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Alberta NDP questions fate of premier’s long-promised advisory panel on public health
By Dean Bennett, The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
EDMONTON – Alberta Premier Danielle Smith’s long-promised public health science advisory panel, which has been beset by slipped deadlines and confusing messaging, has the NDP Opposition questioning whether it exists or ever will. “I’d begin by looking at the concept of the panel with a great deal of skepticism – skepticism that it even exists ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!High-profile Canadian skating coach found guilty of sex assault, gross indecency
By The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – A renowned Canadian pairs skating coach has been found guilty of sexual assault and gross indecency. Richard Gauthier was facing three charges dating back to the 1980s involving a teenage male skater whom he trained. Gauthier, 61, was found guilty of two charges in a ruling rendered in Montreal by Quebec court Judge ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Amid neck hold controversy, Ottawa questioned about methods it wants RCMP to outlaw
By The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
OTTAWA – The federal government is facing questions about exactly what kind of force it is asking police to stop using, as the RCMP is criticized over its decision not to outlaw a controversial neck hold. The RCMP says that it still allows officers to use the “carotid control” hold even though other forces, such ... Read More »
1 responseDrivers urged man in mental health crisis on bridge to ‘take action’: B.C. police
By The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
DELTA, B.C. – Police say drivers on the Alex Fraser Bridge outside Vancouver honked and yelled at a man in a mental health crisis standing outside the safety rail, with some encouraging him to “take action.” Delta Police closed the bridge’s southbound lanes for several hours Monday while officers negotiated with the man, who spent ... Read More »
1 responseJudge wrong not to sentence engineer to jail for sex assault: Appeal Court
By The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
QUEBEC – The Quebec Court of Appeal has overturned a conditional discharge given to an engineer who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and instead imposed a 12-month jail sentence. In a written decision released today, the court found that the trial judge made errors in deciding Simon Houle’s sentence, leading him to diminish the seriousness ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec woman who mailed poison to Trump White House pleads guilty
By James McCarten, The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
WASHINGTON – A Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to former president Donald Trump has pleaded guilty and agreed to a prison sentence of nearly 22 years. Pascale Ferrier, 55, entered the plea Wednesday in United States District Court in Washington, D.C. She also pleaded guilty to eight charges related to similar biological weapons offences ... Read More »
1 responseTrudeau, premiers expected to meet in February to move health-care talks along
By Mia Rabson, The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
HAMILTON – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and premiers are to meet in Ottawa in two weeks to work on a new health care deal. Trudeau said Wednesday he issued an invitation for the premiers to join him in the capital on Feb. 7, but he warned that Canadians shouldn’t expect a deal to get done ... Read More »
1 responseWeather a factor in fatal 2021 crash of plane towing marriage banner in Montreal: TSB
By Morgan Lowrie, The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
MONTREAL – The Transportation Safety Board of Canada says weather and engine trouble contributed to the fatal crash of a small plane near Old Montreal in 2021 that was towing a marriage proposal banner. The lone passenger died and the pilot was badly hurt when a Cessna 172M pulling a banner reading “will you marry ... Read More »
1 responseCP NewsAlert: Quebec woman pleads guilty in mailing of poison to Trump
By The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
WASHINGTON – A Quebec woman accused of mailing poison to former president Donald Trump has pleaded guilty and agreed to a prison sentence of nearly 22 years. Pascale Ferrier entered the plea today in United States District Court in Washington, D.C. She also pleaded guilty to eight charges related to similar biological weapons offences committed ... Read More »
1 responseResults to be released after second search for graves at B.C. residential school
By The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
WILLIAMS LAKE, B.C. – A First Nation in central British Columbia is ready to announce results from the second phase of an investigation of grounds around the former St. Joseph’s Mission residential school, outside Williams Lake. A preliminary search in 2021 found what the Williams Lake First Nation said were 93 “reflections,” indicating unmarked graves ... Read More »
1 responseCrown stays six sexual assault charges against rural Manitoba doctor
By The Canadian Press on January 25th, 2023
WINNIPEG – A Winnipeg court has heard Crown prosecutors are staying six sexual assault charges against a doctor in rural Manitoba. They say they couldn’t go through with a trial for Dr. Arcel Bissonnette after assessing new evidence. Bissonnette was facing six counts of sexual assault charges for alleged assaults on female patients when he ... Read More »
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