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Jury finds former PQ legislator Harold LeBel guilty of sexual assault
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
RIMOUSKI, Que. – A jury has found former Parti Québécois legislator Harold LeBel guilty of sexual assault. A woman whose identity is under a publication ban had accused LeBel of sexually assaulting her in his condo in 2017. The 60-year-old LeBel had testified that he and the complainant kissed after a third person who was ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Quebec judicial council rejects complaint over judge’s sexual assault ruling
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
MONTREAL – The Quebec judicial council has rejected complaints about a judge who granted a conditional discharge to a young engineer who pleaded guilty to sexual assault and voyeurism. Quebec court Judge Matthieu Poliquin’s June 2022 decision to grant Simon Houle probation and a conditional discharge – in part because a conviction would have made ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Rejecting unproven claims the right way for inquiry heads to proceed: Murray Sinclair
By Dylan Robertson, The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
OTTAWA – The commissioner presiding over the public inquiry into the use of the Emergencies Act is rejecting a request from a lawyer for “Freedom Convoy” organizers to call witnesses over an unsubstantiated claim that hateful imagery spotted at the protests in Ottawa was staged. Justice Paul Rouleau says in his written reasons that claims ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!CP NewsAlert: Former PQ legislator Harold LeBel guilty of sexual assault
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
RIMOUSKI, Que. – A jury has found former Parti Québécois legislator Harold LeBel guilty of sexual assault. A woman whose identity is under a publication ban accused LeBel of sexually assaulting her in his condo in 2017. More coming... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Federal cabinet minister from Alberta concerned about proposed sovereignty act
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
EDMONTON – A federal Liberal cabinet minister from Alberta says he’s extremely concerned that Premier Danielle Smith is moving forward with her proposed sovereignty act, which he sees as an attack on Canadian unity. Tourism Minister Randy Boissonnault, an Edmonton member of Parliament, posted a statement on social media responding to Smith’s televised address to ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Trudeau elaborates on what Chinese ‘interference’ he discussed with Xi Jinping at G20
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
OTTAWA – Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has offered his most detailed explanation yet about what kind of “interference” he brought up with Chinese President Xi Jinping in a meeting earlier this month. Conservative Leader Pierre Poilievre asked in question period today what specific interference the Prime Minister’s Office was referring to when it offered limited ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jury in Nunavut coroner’s inquest makes recommendations to government, RCMP
By Emily Blake, The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
POND INLET, Nunavut – A jury in a coroner’s inquest that examined the suicide of a man following a standoff with police in Nunavut has recommended improving cultural and mental health supports and police containment measures during critical incidents. The inquest, held last week, examined the death of Jessie Peterloosie, who died at a home ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Jewish groups ‘horrified’ by video showing Montreal driver hitting baby in carriage
By Sidhartha Banerjee, The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
MONTREAL – Jewish groups in Quebec say they are deeply disturbed and horrified after a driver was video-recorded hitting a baby in a stroller that was being pushed along a Montreal intersection by an Orthodox Jewish woman. The video, circulated widely on social media and taken from a surveillance camera installed on a nearby apartment ... Read More »
Be the first to comment!Lametti cites solicitor-client privilege on Liberals’ reasons for Emergencies Act
By Stephanie Taylor and Lee Berthiaume, The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
OTTAWA – Justice Minister David Lametti repeatedly invoked solicitor-client privilege on Wednesday as he refused to reveal how the Liberal government ultimately decided to invoke the Emergencies Act earlier this year. That leaves a key question unanswered: Weeks into last winter’s “Freedom Convoy” protests, what legal advice did the federal government rely on to invoke ... Read More »
1 responseCanadian-Israeli teen killed in Jerusalem attack while on his way to seminary
By The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
JERUSALEM – A rabbi with a seminary in Jerusalem has identified a 16-year-old Canadian-Israeli student as a person killed in one of two blasts that went off near bus stops in the city. Rabbi Refaen Rockmill says Aryeh Shechopek was a very special student who was always smiling. He says the teen will be missed ... Read More »
1 responseMore missiles hit as Ukrainians brace for ‘worst winter’ since Second World War
By Patrice Bergeron, The Canadian Press on November 23rd, 2022
KYIV, Ukraine – Another barrage of Russian missile strikes hit Ukraine Wednesday, dealing a setback to the country’s struggle to restore its power network as winter sets in. “As we speak now, Russia has launched a new wave of missile attacks on Ukrainian critical civilian infrastructure,” Oleg Nikolenko, the spokesman for Ukraine’s Foreign Affairs Ministry, ... Read More »
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