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Alleged Chinese spy detained in Quebec seeks bail, says he wants to clear name
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
LONGUEUIL, Que. – A former employee of Quebec’s power utility charged with spying on behalf of China denied on Thursday that he is a flight risk and said he intends to remain in Canada to fight the charges. “I want to stay here to clear my name,” Yuesheng Wang told the court during the second ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!B.C. has plan to cancel surgeries to make room for flu cases in overcrowded hospitals
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
VICTORIA – The British Columbia government has plans in place to cancel hospital surgeries to make room for patients with respiratory illnesses, but it hasn’t yet reached that point. Health Minister Adrian Dix says postponing non-urgent surgeries is one way to create room at hospitals for patients, especially children, who are fighting flu and other ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Preserving a ‘dark past’: University makes 3D virtual replicas of residential schools
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
CALGARY – A new project from the University of Calgary’s Taylor Family Digital Library is creating 3D digital records of some Alberta residential schools. In consultation with Indigenous communities, the library has created accurate virtual and physical models of three former residential schools with plans for more in the future. Prof. Peter Dawson, the project’s ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Sajjan mum on human rights during World Cup visit to Qatar
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
OTTAWA – International Development Minister Harjit Sajjan is facing opposition criticism because he did not make any public statement about human rights during his visit to Qatar. Sajjan is headed back today from the World Cup, which he attended on behalf of the Trudeau government. The NDP had called for a diplomatic boycott of the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Suicide of Vancouver police officer will be subject of coroner’s inquest
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
VICTORIA – The events leading up to the suicide of a 30-year-old Vancouver police officer will be the subject of a coroner’s inquest next month. A lawsuit filed on behalf of Const. Nicole Chan’s family says she died in January 2019 during a severe mental health crisis after having two intimate affairs with superior officers. ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Liberals, Tories spar over scope of proposed assault-style firearm definition
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Liberals say their proposed definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm applies only to guns that belong on the battlefield. But Conservative MPs are continuing to insist the federal move would outlaw many ordinary hunting rifles and shotguns. The Liberal government wants to include an evergreen definition of a prohibited assault-style firearm in ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Alleged Chinese spy detained in Quebec seeks bail, wants to clear name
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
LONGUEUIL, Que. – A former employee of Quebec’s electricity utility who is charged with economic espionage for the benefit of China denied on Thursday that he was a flight risk and said he wanted to stay in Canada to fight the charges. “I want to stay here to clear my name,” Yuesheng Wang told the ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec study confirms practice of forced sterilizations of Indigenous women
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
MONTREAL – A report released today confirms 22 cases of forced sterilization of First Nations and Inuit women in Quebec since 1980 and calls for the practice to end. The study says that several participants did not realize they had been sterilized until years after the procedure when they sought treatment for fertility issues. The ... Read More »
1 responseMontreal’s choice for new police chief admits to profiling, says will tackle problem
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
MONTREAL – The City of Montreal is recommending that Fady Dagher be appointed as the next chief of police. Dagher is currently the chief of police in the Montreal suburb of Longueuil, Que., and is known for implementing a community-focused approach to policing in that city. He is an immigrant from Côte d’Ivoire and a ... Read More »
1 responseAlleged Chinese spy working for Hydro-Québec seeking bail
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
LONGUEUIL, Que. – A former employee of Quebec’s electricity utility who is charged with economic espionage for the benefit of China told his bail hearing today he wants to stay in Canada to clear his name. It is Day 2 of Yuesheng Wang’s bail hearing at the courthouse in Longueuil, Que., south of Montreal. The ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Police did not entrap men in child sex cases, Supreme Court of Canada rules
By The Canadian Press on November 24th, 2022
OTTAWA – The Supreme Court of Canada says a Toronto-area police force did not entrap men in an operation aimed at buyers of sexual services from children. The finding comes today in unanimous decisions in four appeals that arose from arrests and prosecutions in Project Raphael, a York Regional Police investigation that began in 2014. ... Read More »
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