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Military faces calls to return general to duty after sexual assault acquittal
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Canadian Armed Forces is facing calls to return Maj.-Gen. Dany Fortin to duty after the senior officer, who previously oversaw the Canada’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout, was acquitted of sexual assault. The military says it is considering the implications of the ruling, which was handed down by a Quebec civilian judge on Monday ... Read More »
1 responseNo legal obligation to bring Canadians home from Syria, federal lawyer tells court
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
OTTAWA – A government lawyer is telling a Federal Court hearing that the Charter of Rights and Freedoms does not obligate Ottawa to repatriate Canadians held in Syrian camps. Family members of 23 detained Canadians are asking the court to order the government to arrange for their return, saying that refusing to do so violates ... Read More »
1 responseDaughters of murder victim call on feds to act in light of Winnipeg killings
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
OTTAWA – The daughters of an Indigenous woman police believe to have been the victim of a serial killer were on Parliament Hill this morning, calling on the federal government to take action. Police believe Morgan Harris and three other Indigenous women in Winnipeg were murdered by the same man, who has been charged with ... Read More »
1 responseAlberta premier rejects suggestion she erred with bill giving her sweeping powers
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is rejecting suggestions she made a mistake when she introduced a bill that gave her and her cabinet sweeping power to rewrite laws outside the legislature process. Smith says the changes being made to her sovereignty act reversing that authority simply reflect the normal process of honing and clarifying ... Read More »
1 responseAfghanistan aid blockade can only be fixed by changing Criminal Code: officials
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
OTTAWA – Federal government officials say Parliament would need to amend the Criminal Code for Canadian humanitarians to be allowed to help in Afghanistan. Senior public servants told the Senate human-rights committee Monday evening that they have spent a year trying to see if there is any workaround in Canada’s anti-terrorism laws. Those laws forbid ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Murray Sinclair to help AFN with conflict resolution after ‘turmoil’: national chief
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
OTTAWA – Assembly of First Nations National Chief RoseAnne Archibald says former senator Murray Sinclair will help the organization with conflict resolution next year. Archibald announced the move today in Ottawa, where chiefs are gathered for a three-day assembly. In her opening remarks, the national chief says the organization cannot spend another gathering embroiled in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Events held to honour victims of École Polytechnique shooting on 33rd anniversary
By Sidhartha Banerjee and Marisela Amador, The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
MONTREAL – A solemn wreath-laying ceremony was held Tuesday to mark the 33rd anniversary of the École Polytechnique mass shooting, one of a handful of tributes planned throughout the day. On Dec. 6, 1989, a man motivated by a hatred of feminists shot and killed 14 female students and injured 13 other people at the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals pledge $15 million to remove Ukraine mines on anniversary of Ottawa Treaty
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Trudeau government is pledging to spend $15 million to remove mines in Ukraine. Foreign Affairs Minister Mélanie Joly says the funding is meant to make the country safer after Russia has laid hundreds of the indiscriminate weapons. Human Rights Watch says Ukrainian forces have also been laying anti-tank mines across the country. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Habs’ Price apologizes for timing of pro-gun post, honours 1989 massacre victims
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
Montreal Canadiens star Carey Price is apologizing to the victims of the 1989 Montreal massacre after he made a social media post in support of a firearm rights group in the days leading up to the anniversary of the mass shooting. The goaltender said today on Instagram that he stands by his opinions but acknowledged ... Read More »
1 responseIn The News for Dec. 6 : Consumer debt climbing in Canada
By The Canadian Press on December 6th, 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 Dec. 6 … What we are watching in Canada … Equifax Canada says an increase in borrowers helped push total consumer debt to $2.36 trillion ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C.’s Julia Levy is Canada’s first trans woman Rhodes Scholar
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on December 6th, 2022
British Columbia’s newest Rhodes Scholar will pursue a master’s degree in computational chemistry, but she says it’s also an “incredible opportunity” as a trans woman to give back to her community. University of Victoria graduate Julia Levy said she was “blown away” when she learned she was among 11 Canadians selected for this year’s Rhodes ... Read More »
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