec infant recovered from river after car crash has died of her injuries
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
LAVAL, Que. – Police in the Montreal suburb of Laval say a mother who was behind the wheel of a vehicle that plunged into a river one week ago with her two children aboard has died of her injuries. Laval police Const. Erika Landry confirmed the death of the 40-year-old woman earlier this morning. The ... Read More »
1 responseCanadians begin to receive temporary boost to GST rebate Friday
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
OTTAWA – Canadians who are eligible for the GST rebate can expect to receive an additional lump-sum payment as early as Friday. A bill introduced by the Liberal government to temporarily double the rebate became law last month with unanimous support from opposition parties. The NDP has long advocated for the measure to help low- ... Read More »
1 responseIntel panel finds ‘important challenges’ facing federal approach on hostage-takings
By The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
OTTAWA – MPs and senators who oversee security and intelligence activities are calling on the government to create a clear framework to respond to terrorist hostage-takings. The National Security and Intelligence Committee of Parliamentarians points out several shortcomings with the current approach in a report on Global Affairs Canada tabled today. The committee says a ... Read More »
1 responseTime changes persist despite experts’ consensus to end daylight time
By Tyler Griffin, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
Most Canadians will be turning the clocks back by an hour this weekend as various political moves to end seasonal time changes have yet to take broad effect ““ but experts say we’d be better off without the twice-a-year shift. Daylight time, which sees people enjoy an extra hour of daylight at the end of ... Read More »
1 responseThe number of Mexican asylum seekers in Canada has increased dramatically
By Marisela Amador, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
MONTREAL – Canada has seen a spike in the number of Mexicans seeking asylum here this year, with the vast majority of them coming to Montreal. They say they are fleeing Mexico in search of jobs and safety, but statistics show most applicants from the country are rejected. Ricardo Santos, 28, arrived at Montréal-Trudeau International ... Read More »
1 responseCourt finds conditional sentence curbs are constitutional in Indigenous case
By Jim Bronskill, The Canadian Press on November 4th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld the constitutionality of provisions that prevent an offender from avoiding jail by serving their sentence in the community, finding no evidence they had a disproportionate effect on Indigenous people. In a 5-4 decision Friday, the top court overturned an Ontario Court of Appeal ruling that found ... Read More »
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