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Ceremony for Quebec mosque attack to be held in prayer room where shooting occurred
By The Canadian Press on January 26th, 2023
QUEBEC – A commemoration to mark the sixth anniversary of Quebec’s mosque shooting will be held for the first time inside the prayer room where six men were killed. The men were murdered by a lone gunman inside the Quebec City Islamic cultural centre, not long after evening prayers had ended on Jan. 29, 2017. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Former Liberal minister Kirsty Duncan taking medical leave, will stay on as MP
By The Canadian Press on January 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – Liberal member of Parliament and former cabinet minister Kirsty Duncan has announced that she is taking an immediate medical leave due to a “physical health challenge.” Duncan posted a statement on Twitter that says she will remain the MP for Etobicoke North and looks forward to returning to work. Duncan has served in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ottawa appoints special representative to combat Islamophobia
By The Canadian Press on January 26th, 2023
TORONTO, Australia – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced the appointment of Canada’s first special representative to combat Islamophobia. Amira Elghawaby, a journalist and human rights advocate, will serve as an advisor and expert as the federal government works to fight religious intolerance and systemic racism. In a news release today, Trudeau says he is ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Canada donating four Leopard battle tanks to Ukraine
By The Canadian Press on January 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – Defence Minister Anita Anand says Canada will send four of its German-made Leopard 2 tanks to Ukraine “in the coming weeks.” Anand announced the move this afternoon, making Canada the latest country to promise the heavy weapons to Ukraine. Canada is also providing trainers, spare parts and ammunition, while Anand left open the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!No more expensing home internet bills to taxpayers, Pierre Poilievre’s caucus told
By The Canadian Press on January 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – Members of Pierre Poilievre’s Conservative caucus have been told they are no longer allowed to charge taxpayers for home internet services. As first reported by the National Post, a breakdown of recent expenses shows 31 Tory MPs have charged taxpayers for home internet services for either themselves or staff. A spokeswoman for the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Ex-PQ legislator Harold LeBel sentenced to eight months in jail for sex assault
By The Canadian Press on January 26th, 2023
RIMOUSKI, Que. – Former Parti Québécois legislator Harold LeBel has been sentenced to eight months in jail for sexually assaulting a woman at his residence in 2017. Quebec Superior Court Justice Serge Francoeur accepted the joint sentence recommendation made today by the prosecution and defence at the courthouse in Rimouski, Que. LeBel will also serve ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!In The News for Jan. 26 : Economists watching labour market as BoC pauses rate hikes
By The Canadian Press on January 26th, 2023
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 Jan. 26 … What we are watching in Canada … As the Bank of Canada takes a pause from raising interest rates to assess the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Impersonators posing as homeowners linked to 32 fraud cases in Ontario and B.C.
By Nono Shen, The Canadian Press on January 26th, 2023
Mortgage and title fraudsters who impersonate homeowners and tenants have targeted at least 32 properties in Ontario and British Columbia, investigators and official warnings suggest. Insurance investigator Brian King, president and CEO of King International Advisory Group, said his firm had received 30 such claims in Ontario. They include six instances of “total title fraud” ... Read More »
1 responseVia Rail executives to address parliamentary committee on holiday travel mess
By Stephanie Taylor, The Canadian Press on January 26th, 2023
OTTAWA – Via Rail executives are set to address a federal committee today about the delays that plagued travellers over the holidays. Earlier this month, the Crown corporation apologized for the widespread delays passengers saw between Dec. 23 and 26 as a winter storm swept across Ontario and Quebec. The railway has said that the ... Read More »
1 responseCanada sharing Haiti sanctions evidence, in bid to convince UN peers to freeze elites
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on January 26th, 2023
Ottawa is sharing confidential dossiers in a bid to convince countries like France to join its efforts to sanction Haiti’s elites, says Canada’s ambassador to the United Nations. “We continue to share whatever information we can – with respect to the decisions that we have made – with other countries,” Bob Rae said in an ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!First Nations say Alberta’s oilsands mine security reform unlikely to fix problems
By Bob Weber, The Canadian Press on January 26th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta is preparing to change how it ensures oilsands companies are able to pay for the mammoth job of cleaning up their operations, but critics fear a year of consultations hasn’t been enough to avoid repeating past mistakes. “There’s no signal to me from this government that they are going to hold industry ... Read More »
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